check it out here

as you guys can see in the second pic of the package there's this table which shows that the extras are subtitled in english..iam not sure about it though cos the pic is not clear...can someone confirm this please?

It also says that all 3 discs have 104 minutes worth of content each....

Which in Battle Royale 2's case, might be an improvement....

But the back cover art it seems is mostly a "work in progress."

umm do u know any korean DVDz news website that i can check about this?

Hmmm, well I have the R3 Battle Royal LE Tin and BRII was not that great of an addition to the series but definitely a guilty pleasure, Hmmmm...

Just find the company making the DVD set and go to there website, I'm sure they will have some details on it....

i did! i couldn't find any website for them!

from koreandvds.com:

* Disc 1 : Battle Royale Director's Cut (2000)

- Screen : Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 , NTSC
- Audio : Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1
- Languages : Japanese
- Subtitles : Korean, English
- Runtime : 122 min

* Disc 2 : Battle Royale 2 : Requiem (2003)

- Screen : Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 , NTSC
- Audio : Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1
- Languages : Japanese
- Subtitles : Korean, English
- Runtime: 133 min

* Disc 3 : Special Supplement

- Screen : LetterBOX 4:3 , NTSC
- Audio : Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1
- Languages : Japanese
- Subtitles : Korean, English
- Runtime: 108 min

Edit: But that would mean that they've messed with the aspect-ratio, right?

thanx for the info man...but i dunno...iam not satisfied with the extras...i think i'll get the limited UK tin edition of the first movie...then wait for the limited Uk tin edition for the sequal which will be released in august.

I still don't know why I did it, but I placed a pre-order for the set early this morning. I'll post my findings when the set finally arrives. I'm crossing my fingers for English subs on the extras (and better subs on BR in general), but I'm not holding my breath.

My advice for all that haven't seen the movies, save your money on the set and only get the first movie. The second is quite possibly the worst sequel ever made.

i suggest you wait for the UK tin edition of the second movie cos it will be the longer version and it's loaded with extras!

For those who have the boxset, are the special features on the 3rd disc subtitled in Korean AND English?

Sorry, but no English subs on the extras.

Mine arrived today, and I unfortunately can confirm that the boxset does *not* have English subtitles on the extras.

However, BR is *full bitrate* DTS! BRII is half-bitrate DTS.

On a personal note-- wow, I've actually contributed useful info to dvdtalk now

Thanks!!

Can you also tell me if the English subs for BRI have been fixed or are they carried over from the previous release?

Which previous release?

So any word on this? I thought both films were 1.85:1?

Andrew

The Beaver (http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcom...eroyale-dc.htm) says that all previous releases of BRirector's Cut have been framed to 1.78:1. I had never noticed this and it seems a bit odd considering the theatrical cut was released as 1.85:1.

I'm *trying* to do a screenshot analysis on it this evening, but my capturing skills on a computer are pretty rotten. To make matters worse, I've screwed up my Panny's geometry so my overscan is rank.

As for the subtitle issue, from what I've seen they're the same "demn" (har har) subtitles from the Starmax version. The basketball flashback's subtitles still say they're taking the day off blah blah blah.

Well, at least the blue packaging is neat.

Thanks Nathan!!

Thanks, Nathan. Still debating if I should pick this up.