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BATTLE ROYALE 3D (2001)Movie Reviews
Japanese language action story about a class of 9th grade students who are sent to a remote island where they must hunt and kill one another until only one survives. Cast:Tatsuya Fujiwara, Taro Yamamoto, Kou Shibasaki, Aki Maeda, Masanobu Ando, Chiaki KuriyamaDirector:Kinji FukasakuRelease Date:May 25, 2012DVD Release:March 30, 2012From:Anchor BayLength:1 hr 54 minIn 3D
Battle Royale 3D (2001) played in New York City to very good reviews. • Alexandra Cavallo wrote in the Boston Phoenix, " 'Battle Royale' is 'The Hunger Games' not diluted for young audiences. The efficiency and detachment with which the young mercenaries pick one another off is chilling." More Reviews Below...
Battle Royale 3D (2001) Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...expertly choreographed scenes of mayhem are at once comical and appalling... emphasizes pulp and melodrama over political allegory."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 711 words, 05/25/12
Sara Stewart, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a thoroughly campy exercise in teen melodrama and Grand Guignol gore (how gory? it's one of Quentin Tarantino's favorite movies)... Stylistically it's a beauty..."(See all of Sara Stewart's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 343 words, 05/25/12
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Writer-director Kinji Fukasaku's genius is finding the overlap between teenage dreams and nightmares, between the intensity of first love and the terror of extinction."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 311 words, 05/23/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Battle Royale 3D (2001) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Writer-director Kinji Fukasaku's genius is finding the overlap between teenage dreams and nightmares, between the intensity of first love and the terror of extinction."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 311 words, 05/23/12
Alexandra Cavallo, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) " 'Battle Royale' is 'The Hunger Games' not diluted for young audiences. The efficiency and detachment with which the young mercenaries pick one another off is chilling."(See all of Alexandra Cavallo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 156 words, 02/23/12
Chuck Bowen, Slant: WEAK(cg) "...movies this smug and determined in their ability to shock aren't shocking, just dull... squanders its considerable potential almost immediately..."(See all of Chuck Bowen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,184 words, 05/20/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...expertly choreographed scenes of mayhem are at once comical and appalling... emphasizes pulp and melodrama over political allegory."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 711 words, 05/25/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: GOOD "...the mostly teen cast attacks the material with frightening gusto, and Tatsuya Fujiwara dutifully invokes the voice of inner moral conflict... handsome and vigorous..."(See all of Robert Koehler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,007 words, 01/22/01
Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "The re-launch of Kinji Fukasaku's trendsetting 'Battle Royale' (2000) with 3D effects, which basically make the splatter scenes gorier and stickier."(See all of Maggie Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 389 words, 02/12/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...expertly choreographed scenes of mayhem are at once comical and appalling... emphasizes pulp and melodrama over political allegory."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 711 words, 05/25/12
14.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Battle Royale 3D (2001)'s reviews are separated by an average 14.7 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Battle Royale 3D (2001) (7 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Battle Royale 3D (2001)'s reviews cover 7.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,101 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 586 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 273 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Battle Royale 3D (2001)'s reviews on average broke 273 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Battle Royale 3D (2001)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Battle Royale 3D (2001) (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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