80s Movie Review - Back to the Future

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Genre: Action. Comedy/ Adventure/ Science Fiction
Runtime: 111 minutes
Year: 1985
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Billy Zane

Description: Marty McFLy (Michael J. Fox) is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd), and must make sure his high-school-age parents unite in order to save his own existence.

Review: “Back to the Future” is an original film that used several elements from various movie genres, like science fiction, comedy and adventure, to create a great whole. The story is well executed and deals with something almost every person secretly wants: travel back in time to relive some moments or do things differently. “Back to the Future” also shows us the danger of time travel. Like how Marty changes the course of history, where his parents don’t fall in love the way they are always telling him. The makers of the film succeeded to avoid plot holes, which is wonderfully done because “Back to the Future” is pretty complex.
Michael J. Fox is great as Marty McFLy. As a kid I had a huge crush on Marty, he is the everyday hero. A hero that we can easily relate to, without being extremely brave or with superpowers. Marty is a somewhat insecure teenager, with dreams. Christopher Lloyd is probably one of cinema’s most beloved professors. Emmet Brown is eccentric and a bit unworldly. With his big eyes and his frizzy hair Lloyd is perfect for the role. Crispin Glover, as Marty’s dad George, and Thomas F. Wilson, as bully Biff, deliver a good performance as well.
The soundtrack is great, with songs from Chuck Berry and Huey Lewis and the News for instance. It adds to the authenticity of the film.
The special effects still look amazing, it’s not dated at all. With that, the movie isn’t filled with them either, only when it’s really needed and to support the story.
“Back to the Future” is an original film that reaches a broad audience. It still holds up and it one of my all-time favorite films.

Rating: 5/ 5