The 'Back To The Future' Appreciation Thread

[Destructus86]

It's a film series that could never be rebooted and still be good. It's just not possible. It's too embedded in a certain era.

 

[Octoberist]

It is embedded because the contrast of the 80's and 50's was great; plus the ages of the parents fit within those 30 years.

I mean, if I got zapped back to the 80's I think i'l survive just fine with the new wave parties and cocaine as far as the eye can see. But the 50's..that would be a different story.

 

[The Caped Knight]

GREAT SCOTT!

13 times this catchphrase is used in the trilogy

 

[Immortalfire]

That's heavy.

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

There's that word again heavy, why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull ?

 

[Immortalfire]

Question: Who the hell is John F Kennedy?

 

[Shifty]

I'm sure at some point in the future when Bob and Bob pass away and Universal or someone else gets the rights they'll do a remake. Which doesn't change anything to the original trilogy, doesn't taint it or anything. They made a terrible sequel to Indiana Jones, I still enjoy the first three films.

Adjusted for inflation part one made $493,072,900 domestically. From a business standpoint, you can't ignore that if you own the rights - when they change hands. And I would say having a film span 30 years, that's quite a change. Especially if you're a 17 year old in 2015 who was born in 1998 and goes back to 1985.

Having a rebooted franchise where with the right writers/director and cast could produce something even better. BttF was written with no sequel in mind. You bring in Vince Gilligan or Mike Schur or Dan Harmon and let them plan out a trilogy or even longer. It doesn't have to be additional scripts but they could plan out the entire story, key scenes and how they can take advantage of time travel. That was done with BttF 2 and 3. Now there would be the opportunity to include the first film to setup things in sequels.

They can film things and the reveal won't happen until the second or third film but they would've filmed something in the first one that becomes an Easter Egg or have a scene that could later be used like the end of BttF 2.
And they don't have to be limited to just the characters from the 1985 film, they could expand the universe a bit and go out in different times.

Or even a series on Netflix might be a better use of the rights. Have it set in 1985/1955 and each season can be an expanded adaptation of the trilogy. Go back to the original idea of what it would be like to hang out with your parents as teenagers.

 

[Immortalfire]

No.

 

[MrMaooz]

I'm sure at some point in the future when Bob and Bob pass away and Universal or someone else gets the rights they'll do a remake. Which doesn't change anything to the original trilogy, doesn't taint it or anything. They made a terrible sequel to Indiana Jones, I still enjoy the first three films.

Adjusted for inflation part one made $493,072,900 domestically. From a business standpoint, you can't ignore that if you own the rights - when they change hands. And I would say having a film span 30 years, that's quite a change. Especially if you're a 17 year old in 2015 who was born in 1998 and goes back to 1985.

Having a rebooted franchise where with the right writers/director and cast could produce something even better. BttF was written with no sequel in mind. You bring in Vince Gilligan or Mike Schur or Dan Harmon and let them plan out a trilogy or even longer. It doesn't have to be additional scripts but they could plan out the entire story, key scenes and how they can take advantage of time travel. That was done with BttF 2 and 3. Now there would be the opportunity to include the first film to setup things in sequels.

They can film things and the reveal won't happen until the second or third film but they would've filmed something in the first one that becomes an Easter Egg or have a scene that could later be used like the end of BttF 2.
And they don't have to be limited to just the characters from the 1985 film, they could expand the universe a bit and go out in different times.

Or even a series on Netflix might be a better use of the rights. Have it set in 1985/1955 and each season can be an expanded adaptation of the trilogy. Go back to the original idea of what it would be like to hang out with your parents as teenagers.

Nah, I like this trilogy the way it is. Oh, and Indy 4 was awesome!

 

[Great Mind(s)]

If anything, a part 4. I'd rather them be timeless classics never touched but I'd also rather have a sequel than remake.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Having a rebooted franchise where with the right writers/director and cast could produce something even better.

Or even a series on Netflix might be a better use of the rights. Have it set in 1985/1955 and each season can be an expanded adaptation of the trilogy. Go back to the original idea of what it would be like to hang out with your parents as teenagers.

No offense but that sounds awful. Please no.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I'm sure at some point in the future when Bob and Bob pass away and Universal or someone else gets the rights they'll do a remake. Which doesn't change anything to the original trilogy, doesn't taint it or anything. They made a terrible sequel to Indiana Jones, I still enjoy the first three films.

Adjusted for inflation part one made $493,072,900 domestically. From a business standpoint, you can't ignore that if you own the rights - when they change hands. And I would say having a film span 30 years, that's quite a change. Especially if you're a 17 year old in 2015 who was born in 1998 and goes back to 1985.

Having a rebooted franchise where with the right writers/director and cast could produce something even better. BttF was written with no sequel in mind. You bring in Vince Gilligan or Mike Schur or Dan Harmon and let them plan out a trilogy or even longer. It doesn't have to be additional scripts but they could plan out the entire story, key scenes and how they can take advantage of time travel. That was done with BttF 2 and 3. Now there would be the opportunity to include the first film to setup things in sequels.

They can film things and the reveal won't happen until the second or third film but they would've filmed something in the first one that becomes an Easter Egg or have a scene that could later be used like the end of BttF 2.
And they don't have to be limited to just the characters from the 1985 film, they could expand the universe a bit and go out in different times.

Or even a series on Netflix might be a better use of the rights. Have it set in 1985/1955 and each season can be an expanded adaptation of the trilogy. Go back to the original idea of what it would be like to hang out with your parents as teenagers.

You bash Indy 4, yet you contradict yourself by suggesting these ideas?

 

[Great Mind(s)]

How bout a sequel explaining why things aren't the way they are in BTTF2?

 

[Immortalfire]

For real, we're one year away and I haven't seen any indication of flying cars and dehydrated pizza!

 

[Teelie]

Technology progresses quickly, we'll have it by year's end.

 

[Dr. Evil]

How bout a sequel explaining why things aren't the way they are in BTTF2?

Not a sequel, but I wouldn't mid some sort of documentary explaining BTTF2.

 

[Shifty]

You bash Indy 4, yet you contradict yourself by suggesting these ideas?

I was looking forward to Indy, I wanted to see another Indy film after they announced it. Like most films that disappoint, the anticipation is the best part. I still had that with Indy 4. The potential was there that it would be great.

A reboot or sequels may suck but doesn't change how I feel about the original trilogy. I would be interested in what they did with this property.

All I'm saying is Hollywood loves existing properties so you can be angry like Old Man Peabody or you can be more accepting and things may surprise you like the Batman, Star Trek or Bond reboots.

 

[Immortalfire]

You space bastard, you killed my franchise!

 

[Travesty]

My pines, whyyyy youuuu!!!!

He killed a pine!

 

[CGHulk]

http://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1w1i32/back_to_the_future_billboard_in_los_angeles_1985/

This is the corner of La Cienega and Sunset in Hollywood. Really cool to see that practically thirty years later the businesses below are still alive and well.

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

Ah the good ol days of movie marketing, how I miss them so, that my friends is what we call ICONIC.

 

[Hush]

Never should this franchise ever incur the curse of remaking, it would be awful these and Star Wars are just TOO iconic.

 

[Donut]

The good thing about Star Wars is the many different timelines the movies can focus on. So recasting or rebooting is never needed. Back To The Future just wont be the same without the original Marty & Doc

 

[Octoberist]

Yeah, Back to the Future is very, very specific.

Even the Back to the Future ride (RIP) didn't have Marty, it did have Doc and Biff.

 

[sueb1863]

True. And no other actors can play those parts.