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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up is 13 Assassins (2010), an Edo-period samurai action film from the master of gore himself, Takashi Miike, whose Ichi the Killer (2001) and The Happiness of the Katakuris (2005) we have previous watched. It is a remake the 1963 film of the same name, which we have not watched, and unlike most remakes, the reviews are better than those of the original. In 1844, a bunch of samurai decide to band together to kill an evil lord who has his eye on the shogun’s position; dudes will to have to rock to keep him from attaining even more power. A whole lot of stabbing and bloodshed ensue. Great reviews for this, so let’s give it a whirl.

After that is Freaky Friday (2003), a remake of the 1976 Disney family comedy of the same name. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan star as a mom and daughter who wake up one morning to find themselves inhabiting each other’s bodies. Hilarity ensues as they try to fill each other’s roles, and each gains a deeper understanding of the other’s struggles. Director Mark Waters is best-known for Mean Girls (2004), though this film is well-regarded, too. This movie is really popular on Letterboxd.

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Be there, comrades!

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CWs for 13 Assassins:

  • Blood and gore.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Decapitation.
  • Disembowelment.
  • Amputation.
  • Stabbing.
  • Suicide.
  • Implied sexual assault. Not shown.
  • Nudity.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Death of child.

CWs for Freaky Friday:

  • Stalking.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Sexual assault: a man kisses a girl forcefully while she is in another woman’s body.
  • Someone’s mouth is covered.
  • Shaving.
  • Haircut.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Death of parent.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Cheating.
  • Natural bodies of water.
  • Possession.
  • Mannequins.
  • Mental illness.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Suicidal ideation.
  • Body dysmorphia.
  • Claustrophobia.
  • Jump scares.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Screaming.
  • Ableism.
  • Ethnic stereotypes.
  • Dementia.
  • Honking horns.
  • Screeching tires.

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