Category Archives: Significant Scenes

Asking a Simple Question: Does It Make Any Sense?

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Have you ever seen a lie so big and audacious that is repeated so many times, you actually started to believe it? It seems impossible that anyone would be so brazen as to lie to your face to get you … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged 1980s, cold war, films, movie review, movies, videos, wargames | 2 Comments

3 Superb Indiana Jones Standoffs

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I realized immediately after writing last week’s article about great movie standoffs that I had missed three of the very best ones. And they come from three of the best action movies ever made: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged 1980s, action movies, films, indiana jones, movie review, movies, raiders of the lost ark, sequels | 2 Comments

10 Great Standoffs in Movies

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Standoffs are great because they create instant drama and force characters to reveal important parts of their personalities by how they react. When two or more characters face a situation in which they can’t win by taking direct action, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged action movies, aliens, die hard, dragonheart, face off, goldeneye, robocop, science fiction, sequels, speed, the naked gun, the thing, videos, waterworld | 2 Comments

What Makes Superman Super

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

What makes Superman super? Is it his superpowers? Is it his heroics? Is it the red S on his chest? All of those are elements of it, but they’re not the whole answer. The real answer to this question is … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged comic books, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships, romance, science fiction, superman, videos | 2 Comments

Movies That Force Heroes to Make an Impossible Choice

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Great movies force their protagonists to make hard choices that help us understand their true character traits and motivations. Sometimes those choices are extremely difficult, messy, and uncomfortable while others only have the appearance of being like that while they … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged action movies, avengers, batman forever, comic books, empire strikes back, films, heroes, Marvel cinematic universe, movies, sequels, spiderman, superman, the dark knight, the matrix, videos | 1 Comment

I’ve Never Found Cruelty Funny

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

When I was a kid, I remember being really uncomfortable as I watched one particular episode of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon show entitled “Michelangelo’s Birthday.” In it, Michelangelo is excited one morning because it’s his birthday, and … Continue reading →

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Jim Carrey at His Finest

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In 1997, Jim Carrey received a then-almost-unheard-of $20 million paycheck for his role as a lawyer named Fletcher Reede in Liar Liar. He’s brilliant throughout the movie, but there is one scene in particular in which he really earned every … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged actors, comedy, courtroom drama, drama, films, jim carrey, movie review, movies, videos | 3 Comments

Get Smart’s Cone of Silence Is a Metaphor for Modern Communication

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Comedy is one of the best ways to shine a light on uncomfortable truths. With that in mind, let’s take a look at this scene from the very first episode of the classic TV show Get Smart.

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged comedy, communication, funny, get smart, spy films, TV shows | 2 Comments

Swallowing My Pride

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Humility is not an easy quality to achieve or maintain. I was bullied a lot as a child, and it hardened me to the point that I thought I was uniquely deserving of sympathy and that other people were responsible … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged books, britain, classic films, films, jane austen, movies, movies based on books, personal, pride and prejudice, relationships, videos | 1 Comment

What Happens When We Fail to Heed Sir Thomas More’s Warning

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Five years ago, I offered 10 timely lessons from A Man for All Seasons (1966), and I’m sure many of us recently observed a high-profile example of what happens when #1 on that list is violated. We’ll get to that … Continue reading →

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