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 (5)
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The future for 17-year-old Marty McFly is not shaping up well. His family is dysfunctional, his schoolteacher, Mr Strickland, is out to get him, his music is just too loud and the rest of the world doesn't care. Only with his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker and local eccentric scientist, Dr. Emmet Brown does he find the encouragement and excitement he needs. Never in time for his classes or his dinner, one day Marty wasn't in his time at all but having the time of his life. But what time is it? Marty got home early last night - 30 years early. One of the not-so-crazy scientist's experiment went slightly wrong and Marty was caught up in it to find himself at the wheel of a DeLorean car - converted into a time machine. It roars back to 1955 where he meets his parents when they were his age and sets out to make a man out of his dim-wit father. (Universal Pictures UK)
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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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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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The 1980s and the golden era of Spielberg / Zemeckis collaboration... Back to the Future is entertaining, imaginative, intelligent and sophisticatedly funny, with sensitively expressed deep thoughts. It is a film for which the terms “popcorn” and “(ultra)happy ending” are not used as insults. Why do they no longer make such movies? Why do we live in such a depressing era? Had I been a movie virgin and rated this at the time of its release, I would have given it five stars.
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Once again, I went back in time to remind myself, after about thirty years (since the last time I saw the film), how Marty McFly went thirty years back in time and then returned thirty years into the future. The fact is, the movie didn't have the same impact on me as it did decades ago, and I blame that mainly on the passing of time, which changes my perception of the world. And even though I must admit that one of the reasons I like the movie is nostalgia, it's true that I still thoroughly enjoyed it today because Michael J. Fox portrayed the main character brilliantly. I much prefer Christopher Lloyd as a slightly unhinged visionary rather than Uncle Fester. To sum it up, the film has flaws, given its age, but there aren't enough to spoil my overall impression. / Lesson learned: Always put your name on your underwear. 5*
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