The Hunger Games vs Bttle Royale (films only)

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   I watched The Hungar Games for the first time last night and quite enjoyed it, but I was barely half an hour in before I was thinking that Koushun Takami should be getting some serious royalties for this, it's very close to being a direct lift.

As much as I loved the Battle Royale film, along with Ring it was one of the two films that got me into Asian cinima, I definitely see it as being underdeveloped these days, with too much emphasis put on the students killing each other, though I think it dealt with the kids killing each other concept better. Overall though The Hunger Games is a better film with a more cohesivea dn developed story, though being the first part of a trliogy it doesnt need to look too much at the social background to the games, something BR glossed over.

I havent read the Suzanne Collins books, but I suspect Takami's would win out there easily, I adore that book. 

Poll Question: Pick your favorite.
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
The Hunger Games	5	[50.00%]
Battle Royale	5	[50.00%]
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sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Topic: The Hunger Games vs Bttle Royale (films only) Posted: November 22 2012 at 08:21
	I watched The Hungar Games for the first time last night and quite enjoyed it, but I was barely half an hour in before I was thinking that Koushun Takami should be getting some serious royalties for this, it's very close to being a direct lift. As much as I loved the Battle Royale film, along with Ring it was one of the two films that got me into Asian cinima, I definitely see it as being underdeveloped these days, with too much emphasis put on the students killing each other, though I think it dealt with the kids killing each other concept better. Overall though The Hunger Games is a better film with a more cohesivea dn developed story, though being the first part of a trliogy it doesnt need to look too much at the social background to the games, something BR glossed over. I havent read the Suzanne Collins books, but I suspect Takami's would win out there easily, I adore that book.
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A Person Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 10 2008 Location: __ Status: Offline Points: 65760	Posted: November 22 2012 at 09:39
	I'm not a big fan of either, but this girl helped give Battle Royale an edge. I also think I like the book more, but I never finished Hunger Games. Edited by A Person - November 22 2012 at 09:40

Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178	Posted: November 23 2012 at 16:48
	I'll watch these one day.
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crimhead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 10 2006 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 19236	Posted: December 09 2012 at 20:30
	Too bad this couldn't have been The Hunger Games vs. The Twilight series. ROFL

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	Havn't seen, or read, either but with what I've heard (and OP verifies)...might as well give it to the original right?

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	Battle Royale, of course!!! :-)

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	Sadly to me `Battle Royale' was a totally soulless vile film with no depth whatsoever. Don't get me started on the overly tragic classical musical score that's meant to give it more sophistication either! `Hunger Games' was probably better for me, but the problem was I wanted to know more about the society, the class systems, etc, and none of that was approached with any depth either! Sigh....maybe the books would explain a bit more?