13 Assassins

Could have done without the burning cattle (they probably would have stampeded with a kick in the butt rather than firewood strapped to their backs), and the explosive river of blood was also a bit much.  But the battle sequence of the thirteen assassins (twelve samurai and one random dude seemingly there for comic relief) versus the 200 men was pretty impressive.  I especially liked the walls that flew in to break up the much larger force.  The bad guy's character was way over the top, and some cultural references were definitely lost in translation, but overall I think this was a worthwhile watch from Japanese director Takashi Miike.