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Battle Royale (2000) film

Discussed in 3 episodes · 3 film takes
PKA Score 6.3/10
Kyle
6.3/10
3 takes
IMDb 7.5 RT 90% Metacritic 81
PKA rates this 1.9 lower than critics

Every time it came up

▶ PKA 522 @ 41:07 — PKA 522 w BlameTruth Taylor Getting Married, Woody Cancelled, Wo
Discussion of the Japanese film as the basis for The Hunger Games
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Battle Royale. The movie that the whole thing is fucking based on. The Japanese one? The Japanese movie. Yeah. That's a great movie. I really liked that. It's an okay movie.”
▶ PKA 778 @ 1:40:50 — PKA 778: Finding Swingers On A Cruise
Discussed as the original battle royale film that Hunger Games allegedly copied
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“if you go watch Battle Royale, which it's blatantly ripping off. Kids are getting [ __ ] ripped to shreds and machined gunned with uzies.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I tried to watch that, too, and it was it sucked.”
▶ PKA 522 @ 40:36 — PKA 522 w BlameTruth Taylor Getting Married, Woody Cancelled, Wo
Comparison to Hunger Games, discussion of child violence in films
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“Battle Royale. The the the movie that that the whole thing is [ __ ] based on. Battle Royale, the Japanese movie. Yeah, that's a great movie. I really liked that.”