Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
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This is an anticipatory place holder. I expect to purchase the Blu-ray on its day of issue, and will complete this review with information about the quality of the transfer and "extras". I'm hoping that the occasionally sloppy special effects will have been redone and made undetectable.
"Back to the Future" is one of the most-entertaining and satisfying movies ever made; few "Golden Age" movies are of such quality. (The Errol Flynn "Robin Hood" comes to mind.) It's therefore remarkable that Zemeckis and Gale had the guts to make part II such a dark and disturbing film. Most people don't like it -- and don't even "get" it -- so I'd like to briefly discuss what is arguably the best film of the series.
An essential element of drama is /choice/ -- a character has to make a decision that will affect him and/or others. In part II, Marty decides to use his time travelling to get rich. The consequences of this go beyond personal disaster -- his community and family are destroyed, and other people have their lives ruined. This plays out as a perverse inversion of "It's a Wonderful Life", as Marty sees what his selfish choice has lead to.
The plotting partly follows "The Hero's Journey" -- the monomyth that appears, in various forms, in many cultures. Marty has to go through figurative Hell to set things right and redeem himself, coming back a better person. The next time you watch part II, think of it as the dark middle act of a three-act play -- which it is.
"Back to the Future" is one of the most-entertaining and satisfying movies ever made; few "Golden Age" movies are of such quality. (The Errol Flynn "Robin Hood" comes to mind.) It's therefore remarkable that Zemeckis and Gale had the guts to make part II such a dark and disturbing film. Most people don't like it -- and don't even "get" it -- so I'd like to briefly discuss what is arguably the best film of the series.
An essential element of drama is /choice/ -- a character has to make a decision that will affect him and/or others. In part II, Marty decides to use his time travelling to get rich. The consequences of this go beyond personal disaster -- his community and family are destroyed, and other people have their lives ruined. This plays out as a perverse inversion of "It's a Wonderful Life", as Marty sees what his selfish choice has lead to.
The plotting partly follows "The Hero's Journey" -- the monomyth that appears, in various forms, in many cultures. Marty has to go through figurative Hell to set things right and redeem himself, coming back a better person. The next time you watch part II, think of it as the dark middle act of a three-act play -- which it is.
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All three movies for that cheap and quality was good, awsome 80s triolgy, must have for dvd collectors like me.
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love these movies, they are my favorite, and all three of my DVD's work just fine. I like the first two movies better than the third one, but that doesn't have anything to do with the DVD's
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Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd star in this sci-fi/adventure
trilogy directed by Robert Zemeckis. This classic trilogy focuses
on Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown's time traveling adventures.
I've always loved these films and glad to have them together on
dvd. All 3 films have nice picture and sound plus amazing extras.
I highly recommend this set because it's one of the best movie
trilogies.
trilogy directed by Robert Zemeckis. This classic trilogy focuses
on Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown's time traveling adventures.
I've always loved these films and glad to have them together on
dvd. All 3 films have nice picture and sound plus amazing extras.
I highly recommend this set because it's one of the best movie
trilogies.
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