Every boy in this movie looks like he is a character straight from anime. Man, I hate that hairstyle. Then and now.

Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games) says she was inspired to write The Hunger Games after the poverty she saw in Iraq during the war. Uh huh.

Is anyone else buying that bullshit?

Still a great movie 14 years later.

Controversial Cult Classic, incredibly original and highly influential film that puts the Hunger Games to shame!

It has more than earned its reputation for its violence and brutality but the real star of the show is the diverse range of emotions and fears (Good and Bad) that are all too human!

Takeshi Kitano added some serious beaucoup depth and flavor to the film!

Naughty Approved!

better than the hunger games because jennifer lawrence isn't in it

is it too EDGY to hate on jennifer lawrence on letterboxd.com? whatever im gonna do it anyway

EDIT: lost a follower for hating on jennifer lawrence but i dont care because im committed to the truth

everyone looked like they had fun

Pese a que tiene unos efectos rozando la mediocridad, a pesar de ser del 2001, su premisa y como va narrando la trama funciona lo suficientemente bien como para echar un buen rato e incluso divertirte.

this movie takes an interesting idea and hits it out of the park. one of the most fun movies i've seen, and a must watch for anyone who likes dumb violence and surprisingly heart-wrenching narratives

👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Though flawed and predictable at times I was still super entertained.

Oh I thought I would like this more.

I think I've just become hyper sensitive to cliched action movie tropes, of which this film has quite a few. It suffers pretty badly from "plotty mouth" (talking when you should be killing), "plot armour" (temperary invulnerability due to being an important part of the narrative) and "run-into-the-open-instead-of-finding-cover-like-an-idiot-itis" (self explanatory).

Every encounter also just seemed super predictable. Now to be fair that could have been because I've seen this before, but I swear the only parts that were vaguely familiar were the classroom and bus scenes at the start. Maybe I subconsciously remember this film really well, but I'm putting it down to a predictable script.

Was 3.5 stars. Now 3.

Not nearly as good or as personal as the book but this is still 4 stars so that tells you something.

2019 Catch Up Challenge (16/100)

Huh, they actually made Fortnite a real thing? Crazy.

It's a good thing that I haven't read nor watched Battle Royale way back then (even though I already had the resources) or else I wouldn't have enjoyed reading and watching The Hunger Games Trilogy, which was an item of bond for my friends.

Anyway, this Battle Royale is a total classic cult film that is satisfying to watch if you have a taste in the dystopian genre mixed with gore. However, I am not exactly happy with the acting of some characters, while some are actually pretty good. In addition, it is unfortunate to say that I can't form my fresh and real thoughts and opinion on the plot since, even though Battle Royale came way earlier, it has extremely similar plot and particulars with The Hunger Games. I loved the plot of The Hunger Games, so if I saw Battle Royale first, I probably would've loved it, too.