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Back to the Future Part II
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Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Things have barely settled from the excitement and resolve of the original Back to the Future, when in pops that crazy inventor Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) with news that in order to prevent a series of events that could ruin the McFly name for posterity, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox ) and his girlfriend are whisked into the future to the year 2015, where Marty must tangle with a teen rogue named Griff, who's obviously the descendant of Biff, the first Future film's bully. Marty foils Griff and his group when he jumps on an air-foil skateboard that flies him through town at rakish speeds with the loser bullies beaten again. Marty gets a money-making brainstorm before hopping in the time-traveling DeLorean, and he purchases a sports almanac. He figures that back in 1985 he'll be able to place sure-fire bets using the published sports scores of the games that are yet to happen. Unfortunately for Marty, Dr. Brown disapproves of his betting scheme -- he feels too much messing with time is very dangerous -- and he tosses the almanac. A hidden Biff overhears the discussion about the almanac, sees it get tossed out, and grabs it. Thus begins a time-traveling swirl to make the head spin. Biff swipes the DeLorean, heads back to 1955, and with the help of the unerring almanac, bets his way to power. The now-altered "Biff world" has turned into a nightmarish scene with Biff the mogul, residing in a Vegas-styled pleasure palace and running everything. It's all our hero Marty can do to pull the pieces together this time, as he must jump between three generations of intertwined time travel. The end of Back to the Future, Part 2 introduces its sequel as the zany professor has already time-dashed away to the Wild West of the late 1800s and invites Marty into a new adventure. ~ All Movie Guide
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SpoutBlogSpoutBlog The Hoverboard Debate. Clip of ...
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"This past Saturday, former Growing Pains teen idol Kirk Cameron participated in a debate about the existence of God. Now, it’s even less my place than his to comment on either the Christian or the atheist point of view, but the event did make me think of a serious debate that I was once involved in: the existence of Hoverboards. I knew they didn’t exist, but a friend of mine was certain they did. No, he’s not stupid; in his defense it was widely rumored that they had been invented and were to be released in conjunction with Back to the Future II. Apparently the rumor began when Robert Zemeckis joked that the wheel-less skateboards were real — at least that’s what Kirk Cameron says happened, in this clip from “The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy.” Thanks to Kirk Cameron, I won my debate. I have no idea if he won his own or not. Anyway, this is one of my favorite videos of all time (available in the DVD box set of the trilogy), and I couldn’t resist making it my clip of the ... " [More]
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"I know I gave a glowing review of Part I, and initially, when I saw this back in the theater in 1989, I LOVED it. But I was a little kid enamored with the first film, and now that I'm older and wiser (I hope), I don't think this film is all that good. The acting is WAY too broad and theatrical, mostly thanks to Tom Wilson's hammy portrayal of the entire Tannen clan. Elisabeth Shue and Christopher Lloyd are also cringe-worthy in a handful of scenes (the double-fainting Jennifer Parker/McFly scene comes to mind). Sadly, you have to sit through THIS film to get to the third in the trilogy, which more or less makes up for this somewhat pointless film. " [More]
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by Risselada in HORROR MOVIES 101
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"That parallel 1985 in Back to the Future Part II was pretty frightening. " [More]
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"Picks up exactly where the first movie left off. Sequels as a general rule don’t live up to the original, but nevertheless this is a good movie and can be enjoyed along with the original. " [More]
RisseladaRisselada Re: Best trilogy ever
by Risselada in Best Trilogies
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"The original Star Wars / Empire Strikes Back / Return of the Jedi will always be the best for me, but I would have to agree that Back to the Future is near perfect as well.I don't know if I would actually call Sergio Leone's and Clint Eastwood's "man with no name trilogy" a real trilogy since it just sort of uses the same character but wasn't really intended to be a trilogy from what I know. But they are great movies.The Mad Max trilogy is kind of fun too. With my favorite being Road Warrior, then Beyond the Thunderdome, then the original.Heh there are actually a couple movies that I have seen that are part of a trilogy and they are really good, but I haven't seen the rest of the movies in the trilogy.As for Dogville, I don't think the last movie has been made yet.However with the Three Colors Trilogy, I have seen Red, and it's so good I don't know why I haven't seen Blue and White yet.There are a few that I eally want to see but are hard to ge ... " [More]
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"'Back to the Future' has been a favorite film of mine since I was ten years old. That was my age when it was originally in theaters and I chose it over 'Weird Science' one fateful evening. In all the years since, I've probably paid more critical attention to the film's sequels and the other works of Robert Zemeckis, mostly because the original film was nearly perfect in my mind.This past weekend, I was able to revisit 'Back to the Future' with an audience of mostly families. It wasn't screened on film, but it was a solid presentation from DVD with surround sound. I wasn't surprised that the film still held my attention, but there were some things that took me by surprise and even a couple things that made the movie seem oddly dated.For those who may not remember, 'Back to the Future' is a time-travel fantasy that follows Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) on an accidental trip back in time via a time-travelling Delorean invented by Doc Brow ... " [More]
 



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