An irrational obsession with Springsteen will keep you alive

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:03 am

So, I finished reading Battle Royale (The novel). Brilliant. I noticed that anything that could be remotely considered a machine gun changed hands like women at a brothel. And Mitsuko was a crazy bitch. The sickle probably had some allegorical references that I was too busy to pick up.

And most importantly, during the infamous Lighthouse scene, it is absolutely vital to listen to this song:
http://validorsd.tripod.com/sitebuilder ... sement.mp3

jenkins · Post by **jenkins** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:19 pm

Sounds awesome, but...I won't read it. Your link is down.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:18 pm

Copy and paste.

Ritz · Post by **Ritz** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:25 am

Speaking of novels, whatever happened to this?

Goddamnit, I need more wank material.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:47 am

Baba O'Reily wrote:So, I finished reading Battle Royale (The novel)

As opposed to what, the synopsis on the DVD case?

Post by **Crazy Penguin** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:24 am

There's a comic.

Post by **Delphine** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:25 pm

Which is not good.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:44 pm

And a movie which is completely over the top. But I wouldn't be reading that, I suppose.

And as for the infamous story of story-like proportions, I've since lost touch with the friend that stole it from the library. It's not exactly something that you go looking for, but I suppose I could have tried harder to track it down instead of trying to burn it from my memory.

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:32 pm

i like the movie

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:39 pm

Indeed. I haven't seen it in its entirety yet, but after I'd read the book, I caught the last 45 minutes or so on Showtime. That Lighthouse scene will forever be engraved in my memory.

Prophetic_Flame · Post by **Prophetic_Flame** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:03 pm

Ah, I remember watching that movie, it was...different to say the least. And as for the lighthouse scene, well I have to say it is indeed memorable.

I've seen both movies actually, by request of a friend of mine who happens to own them both. I've definately seen better, but I suppose they did have their entertainment battle.

....And yes Mitsuko was a crazy bitch, though she was not nearly as crazy as Kiriyama was, even if he wasn't exactly much of a talker....

jenkins · Post by **jenkins** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:21 am

Would this vampire friend of yours be willing to lend them to me?