Directed by:
Robert ZemeckisCinematography:
Dean CundeyComposer:
Alan SilvestriCast:
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Tom Wilson, Claudia Wells, Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo (more)VOD (4)
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With the help of a wacky scientist, a young teen travels back to 1955 in a Delorean turned time-machine. Once there, he meets his parents, still teenagers, but his presence throws things out-of-whack and he must ensure they fall in love and get married or else he'll never come to exist. (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)
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Had I seen it for the first time in my teenage years when I enjoyed similar stories, I would probably give it a definite five stars. Unfortunately, I watched Zemeckis' legendary sci-fi for the first time last week, which killed a bit of my enthusiasm. The story is very entertaining, some of the gags and situations are very nice, but I don’t really care for the "teenage spirit" and the unmistakable aesthetics of the 80's. Both of the title characters are really good, and the game with the influence of past actions on future things is also fun. This is a very successful hybrid with a great idea and a quality script. But aging… what can you do?
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I like the admitted value connection here between the 50s and the 80s, where you're actually fighting for position in the bourgeois suburbs, not breaking out of it. Back to the Future is actually a Reaganesque ode to neighborhood and conservative certainties, where one can twist one's entire life in the right direction with a well-timed punch, while keeping one's integrity in check, and if there's one thing to rely on, it's science. Oh, and they're taking the invention of rock 'n' roll away from black people, which is actually fucking hilarious nowadays. I totally understand how seductive it must have been at the time and actually is now, especially since the movie has such perfect sequences (the concert!), exuberant acting (Lloyd!), and a great script. Value-wise, though, it's as much a guilty pleasure for me to watch the film as it is to be entertained by constructivist or normalization films.
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It's been almost thirty years, but this sci-fi adventure comedy still holds its place among the genre's elite, and there's no sign of that changing. After all, it's not every day that such an original, entertaining and perfectly thought-out script is born in the minds of screenwriters, even under the guidance of directorial wizards like Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. Just great, I can't but praise it. The visuals are stunning even after all these years, the unravelling of the story is simply flawless, and the duo of M.J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd were probably born for this legendary three-part series, and the way the creators dealt with the bar they set for the second part is truly incredible. 100%
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One great thing has happened to me with this review, and I might be the only one among you. I am evaluating without any emotion, as it is only now that I have seen this film – in 2011. So no nostalgia. This film is very silly. If someone were to make something like this today, they would be crucified. Even Pirates of the Caribbean, silly as it is, is a little bit better than this (and it is also nonsense, by the way).
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The film is based on the idea that it is possible to change our present by changing our past. Causality is respected here, of course, for the purposes of the screenplay, but in this case, it doesn't matter at all because it works perfectly. Additionally, there are two actors who give the film its soul. Michael J. Fox is an actor who you can't help but like, and Christopher Lloyd and his character Emmett Brown are so wonderfully eccentric that he has become a literal iconic mad scientist. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, this is truly a well-thought-out film that will entertain you, even if you're not a big fan of sci-fi. Among other things, Zemeckis shows what he has always excelled at - special effects sequences. They are truly well done, and one wouldn't even believe that the film is almost thirty years old. I was completely unnecessary in my fear of the film because it is really a great example of what fun and intelligent sci-fi can look like.
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