5 Greatest Foreign Fight Scenes. Ever.

4. 13 Assassins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flq_w1A8yJ0 I don't know where to begin on 13 Assassins. Its basically if you took the best parts of Seven Samurai, injected it with a healthy dose of adrenaline, and then gave it some Red Bull. But only for the last 30 minutes are so. The whole movies teases you with the epic bloodbath conclusion but forces you to sit through an hour or so of build up. Its kind of like going to see €œThe Vow€ with a really hot chick. You know the pay off is going to be there but, damn, it tries your patience. Much like the aforementioned movie date, 13 Assassins' pay off is huge. I'm talking like if the hot chick introduced you to her hot roommate huge. 12 samurai are tasked with killing the emperor-to-be (who might be one of the most dastardly villains in recent memory) and agree that a village is the best place to stage their assault. Along the way, they pick up a hermit who is more than adept in the ways of butchering. So, they booby-trap this town with traps and wait. When this massive army arrives, they proceed to shoot arrows, slice, kick, bludgeon, and slice the army to shreds. Without giving away too much, it is realistic in terms that not everyone survives but is quite satisfying in the bloodlust that ensues. This is one of those movies where you bite the knuckle of your index finger while looking for someone to high five. Fortunately, this one is on Netflix, so you can high five your dog instead of some perplexed stranger at the theater like I did.