O no! Why have they released these with cardboard gatefold sleeving? This is a big pet hate of mine & puts me right off buying these classics straight away. Great review & can't wait to see what they look & sound like but I will wait until the package changes which I know could be some time....
I always liked this trilogy but ... I would never rate this a 10 as a movie. Really, a scoring of 10 for the movie? I don’t get this type of scoring at all. What I’m missing from the review is to see if it’s a worthwhile upgrade from the bluray edition?
I always liked this trilogy but ... I would never rate this a 10 as a movie. Really, a scoring of 10 for the movie? I don’t get this type of scoring at all. What I’m missing from the review is to see if it’s a worthwhile upgrade from the bluray edition?
Are you kidding? Back to the Future is a perfect film, with a script like a Swiss clock. It's the definition of a 10/10.I always liked this trilogy but ... I would never rate this a 10 as a movie. Really, a scoring of 10 for the movie? I don’t get this type of scoring at all. What I’m missing from the review is to see if it’s a worthwhile upgrade from the bluray edition?
I always liked this trilogy but ... I would never rate this a 10 as a movie. Really, a scoring of 10 for the movie? I don’t get this type of scoring at all. What I’m missing from the review is to see if it’s a worthwhile upgrade from the bluray edition?
I think nostalgia plays a big part in how we rate these classics. I didn't watch this until I was older, and while I enjoyed it and it was very likeable and good fun, I wouldn't consider it a 10/10 masterpiece.
Thanks Cas, looking forward to getting this tomorrow, gives me something to watch on my final week off after neck surgery......
BTTF was voted best Sci-Fi film of all time in the biggest movie poll ever done, beating the likes of Star Wars, Blade Runner, Terminator and the matrix is the process.
I don’t agree with this, but I’d give it a 10 for sheer originality, you’ve got to bear in mind this film was released 35 years ago.
Harsh but not totally unfair. I think 2 is a mess also but it's carried by the Michael and Christopher, but it is a mess and no Crispin is partly his own fault. I love part 3 as it was Doc's film for a change whereas it's always been Marty's.The movie is an easy 10, it's quite simply one of the greatest movies ever made. It's essentially perfect. The pacing is masterful, there isn't a wasted second in this thing, and the casting too, is perfection. Could anyone else have played these roles? It's hard to imagine, and Zemeckis was clearly right to fire Stoltz. The score is wonderful as well, and of course it looks sublime too with superb costume and period detailing.
Even if any of that was less than perfect, the core concept - what if you could meet your parents when they were kids - is such a work of utter genius that it would still be a 10. Personally, I'd put it in my top 3 movies of all time, and when I watched this a couple of nights ago (iTunes 4K Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos version) I loved every second of it all over again and the two hours was over in the blink of an eye.
The sequels, to be frank, are a crushing disappointment. It's nice to spend time with Marty and the Doc again, but the plotting, especially in the second one is such a terrible mess. What's the concept in part 2? Marty has a son who inexplicably looks identical to him (as does his daughter?!) so he has to take his place to prevent him getting into trouble. Then old biff, who has turned evil again is able to work out how to use the delorean to go back in time to give his younger self a book which randomly seen Marty dispose of. And there's no Crispin Glover, who was such a core part of the original. It's a mess. And Zemeckis' bizarre move of using the core cast to play their relatives is just so strange and baffling. It makes no sense, and it makes the sequels even weaker.
The third one at least stands on its own a little more and doesn't rely so heavily on repeating sequences from the first, but it's still pointless. The original ended so perfectly it really, really didn't need any sequels. Once I've watched the third in 4K I think I'll put the sequels to bed forever and never revisit them again. They're just bad movies, which is such a shame after the original was so utterly perfect in every way.
The movie is an easy 10, it's quite simply one of the greatest movies ever made. It's essentially perfect. The pacing is masterful, there isn't a wasted second in this thing, and the casting too, is perfection. Could anyone else have played these roles? It's hard to imagine, and Zemeckis was clearly right to fire Stoltz. The score is wonderful as well, and of course it looks sublime too with superb costume and period detailing.
Even if any of that was less than perfect, the core concept - what if you could meet your parents when they were kids - is such a work of utter genius that it would still be a 10. Personally, I'd put it in my top 3 movies of all time, and when I watched this a couple of nights ago (iTunes 4K Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos version) I loved every second of it all over again and the two hours was over in the blink of an eye.
The sequels, to be frank, are a crushing disappointment. It's nice to spend time with Marty and the Doc again, but the plotting, especially in the second one is such a terrible mess. What's the concept in part 2? Marty has a son who inexplicably looks identical to him (as does his daughter?!) so he has to take his place to prevent him getting into trouble. Then old biff, who has turned evil again is able to work out how to use the delorean to go back in time to give his younger self a book which he's randomly seen Marty dispose of so he can become rich and destroy Hill Valley. And there's no Crispin Glover, who was such a core part of the original. It's a mess. And Zemeckis' bizarre move of using the core cast to play their relatives is just so strange and baffling. It makes no sense, and it makes the sequels even weaker.
The third one at least stands on its own a little more and doesn't rely so heavily on repeating sequences from the first, but it's still pointless. The original ended so perfectly it really, really didn't need any sequels. Once I've watched the third in 4K I think I'll put the sequels to bed forever and never revisit them again. They're just bad movies, which is such a shame after the original was so utterly perfect in every way.
I get the arguments about what's better with 2 and 3, but 2 better than 1?! Nuh uh.Interesting. The first film blew my 11yr old mind on release, but on repeat views as an adult it doesn't quite hold up. I found the second more enjoyable. This is partly explainable by expectations and the fact that I've seen the first one more often than the second.
Good review of a great film, am on the fence about going 4k for these though, might get them on a deal if one eventually appears