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The Movie That Scared Me as a Child More Than Anything Else: Mr. Boogedy

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees just come across as silly to me. No, the most horrifying figure I would never want to meet in a dark basement is a man named Mr. Boogedy. Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged comedy, disney, films, fun, funny, halloween, haunted house, horror, humor, jokes, movie review, movies, mr boogedy, scary movies, tv movie | 14 Comments

Did MST3K’s Joel Robinson Create Artificial Intelligence for His Bots?

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I know I’m not supposed to worry about how Joel eats and breathes, and other science facts (la la la), but I can’t help wondering: Did Joel create artificial intelligence for his Bots? Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged comedy, crow t robot, funny, humor, joel robinson, jokes, mst3k, mystery science theater 3000, science fiction, tom servo, TV shows | Leave a comment

Similarly Named Movies That Couldn’t Be More Different

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Have you ever looked for a film you’re excited to see, only to be surprised when you realize what you got isn’t what you expected at all? For example, mistaking 28 Days for 28 Days Later. One is a Sandra … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged films, fun, funny, humor, movie review, movies, muppet movie, muppets, videos, war movies | 3 Comments

The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall and Rise of the Muppets

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Anyone who has ever watched Sesame Street or enjoyed John Denver’s acting or been alive during the ‘70s, ‘80s, or ‘90s loves the Muppets. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, the Great Gonzo, and Rowlf the Dog have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, comedy, empire strikes back, films, fun, funny, humor, jim henson, movie franchise, movie review, movies, muppet movie, muppets, star wars, TV shows | 9 Comments

10 Movies About Aliens That Don’t Have Any Language Barriers

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Science fiction is a funny business. You want to have just enough scientific realism to be believable, but you don’t want to spend the whole film talking about hardware or the linguistics problems involved in human-alien communication. Some movies manage … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, action movies, alien, aliens, comedy, dark city, ed wood, et the extra terrestrial, fantastic four, films, fun, funny, guardians of the galaxy, humor, masters of the universe, movie review, movies, mst3k, mystery science theater 3000, plan 9 from outer space, santa claus, science fiction, sequels, superman, thor | 11 Comments

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

Pleasant Surprises: Penelope

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Penelope is a whimsical little film about a girl who spends the first 25 years of her life with a pig snout for a nose. I thought it was bizarre the first time I saw it. But then I gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Pleasant Surprises | Tagged addiction, comedy, fantasy, films, funny, love, movie review, movies, penelope, relationships, romance | 5 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

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 →

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