Arrow Video - Battle Royale - The Archive Conversation

[scribbler]

Oh my God! This is really happening!? BR on Blu-ray...

See, I always said having a girlfriend was over-rated! Now here's real excitement




(joke)

[Playzocker]

Blu-ray is already preordered

@ Nosferatu: I'm not talking about ONLY a dubbed version, of course. But I think that next to the OV and subtitles a dubed version would be a nice extra for someone like me who doesn't really like to read subtitles.
I have seen the movie once in a German dubbed version and believe me, whatever it is, the English dub is not going to be worse than that.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

I imagine that some people would prefer to watch the film with an English dub although I don't understand why as it just seems utterly wrong when you have the option to watch it with the actors speaking their lines. With Japanese (and other non-English language) films, I always watch with the original language and subtitles unless it is a Studio Ghibli when great care and attention has gone into selecting an appropriate cast who do a terrific job delivering their lines.

[nekromantik]

I think thats just Amazon adding it on site cause of a probability.
It has happened before with arrow titles where bluray was possibility so stores added it.
Unless I missed it, it has not been confirmed yet on blu and is still only a maybe.
Is that correct or has it been announced?

[Playzocker]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu

I imagine that some people would prefer to watch the film with an English dub although I don't understand why as it just seems utterly wrong when you have the option to watch it with the actors speaking their lines. With Japanese (and other non-English language) films, I always watch with the original language and subtitles unless it is a Studio Ghibli when great care and attention has gone into selecting an appropriate cast who do a terrific job delivering their lines.

I understand you - but since I'm a German native I'm used to getting everything neatly dubbed for me - with US movies I've switched to the OV some long years ago and I'm only watching them in their OV (as long as I'm not watching with some illiterate family members who insist on the dub) but with movies from any other county, I'm still used to the dubs and since most of them are pretty good at the time, I don't need to use only subtitles.

[The Limey]

Given the huge interest in this title (especially internationally) would Arrow consider releasing the Battle Royale BD in a Steelbook edition too?
Frankly I think it would fuel the flames of an already considerable interest.

[Almar@Cult Labs]

There's certainly plenty of talk about what to do with the packaging!

[Playzocker]

Whatever you do - please just make sure it fits onto the AV shelf and doesn't stick out like a sore Demon

[pedromonkey]

Originally Posted by Almar@Cult Labs

There's certainly plenty of talk about what to do with the packaging!

if you do the four panel artwork thing again you should use the painting from the film....

[springjack]

Whatever you do - please just make sure it fits onto the AV shelf and doesn't stick out like a sore Demon

Arrow should be all black slipcases from now on. Black slipcases with the original white underneath. Personaly it fit´s more with the kind of movies they are releasing.

By the way... Demoni is not sore...