Battle Royale – and its sequel, Battle Royale II – are among the most brutally beautiful movies I’ve ever seen. The original film is about a class of junior high school students are dumped on a deserted island and forced to kill each other off; the sequel, finds another ninth grade class being forced to attack the survivors of the first film – who have declared war on the adults responsible for the Battle Royale law.
Previously available in North America only in bootleg editions with dodgy subtitles, or very basic releases, these two films have a four-disc DVD release that comes with both the original theatrical release of the first film and the Special Edition that followed, the second film, and over two hours of bonus features.
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Grade: B+
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Epic battles come to life as the visually-striking film is released on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray Triple Play and DVD this week. IMMORTALS is the story of one brave warrior, touched by the gods, who must overcome all odds to save mankind from a merciless and powerful tyrant. As usual, the Blu-Ray has more special features than the DVD, including an alternate beginning, two alternate endings, deleted scenes and an amazing graphic novel. In case you missed it, you can revisit the Eclipse review of Immortals here before picking up your choice of disk, which hit the shelf March 6.
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Dreamworks Animation’s Puss In Boots was a big hit in 3D, but, as the DVD release shows, it’s great fun in 2D, too – and the DVD Double Pack contains both a new Puss adventure – The Three Diablos – and plenty of bonus material.
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The Gantz Saga is a two movie adaptation of the popular manga. At first, it seems like a straightforward superhero vs. aliens tale – albeit with an odd origin – but as the story progresses, it begins to ask questions and shift from one perspective to another.
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Grade: B
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Gantz: Perfect Answer,
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