Back to the Future Part II is the second instalment in the popular Back to the Future series, and was released on November 22, 1989. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Bob Gale, and stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, and Lea Thompson.
Everybody knows the Back to the Future trilogy. They're great, classic films, that many people love, including me. However, one thing that most people tend to agree with is that the second film is the worst of the series. It garners 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, much less than the first, and a bit less than the third. However, as a young child, and even nowadays, Back to the Future Part II was always my favourite. The reason why? We got to see the future, and an alternate timeline, or skewed timeline, as the film calls it. Also, this is the only films that deals with paradoxes, a topic I find extremely interesting. Don't know what a paradox is? Here's one for you. This statement is false. Try figuring that out.
This film is great. Once again, we have Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd playing their most famous characters, Marty and Doc. Here, the game is changed, because they go into the future. But due to an "old" enemy messing around with the DeLorean, they find that the present has been changed into one in which Biff is the most popular man in America. In order to undo this, Marty and Doc must go back in time, and try to fix this, and save the present.
I do honestly find this to be my favourite film. While the first certainly is the best, I always enjoy this one more. Despite the recasting, despite the added plot of Marty's problem with being called chicken, despite a lack of George McFly, it's still my favourite. The acting is great, the directing is fabulous, and there are many shots where a character will be in the same shot twice, which for 1989 standards, must've been extremely hard to pull off. Only Zemeckis, later director of Forrest Gump, could've done it.
Overall, due to the fact that this film is my favourite in the series, I give it a perfect 10/10 for enjoyment. Next time, I'm watching Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which I've never seen before. I can't wait.
P.S. The sight of Michael J. Fox playing his character's daughter always cracks me up. :)
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