Category Archives: Forgotten Film Gems

Forgotten Film Gems: National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Do yourself a favor and go watch National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 right now. Seriously. It’s on Netflix and it’s probably also at your local library. This is one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen, and I don’t want … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged 1980s, action movies, airplane, bruce willis, cameo, comedy, danny glover, die hard, emilio estevez, films, fun, funny, george lucas, jokes, lethal weapon, mel gibson, movie review, movies, netflix, parody, richard donner, samuel l jackson, star trek, superman, tim curry, TV shows, whoopi goldberg, william shatner | 6 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Merry Christmas! I love this time of year. Even though the weather seems to get worse every day, my spirits brighten more and more as I approach that happy holiday on December 25. That’s the day when I’m reunited with … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged big bird, children films, christmas, comedy, cookie monster, drama, feliz navidad, film score, films, fun, funny, grover, holiday, kermit the frog, movie review, movies, muppets, music, oscar the grouch, relationships, santa claus, sesame street, songs, soundtrack, spanish, television, TV shows | 2 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: Clue

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Believe it or not, next year’s Battleship will not be the first movie ever made based on a board game. That dubious honor goes to 1985’s Clue. But don’t let the fact that it’s inspired by a silly game meant … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged 1980s, back to the future, board games, clue, comedy, films, fun, funny, halloween, jokes, movie review, movies, murder, mystery, raiders of the lost ark | 10 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: Hardware Wars

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

There must be dozens of Star Wars parodies out there. Everyone has made fun of Star Wars at some point, from Mel Brooks to Steve Oedekerk. But probably my favorite Star Wars parody of all time has to be an … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged comedy, cookie monster, films, funny, hardware wars, movie review, movies, parody, science fiction, sesame street, star wars, thumb wars | 2 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: Starman

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Starman is a forgotten classic. If you’ve already seen it, I applaud you. If you haven’t, I suggest you check it out. This movie never got the attention it deserved, possibly because it came out just two years after another … Continue reading →