First came The Wedding Singer, and several years later lightning struck once more with 50 First Dates, but in 2014 Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are testing the admiration people have for their cinematic chemistry with Warner Bros’ upcoming rom-com, Blended. Starring Adam Sandler as ‘bathroom humor loving single dad’ and Drew Barrymore as ‘quirky […]
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Sequels Dominate The Box Office: Despicable Me 2 and Grown Ups 2 Outshine Pacific Rim
July 14th, 2013 
Adrian Garza It’s just a fact that history likes to repeat itself. In the same way that Monsters University was the highest selling movie for two weekends in a row earlier this month, Despicable Me 2 has done the same, according to estimates. Grown Ups 2 also made its mark, pulling in $42.5 million, slightly less than […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: Grown Ups 2
July 12th, 2013 James Shotwell Film: Grown Ups 2 Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James Directed by: Dennis Dugan Sequels are a dime a dozen these days, and if Grown Ups 2 proves anything it’s that plot and substance are not factors studios consider when attempting to launch a franchise. Picking up the summer following their move back to New England, […]
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Latest ‘Grown Ups 2’ Trailer Proves You Can Go Home Again
May 23rd, 2013 James Shotwell In the words of Bon Jovi, “Who says you can’t go home?” A few years have passed since Adam Sandler and his crew of equally notable funny people delivered the family friendly smash Grown Ups, but this Summer the crew returns in an all new adventure aptly titled Grown Ups 2. This time, the guys […]
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Sony Confirms ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ For 2015 Release
November 11th, 2012 James Shotwell There are quite a few animated franchises enjoying big wins at the box office these days, but it may come as a surprise to you that none of them belong to Sony Pictures. You could argue The Smurfs fit into this, CGI creatures in real world settings is a completely different field of filmmaking (and […]
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What The Film!? – 50 First Dates
October 29th, 2012 Dane Sager What The Film?! is a weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the plot holes Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by comedy writer Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try and pull the proverbial wool over our eyes. If you know a film with major plot […]
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EDITORIAL: “That’s My Boy: Does the Failure of Two Adam Sandler Flicks in a Row Signal the End of his Box Office Reign?”
June 18th, 2012 Boris Paskhaver Do movie stars still exist? Summer 2012 seems determined to answer that question with a resounding “No”. Hollywood has long been obsessed with the idea of a box office star – an actor who can reel in a healthy audience to theaters regardless of the quality of their newest picture. With the “guarantee” of a […]
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“Jack And Jill” Wins Every Razzie, Makes History, Still Sucks
April 2nd, 2012 James Shotwell Talk of Adam Sandler’s descent into mediocrity is now fact. Well, maybe not fact, but at least agreed upon by a large voting committee and that’s good enough for us. Last night, Adam Sandler and his 2011 shitstorm Jack And Jill made history by becoming the first person/feature to win every award given out by […]
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DAMMIT: Adam Sandler To Star In “Candy Land” Adaptation
January 31st, 2012 James Shotwell As if we needed further proof that Adam Sandler host lost touch with his core fanbase, UTG has just received confirmation that Sandler has agreed to star in Columbia Pictures adaption of the Hasbro game Candy Land. Yes, you read that right, Adam Sandler is over playing his own twin sister and will now set […]
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Oh No, “Grown Ups 2” May Be On The Way
December 7th, 2011 James Shotwell As if Adam Sandler and the rest of Happy Madison haven’t learned from their mistakes in 2011 (AKA Bucky Larson and Jack & Jill), a new Hollywood headline has UTG starting to think they have actually gone insane. Variety is reporting that Sandler’s production company (Happy Madison) is in talks with Grown Ups writer (and […]
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November 15th, 2011 James Shotwell Head of the UTG film department and mastermind behind Reasonable Remakes, Justin Proper has brought another new column. Ladies and gentleman, all 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 […]
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July 9th, 2011 James Shotwell Maybe it is because I grew up on films like Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy, but something about Adam Sandler’s recent contributions to film have felt rather lazy. Aside from impressively dramatic turns in Punch Drunk Love and Funny People, Sandler has been spoon feeding us lowbrow comedy in heaping spoonfuls and his latest doesn’t […]
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