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Battle of the Message Movies: Cars vs. Groundhog Day

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

You’re probably thinking, “What on earth does Cars have to do with Groundhog Day? You’ve gone too far this time with your movie comparisons. How dare you!” Or something like that. I can understand your skepticism, but I think by … Continue reading →

Posted in Message Movie Battle | Tagged animated films, bill murray, cars, comedy, death, films, fun, groundhog day, lightning mcqueen, message movies, movie review, movies, pixar, punxsutawney, race, relationships, romance | 16 Comments

Movie Matchups: The Sixth Sense vs. Ghost

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Don’t you just love that sleeper hit from the 1990s about a ghost who stays on earth after he dies to try to help the people he cares about? Which movie am I talking about: either 1999’s The Sixth Sense … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged 1990s, bruce willis, comedy, death, demi moore, drama, films, ghost, haley joel osment, halloween, m night shyamalan, movie review, movies, patrick swayze, relationships, romance, scary movies, spiritual, supernatural, the sixth sense, TV shows, whoopi goldberg | 10 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: Clue

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Believe it or not, next year’s Battleship will not be the first movie ever made based on a board game. That dubious honor goes to 1985’s Clue. But don’t let the fact that it’s inspired by a silly game meant … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged 1980s, back to the future, board games, clue, comedy, films, fun, funny, halloween, jokes, movie review, movies, murder, mystery, raiders of the lost ark | 10 Comments

Movies That Get Worse on Multiple Viewings: Young Frankenstein

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

My taste in comedy has changed over the years. I used to think Full House was funny and Bill and Ted were the two best comedians in existence. I now know better. The first time I saw Young Frankenstein I … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies That Get Worse | Tagged comedy, films, frankenstein, fun, funny, gene wilder, halloween, mel brooks, movie review, movies, parody, relationships, science fiction, young frankenstein | 28 Comments

Movies That Improve on Multiple Viewings: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991) is one of my favorite movies of all time. It’s more than just a superb Disney cartoon. It crams more emotion and interesting characters into just 82 minutes than most movies do in twice that … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies That Improve | Tagged animated films, beauty and the beast, characters, comedy, disney, drama, enchanted, films, fun, funny, movie review, movies, mr magorium, relationships, romance, star trek | 9 Comments

Bad Movies with Great Music: Dune (1984)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

First of all, I have to say that I really like Frank Herbert’s masterpiece Dune. The book is epic in scope and I’ve never read a better examination of the dilemma of fate and free will than that of Paul … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Movies with Great Music | Tagged 1980s, david lynch, dune, film score, films, frank herbert, iron eagle, movie review, movies, music, science fiction, soundtrack, star wars, toto | 14 Comments

Movie Matchups: Titanic vs. Somewhere in Time

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

You’ve probably heard a million times that James Cameron’s Avatar isn’t the most original story ever told. But did you know that his previous film Titanic, which set new box-office records during 1997-1998, has virtually the same story as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, avatar, christopher reeve, drama, films, history, james cameron, love, macguffin, movie review, movies, relationships, romance, superman, time travel, titanic | 18 Comments

5 Great Movies That Were Saved By Budget Cuts

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Thank goodness for budget cuts. Filmmakers sometimes complain that they have to compromise their artistic vision because they didn’t have enough money. But I believe that good filmmakers will wind up being happy that they had less to work with … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, back to the future, disney, drama, film score, films, george lucas, indiana jones, movie review, movies, raiders of the lost ark, rocky, science fiction, star trek, star wars, steven spielberg, sylvester stallone | 34 Comments

Battle of the Message Movies: How to Train Your Dragon vs. Avatar

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

How to Train Your Dragon is what James Cameron’s Avatar was trying to be. It’s a great movie filled with emotion, action and interesting characters. As a bonus, it has a subtle message that is so central to the film … Continue reading →

Posted in Message Movie Battle | Tagged action movies, animated films, avatar, films, how to train your dragon, james cameron, movie review, movies, science fiction, special effects | 33 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: Hardware Wars

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

There must be dozens of Star Wars parodies out there. Everyone has made fun of Star Wars at some point, from Mel Brooks to Steve Oedekerk. But probably my favorite Star Wars parody of all time has to be an … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged comedy, cookie monster, films, funny, hardware wars, movie review, movies, parody, science fiction, sesame street, star wars, thumb wars | 2 Comments