BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Thursday, March 15, 2012

"Battle Royale: The Complete Collection"

Director Kinji Fukasaku's controversial action thriller "Battle Royale", will be available in North America on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download, March 20, 2012:

"...in 2000, director Fukasaku unleashed 'Battle Royale', his violent epic about an innocent group of 'alternate-reality' Japanese Junior High School students forced by the government to hunt their classmates.

 
"In 2003, the sequel 'Battle Royale II: Requiem' featuring a new class, new rules, and a brutal terrorist plot by the first film’s young survivors – triggered its own firestorm around the world. 

"Now for the first time ever, experience the entire 'Battle Royale' saga on 4 discs – including more than 3 hours of definitive Special Features – that forever blasts open one of the most shocking sagas in motion picture history..."

"'Battle Royale' is my favorite movie of the last 20 years," said director Quentin Tarantino. "I wish I had made this movie..." 

Special features include Audition & Rehearsal Footage, Special Effects Comparison Featurette, The Making of "Battle Royale", Original Theatrical Trailer, Basketball Scene Rehearsals, Special Edition TV Spot, Behind-The-Scenes Featurette, "Battle Royale" Press Conference, TV Spot: Tarantino Version, Tokyo International Film Festival 2000, Filming On-Set, "Battle Royale" Documentary and Instructional Video: Birthday Version.

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