I initially thought this movie was a Takashi Miike film but it’s not, which is probably why despite the premise of putting high school kids on an island ot kill each other, it was still relatively tame for its genre (emphasis on relative). Crossbows, grenades, teenage mayhem, cliques, and explosive collars. What more could one ask for? [imdb link]
I love this movie!
The first time I saw this movie I saw it on a bootlegged VHS as part of a banned movie kick a friend of mine and I were on. I seriously sat through all the credits and the static at the end before the tape rewound itself… I choose not to imagining what Takashi Miike would have done with the story.
Fun little side note: In one of the scenes in Shaun of the Dead there is a poster on Shaun’s living room wall of a silhoeted Battle Royale victim designed by Fred Deakin of Airside. (t-shirt version)
This makes me want to attempt starting another movie night… any takers?
Posted by kristin on 27 February 2007 @ 6pm
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