Tag: Drama

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: Dedicated to our friends: James Gandolfini, Harris Savides, Maurice Sendak and Adam Yauch.

Past, The (2013)*

TITLE: The Past (aka. Le passé)

RELEASE DATE: 5/17/2013

RATING: PG-13

An Iranian man deserts his French wife and two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife’s request for a divorce.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits

The final scene continues behind the credits where Samir is holding his wife’s hand waiting for any sort of physical response.

After Credits? No

Selfish Giant, The (2013)

TITLE: The Selfish Giant

RELEASE DATE: 10/25/2013

RATING: NR

The Selfish Giant is a contemporary fable about two scrappy 13-year-old working-class friends in the UK who seek fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal, leading to tragic consequences.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Friend 2: The Legacy (2013)

TITLE: Friend 2: The Legacy (aka. Chingu 2)

RELEASE DATE: 12/13/2013

RATING: NR

The sequel of the 2001 film Friend. The gang member Joon-seok is sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection to the death of Dong-soo, his childhood friend and a member of a different gang. Joon-seok meets Dong-soo’s son Sung-hoon in prison, but keeps his relationship with Dong-soo a secret. Joon-seok proposes to Sung-hoon to join forces with him when he’s out of prison in order to grow in power, but the table is turned suddenly when Sung-hoon finds out about the connection between Sung-hoon and his father.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Lone Survivor (2013)

TITLE: Lone Survivor

RELEASE DATE: 1/10/2014

RATING: R

Based on the failed June 28, 2005 mission “Operation Red Wings”. Four members of SEAL Team 10 were tasked with the mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shahd.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: Dedicated to the men of Operation Red Wings. Just before the credits we see pictures of the men lost in the operation are shown, along with that of the survivor, Marcus Luttrell, and the Afghani who saved him, Mohammad Gulab.

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The (2013)

TITLE: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (aka. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in 3D, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in HFR 3D and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug An IMAX 3D Experience)

RELEASE DATE: 12/13/2013

RATING: PG-13

The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: In memory of Eileen Moran, Jaffray Sinclair and John ‘JT’ Tamanui who helped us to make this film. Ka maumahara tonu matou ki a koe, a ka mokemoke, ka pouri i to haerenga. Rest in Peace.

Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas (2013)*

TITLE: Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas

RELEASE DATE: 12/13/2013

RATING: PG-13

Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she’s coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.

What did you think of this film?