Tag Archives: back to the future

Trying to Remember Movie Characters’ Names

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’m going to do something I’ve never done before. There are some movies I absolutely love, and I’d like to see how many character names I can remember from them without looking them up. These are just all off the … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged alien, aliens, back to the future, characters, fiddler on the roof, fugitive, ghostbusters, karate kid, movies, mulan, names, predator, robocop, rudy, three amigos | 4 Comments

Do Sequels Need to Be in the Same Genre as Their Predecessors?

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

Does the next Ghostbusters movie need to be a comedy? Based on the trailer, it looks like it’s going in a completely different direction than the first ones, and it might actually be a drama. I don’t think it needs … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, alien, aliens, back to the future, batman, captain america, cars, comic books, crocodile dundee, evil dead, film genres, films, ghostbusters, james cameron, movie review, movies, pixar, rescuers down under, sequels, star trek, superman, terminator, toy story | 2 Comments

The Defining Movies of the Last 5 Decades

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

We are on the cusp of beginning a new year and a new decade, and, with this in mind, a friend and I were recently talking about movies that define the last five decades. He’s about 20 years older than … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged avengers, back to the future, batman, comic books, et the extra terrestrial, films, joker, lord of the rings, movies, movies based on books, star wars, the dark knight, the exorcist, the matrix | Leave a comment

Overcoming the Fear of Name-Calling

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Being called a mean name hurts. My parents taught me to ignore personal insults, but that was easier said than done. Thankfully, I managed to avoid stooping to my bullies’ level and instead killed them with kindness. It’s so much … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged back to the future, bullies, films, movies, star trek, the big lebowski, TV shows | Leave a comment

Does Die Hard Have a Good Soundtrack?

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I love Die Hard. It’s practically flawless as an action movie. But I have to ask, does Die Hard have a good soundtrack? Is any of its music particularly memorable, melodic, or meaningful? No, it’s just kind of there. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged back to the future, die hard, film score, films, michael kamen, movie review, movies, music, soundtrack, videos | 5 Comments

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How I Uncover Cinematic Chiasmus

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’ve written more than a dozen articles explaining how the story structure of some special films fall into the category of Cinematic Chiasmus. These are films that unfold in a particular way in which the events in their first half … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged aliens, back to the future, batman begins, braveheart, chiasmus, dark knight rises, empire strikes back, films, last starfighter, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, terminator, the dark knight, the sixth sense, wargames | Leave a comment

Movies That Managed to Make Mediocre Songs Sound Amazing

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I love movie soundtracks. I own quite a few, which I often listen to as I write. There are some tracks that I enjoy at the start, but once they reach a certain point in the song I find myself … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, back to the future, films, highlander, mortal kombat, movie review, movies, music, pop songs, robin hood prince of thieves, science fiction, songs, soundtrack, videos | 4 Comments

Sequels That Show What Happened Right After the First Film’s End Credits Rolled

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Most sequels acknowledge the fact that a lot of time passes in between film productions by showing us familiar characters in new situations, a la Die Hard 2. After all, it probably wouldn’t have been much fun to see what … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged back to the future, evil dead, films, halloween, horror, iron man, james bond, karate kid, lord of the rings, mortal kombat, movie review, movies, planet of the apes, rocky, sequels, spiderman, star trek, star wars, superman, the matrix | 2 Comments

5 Funny Observations About Films

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I have a funny way of looking at films. Sometimes my powers of observation lead to entirely new ways of analyzing films’ plots while other times they yield silly puns. Today I present the latter. Please enjoy these five funny … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged back to the future, films, fun, funny, guardians of the galaxy, humor, jokes, movies, predator, puns, science fiction, sequels, spiderman, toy story | 3 Comments

10 Villains Who Were Defeated by Simply Ignoring Them

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

It’s refreshing when a film subverts expectations. For example, we usually expect an epic battle between good and evil at the end so that the hero will decisively triumph over his enemies. But sometimes that’s not necessary. Sometimes the hero’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 12 angry men, a beautiful mind, back to the future, cars, films, indiana jones, merlin, movie review, movies, nightmare on elm street, raiders of the lost ark, sequels, star trek, the godfather, the truman show, TV shows | 5 Comments