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MOVIE REVIEW: The Hangover Part III

May 23rd, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: The Hangover: Part III
Starring: Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong
Directed by: Todd Phillips

I would be lying if I said I left The Hangover: Part II with any desire to continue following the adventures of the Wolf Pack. The 2009 original had come out of nowhere to shock and amaze audiences worldwide, but the sequel and it’s thinly veiled redo of the original’s plot in a new locale simply did not work. The jokes were lazy, the crude humor felt forced, and it seemed no one could get over the feeling that it was all too familiar. In spite …

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MOVIE REVIEW: Aftershock

May 16th, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: Aftershock
Starring: Eli Roth, Ariel Levy
Directed By: Nicolás López

Disaster movies are one of the trickier subgenres of the horror/thriller realm. On the one hand, audiences go to these films for the experience of world-ending terror (by monsters or mother nature), but at the same time they expect a certain level of relatable storytelling that often lies beyond the reach of the micro-budget filmmakers who churn out these works like clockwork for SyFy originals and the tiny segment of the direct-to-dvd/VOD audience that is always hungry for horror content. Aftershock starts off with all intentions of rising above …

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MOVIE REVIEW: Scary Movie 5

April 16th, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: Scary Movie 5
Starring: Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex
Director: Malcolm D Lee

There have been at least a dozen introductions to this review before the one you’re currently reading. I could try and say this is due to the fact that I struggled over which amazing line to lead with, but the honest truth is that I’ve simply found no better way to express that something should be avoided at all costs than to come right out and say it. So, without further ado, Scary Movie 5 is a film you should avoid at all costs. If this message …

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MOVIE REVIEW: Jug Face

April 7th, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: Jug Face
Director: Chad Crawford Kinkle
Starring: Lauren Ashley Carter

“There is a pit in the woods that chooses who lives and who dies.”

If you are starting this review without any previous knowledge of the film Jug Face, I highly suggest you use the above sentence as the only description you read and make no further attempts to access information about this film before seeing it yourself. In an age where even teaser trailers have become grounds for spoilers, it’s harder than ever to enter a movie without having the vast majority of the magic revealed ahead …

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MOVIE REVIEW: Would You Rather

February 8th, 2013 James Shotwell

Movie: Would You Rather
Director: David Guy Levy
Distributor: Periscope Entertainment

It’s pretty hard to make torture-based horror interesting these days. Ever since Saw and Hostel emerged over a decade ago the world has been consistently flooded with imitations heavy on gore, but light on anything worth remembering. It’s a fine line of subgenre entertainment that requires filmmakers to make watching people suffer enjoyable in some form to people who watch films, and mastering the craft is rarified air in the world of scares. Steffen Schlachtenhaufen’s Would you Rather is the latest offering that hopes to reach these heights, and …

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MOVIE REVIEW: Movie 43

January 25th, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: Movie 43
Distributed by: Relativity Media

Anyone who has been exposed to the lengthy advertising campaign for Movie 43 has undoubtedly heard or seen the tagline claiming viewers will be unable to unsee the offensive material contained within the film. What those ads fail to mention, however, is that those same viewers will have an even harder time remembering why the hell they decided to part ways with their hard earned money for ninety minutes of rejected basic cable dick and fart jokes being beaten into the ground so hard you’re surprised the spirit of Seabiscuit doesn’t appear and …

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How Bad Is It? – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2

November 16th, 2012 Dane Sager

Head of the UTG film department and mastermind behind Reasonable Remakes, Justin Proper has brought us another new column. Ladies and gentleman, allow us to introduce you to: How Bad Is It?

Movies are the number one source of entertainment according to a statistic I just made up. Everyone loves going to the movies. It’s a standard date night, and has helped millions of teens awkwardly hold hands in the dark. Movies are a great escape from reality, and help people relieve the stress of their lives. Unfortunately every once in a while a movie gets released that ruins the …

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MOVIE REVIEW: Skyfall

November 8th, 2012 Grace Duffy

Movie: Skyfall
Director: Sam Mendes

I’m not sure if this is a minority opinion, but I’ve often considered the Bond franchise to be a rather divisive property. For everyone I know who loves the gadgetry, the intrigue and espionage, there’s another who resents the cheese and vainglorious posturing of the early days and the emotionless gloss of the latter ones. Granted, these complaints were largely put to rest following Daniel Craig and Martin Campbell’s brilliant reinvention of the franchise with 2006’s Casino Royale, and yet some detractors seem to linger – perhaps justifiably so following the largely lukewarm reception …

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Bourne Legacy

August 10th, 2012 James Shotwell

Film: The Bourne Legacy
Director: Tony Gilroy

Five years have past since we last cared about the name Jason Bourne, but Universal Pictures is looking to change that this weekend with the release of The Bourne Legacy. I plan to write at least a couple hundred words about the film in the following paragraphs, but if you’re feeling too lazy to read that much just note that choosing literally any other film at the box office this weekend (except Total Recall) is far more likely to result in you being entertained than this two-hour(+) waste of talent.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Battleship

May 1st, 2012 Grace Duffy

Film: Battleship
Director: Peter Berg

Movie studios tend not to be celebrated for their tact, vision, or thoughtful approach to moviemaking. At least, not the bigger ones. So when word came in last year that we would be treated to a big-screen version of a largely defunct Hasbro game (am I the only one who has neither played nor dwelled on Battleship for about 15 years?), the resounding wall of indifference was unsurprising. In an attempt to dress up their obvious designs on Transformers, Universal recruited Liam Neeson (stop me if you’ve heard this one: gruff father [figure], handy …

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VIDEO 2 GO: “Area 407″

April 30th, 2012 James Shotwell

UTG is continuing to expand our film coverage with the debut of VIDEO 2 GO, a recurring review column dedicated to features released outside of movie theaters. Whether it’s VOD, online only, or direct-to-dvd, this feature is dedicated to the films destined for the small screen.

If you have a film, or even if you simply know of one we need to cover, let us know! send an email to info@underthegunreview.net with the heading “V2G” and tell us about it!

This week’s pick: Area 407


One of the biggest obstacles the digital age has yet to overcome is how quickly …

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Avengers

April 30th, 2012 James Shotwell

Film: The Avengers
Director: Joss Whedon

We come to it at last. The great cinematic moment of our time. Take a deep breath in, for nerdvana is here. The Avengers (or, as it’s hilariously titled in my neck of the woods, Marvel’s Avengers Assemble) have finally come together on the world stage, realising that utopian vision first hinted at in Iron Man and built upon in a litany of post-credit sequences since. And, without further ado and token sentences about fanboy expectations and comic aficionado Joss Whedon as captain of the potentially troublesome ship, let me say straight out …

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