Battle Royale

I just watched the movie Battle Royale. The manga is one of my favorites, and also the goriest thing in my collection. If you don’t know what it is, I’ll tell you a bit. The Japanese government (in the story) has gone nuts. A group of ninth graders are chosen from a lottery to be sent to an island. They’re told they have to kill each other, given weapons, and let loose. Chaos ensues as it’s kill-or-be-killed. Only one student can survive, and if there’s more than one left after the third day, everyone dies. Charming plot, eh?
The movie was pretty decent, I think, but lacking in horror. There should have been more exposed brains and sexuality, like in the manga, you know? Popping eyeballs and broken/missing teeth, missing limbs... These are the things I missed most. :( What does that say about my personality?
The acting was pretty much what I expected it to be. Shunya was a bit... wimpier than I would have liked, but he's a sensitive guy in the manga, so whatever. Why is his character so popular? *sigh* There's plenty of Kawada and evil-killer-boy to make me feel better. Is it just me, or is Kawada played by that guy who was in Moon Child? His character was good, but could have been expanded on... I would have liked to see a bit more Mimura, too. Eh, anyway...
I only have volume one (the big one! It's like two inches thick!) of the comic, so I didn't know what was going to happen. What I saw was pretty close to the book, even though some of the characters were different, and it made my fangirl heart go SQUEE! I wish the thing with Nobu had been closer to the original.
I liked the scenery and the setting for the place. I didn't notice the music much, so I'm thinking it wasn't too bad. I liked the classical music. It was fitting, in a way.
I would write a more intelligent review if it wasn't so far past my bed time. Jeez, it's not even midnight yet. I'm too young to feel this old... srsly.
If I got the names wrong, feel free to send me a comment and correct me. I’m bad with names.