Tag Archives: romance

Jason Bourne vs. James Bond

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Talk about déjà vu. In the first article I ever published as the Deja Reviewer, I noted that it wasn’t fan fiction about RoboCop fighting Iron Man, but a comparison of their respective first films. And now here I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, bourne identity, films, james bond, jason bourne, love, movie franchise, movie review, movies, relationships, romance, sequels, spy films | 1 Comment

A Walk to Remember Offers Hope to Bullied and Bullies Alike

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I want to share something near and dear to my heart this week. When I was a kid growing up in Washington state, I was very socially awkward and some of my classmates made fun of me mercilessly. Mocks became … Continue reading →

Posted in Pleasant Surprises | Tagged a walk to remember, author, books, bullies, christian, love, movie review, movies, movies based on books, nicholas sparks, relationships, religion, romance | 3 Comments

Movies About Spending Ungodly Amounts of Money

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Several films have explored what might happen if people spent ungodly amounts of money. Let’s spend some time exploring their different takes on this seemingly simple concept and see if we can discover some similarities. Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 1980s, adam sandler, bill murray, brewsters millions, cash, comedy, coming to america, dollar, eddie murphy, father of the bride, films, groundhog day, money, money pit, movie remakes, movie review, movies, mr deeds, relationships, richard pryor, romance, steve martin, tom hanks, wealth | 8 Comments

The Truth Behind James Bond’s Conquests

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

James Bond has bedded dozens of women over the decades with barely a mention of any of them when the curtain comes up on the next film. I used to think Bond girls were mostly virginal to make it clear … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, for your eyes only, goldfinger, james bond, on her majestys secret service, relationships, romance | 6 Comments

Movies About Picking Sides

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Captain America: Civil War comes out this week in the U.S., and it got me thinking that this isn’t the first movie to be about choosing a side on an important issue. No, I’m not going to compare this film … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 12 angry men, action movies, comic books, crimson tide, films, fugitive, movie review, movies, new moon, relationships, rivalries, romance, twilight, x-men | 4 Comments

Pleasant Surprises: Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I never enjoyed the classic Scooby Doo cartoon shows. Even as a child, I found them repetitive and formulaic. In every episode Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby Doo would drive into some spooky town in the Mystery Machine and … Continue reading →

Posted in Pleasant Surprises | Tagged cartoon, comedy, fun, funny, humor, jokes, mystery, nostalgia, parody, relationships, romance, scooby doo, TV shows | 1 Comment

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

Forgotten Film Gems: Only the Lonely

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In between his two Home Alone films, Chris Columbus wrote and directed a little romantic comedy starring John Candy called Only the Lonely. It wasn’t exactly a huge hit like many of Columbus’s other films, but it has a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged chris columbus, comedy, drama, films, fun, funny, humor, john candy, john hughes, jokes, macaulay culkin, movie review, movies, only the lonely, relationships, romance | 1 Comment

Fiddler on the Roof’s Story Is in the Tradition of Pride and Prejudice

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single film in possession of a good story must be in want of a remake. Thus, we see the reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic story of manners Pride and Prejudice as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged books, britain, drama, fiddler on the roof, films, fun, great britain, jane austen, Jews, judaism, love, movie review, movies, movies based on books, musical, pride and prejudice, relationships, romance, tradition | 12 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: Truly Madly Deeply

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Would you like a cathartic film to deal with the loss of Alan Rickman? Watch Truly Madly Deeply. It’s a refreshingly low-key ghost movie that came out the same year as Ghost, but attracted much less attention. It also came … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged alan rickman, comedy, drama, fantasy, ghost, movie review, movies, poems, relationships, romance, spanish, truly madly deeply | 4 Comments