Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda (II), Shûgo Oshinari
Three years after the events in "Battle Royale," Shuya Nanahara (Tatsuya Fujiwara)is a well-known terrorist bent on bringing down the government. In response, they order the creation of the "Battle Ro...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 4, 2004
Stats: 1,702 reviews
What in the shit happened here?
When veteran director Kinji Fukasaku died during the making of Requiem, his son Kenta took up the reins. Does it ever show. One can't help but compare the film to its' predecessor which focused on the personal dynamics of the students and lef...( read more)
Unfortunately the sequel is very disappointing. Its messy, tired and complicated. The original was so good, its should have been left at that.
7-31-08
Added 1 star because of top production value and because I like the new "welcome to BR/take your packs" scene. The story and premise still suck, and this is full of too many missed opportunities for or awkward inclusion of minute, but important, references to the first mo...( read more)
Battle Royale II started out very well. A new class and a new game. The game was switched up enough to not be a repatition of the first, but had a similar feel. The budget was beefed up from the first one and it's evident in film quality. The battle scenes have a strong "Savi...( read more)
let me start by saying that I really LOVED the OG Battle Royale. It was truly an unpredictable roller coaster ride that will leave you wanting more. So naturally when I was told there was a 2nd movie & that it was a continuation to the events of part 1....let's just say I was gid...( read more)
Not as well as I thought!
I've heard a lot of good things about Battle Royale (but more the 1st movie than the 2d), so, I bought it and was impatient to watch it.
So, bigger was my disappointment when I saw it.
But I anyways still want to see the 1st film, as I think it's really...( read more)
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The film does not use any elements of Takami's novel, save for a few characters.
This sequel did nothing for me. You barely got a chance to understand the characters before their death, which is what made the first film so amazing! The anti America undertones were absolutely ridiculous, and the writer didn’t even have the guts to mention America… it was known as “That Country”
Perhaps the problem was that the original creator’s son took over the project after his father’s death… bad idea. Would any of you trust your parents with your greatest piece of work?
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