zondag 9 januari 2022

Ranking the Franchise - Back to the Future

I believe “Back to the Future” is still one of the best, for some maybe even THE best, time travel movie ever made. And the entire franchise is fun. Ranking this series was not that hard, since I knew what my favorite and least favorites were. But overall I can say it’s a solid trilogy with not one bad movie.
 
3. Back to the Future Part III
A good last part of a fun trilogy, but definitely the least of the three. This one can be seen without the knowledge of the previous films, although it is filled with references to previous evens. Marty McFly travels to the past and ends up in the Wild West. There he meets an ancestor of his arch-enemy. In the meantime, Doc Brown has become completely absorbed in it. Beautiful images of the landscapes, good special effects and a strong soundtrack. That what make this a successful adventure film.
 
2. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
The story of this second film begins seconds after part one ends. Marty McFLy has to go back to the future, says Emmett Brown, because things seem to be going completely wrong there. To solve it, he will have to jump back and forth in time. The film is more complex, because timelines cross timelines and we also revisit scenes we saw in “Back to the Future”. There are people that say this is the best time travel movie ever made, and for me it’s a close call. But it’s a strong second. And for the people who haven’t seen the films, you can’t watch “Back to the Future Part II” without seeing “Back to the Future” first.
 
1. Back to the Future (1985)
Seventeen-year-old Marty McFly travels to the past using the time machine of the remarkable Professor Emmet Brown. There he meets his clumsy father and his charming mother. He will have to pair them up, otherwise he will never be born. The brilliant, witty script by director Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale of this now classic time travel film was only approved by the Universal Studio after a long hesitation.
 

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