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There are few perfect movies in the world. Back to the Future is one of them.
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Yep I think I agree with you. I'd also throw Raiders of the Lost Ark and Mad Max Fury Road (if that counts)
Definitely one of my favorite movies of all time. (Couldn't even begin to tell you how much I geeked out getting the USA Today paper 5 years ago. It was one of the very few things I wanted from that movie, along with a working Hoverboard. COME ON MATTEL, YOU COWARDS! MAKE IT! I didn't live the past 30 years of my life waiting for one!)
The ending of 2 still gets me hyped like no other. WHEW.
What a good series.
The ending of 2 still gets me hyped like no other. WHEW.
What a good series.
I put original Jurassic Park on my top list too. The movie was so ahead of its time and is still holding up well today.
Just did a trilogy rewatch. I love them all, and the first one is still definitely one of the most entertaining movies of all time. I recommend Blank Check's recent episodes on the trilogy for a fun dissection of the series:
‎Blank Check with Griffin & David: Back to the Future on Apple Podcasts
‎Show Blank Check with Griffin & David, Ep Back to the Future - 26 Sep 2020
podcasts.apple.com
It's like you're reading my mind OP. I too bought the 4K set and watched the first one last night and I said to my wife BTTF is such a perfect movie.
Just did a trilogy rewatch. I love them all, and the first one is still definitely one of the most entertaining movies of all time. I recommend Blank Check's recent episodes on the trilogy for a fun dissection of the series:
‎Blank Check with Griffin & David: Back to the Future on Apple Podcasts
‎Show Blank Check with Griffin & David, Ep Back to the Future - 26 Sep 2020podcasts.apple.com
i dont know anything about apple podcasts, but heres a different link with a direct download option
https://podbay.fm/p/blank-check-with-griffin-and-david/e/1601183048
I've always enjoyed the DVD/Blu-Ray documentaries where Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale talked about how they problem-solved the story beats of the movie.
Something that always stood out to me was when they used an index card-method of plotting, where they had a huge bulletin board in their office and would say "Marty goes back in time" , an index card would go up with that beat written down, then they would write another card where it says "Marty goes back to the future" as a follow up story beat. They would continue with this process as they draft the first screenplay, and with some ideas such as Marty inventing skateboarding came from that brainstorm session where they realize that Marty needs to know how to ride a skateboard. So they made a new card that establishes"Marty is good on a skateboard" and it proceeds with "Marty invents the skateboard".
Wouldn't I give to have a day to talk with these two about their thought process of writing screenplays, as it would be a fun excercise.
Something that always stood out to me was when they used an index card-method of plotting, where they had a huge bulletin board in their office and would say "Marty goes back in time" , an index card would go up with that beat written down, then they would write another card where it says "Marty goes back to the future" as a follow up story beat. They would continue with this process as they draft the first screenplay, and with some ideas such as Marty inventing skateboarding came from that brainstorm session where they realize that Marty needs to know how to ride a skateboard. So they made a new card that establishes"Marty is good on a skateboard" and it proceeds with "Marty invents the skateboard".
Wouldn't I give to have a day to talk with these two about their thought process of writing screenplays, as it would be a fun excercise.
it's such a great movie that the sequels kind of dumb down a bit. Always felt it is more than capable of standing on it's own.
I had this as my text message alerts for a loooong time
The soundtrack is amazing
I liken it to the Indiana Jones trilogy—where the first film is a stone-cold masterpiece that stands on its own, with sequels that are fun in their own right to varying degrees, but go in wacky directions and retread the same beats to diminishing returns. In both cases I'll rewatch the first film any time, whereas I'd pretty much never feel much urge to revisit the subsequent movies.
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Michael J Fox is so good in this. I was reading an interesting take suggesting that part of the reason was the behind-the-scenes drama where Eric Stoltz was Marty for about a month before they recast the role and started over. This created a situation where every other actor in the movie had been working on it for a month and knew the characters and set environment inside and out, while Michael was a fish-out-of-water... exactly like Marty.
I mean, there's also the fact that he's a really good actor.
I mean, there's also the fact that he's a really good actor.
Dude I've been actively on a campaign with friends and family the last few years to show them how and why it's perfect, and by the end of every screening with one of them, they always understand.
The sequence from George punching Biff, through to the almost missed kissing on the dance floor and earth angel swelling in, to Johnny b Goode and the ending race against time trying to get back to 1985 is PERFECTION.
I feel like I could teach a class on this movie. Not even just in the screenwriting, but the music, themes, emotion, editing. Everything.
The sequence from George punching Biff, through to the almost missed kissing on the dance floor and earth angel swelling in, to Johnny b Goode and the ending race against time trying to get back to 1985 is PERFECTION.
I feel like I could teach a class on this movie. Not even just in the screenwriting, but the music, themes, emotion, editing. Everything.
It's not like the 35th anniversary isn't this year and a fully remastered 4k version came out this week.
I always looked at it that as just an exaggerated way to show the audience real quick that his family is better off now as compared to how they were originally seen at the beginning.
I never really understood the love for Groundhog Day. Bill Murray is terrible. The only thing he was ever good in is SNL.
Don't get me wrong, my complaint is more about the internet in general than any individual thread or comment. Everything just gets run into the ground. Even things I genuinely think are great. Not trying to rain on anyone's parade.
If I had to pick three "perfect" films
-Pulp Fiction
-Shawshank Redemption
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Back to the Future is a great film. I don't love the sequels as much as others do, especially 3. That one got a little weird at the end.
-Pulp Fiction
-Shawshank Redemption
-Up
Back to the Future is a great film. I don't love the sequels as much as others do, especially 3. That one got a little weird at the end.
