Director: Robert Zemeckis
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Runtime: 116 Minutes
Main Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo
Plot: A high school student named Marty is sent back in time 30 years after his friend and eccentric scientist Doc Brown invents a time-travel machine out of a DeLorean. He must be careful though – because his actions have consequences which could erase him and his family from existence.
My Thoughts: What a wild time to be alive. On Sunday evening, me and the bestie went out on our first cinema date since mid-March…to see a movie released 4 years before we were even born! Our local Odeon is still closed but we have a Showcase very close too which has been showing all sorts of older movies. Now, I kept this quiet until we were actually sat in our seats incase she disowned me…but I didn’t think I had ever seen Back to the Future until that night. There’s a good chance I did as a kid, didn’t we all? But I couldn’t remember any of it.
So let’s cut to the chase…I loved it. I’ve always loved time travel theory so it was never going to disappoint. I’d have maybe liked it to have delved deeper into the theory but I guess 1) this is a family movie and 2) there are sequels…so I can’t complain. How adorable is Michael J. Fox in this? If I’d watched it as a teen I definitely would have had a crush. You know what threw me though? If I closed my eyes when he was speaking…it’s Tom Holland! So weird.
Back to the Future is, at its heart, good, fun storytelling. It’s nothing too flashy, there aren’t any gimmicks, just loveable characters and a fantastic story. You just know that everything is going to be okay in the end, but it doesn’t stop the climactic scene where Doc desperately tries to fix the cables from making your heart pump fast. It was so cool to watch this for (possibly) the first time on the big screen. I can’t wait to see the sequels. Are they good?
Best Bit: It’s definitely toeing the line of being just plain creepy, but Marty going back 30 years and meeting his Mum who totally has the hots for him? It was a joke that never got old.
Worst Bit: Speaking of creepy…Biff! I mean, in family movies today you just wouldn’t be allowed to have a character like him. He was so, well, rapey!
Fun Trivia: The rights to the film and its sequels are owned by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. In a 2015 interview, Zemeckis maintained that no reboot or remake of the franchise would be authorized during his or Gale’s lifetime.
My Rating: 4 and a half orange bodywarmers floatation jackets.
Such a great movie! One of my best movie experiences ever was seeing the whole trilogy in a theater in London a few years ago.
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Oh I am jealous! That sounds amazing ❤
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It is a great film as it was a film I grew up on as a kid while I went to a 25th anniversary remastered screening 25 years ago as it still holds up as fans were cheering and such. It’s a classic.
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It sounds a bit cliche but it felt like one of those movies that you just absolutely have to see on the big screen ❤
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I love this film – it really never gets old.
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The sequel’s are at the top of my watchlist now 🙂
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I was just watching Avengers: End Game and there are a couple of references to this film–never gets old!
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I find this so much when I watch older movies for the first time, so many references I suddenly understand!
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This franchise comprises my favorite films! You HAVTA watch the sequels!
Michael J. Fox is such an awesome actor and loved by all! I don’t hear Holland’s voice personally as I feel Fox has a very unique voice himself.
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I definitely should have watched them all sooner. Totally get what you mean about Fox’s voice, when you’re so used to a voice it’s near impossible to hear it sound like anyone else’s!
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Protect this baby! Nobody should, much less could, reboot this. I hope it remains as such. I feel like a rewatch is imminent in the near future for me.
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It’s been so long since I’ve seen this movie!! I remember loving it so much when I was younger. Love the review!
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