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20th October 2010, 02:51 PM
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 Arrow Video - Battle Royale - The DVD and Blu-Ray Specs
It is with great excitement that we can now reveal the specs and extras list for Arrow Video's Limited Edition release of Kinji Fukasaku's incredible Battle Royale on both Blu Ray and DVD - both out 29th November 2010. Make yourself comfortable because there is A LOT to go through here. For a shortlink to share around the web fast - this will do the trick - http://cult-labs.com/a/RoyalewithSpecs And do read to the end... 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 VERION] - 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 VERION] - 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. This release has been a long time coming - an incredible amount of work has gone into this at Arrow and I know that Fran and Alex have poured their souls into this effort. Oh and just to test how far down you've all read - the DVD will be region free and the BD - All Regions Plus - one more thing - there's one more treat yet to be announced. We want to do this as far and wide as we can so if you're running a forum or site and want to get the tip off PM me with the details of your site and your contact e-mail and we'll go global with it! Arrow Video's Limited Edition release of Battle Royale is released on both Blu Ray and DVD - both out 29th November 2010. Direct From Arrow: Blu-ray - http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/index.ph...=476&art_id=44 DVD - http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/index.ph...=477&art_id=44 Amazon: Blu-ray - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Royal...7588308&sr=8-2 DVD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Royal...7588308&sr=8-1 Play: Blu-ray - http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...n/Product.html DVD - http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/16150...n/Product.html HMV: Blu-ray - http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...1;-1&sku=96466 DVD - http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...1;-1&sku=96441 Last edited by Almar@Cult Labs; 20th October 2010 at 03:30 PM.  |
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20th October 2010, 02:59 PM
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Wow! I'm all over this like a fly on shit, can't wait  |
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20th October 2010, 02:59 PM
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 :c lap::cla p: |
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20th October 2010, 03:02 PM
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Holy shit! Bring that badass mo fo on!  |
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20th October 2010, 03:06 PM
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Well done! A lot of hard work must have gone into this. Fans of the movie must be very excited. 
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20th October 2010, 03:10 PM
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wow! I had it pre-ordered anyway for upgrade, but wow, a definate improvement on my old Tartan version.
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20th October 2010, 03:17 PM
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Wow, that is one hell of a release and I'm glad that pre-order is in! This should be one of Arrow's finest releases.
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20th October 2010, 03:17 PM
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Cor! Looks awesome. Can't wait!
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20th October 2010, 03:22 PM
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This is about as exciting as press releases can get! I've already pre-ordered with Amazon. Although don't you want the release date in here so it can be comprehensive? Very excited about this one! |
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20th October 2010, 03:31 PM
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Good point - slipped that in now!
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