Battle Royale remake

Originally Posted by kuttlas

Why the hell are they remaking this right now. The original just came out a few years ago, and even then it wasn't very good.

Different regions. Original was done in Japan, which is known for having limited money on Live Action flics. The company purchased the rights to make a remake, as they know they can make more money by remaking it with a bigger budget and catering to their regions tastes rather than just buying the rights to release the foriegn version in theaters.

The original "ring" film, I believe, led to 5 different regional remakes.

It has nothing to do with when the movie was released. Rather with believed higher profits due to releasing a regional version over a foriegn dubbed or dubbed version.

Originally Posted by VitaPup

Does anyone else think that the whole concept of this movie is rather stupid?

I didnt see the original film, but have read the book. The concept you quoted is quite spot on. Maybe the film stated that, but in the book, it was just an annual event the military used to gain information.

Jam it back in, in the dark.