Thirteen Assassins had been in our queue for a while, so last night, we finally gave it a shot.
Good (and true) story line, though that first hour had me either nodding off or grimacing at the violence. Some hari-kari mixed with some pretty fucked up results from a corrupt and all around sociopathic leader.
The battle scene was plentiful (took up most of the second half of the film), gruesome, high-paced and impressive. Thirteen samurais taking on an army of over 200. Mostly sword fighting, but some other weaponry as well. There were even some explosions, which always scores extra points. Insane, bloody and a victorious ending. Well, mostly.
We agreed on 4 stars out of 5. I was leaning toward 3.5 and Doug wanted 4.5, so we split the difference.
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