Tag Archives: movies based on books

Swallowing My Pride

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Humility is not an easy quality to achieve or maintain. I was bullied a lot as a child, and it hardened me to the point that I thought I was uniquely deserving of sympathy and that other people were responsible … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged books, britain, classic films, films, jane austen, movies, movies based on books, personal, pride and prejudice, relationships, videos | 1 Comment

Middle Movies Everyone Agrees Are the Best in Their Trilogies

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Even though it seems like everyone disagrees on just about every imaginable topic, it’s nice to know that there are at least some things we can all agree upon. Take, for example, movie trilogies. There are a number of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, batman, comic books, empire strikes back, evil dead, films, mad max, movie review, movies, movies based on books, sam raimi, sequels, spiderman, star wars, the dark knight, the godfather, x-men | 3 Comments

The Giver and Passing on Knowledge to the Young

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Last week I did something I had never done before. I responded to an email I received out of the blue and interviewed its author. You see, I get a lot of emails from people telling me about this or … Continue reading →

Posted in Uplifting Films | Tagged baby boomer, books, family, fathers, millennial, movies based on books, parents, the giver | 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

What Makes Rock Biter Such a Memorable Character?

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Last week I was in a lot of pain, and a couple of my fingers were taped together, which made it extremely difficult to type. I saw an orthopedic hand doctor on Wednesday, and he took one look at my … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged characters, children films, fantasy, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, rock biter, the neverending story | 4 Comments

Dumb and Dumber vs. The Man Who Knew Too Little

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Dumb and Dumber has a lot in common with The Man Who Knew Too Little. They’re both ‘90s comedies, and they feature top-tier comedians: the former stars Jim Carrey early in his career while the latter stars Bill Murray late … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged 1990s, bill murray, comedy, dumb and dumber, films, funny, humor, jim carrey, movies, movies based on books, the man who knew too little | 2 Comments

It’s Your Turn to Be an MCU Villain, George Clooney

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

So far, major actors from three of the four Batman films that ran from 1989 to 1997 have appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And their MCU roles have been the exact inverse of their original ones, villains playing heroes … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, actors, batman, batman and robin, batman forever, batman returns, comic books, dc comics, films, marvel comics, mcu, movies, movies based on books | Leave a comment

Movie Matchups: The Iron Giant vs. Bumblebee

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I may have discovered why Bumblebee is the first Transformers movie to not only get a fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating, but be overwhelmingly popular with critics. It does everything that was proven to be wildly successful in 1999’s The Iron … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged 1980s, action movies, animated films, bumblebee, cold war, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, robots, science fiction, the iron giant, transformers | 2 Comments

Pride and Prejudice at The Office

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I enjoy good books and witty TV shows. And wouldn’t you know it, I found that two of my favorite pieces of entertainment that fall into these two categories resemble each other in surprising detail. Many of the characters in … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups, Uncategorized | Tagged books, comedy, fun, funny, humor, movies based on books, pride and prejudice, relationships, the office, TV shows | 3 Comments

Good Films About Bad Filmmakers

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The 1994 film Ed Wood is an odd masterpiece. Johnny Depp is at his most manic and lovable in that film. He plays the titular writer and director of some of the most famous bad movies of all time, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff, Videos | Tagged bad movies, biographical films, comedy, drama, ed wood, films, funny, movie review, movies, movies based on books, plan 9 from outer space | 3 Comments