Author Archives: Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

About Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Robert Lockard has been a lover of writing since he was very young. He studied public relations in college, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in 2006. His skills and knowledge have helped him to become a sought-after copywriter in the business world. He has written blogs, articles, and Web content on subjects such as real estate, online marketing and inventory management. His talent for making even boring topics interesting to read about has come in handy. But what he really loves to write about is movies. His favorite movies include: Fiddler on the Roof, Superman: The Movie, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Back to the Future, Beauty and the Beast, The Fugitive, The Incredibles, and The Dark Knight. Check out his website: Deja Reviewer. Robert lives in Utah with his wife and four children. He loves running, biking, reading, and watching movies with his family.

Is Superman II as Good as It Gets for Superman Films?

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I saw the trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice this weekend, and I couldn’t help asking: Is this what they think we want in a Superman film? It looks dark, depressing, and charmless – the exact opposite of … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, action movies, films, movie review, movies, relationships, romance, science fiction, sequels, spiderman, superman | 15 Comments

Braveheart Is a Perfectly Executed Example of Cinematic Chiasmus

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Sons of Scotland! I am the Deja Reviewer. And I see a whole army of moviegoers who are here in defiance of casual movie viewing. You’ve come here to dig below the surface of a great film, and dig we … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged academy awards, action movies, braveheart, chiasmus, drama, epic, films, history, love, mel gibson, movie review, movies, oscars, relationships, romance, scotland, war | 10 Comments

5 Reasons Why Star Trek V Needed to Exist

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is generally considered one of the worst Star Trek films, if not the worst. It certainly has ambitious ideas, but the perfect storm of a writers’ strike, an overburdened Industrial Light & Magic, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, action movies, box office bombs, film score, films, george takei, jerry goldsmith, movie review, movies, music, science fiction, sequels, soundtrack, star trek, william shatner | 10 Comments

Guy Pearce Has Quietly Had a Spectacular Acting Career

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I was pleasantly surprised when Guy Pearce showed up in Iron Man 3 because his character fit his career as an actor so oddly well. In that film he plays a nerdy genius named Aldrich Killian who realizes that his … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, actors, drama, films, guy pearce, iron man, memento, movies, prometheus, science fiction, the count of monte cristo, the hurt locker, the kings speech | 12 Comments

10 Actors Who Owe Their Careers to Someone Else’s Misfortune

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

A lot of movie casting decisions have compelling stories attached to them. Sometimes actors get a job at someone else’s expense. I’ve discovered 10 examples of actors who owe a lot of their professional success to someone else’s misfortune. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, actors, aliens, back to the future, batman, batman and robin, christopher nolan, comic books, dark knight rises, films, funny, ghostbusters, james bond, james t kirk, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, star trek, superman, the godfather, tim burton | 10 Comments

Everything in Planet of the Apes (1968) Came from These 6 Twilight Zone Episodes

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

It’s no secret that Rod Serling co-wrote the screenplay to the original Planet of the Apes in 1968. That was four years after his signature TV series, The Twilight Zone, had left the air. I’ve heard people talk about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, charlton heston, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, movies based on tv shows, planet of the apes, rod serling, science fiction, the twilight zone, TV shows | 27 Comments

10 Actors Who Played Diametrically Opposed Characters

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

A great actor can play anyone, even if it means playing two characters that seem similar in some respects but are actually the opposite of each other in big and small ways. I’ve come up with a list of 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, actors, al pacino, chris evans, comedy, films, fun, james bond, jeff bridges, johnny depp, matthew broderick, movie review, movies, richard gere, science fiction, timothy dalton | 16 Comments

Whoa! The Matrix Is a Symmetrical Film

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The Wachowskis have made yet another box-office bomb in the form of Jupiter Ascending. But that doesn’t mean that all of their films are terrible. I would like to draw your mind back to a time when they seemed like … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged action movies, chiasmus, films, keanu reeves, movie review, movies, science fiction, the matrix, wachowski brothers | 23 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: The Villain

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Remember that time when director Hal Needham got really drunk and decided to cast Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cowboy in a western comedy? Yes, that really happened. Maybe not the drunk part, but I assume he had to be out … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged arnold schwarzenegger, cartoon, comedy, cowboy, films, fun, funny, hal needham, humor, jokes, kirk douglas, looney tunes, movie review, movies, puns, relationships, romance, villains, western genre | 13 Comments

Bill and Ted vs. Wayne and Garth

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I recently re-watched Wayne’s World and it brought back a lot of fun memories. It got me thinking about another cinematic pair of rockers: Bill and Ted. I was tempted to compare the two duos. After all, Bill and Ted … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged bill and ted, bill and teds excellent adventure, comedy, films, fun, funny, movie review, movies, parody, romance, satire, science fiction, sequels, star trek, wayne and garth, waynes world | 14 Comments