Average Rating: 7.4/10
Reviews Counted: 24
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 4
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Release Date: Mar 23, 2001 Wide
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In a future where society is on the verge of collapse, the government takes drastic action against the problem of rebellious teenagers in this violent sci-fi opus from Japan. In the year 2002, Japan's economy has taken a dramatic turn for the worse, and massive unemployment and inflation have thrown most adults into a state of chaos; the nation's youth culture responds with unprecedented violence, delinquency, and truancy. Desperate to restore order, the Japanese parliament responds by creating
Mar 23, 2001 Wide
Jan 25, 2005
Anchor Bay Entertainment
All Critics (34) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (4) | DVD (23)
Pitched with the insatiable verve of a TV game show and the vacant regret of a Grand Theft Auto videogame.
It gets no points for subtlety, but this confronting, devastating, hilarious and extremely fun film is a masterpiece all in its own right.
Gloriously sick and twisted.
A disturbing film to say the least, and definitely one that could never have been made in the United States.
A modern classic about the folly of violence.
What it does have is plenty of splatter, noise and energy.
Os intertítulos e o excesso de flashbacks comprometem um pouco o ritmo do filme, mas, de modo geral, a ação é muito bem conduzida e os personagens, satisfatoriamente desenvolvidos.
Une oeuvre faisant l'objet d'un véritable culte que l'on imagine mal voir sortir d'un studio d'Hollywood.
Races along with the swift, brutal precision of a samurai sword cutting through cotton.
Anarchy, teen-terrorism, and a sensational cult film Hollywood will never remake.
The basic storyline just isn't very good, and any attempt to say anything meaningful or moving is ham-fisted and obvious, which quite simply isn't good enough for a film as in-your-face as this.
Its content will earn it a following from as many witless viewers as it will thoughtful ones, but that's no reason to condemn it
Made my stomach sick but I had to finish it. Its great and shows us the moral flexibilities of children. Its not just an action movie. Its something that can actually be interpreted towards human nature. A great find and probably worth a second viewing if you're up to it.
December 27, 2011
Super Reviewer
An excellent, extraordinary action film concerning a group of junior high Japanese students who are taken to a deserted island where they are forced by one of their teachers to fight to the death until there is only one man (or woman) standing. What sounds like a sick exercise in pointless violence is actually a
September 16, 2007Super Reviewer
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