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Author:  Biscuit Hammer [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:15 am ]
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Who here has seen this amazingly awesome movie? Prolly my favorite japanese movie ever...except for possibly rashomon.

edit: for those who haven't seen it, here is a very short backgroud...no spoilers here: Takes place in future japan, but not too far in the future. Unemployment is high, and kids are boycotting school, thus, the government makes the BR act, which basically sends a class of 9th grade kids to an island and given weapons and equipment to fight to the death (until only one of them is left) in a 48 hour period or they all die. This is the story of one of those classes.


/side note - i read that they are making an english remake of this movie also - hope it turns out as good.

Author:  discovolante [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:16 am ]
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Seen it. The American remake will suck more than the sequel.

It's got some hilarious stuff in it. Like when the guy is lying in a pool of his own blood when his girlfriend comes over (she was the one who shot him on accident) and he says "Yuki... you're so cute."

Comedy gold.

Author:  overAmped [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:18 am ]
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[quote="discovolante"]It's got some hilarious stuff in it.[/quote]
Don't forget Beat Takeshi's death scene.

So the sequel was that bad, eh? It's been sitting on my HD waiting to be watched for a while now.

Author:  Joyeuse [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:16 am ]
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The sequel is really not interesting at all. I suppose it technically has more plot and story going on, but...just...it...eh.

Author:  Yoshi [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:36 am ]
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The first movie and the book are both good.

Author:  omnistry [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:36 am ]
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My favorite Japanese movie, as well. I neverr did get the Takeshi death scene. Still funny, though.

Author:  ed2090 [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:18 pm ]
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The kids in the sequel had infinite ammo hax and 2 kids beat an entire army of ppl. Man they really had skills. The book was the best. It gave a lot more insight into kiriyama and mitsuko. But sugimura will always be the coolest.

Author:  discovolante [ Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:00 pm ]
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[quote="Joyeuse"]The sequel is really not interesting at all. I suppose it technically has more plot and story going on, but...just...it...eh.[/quote]

Probably because it was directed by Fukusaku's kid instead of him. I mean, he had a good reason to... the senior Fukusaku died in the middle of production. But I kind of wish he had just let the film sit rather than finish it. It's pretty bad.

Author:  zenkalia [ Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:10 pm ]
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complete piece of crap. to be compared with bond movies or charlie's angels or something. too many people love things just because they're japanese.

Author:  Joyeuse [ Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:38 pm ]
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Just ordered the book.

Author:  Shenlong [ Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:53 pm ]
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Book > Movie

Big time.

Author:  discovolante [ Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:19 pm ]
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[quote="zenkalia"]to be compared with bond movies[/quote]

this is a negative comment? i seriously never get you zenkalia.

Author:  Joyeuse [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:32 pm ]
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Book came today. It looks to be in really good shape too, aside from the previous fucker crossing our all the kids' names on the front page. In pen.

Author:  ed2090 [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:27 pm ]
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He wanted to keep track of them when they died. That sucks. You want the list?

Author:  Joyeuse [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:28 pm ]
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Nah, I can read the names still. It's just a line drawn through most of them in pen, so I'm pissed off. I get irritated when people write in books (unless they're textbooks), especially in pen.

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