I’ve just watched Battle Royale. Before I go any further I would like to make a statement for the record.
Battle Royale is fucking awesome
The plot is simple. The Battle Royale Act calls for a random school class to be taken to an island and armed. They must fight to the death until only one person survives. Carnage ensues. The 110 minutes of this film are ultra violent and hugely compelling. Its nothing like you will find in mainstream movies these days.
The tag line on the dvd is very simple and gets to a major part of the movie very quickly:
Could you kill your best friend?
More thoughts later maybe, time to watch Ring.