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10 Great Standoffs in Movies

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Standoffs are great because they create instant drama and force characters to reveal important parts of their personalities by how they react. When two or more characters face a situation in which they can’t win by taking direct action, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged action movies, aliens, die hard, dragonheart, face off, goldeneye, robocop, science fiction, sequels, speed, the naked gun, the thing, videos, waterworld | 2 Comments

Trying to Remember Movie Characters’ Names

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’m going to do something I’ve never done before. There are some movies I absolutely love, and I’d like to see how many character names I can remember from them without looking them up. These are just all off the … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged alien, aliens, back to the future, characters, fiddler on the roof, fugitive, ghostbusters, karate kid, movies, mulan, names, predator, robocop, rudy, three amigos | 4 Comments

Ultimate Suffering in Film

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

This article is not for the squeamish. The end of 2018 was not kind to me. I was bedridden for a week in September and then spent the final week of December suffering from a number of painful maladies. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged braveheart, dune, films, incredibles, movie review, movies, pain, robocop, the fly, the passion of the christ, the princess bride, the ten commandments | Leave a comment

Potentially Ambiguous Movie Titles That Obviously Refer to Just 1 Film

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Some great movies get remade with disastrous or forgettable results while other so-so films get remade to spectacular success. In both cases, one film completely overshadows other films that bear its name to the point that no one has to … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, ben-hur, casino royale, films, ghostbusters, magnificent seven, movie remakes, movie review, movie titles, movies, oceans eleven, point break, robocop, the fast and the furious, the ten commandments, the thing, total recall | Leave a comment

London Screenwriters’ Festival Spotlights the RoboCop Chiasmus

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Two years ago, Netflix made a video based on my Back to the Future Trilogy chiasmus article and called it the Lockard Theory. I was honored, of course, that they took note of my analysis. I loved helping others to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged action movies, chiasmus, films, movies, robocop, science fiction | 2 Comments

What Makes the RoboCop vs. ED-209 Fight So Memorable?

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

There are three big things that make this scene go from good to legendary by etching itself in my memory. Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged films, movie review, movies, robocop, robots, science fiction, sequels, videos | 5 Comments

Faithful Sidekicks Who Stayed with Film Franchises to the Bitter End

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

You know who never gets any glory? Sidekicks. Those faithful friends who are just as hard-working as the main character, but who don’t get any credit for their contributions. I’m here to speak up for them by highlighting 18 supporting … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged actors, airport film, batman, beverly hills cop, caddyshack, comic books, films, fletch, movie franchise, movie review, movies, police academy, robocop, rocky, sequels, sidekicks, speed, superman | 12 Comments

Unceremonious Ways Sequels Dump the Previous Film’s Love Interest

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Sequels are never easy. They have to continue where the last film left off and add something new to the mix so they don’t feel stale. Frequently this involves writing out the previous love interest in order to make room … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged alien, austin powers, back to the future, batman, batman returns, comic books, die hard, die hard with a vengeance, films, jason bourne, karate kid, love, movie review, movies, princess diaries, robocop, romance, science fiction, sequels, star trek, superman, toy story | 4 Comments

10 Actors Who Had to Suffer to Make Their Movies

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Some actors really suffer to make their movies. I’m not talking about getting minor injuries doing a stunt and having to wait a few days or weeks before continuing on. I’m talking about actors who are in constant pain and … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, abyss, action movies, actors, back to the future, cliffhanger, comic books, dustin hoffman, ed harris, films, fugitive, harrison ford, how the grinch stole christmas, jackie chan, jim carrey, lord of the rings, marathon man, michael j fox, movie review, movies, peter weller, popeye, robin williams, robocop, rumble in the bronx, science fiction, sylvester stallone | 2 Comments

10 Directors Who Seamlessly Transitioned to Sci-Fi on Their First Try

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

Great directors are ones who thrive even when making films in genres they’re not particularly familiar with. Science fiction is a great one to test a director’s mettle because films in this genre could so easily be dismissed as mindless … Continue reading →

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