Tag Archives: sequels

Was It a Good Idea for Bryan Singer to Return to X-Men After a Decade-long Absence?

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Bryan Singer is a talented director, no question. That admission might sound out of place coming from a guy who poked fun at Singer’s initials and said that Superman Returns gets worse every time I see it. But it’s true. … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, bryan singer, comic books, directors, films, movies, science fiction, sequels, star trek, star wars, superman, x-men | 4 Comments

Movie Matchups: Star Trek Into Darkness vs. The Godfather Part III

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I heard a lot of people say Star Trek Into Darkness was mainly inspired by Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek: Nemesis. While there are definitely some homages to those two films, I would argue that … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, films, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, star trek, the godfather | 8 Comments

The Surprising Parallels of Christopher Nolan and M. Night Shyamalan

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The careers of Christopher Nolan and M. Night Shyamalan are on inverted trajectories. The greater Nolan rises, the lower Shyamalan falls. Their films have a surprising amount in common with each other, in terms of subject matter, but Nolan just … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged batman, batman begins, christopher nolan, comic books, dark knight rises, directors, inception, m night shyamalan, movies, science fiction, sequels, the dark knight, the sixth sense | 10 Comments

Movie Matchups: X-Men Origins: Wolverine vs. Rambo: First Blood Part II

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Why does X-Men Origins: Wolverine get such a bad rap? Maybe it’s because people were expecting it to be a full-blown origin story of Wolverine (hence the title), but instead what they got was simply a solid action film. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, comic books, films, movie review, movies, rambo, romance, sequels, vietnam war, war, wolverine | 6 Comments

Iron Man 3 Is What Iron Man 2 Should Have Been

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

It was with some trepidation that I went to see Iron Man 3 this past weekend. I’ve made no secret of my disdain for Iron Man 2, which I compared to RoboCop 2 last year. In fact, my first review … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, comic books, films, iron man, movie review, movies, robert downey jr, science fiction, sequels, trilogy | 8 Comments

Will the Next Star Wars Trilogy Stray Far, Far Away from the Original Formula?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The original Star Wars trilogy is a classic for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that it exploited the traditional storytelling method (setup, conflict, resolution) in quite possibly the most effective way ever. A New Hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged john williams, sequels, star wars, star wars prequels | 4 Comments

5 Awesome Endings to Bad Movies

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

There are some terrible movies that have a special place in my heart because they took me by surprise with their superb endings. After doing my list of five good movies with bad endings, I figure it’s poetic to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged airplane, bad movies, comedy, mst3k, robocop, sequels, terminator, william shatner | 12 Comments

Pleasant Surprises: Kung Fu Panda 2

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I was extremely hesitant to see Kung Fu Panda 2 because I absolutely loved the first one. I know that seems odd, but I just didn’t think there was any point in trying to top perfection. Kung Fu Panda has … Continue reading →

Posted in Pleasant Surprises | Tagged animated films, comedy, dreamworks, films, kung fu panda, movie review, movies, sequels | 14 Comments

10 Good Movies Overshadowed by Superior Sequels

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

Do you know what’s even better than a good movie? A movie that is better than the one that came before it in a series. That’s really hard to do. For example, Steven Spielberg did a great job making classics … Continue reading →

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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