one of the best high school beat-em-up movies with a so-so storyline (romance scenes) and fucking awesome asswhoopin. everytime i watch this movie i feel like punching someone in the face

Fuck yeah, the fighting scenes are so awesome. The final fight scene drags on a bit, but it's still very cool. Also the first part of the movie is extremely badass

quite cool movie.. nice entertainment, nothing more or less

Quando era menor costumava assistir um anime chamado Yu Yu Hakusho, a estória tinha muitas semelhanças com esse filme de Miike, arruaceiros dividem-se em gangues para determinar quem é o manda-chuva da escola. É inegável o apelo que esse filme pode ter com o público adolescente, mas ainda sim é um filme de Takashi Miike. E um dos melhores!

Loved the story, loved the fighting as well. I recently started to watch the show, Gokusen, and I'm glad to see Shun Oguri is doing well.

Excepcional, la violencia retratada de una forma diferente y el punto de vista de este artista de como son las cosas, solo el lo sabe.

Takashi Miike's high school brawling flick based on the manga. The son of a yakuza enters the toughest school in Japan with the goal of uniting all the gangs. Lots of pretty boys posturing and looking tough, but also a decent amount of brutal asskicking. Other than a couple of lame J-pop moments, this flick is pretty cool.

While it's not really that much more than Punching Some Dudes Really Hard; The Movie, I enjoyed the hell out of this. Felt like a weird mix between Mortal Kombat, Fight Club and Saved by the Bell. The fights are pretty cool and the film is funny when it tries to be, only the serious stuff in-between fell rather flat.

Decent manga adaptation, but probably it would have been more interesting as anime series. There are many characters, even though film is over two hours long, there is not enough time for good character development or even an introduction. For something directed by Miike it is well accessible. Fights are well stylized, but rarely get over the top. Of course, Miike would not be Miike if he did not use some crazy filters. So get ready for some green and teal.

Everything in this movie that isn't a fight is AWFUL. However, there should be more movies about well-dressed dudes getting in brutal fistfights. Just less mullets, bad pop music, and terrible writing next time around.