Tag Archives: science fiction

A Tale of Two Satans: The Joker vs. General Zod

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Two of my favorite sequels of all time are The Dark Knight and Superman II. Both of them expand the heroes’ story and deepen the world they inhabit. A lot of the success of these films can be credited directly … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged batman, batman begins, christ-type, comic books, devil, drama, evil, films, general zod, God, harvey dent, jesus christ, joker, lucifer, movie review, movies, religion, romance, satan, science fiction, spiritual, superman, the dark knight, villains | 10 Comments

Movie Matchups: DreamWorks Animation Triple Feature!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Over the past few years, the quality of DreamWorks Animation’s films has gone up dramatically. They’ve given Pixar a run for its money with great movies like Megamind, How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda. What has suddenly … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged animated films, batman begins, beauty and the beast, comedy, donkey kong, dreamworks, films, fun, funny, hitch, how to train your dragon, kung fu panda, megamind, movie review, movies, pixar, relationships, science fiction, superman | 8 Comments

Making Star Wars vs. Writing the U.S. Constitution

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Is it blasphemous to compare a document as divinely inspired as the United States Constitution to a film written and directed by a man who went on to create a character named Jar Jar Binks? I’ll let you decide. No … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged alec guinness, constitution, films, founding fathers, george lucas, george washington, government, james madison, movies, myth, politics, science fiction, star wars, united states | 1 Comment

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

Joke of the Week: David Lynch

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

When David Lynch was offered the job of directing either Dune or Return of the Jedi, what did the person offering him the job say? The answer is…

Posted in Joke of the Week | Tagged david lynch, dune, films, fun, funny, jokes, movies, puns, return of the jedi, science fiction, star wars | Leave a comment

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

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 | 31 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

Movies That Get Worse on Multiple Viewings: Superman Returns

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I don’t think Superman Returns is a bad movie. It’s an interesting character study, a solid drama, and a fresh perspective on the comic book genre. But that doesn’t necessarily add up to a great Superman movie. I’ll get to … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies That Get Worse | Tagged comic books, drama, film score, films, iron man, movie review, movies, romance, science fiction, soundtrack, superman | 8 Comments