Customer Ratings & Reviews

The image advertises the digibook edition of this movie, but what they will actually ship you is the plain plastic blu-ray case version of the movie.

This is a martial arts movie. It is great that it is on bluray.

I bought this, because I like the first movie. It’s a certified classic, i’ve never watch the second movie but this also gives me a chance to watch the second movie which is part of this Blu Ray/DVD combo pack. I do recommend buying it. The only issue is the subtitles doesn’t match with the English audio. only using a subtitles if you’re watching it with the Japanese audio

I bought this for my daughter to watch after she watched the Squid Games. This was my Squid Games when I was growing up.

A friend recommended this movie a few years back glad I purchased it to add to my collection of movies.

Bloodfest movies….the violence is extreme…this is a Kinji Fukasaku masterwork.

this is a cult classic. the picture and audio quality of the set is pretty good.

Tarantino regularly points to this as one if his favorite movies - that should tell you all you need to know. Brutal...intense...brilliant.

One of my favorite movie to watch. Glad I can watch the sequels now too

Fast shipping and a pretty compairable price to amazon

Picked this up for $16.99 great deal, I just wish all the discs were bluray.

By far, "Battle Royale" is one of the best movies you will ever see! Though it differs from the novel, it is still good in it's own right. If you have not seen this, the simple description of the movie does not seem like much: kids being forced, by their government, to kill each other off. However, the movie is not just about senseless killings; there is a lot of character development going on. You get to know who these characters are and what they are about. To me, that's what really makes a movie. I should not need to say much more, as you probably have searched about this on the internet already. With that being said, I do have to down-rate this due to this particular Anchor Bay release. The supposed "Director's Cut" is not a true "Director's Cut". The additional scenes were filmed after the movie's initial release, to capitalize on the film's success. This Anchor Bay release is also not the true "Special Version" (as it is properly called). This release was actually re-edited, using scenes from the original theatrical release, because Anchor Bay did not want to deal with some of the color corrections the "Special Version" required. - This "Directors Cut" is the first release to feature an English dub version. Though, the only way to see subtitles for the written Japanese text is to turn on the entire movie's subtitle track, which do not match up with everything spoken in English. - The inclusion of "Battle Royale 2" is also a new addition, being the first Blu-Ray release. However, there is a greatly extended version of this movie that is nonexistent in this set, despite calling itself a "Complete Collection". - Despite a bonus features disc, very few features are offered. There are hours of behind the scenes features out there that are nowhere to be found in this Anchor Bay release. If it is easier and cheaper for you to get this version, then, by all means, get it. Otherwise, I would recommend looking for another country's release, as no one else tinkered with it.