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Author Archives: Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer
RoboCop (1987) Is an Almost Perfectly Symmetrical Film
The Old Testament is full of examples of chiasmus, which is a figure of speech used in ancient times to emphasize balance. It lists a bunch of ideas or things and then repeats each of them in reverse order. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged 1980s, action movies, chiasmus, films, history, movie review, movies, robocop, science fiction
171 Comments
10 Ridiculously Lopsided Hero-Villain Fights
This is the first time I’ve done something like this. I’m participating in the Great Villain Blogathon with dozens of other bloggers. We all staked out some famous villains to talk about in our own unique ways. Since I’m such an … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged action movies, animated films, avengers, bill and ted, blogathon, comedy, comic books, films, fun, funny, home alone, humor, incredibles, indiana jones, iron man, james bond, movies, raiders of the lost ark, robocop, star trek, villains
22 Comments
10 Movie Poster Mashups
I usually compare movies’ plots to show how similar they are, but today I’m going to do something different. Here are 10 movies with titles that could work for completely different films. Let’s dive right in and start having fun.
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged cars, comedy, empire strikes back, films, fun, funny, groundhog day, humor, incredibles, movie posters, movies, pixar, puns, star wars
8 Comments
Movie Matchups: Dr. No vs. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Dr. No was the first true attempt to bring an Ian Fleming novel to the silver screen back in 1962. Eight years earlier, Buena Vista Distribution had debuted its first feature film – an adaptation of the classic Jules Verne … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged action movies, disney, drama, films, james bond, jules verne, movie review, movies, movies based on books
4 Comments
Predator Is Surprisingly Deep for an Action Movie
Happy April Fools’ Day. I’m only half-joking when I say that the 1987 classic Predator is surprisingly deep for an action movie. It’s not exactly the kind of movie you watch hoping for a lot of subtext to analyze. Predator … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged 1980s, action movies, arnold schwarzenegger, films, funny, holiday, humor, movie review, movies, predator, puns, science fiction, terminator
16 Comments
‘Lego’ – A Parody of ‘Let It Go’ from Frozen
I wrote a funny version of “Let It Go,” from the wonderful Disney movie Frozen, and I’d like to share it with you, my kind readers. My sister and her children turned my words into a pretty cool music video. Sit … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff, Videos
Tagged animated films, comedy, disney, film score, films, frozen, fun, funny, humor, lego, let it go, movies, music, parody, puns, relationships, songs, soundtrack, videos
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Forgotten Film Gems: Space Cowboys
Ten years before The Expendables came out, Space Cowboys made the idea of an old-geezers team-up movie cool. Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner came together to turn what could have been a predictable fish-out-of-water story … Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems
Tagged clint eastwood, films, movie review, movies, old actors, science fiction, star wars, tommy lee jones
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Top 10 Best Speeches in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy
What really sets Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy apart from Tim Burton’s and Joel Schumacher’s films isn’t necessarily their music (Danny Elfman arguably composed the definitive Batman theme music for the first Batman), action sequences (which are surprisingly few and … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged action movies, batman, christopher nolan, drama, films, movie review, movies, sequels
24 Comments
The Always Good (But Never Great) Writer/Director Gary Ross
Poor Gary Ross. As a writer and director, he’s never made a bad movie. But he’s also failed to make a big impression on movie audiences through his films. Filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and James Cameron, for all … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged directors, films, gary ross, movie review, movies, movies based on books, sequels
9 Comments
The Best 3 Back-to-Back Years for American Comedy Films
I love a good comedy. Sometimes a few great comedies come out in a single year, like 1994, 1974, 1963, and so on. But rarely do we see a three-year stretch full of seemingly nonstop comedy gems. So I would … Continue reading
