Tag Archives: fun

Unidentified Flying Oddball – What Were They Thinking?

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I had planned on writing a Forgotten Film Gem article this week about a 1979 Disney film called Unidentified Flying Oddball. I hadn’t seen it in years, but I remembered enough good things about it that I figured it would … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged bad movies, comedy, disney, films, fun, funny, humor, jokes, movie review, movies, movies based on books, NASA, puns, relationships, romance, science fiction, space, space exploration, time travel | 2 Comments

10 Things I Love About 10 Things I Hate About You

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’m not really a fan of most romantic comedies, But sometimes a film in this genre truly does please. Like 1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You, An adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. For some reason, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 10 things i hate about you, comedy, films, fun, funny, heath ledger, humor, joseph gordon-levitt, julia stiles, movie review, movies, movies based on books, poems, poetry, puns, relationships, romance, seattle, william shakespeare | 5 Comments

The Beautiful Story Structure of How to Train Your Dragon

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

How to Train Your Dragon’s message of Vikings and dragons coming together to live in peace and harmony is complemented by the very way its story is told. Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged animated films, chiasmus, dreamworks, films, fun, how to train your dragon, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships | 18 Comments

Most Comedic Actors Have a 10-Year Window of Greatness

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Nothing lasts forever. Case in point, comedic actors. Even the ones who reach superstar status and enjoy years of success eventually slip into mediocrity. The interesting thing is the pattern they follow. I’ve noticed that usually these kinds of actors … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, actors, adam sandler, bill murray, chevy chase, comedy, dan aykroyd, eddie murphy, films, fun, funny, humor, jim carrey, jokes, mike myers, movies, parody, puns, rick moranis, robin williams, steve martin | 10 Comments

10 Obscure TV Shows I Loved as a Kid

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

This is going to be fun. I have compiled a list of 10 little-known TV shows I watched as a kid. Instead of spouting off dry facts about them, I have written about them based solely on my memories of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 321 contact, bobbys world, denver the last dinosaur, eek the cat, eerie indiana, exo-squad, fun, funny, humor, kids shows, noozles, nostalgia, science fiction, shirt tales, snorks, todays special, TV shows | Leave a comment

10 Actors Who Played Diametrically Opposed Characters

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

A great actor can play anyone, even if it means playing two characters that seem similar in some respects but are actually the opposite of each other in big and small ways. I’ve come up with a list of 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, actors, al pacino, chris evans, comedy, films, fun, james bond, jeff bridges, johnny depp, matthew broderick, movie review, movies, richard gere, science fiction, timothy dalton | 16 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: The Villain

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Remember that time when director Hal Needham got really drunk and decided to cast Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cowboy in a western comedy? Yes, that really happened. Maybe not the drunk part, but I assume he had to be out … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged arnold schwarzenegger, cartoon, comedy, cowboy, films, fun, funny, hal needham, humor, jokes, kirk douglas, looney tunes, movie review, movies, puns, relationships, romance, villains, western genre | 13 Comments

Bill and Ted vs. Wayne and Garth

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I recently re-watched Wayne’s World and it brought back a lot of fun memories. It got me thinking about another cinematic pair of rockers: Bill and Ted. I was tempted to compare the two duos. After all, Bill and Ted … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged bill and ted, bill and teds excellent adventure, comedy, films, fun, funny, movie review, movies, parody, romance, satire, science fiction, sequels, star trek, wayne and garth, waynes world | 14 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: Guarding Tess

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Guarding Tess is a combination of Driving Miss Daisy and In the Line of Fire. In fact, it came out right in the middle of a slew of films focused on the president and/or the Secret Service: 1993’s Dave and … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged christmas, comedy, films, fun, funny, movie review, movies, nicholas cage, relationships | Leave a comment

Thank You from the Deja Reviewer

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

To all of my readers, thank you for helping to make my website such a huge success. I got my 1 millionth view and my 1,000th follower last month, and everything just keeps booming. I am amazed by what has … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged family, fun, gratitude, holiday, thank you, thanksgiving | 12 Comments