Tag Archives: films

How to Destroy the Star Wars Saga in One Easy Step

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

What one thing could possibly destroy the entire Star Wars saga? Not Jar Jar Binks. Not Anakin Skywalker as a little kid or a whiny teenager. Not Darth Vader yelling “NOOOOOOO!” Not even Yoda jumping around with a little green … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged alien, anakin skywalker, darth vader, death star, empire strikes back, et the extra terrestrial, fairy tales, films, george lucas, han solo, lord of the rings, luke skywalker, movie review, movies, muppets, padme amidala, phantom menace, return of the jedi, science fiction, star trek, star wars, star wars prequels, steven spielberg, superman, yoda | 2 Comments

10 Movies That Will Make You Bawl (While You Have a Ball)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Some movies are so good that it doesn’t matter that they make me feel incredibly sad. I’ve compiled a list of 10 movies that have the power to make me cry my heart out, but they still keep me coming … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged animated films, baseball, beauty and the beast, big, cats, christian slater, comedy, deep impact, dinosaurs, disaster movies, disney, don bluth, drama, elephant man, film score, films, fun, garfield, girls, humor, james horner, john merrick, john travolta, love, macaulay culkin, madonna, major league baseball, movie review, movies, music, my girl, phenomenon, relationships, romance, romantic comedy, sad, star trek, tearjerker, the land before time, tom hanks, untamed heart | 4 Comments

Movie Matchups: Iron Man 2 vs. RoboCop 2

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Iron Man 2 is a remake of RoboCop 2. Let that sentence sink in for a few seconds… Now someone please tell me why would anyone want to remake RoboCop 2? I’d really like to know. I can understand wanting … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, alex murphy, bad movies, comedy, comic books, cyborgs, films, fun, funny, humor, iron man, movie review, movies, relationships, robocop, robots, science fiction, sequels, spiderman, star wars, star wars prequels, superman, tony stark | 29 Comments

Pleasant Surprises: Star Trek (2009)

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I didn’t expect to like Star Trek (2009) at all. I originally thought it sounded like a cheap gimmick to cash in on a popular franchise. The filmmakers had clearly run out of ideas for continuing the story, so why … Continue reading →

Posted in Pleasant Surprises | Tagged action movies, anakin skywalker, clue, darth vader, film score, films, fun, funny, humor, james t kirk, message movies, michael giacchino, movie review, movies, music, relationships, science, science fiction, soundtrack, space, spock, star trek, star wars, TV shows, voyager | 17 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: Gattaca

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

Why do great movies like Gattaca bomb at the box office while drivel like Avatar earn way more money than they deserve? I guess the film business is a lot like high school. The smart, nerdy films get ignored while … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged 2001 a space odyssey, avatar, calvinism, discrimination, dna, drama, ethan hawke, films, gattaca, genetics, jude law, love, martin luther king, message movies, movie review, movies, politics, predestination, relationships, religion, romance, science, science fiction, space, space exploration | 10 Comments

The Film That Inspired Me to Graduate from College

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

My brother-in-law is about to receive his college diploma, so I’d like to take this opportunity to share a deeply personal story about why I decided to go to college and how I endured many struggles and saw it through … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged books, brigham young university, byu, catholic, church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, college, drama, education, films, football, God, great depression, indiana, mormon, movie review, movies, nintendo, notre dame, parents, pr, public relations, relationships, religion, rudy, sports, utah, video game, washington state, writing | 18 Comments

Movies That Improve on Multiple Viewings: Primer

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Get ready for a wild ride. Primer is probably the best movie you’ve never heard of. It was made for less than $10,000, and it was released with little fanfare in 2004. But despite its low-budget feel and lack of … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies That Improve | Tagged back to the future, bill murray, cars, christopher nolan, comedy, drama, films, groundhog day, independent film, low budget, memento, message movies, millennium, movie review, movies, mpaa, primer, romance, science, science fiction, the godfather, time travel | Leave a comment

James Cameron’s Best Movie

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

What is James Cameron’s best movie? It’s not Aliens. It’s not Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It’s not even Titanic. No, his best movie is one that he planned more than a decade before it became a reality. He had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, abyss, action movies, alan silvestri, alien, america, avatar, back to the future, beauty and the beast, CGI, characters, cold war, conservatives, drama, dreamworks, ed harris, film score, films, history, how to train your dragon, humanity, james cameron, james horner, liberals, love, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, message movies, michael biehn, military, movie review, movies, music, navy, navy seals, pixar, politics, relationships, romance, science fiction, somewhere in time, soundtrack, soviet union, special effects, star trek, submarine, technology, terminator, titanic, tron, undersea, united states, war | 19 Comments

Movie Matchups: Star Trek: The Motion Picture vs. 2001: A Space Odyssey

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Since my first attempt at talking about 2001: A Space Odyssey was such a resounding success (Stanley Kubrick fans lined up to hurl insults at me), I thought I might as well finish what I started and try to set … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged 2001 a space odyssey, alien, classical music, dave bowman, drama, enterprise, evolution, film score, films, fun, funny, hal 9000, heavens gate, humor, james t kirk, jerry goldsmith, jupiter, klingon, krypton, leaders, monolith, movie review, movies, music, NASA, religion, science, science fiction, soundtrack, space, space exploration, spock, stanley kubrick, star trek, superman, TV shows, voyager, youtube | 29 Comments

How MST3K Inspired the Internet Generation

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The first generation of Internet users has been heavily influenced by many things. It might seem silly to try to pin down one aspect that had the biggest influence, but that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’d like to … Continue reading →

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