Action-Adventure The 'Back To The Future' Appreciation Thread - Part 2

[jmc]

So, having just watched film 3 yesterday to complete the trilogy in honour of BTTF Day I must say the final time jump with the Delorean is my favourite of the trilogy. So much tension. It also makes me sad the very next scene when the Delorean is destroyed, the vehicle was a character in and of itself throughout the series, probably more so than any other movie car in history. Overall I think this might be my all time favourite trilogy that has some great moments. I think my favourite scene in all three films is in film one when Earth Angel is playing and George finally kisses Loraine restoring the timeline. Marty suddenly springs to his feet and the photo of him and his siblings returns to normal. Can't help but smile at that moment. I will treasure this film series for the rest of my life.

 

[sueb1863]

Isn't it awesome? And nobody had any idea in 1985. It looked like just another silly teen-centric comedy. Interesting to ponder why it turned out to be so enduring.

 

[Vartha]

Yeah, My kids aren't as interested in the Trilogy. They liked it, but not enough to own the movies

 

[Vartha]

 

[antsman41]

That Visual Guide book is spectacular. I made it about a quarter in...

 

[Vartha]

I checked it out at Barnes & Noble, I might pick it up too. They're wanting $66 for it tho

 

[antsman41]

I checked it out at Barnes & Noble, I might pick it up too. They're wanting $66 for it tho

I said on the previous page, online it was/is roughly $25... That's how I snagged it.

 

[A Necessary Evil]

Picked up the BTTF book at Barnes & Noble today. Get this:

20% off sale + 20% off coupon + 10% off membership card

Original cost: $50.00+ 5.3% state tax

Final cost: $30.00

 

[samsnee]

I watched the Back in Time documentary. What a disappointment. Too much focus on the fans and not enough on the movie itself.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I watched the Back in Time documentary. What a disappointment. Too much focus on the fans and not enough on the movie itself.

The fans are what made the trilogy iconic.

 

[DyeLorean]

I watched the Back in Time documentary. What a disappointment. Too much focus on the fans and not enough on the movie itself.

I liked that it focused on something different for a change, but it still wasn't deep enough to be a really good documentary.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

There is more than enough material out there about the making of the movie. Not much new they can say about it that hasn't already been said.

 

[Travesty]

I liked the doc(the one on Netflix, right?). If you want to go in depth, watch the Blu Ray extras. There's a TON of good stuff on them.

I should re-watch them soon.

 

[DyeLorean]

I also recommend this book:

Lots, LOTS of great stuff in there. For any true fan.

 

[A Necessary Evil]

I'm already onto Part 2 of that Visual History. There's some good stuff in there.

 

[BH/HHH]

Currently watching the original, my favourite film ever.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Just watched "Back In Time" on Netflix. Amazing how much of an impact the movies had on people. That was a good watch.

 

[elgaz]

Isn't it awesome? And nobody had any idea in 1985. It looked like just another silly teen-centric comedy. Interesting to ponder why it turned out to be so enduring.

A combination of factors in my opinion. The casting was absolutely spot-on - from Michael J Fox's sometimes accident prone but quick-witted and brave Marty McFly, to Lloyd's zany and eccentric Doc Brown, to Thomas Wilson's loudmouthed and arrogant bully Biff Tannen. And they were all very, very likeable as characters. Even Biff - the villain of the piece - is unlikeable in a likeable way - he's fun and amusing to watch on screen.

Then there's the car. It's different, unique and memorable - imagine if they had used some ordinary saloon? It's an iconic symbol for the franchise and is to Back to the Future, what the Millenium Falcon is to Star Wars.

Then there's the soundtrack, the gadgets, the fashion in past, present and future, the backstory (no pun intended) showing how the lives of fringe characters like Goldie Wilson progressed. It builds a universe around them.

Ultimately though, I think the greatest strength of the franchise was how it's plot allowed them to straddle timelines and effectively give us 4 different types of film in one franchise. You had the contemporary 80s bits; the throwback to 1955, the almost sci-fi future Hill Valley of 2015, and then the 1880s Western era. It was a lot of bang for buck.

The film just combined these elements in the right way, at the right time. Had they come out in the 90s, or kept Eric Stoltz as the lead, or done a number of other things different, they may not have had the same cultural impact.

 

[Lencho01]

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[Lencho01]

DeLoreans Are Coming ‘Back to the Future’ with New Models in 2017

 

[sueb1863]

Interesting, but weren't the cars themselves actually not very good cars? Poor performance, lousy gas mileage, etc.

I remember a guy on Pawn Stars brought in a DeLorean he tricked out to look like the time machine, but the pawnbrokers wouldn't give him much for it because they said that it was a replica and the car itself was not all that desirable.

 

[Travesty]

I thought they were still making them at the DMC plant in TX?

 

[Vaibow]

For my wedding, i hired one to drive in with, then pose for pictures. It was really low down, more than you would actually think. Therefor getting in and out daily, would be hard on the back. It doesn't take corners well, needs a wide birth. Plus, no power steering.

But i'm sure they can fix all those things - if anything, i would market it so you could have 'modifications' of a time a machine - so the audio section, the lcd screens etc were reminiscent of the time machine.

 

[sueb1863]

I hope they can modify them to fit the modern driving experience. People expect a lot more of their cars these days than they did in the 80s.

 

[scifiwolf]

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