Last year I pegged 13 Assassins as the 2nd best film I saw in 2011. It's goddamn impressive. I checked it out at the DFT and I was pretty blown away. So less than a year later I decided to watch it again on Netflix. It still rules fucking hard.
Takashi Miike, the prolific Director being Ichi the Killer, directed this amazing flick. It's a modern distillation of everything you want in a samurai film, with some unique flavor thrown in for good measure. The plot revolves around politics and honor, as it should, but it's not so complicated you get lost. The first hour is set up and the second hour is all swordplay and rivers of blood. It never gets dull, though. Miike knows how to shoot, pace and edit the action so every slice is as riveting as the last. Every decapitation as vital as the next.
One of the unique aspects of this film is the FUCKED UP Lord Naritsugu. His character is vile beyond imagining. He's a truly shocking character and has to go down in cinema history as one of the most twisted fucks on the silver screen. He makes Freddy Kreuger look like Mahatma Gandhi. It's worth noting this film isn't for those with a weak stomach.
This film rules. You're retarded if you don't see it.
"Being a samurai is truly a burden. Do what you want...with your life." Immortal words.
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