Tag Archives: relationships

10 Things an Outsider Doesn’t Understand About Utah

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I don’t typically reveal much about myself or discuss any topic other than movies, but I’d like to try something different this week. I was raised in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. That’s a really beautiful place, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged comedy, fun, funny, humor, relationships, utah, washington state | 5 Comments

Movie Matchups: Watchmen vs. The Incredibles

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The Incredibles feels like someone dared Brad Bird to make a PG version of Watchmen. 1986’s Watchmen is quite possibly the most influential graphic novel of all time, so it’s no surprise that a film that both parodies and glorifies … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, comic books, films, incredibles, movie review, movies, parody, pixar, relationships, science fiction, watchmen | 14 Comments

Movie Matchups: Inception vs. Mary Poppins

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Since I first saw Inception in theaters, it has been needling in my mind. Not because it’s a bad film, but because it is so creative and unique that I wanted so badly to come up with an equally creative … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, christopher nolan, disney, family, films, inception, mary poppins, movie review, movies, relationships | 15 Comments

Movie Matchups: Die Hard vs. Crocodile Dundee II

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

What do Speed, Cliffhanger, Air Force One, and Sudden Death have in common? They all copy the plot of Crocodile Dundee II. I’m serious. Not Die Hard. The sequel to the popular Paul Hogan vehicle from the mid-1980s debuted in theaters … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged 1980s, action movies, christmas, crocodile dundee, die hard, films, holiday, movie review, movies, relationships | 14 Comments

Pleasant Surprises: The Parent Trap (1998)

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

This is the second film I’ve reviewed in the Pleasant Surprises section, and it also happens to be the second film with a date in the title, the first being Star Trek (2009). I’ll try not to make a habit … Continue reading →

Posted in Pleasant Surprises | Tagged comedy, disney, drama, films, movie review, movies, relationships, romance | 13 Comments

What Made Someone I Don’t Know Threaten to Kill Me

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I recently had a conversation that opened my eyes to a very big truth: tyranny is alive and well, and it is rearing its ugly head by trying to intimidate good people into silence. You see, I talked with someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged anger, debate, freedom, internet, kindness, politics, rational thought, relationships | 4 Comments

Movie Matchups: Thor vs. The Ten Commandments (1956)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I recently saw Marvel’s The Avengers and I am so impressed. I wish every big-budget movie could be that entertaining and just plain fun. In preparation for that movie, I watched both Iron Man films, Captain America: The First Avenger, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged alien, avengers, bible, bible stories, cecil b demille, charlton heston, comic books, egypt, films, hebrew, heroes, iron man, Israel, Jews, loki, love, moses, movie review, movies, natalie portman, norse mythology, odin, pharaoh, prophet, relationships, religion, science fiction, the ten commandments, thor, villains | 16 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