Category Archives: Random Stuff

Thanks to Days of Future Past, X-Men Is Finally the Series It Always Deserved to Be

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I saw X-Men: Days of Future Past this weekend, and I can’t help feeling that this is what the X-Men series was always meant to be. All of the series’ strengths are on display here and almost none of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, batman, bryan singer, comic books, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, science fiction, sequels, star trek, superman, wolverine, x-men | 9 Comments

1990: The Year of Failed Film Franchises

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

As far as I can tell, 1990 had more series-destroying sequels than any year before or since. And most of these sequels to popular films didn’t exactly go out on a high note, like, say, Return of the King. Most … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, 1990s, action movies, back to the future, comedy, eddie murphy, films, funny, gremlins, humor, movie review, movies, predator, robocop, rocky, science fiction, sequels, the godfather | Leave a comment

In Defense of Joel Schumacher’s Batman Movies

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

No one can mistake Joel Schumacher’s two Batman films for masterpieces. Nor can they call me a Schumacher fan, especially after I lambasted his atrocious St. Elmo’s Fire, which he took sole credit for both writing and directing. But I … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, batman, batman and robin, batman forever, bruce wayne, christopher nolan, comedy, comic books, films, funny, humor, joel schumacher, joker, movie review, movies, parody, sequels | 13 Comments

10 Ridiculously Lopsided Hero-Villain Fights

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

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

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

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

Predator Is Surprisingly Deep for an Action Movie

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

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

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

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 | 2 Comments

Top 10 Best Speeches in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

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

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

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

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

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 →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, action movies, comedy, films, funny, humor, movies | 3 Comments