The hunger games is based on this, as is the latest predator movie
and there has been a few low budget remakes
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:17, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

The hunger games is not based Battle Royale and neither are remakes

( Peej, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:35, Reply)

movies.msn.com/movies/movie-similar-movies/battle-royale/
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:38, Reply)

So if a movie is similar to another one that makes it a remake?

( Peej, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:41, Reply)

Holy Shit!
Men in Black II is a remake of Ghostbusters
( Peej, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:43, Reply)

Based loosely yes
Just like the seven samurai and the magnificent 7, the reason they didn't make a "battle royale" remake was because it was too similar to the hunger games
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:45, Reply)

The Magnificent 7 was actually based on Seven Samurai, its a relling of the same story
Whereas Hunger Games just has some similarities and they're really not that similar when you watch them side by side. Yes They are not currently making a remake because the hunger games was similar but apparently the author of the hungers games had not seen Battle Royale and similarities are coincidence. Either way, loosely based does not make it a remake. as far as I am aware there are no actual remakes of Battle Royale nor do there need to be, its only 13 years old and was done pretty well first time round.
( Peej, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:51, Reply)

Again a film that I have been meaning to watch for ages but never got round to it

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Mon 17 Jun 2013, 10:52, Reply)