Review of Battle Royale (2000) by Dane P — 27 Mar 2013

Holy crap holy crap its up there with eraserhead and Clockwork orange.

This review of Battle Royale (2000) was written by Dane P on 27 Mar 2013.

Battle Royale has generally received very positive reviews.

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