Okay, this isn't really news, but a lot of people have been very eager to see this, so I'm posting the updated artwork for the Battle Royale Limited Edition Blu-ray and DVD. Check out the gallery below. Looks pretty awesome to me.
3 DISC LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SET FEATURES: - BRAND NEW RESTORED TRANSFER IN GLORIOUS HIGH DEFINITION 1080P OF BOTH FILMS - BRAND NEW SUBTITLE TRANSLATION ON BOTH FEATURES - LIMITED EDITION PACKAGING NUMBERED #/5000 WITH CERTIFICATE - LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL FEATURES DISC 1 - THEATRICAL CUT: SPECIAL FEATURES - ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER - THE MAKING OF BATTLE ROYALE: THE EXPERIENCE OF 42 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - CONDUCTING BATTLE ROYALE WITH THE WARSAW NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA DISC 2 - SPECIAL EDITION [DIRECTOR'S CUT]: SPECIAL FEATURES - SPECIAL EDITION TRAILER - TV SPOT: TARANTINO VERSION - SHOOTING THE SPECIAL EDITION - TAKESHI KITANO INTERVIEW - THE CORRECT WAY TO MAKE BATTLE ROYALE [BIRTHDAY VERSION] - TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTATION DISC 3 - SPECIAL FEATURES - OPENING DAY AT MARU NO UCHI TOEI MOVIE THEATRE - THE SLAUGHTER OF 42 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - PREMIERE PRESS CONFERENCE - THE CORRECT WAY TO FIGHT IN BATTLE ROYALE - ROYALE REHEARSALS - MASAMICHI AMANO CONDUCTS BATTLE ROYALE SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPARISON - BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURETTE - FILMING ON SET - TV SPOTS, PROMOS AND COMMERCIALS - KINJI FUKASAKU TRAILER REEL 36 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING: - 'A BATTLE WITHOUT AN END' BY TOM MES, AUTHOR OF 'THE MIDNIGHT EYE GUIDE TO NEW JAPANESE FILM' - PRINTED INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR KINJI FUKASAKU - 'TODAY'S LESSON IS... YOU KILL EACH OTHER' BY JAY MCROY, AUTHOR OF 'JAPANESE HORROR CINEMA' [LE EXCLUSIVE] - EXTRACT FROM KOUSHUN TAKAMI'S ORIGINAL NOVEL [LE EXCLUSIVE] - ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT, CAST AND CREW BIOGS [LE EXCLUSIVE] 16 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING: - CONCEPT ARTWORK AND DRAWINGS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION SET [LE EXCLUSIVE] 5X7" POSTCARDS OF STILLS FROM THE FILM [LE EXCLUSIVE] FOLD-OUT REVERSIBLE POSTER OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK
And now for the DVD:
DVD 3 DISC LIMITED EDITION SET FEATURES: - BRAND NEW RESTORED HIGH DEFINITION TRANSFER OF BOTH FILMS - BRAND NEW SUBTITLE TRANSLATION ON BOTH FEATURES - LIMITED EDITION PACKAGING NUMBERED #/5000 WITH CERTIFICATE - LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL FEATURES DISC 1 - THEATRICAL CUT: SPECIAL FEATURES - ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER - THE MAKING OF BATTLE ROYALE: THE EXPERIENCE OF 42 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - CONDUCTING BATTLE ROYALE WITH THE WARSAW NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA DISC 2 - SPECIAL EDITION [DIRECTOR'S CUT]: SPECIAL FEATURES - SPECIAL EDITION TRAILER - TV SPOT: TARANTINO VERSION - SHOOTING THE SPECIAL EDITION - TAKESHI KITANO INTERVIEW - THE CORRECT WAY TO MAKE BATTLE ROYALE [BIRTHDAY VERSION] - TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTATION DISC 3 - SPECIAL FEATURES - OPENING DAY AT MARU NO UCHI TOEI MOVIE THEATRE - THE SLAUGHTER OF 42 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - PREMIERE PRESS CONFERENCE - THE CORRECT WAY TO FIGHT IN BATTLE ROYALE - ROYALE REHEARSALS - MASAMICHI AMANO CONDUCTS BATTLE ROYALE SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPARISON - BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURETTE - FILMING ON SET - TV SPOTS, PROMOS AND COMMERCIALS - KINJI FUKASAKU TRAILER REEL 36 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING: - 'A BATTLE WITHOUT AN END' BY TOM MES, AUTHOR OF 'THE MIDNIGHT EYE GUIDE TO NEW JAPANESE FILM' - PRINTED INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR KINJI FUKASAKU - 'TODAY'S LESSON IS... YOU KILL EACH OTHER' BY JAY MCROY, AUTHOR OF 'JAPANESE HORROR CINEMA' [LE EXCLUSIVE] - EXTRACT FROM KOUSHUN TAKAMI'S ORIGINAL NOVEL [LE EXCLUSIVE] - ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT, CAST AND CREW BIOGS [LE EXCLUSIVE] 16 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING: - CONCEPT ARTWORK AND DRAWINGS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION SET [LE EXCLUSIVE] 5X7" POSTCARDS OF STILLS FROM THE FILM [LE EXCLUSIVE] FOLD-OUT REVERSIBLE POSTER OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK
So in essence the specs and extras are EXACTLY the same but only the Blu-ray has the HD materials.
Oh and just to test how far down you've all read - the DVD will be region free and the BD - All Regions
Arrow Video's Limited Edition release of Battle Royale is released on both Blu Ray and DVD - both out 29th November 2010.
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