228 13 Assassins

The Cine-Files

Steve Morris & John Rocha

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2021

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

Cine-Files Patron John Goetz made this pick and we are so happy he did because 13 Assassins is an incredible Samurai film with a great cast, beautiful images and one of the most ridiculous battle scenes ever put on film.

If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Steve.
0:03.2	You ever have that movie that you've heard so many people rave about that when you finally
0:07.4	sit down to watch it, you're actually nervous that it won't live up to expectations?
0:12.2	Well, that's how I felt when I finally sat down to watch the 2010 Samurai Epic 13 Assassins
0:19.5	directed by Takashi Mika.
0:22.3	You see, 2010 was a pretty rough year for me, both personally and professionally, and
0:27.5	so the fact of the matter is, I didn't get out to a lot of movies.
0:31.6	But that doesn't mean I didn't hear about 13 Assassins.
0:34.1	I saw comments on Facebook, my friends were talking about it, the instructors tell me
0:38.9	I keto dojo were raving.
0:41.4	So when I finally sat down to watch it a few years later, I was worried that it couldn't
0:46.3	possibly live up to the hype.
0:48.3	Well, it didn't just exceed my expectations, it totally massacred them.
0:53.8	13 Assassins is unlike any movie I've ever seen.
0:58.0	It manages to be at once somber and thrilling, strange, profound, and at times totally bizarre.
1:04.3	Oh, and did I mention that the last 46 minutes of the movie is one long jaw-dropping action
1:12.2	sequence?
1:13.2	Seriously, it's crazy.
1:16.1	So if you haven't seen this incredible film, it is your duty to go to cinephiles.net where
1:21.3	you can buy or stream 13 assassins, along with every other film we've ever reviewed.
1:26.6	Trust me, the final battle alone is worth the price of admission.
1:31.2	And if you happen to support the show on patreon.com slash the cinephiles, right now you can
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