Back to the Future Part III picks up the story from I don't know where cuz I haven't seen the previous two movies!
Thankfully, the movie spends it's first ten minutes thoroughly reflecting on what happened last time in very purposeful long monologues, or I wouldn't have known what was going on.
This time, we are going to the wild wild west and for a plot that seems like it's only there to be an excuse for more adventures, the movie manages to nail the aesthetics of an old western film really really well. It looks downright gorgeous, wide open plains, small towns with local bars and shops, everything from looks to sounds it's awesome. In a way this reminds me of his other film Cast Away and how it's opening places such a huge emphasis on real settings and sounds. We get that feeling for an entire film, there are background sounds of people living their life, horses running to-and-off, it feels real and authentic.
Along the way our characters see and do a lot of the things that Western films are known for but manages to bring it's own peculiar twist to them, robbing a train and having a good old duel included.
I also really liked how the characters have their own little arcs within the film and that really helped lessen the the feeling of this movie being derivative because atleast it brings something new to the table. It also makes the film have a bit more substance as well which makes it memorable.
So yeah, solid distinctive characters and their own stories, an awesome western score, beautiful visuals and presentation. It's a great movie and clearly a movie that's meant to be fun to watch, even if it looks a little too dumb for my tastes near the end and really strains my suspension of disbelief. Really well paced too
came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them] - 3w
people's favorites tend to be 1 and/or 3. 2 was criticized as too complex, narratively, and was also the only one where they travel into the future (1985 -> 2015), which makes the context incorporate more elements of speculative fiction like social critique, suburban decay, poverty, and inequality.
it portrayed a future America that was, if looking beyond the technology and spectacle, actually pretty bleak. the dream home/neighborhood of their younger days had become dangerous with violent crime and overpoliced, bosses were cruel and exercised total control over workers. cultural production had ceased (legitimately an ad for "Jaws 19"), and wealthy bullies seemed to still plague public spaces.
i was a sci fi kid so i was fascinated by the dip into the future and the alternative timeline plot points, but everybody else in my family said it "sucked" and much preferred the more palatable wild west movie as well as the original, which could have nostalgia for america's past but ultimately brought us back to a better present and the impression that everything is always getting better.
looking back now, Back to the Future 2 was grimly prescient about the social reality of america.
4
Belly_Beanis [he/him] - 3w
Biff is also based on Trump since he was a well-known shithead back in the '80s, even by Hollywood standards. Biff taking control of Marty's hometown and having a gaudy casino with his goons engaged in all types of corruption ("I OWN the police!") while holding Marty's mom hostage as a trophy wife he cheats on was weirdly prescient.
3
comrade_pibb [comrade/them] - 3w
You should really watch the other two. It's a really solid trilogy
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Return of the...Car? - Back to the Future: Part III (1990) Review
https://hexbear.net/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.ml%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F8b621eb8-a490-4896-a269-060a7def881f.jpegBack to the Future Part III picks up the story from I don't know where cuz I haven't seen the previous two movies!
Thankfully, the movie spends it's first ten minutes thoroughly reflecting on what happened last time in very purposeful long monologues, or I wouldn't have known what was going on.
This time, we are going to the wild wild west and for a plot that seems like it's only there to be an excuse for more adventures, the movie manages to nail the aesthetics of an old western film really really well. It looks downright gorgeous, wide open plains, small towns with local bars and shops, everything from looks to sounds it's awesome. In a way this reminds me of his other film Cast Away and how it's opening places such a huge emphasis on real settings and sounds. We get that feeling for an entire film, there are background sounds of people living their life, horses running to-and-off, it feels real and authentic.
Along the way our characters see and do a lot of the things that Western films are known for but manages to bring it's own peculiar twist to them, robbing a train and having a good old duel included.
I also really liked how the characters have their own little arcs within the film and that really helped lessen the the feeling of this movie being derivative because atleast it brings something new to the table. It also makes the film have a bit more substance as well which makes it memorable.
So yeah, solid distinctive characters and their own stories, an awesome western score, beautiful visuals and presentation. It's a great movie and clearly a movie that's meant to be fun to watch, even if it looks a little too dumb for my tastes near the end and really strains my suspension of disbelief. Really well paced too
people's favorites tend to be 1 and/or 3. 2 was criticized as too complex, narratively, and was also the only one where they travel into the future (1985 -> 2015), which makes the context incorporate more elements of speculative fiction like social critique, suburban decay, poverty, and inequality.
it portrayed a future America that was, if looking beyond the technology and spectacle, actually pretty bleak. the dream home/neighborhood of their younger days had become dangerous with violent crime and overpoliced, bosses were cruel and exercised total control over workers. cultural production had ceased (legitimately an ad for "Jaws 19"), and wealthy bullies seemed to still plague public spaces.
i was a sci fi kid so i was fascinated by the dip into the future and the alternative timeline plot points, but everybody else in my family said it "sucked" and much preferred the more palatable wild west movie as well as the original, which could have nostalgia for america's past but ultimately brought us back to a better present and the impression that everything is always getting better.
looking back now, Back to the Future 2 was grimly prescient about the social reality of america.
Biff is also based on Trump since he was a well-known shithead back in the '80s, even by Hollywood standards. Biff taking control of Marty's hometown and having a gaudy casino with his goons engaged in all types of corruption ("I OWN the police!") while holding Marty's mom hostage as a trophy wife he cheats on was weirdly prescient.
You should really watch the other two. It's a really solid trilogy