Under the Gun Review

Entertainment news for today's generation

Posts Tagged ‘Movie Reviews’

MOVIE REVIEW: Iron Man 3

April 27th, 2013

Grace Duffy

Movie: Iron Man 3
Director: Shane Black
Writers: Shane Black, Drew Pearce
Studio:Marvel Studios, DMG Entertainment

You can stop saying “Stark Knight Rises” now. This expression has been doing the rounds since the very first trailer landed for Iron Man 3, implying that Tony Stark’s third outing would be some kind of serious, redemptive meditation on Marvel’s original [cinematic] superhero and his attempts to adjust to a post-Avengers universe. Well, that isn’t quite the case. It should have been clear from the moment Shane Black was announced as co-writer and director but Iron Man 3 is nothing like any …

Posted in Features, Movies, reviews

Tags: Ben Kingsley, don cheadle, Drew Pearce, film, guy pearce, gwyneth paltrow, iron man 3, Jon Favreau, Movie Reviews, movies, Rebecca Hall, review, robert downey jr., Shane Black, superhero movies, Tony Stark

No Comments »

MOVIE REVIEW: Men In Black 3

May 25th, 2012

James Shotwell

Film: Men In Black 3
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld

Sitting in the AMC Loews Boston Commons Monday night, I found it hard to believe a decade had past since we last followed agents J and K into battle against forces from outer space. There was an excitement in the theater, even if the film was 3D, that something reminiscent of the joy attached to the memory of those times might be found in the digital experience that lie ahead. An hour and forty-six minutes later we had our answer: No.

…

Posted in Features, News, reviews

Tags: 3d, action, blockbuster, comedy, features, film, men in black 3, mib 3, Movie Reviews, review, sucks, tommy lee jones, will smith

1 Comment »

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 …

Posted in Features, Movies, reviews

Tags: 2012, avengers, avengers assemble, epic, fantastic, film review, joss whedon, marvel, Movie Reviews, reviews, the avengers

2 Comments »

HOW BAD IS IT?! “New Year’s Eve”

December 10th, 2011

James Shotwell

Head of the UTG film department and mastermind behind Reasonable Remakes, Justin Proper has brought us another new edition of his no-holds-barred column. Ladies and gentleman, allow us to introduce you to: How Bad Is It?

Once a year the entire world sets aside their differences and comes together. For that one night, everything is put on hold as everyone looks towards the new year with hope for the future. People forget about their debt, their classes, and about all the stress in their life just to relax for a few hours and celebrate a new beginning. Sure, two days …

Posted in Columns, Features, How Bad Is It?, Movies, reviews