 "Must for the fans" | 2008-09-27 |
| - Reviewed By scoutcraftpiratess |
| I think we all know by now the true fans have the DVD versions of something (really big fans with money have Blu-Ray or whatever). This is a great collection of what I think is one of the best trilogies ever made. It's fun, actiony, with plenty of humor and random and contradictory sci-fi. What more could you want? The three movies are there, plus the usual fun assortment of bonus features. Great collection. |
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| "Excellent Collection!" | 2008-09-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1NUSGCNGMKKJC |
| I'm not gonna fill my review by babbling about the films, everyone in the world knows that this franchise is a classic. having said that, the 1st is definitely the best but the other 2 is great as well. and the best to have all 3 films is to get this collection. the audio and video are great, and loads of cool extras for fans like myself. i'm from jakarta, and i was very pleased that the dvd came in about 20 days.... do yourself a favor and buy this collection. movielovers should have this. i love this collection :) |
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| "The past and the future is alot of fun." | 2008-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By james362001 |
All 3 movies are in full screen. Formatted to fit your screen.
BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)
Eric Stoltz was filming his scenes at Puent Hill Mall in California for "Back To The Future", however it just wasn't working out right. Stoltz was replaced.
Enter Michael J. Fox who won the part to play "Marty McFly". He was working on the "Family Ties" tv series at the time and stayed up all night to work on the Mall parking lot scene with Christopher Lloyd.
"Back to the Future" was released July 3, 1985 and the story begins on October 26, 1985.
Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is a high school student who helps Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) take care of his house while the doctor is away. That night, he must meet Doc at the Twin Pines Mall. With a DeLorean automobile turned into a time machine, Doc explains to Marty he is going 25 years into the future (2010). When the Libyans find Doc and shoot at him, Marty escapes in the time machine and ends up in the past, November 5, 1955 in Hill Valley at the exact spot.
There he meets his own father (Crispin Glover) and his mother (Lea Thompson) who are teenagers.
Like "Star Trek", you are not suppose to alter the past in anyway, but in Marty's case, he must find Doc in 1955 to help him with a time machine and get his mother and father to kiss at the dance, so Marty can exist and get back to 1985.
Very cute movie and a lot of fun to watch.
Also in the cast: Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, Thomas F. Wilson, Clauia Wells, Deborah Harmon, George DiCenzo, James Tolkan, Jeffery Jay Cohen, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, Elsa Raven, Jason Hervey.
Running Time: 1:55 rated PG.
BACK TO THE FUTURE, PART II (1989)
When Marty came back to 1985, not everything was quite right. Because Marty interferred in the past with Biff almost sexually assaulting his mother and his father stopping Biff and how his mother and father finally connected, the present 1985 is not how it should be.
So Doc returns in the DeLorean time machine to pick up Marty and Jennifer because their kids in the future, October 21, 2015, are not right either. However, when Marty runs into his son on the square, buys an almanac which Old Biff gets a hold of and then Biff takes the DeLorean time machine for a quick spin to who knows where, it alters 1985 once again.
While Hill Valley and the McFly family is in dispair, Biff is all-powerful rich. Doc and Marty must go back to November 5, 1955 and make things right again and not run into themselves or let themselves see them.
Returning cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilon, Casey Siemaszko, Jeffrey J. Cohen, Billy Zane, Buck Flower.
Also in the cast: Elisabeth Shue, Charles Fleischer, Darlene Vogel, Jason Scott Lee, Elijah Wood, Flea, James Ishida.
Running Time: 1:47 Rated PG
BACK TO THE FUTURE, PART III (1990)
When lightning struck the DeLorean time machine, it disappeared, but now that 1955 and 1985 have been corrected, Marty is still stuck in 1955 and a 70 year old letter delivered by Western Union to Marty says Doc is now in the Old West 1885.
Not to worry, the DeLorean has been in an old mining tunnel for 70 days waiting for 1985 Marty and 1955 Doc.
Another mistake: Dr. Emmett Brown died one week after writing the letter to Marty in 1885. He was shot by "Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen".
marty goes back to the Old West, Hill Valley, September 2, 1885, to try and bring back 1985 Doc, so he can exsist in the future.
Marty meets his ancestors, the McFly's in the Old West.
Returning Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, James Tolkan, Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, Flea, ZZ Top.
Also in the cast: Mary Steenburgen, Matt Clark, Richard Dysart, Pat Buttram, Harry Carrey Jr, Dub Taylor.
Western location filmed in Sonora County, California and Jamestown, California. It was destroyed in 1996 by fire by a bolt of lightning.
All three movies are here and all 3 discs contain interesting featurettes, behind-the-scenes, deleted scenes, outtakes, audio commentaries and a Bonus Feature: Animated Anecdotes that when turned "on", during playback of the film, you will get some interesting facts.
Reunions: Christopher Lloyd played "Doc" in the Universal Studios attraction ride, "Back To The Future...The Ride" in 1990.
In 1991, Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson Disease.
Christopher Lloyd appears as "Doc" and Tom Wilson and Mary Steenburgen lent their voice for the CBS animated series, "Back To The Future"(1991-93).
Christopher Lloyd and Elizabeth Shue appeared in Twenty Bucks (1993).
Christopher Llyod appeared as a gust with Michael J. Fox in "Spin City" tv series, February 1999.
January 2007, Christopher Lloyd appears as "Doctor Emmett Brown" in new footage with old original "Back To The Future,Part II" footage for a DirecTV commercial.
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 "Classic Comedy at 88 Miles Per Hour" | 2008-09-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1T3O2LILVK0C4 |
In 1985, director Robert Zemeckis (Used Cars and Romancing the Stone) released a film that was destined to become not only a summer hit, but also the beginning of a classic comedy trilogy. Back to the Future had it all; a great cast, a brilliant soundtrack, and a clever time travel story. It also didn't hurt that the film was produced by hotshot filmmaker Steven Spielberg (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) and the original story was written by Bob Gale (1941), who was first inspired by looking through his father's old high school yearbook.
Back to the Future - 1985
`80s teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is accidentally sent back in time to the 1950s when his parents were his age. Desperate to return to the future, he looks up Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), the eccentric inventor who would later create the time machine. But things become complicated when Marty fortuitously alters history, preventing his mother, Lorraine (Lea Thompson) from falling in love with his father, George (Crispin Glover). With Marty's very existence at stake, Doc prepares an elaborate setup that will send Marty back to the future but Marty must first unite his parents while avoiding high school bully, Biff (Thomas F. Wilson).
Naturally after the success of Back to the Future, both Robert Zemeckis and Universal Studios wanted to make a sequel. Universal got more than they bargained for when Zemeckis offered to direct two sequels. With Back to the Future Part II, writer Bob Gale decided to tell a more complicated story that dealt with the consequences of altering the timeline. The film was unfairly criticized for its complex story and the dark vision of an alternate 1985, but it still was rewarded with commercial success and it built up anticipation for the third film. Back to the Future Part III took the characters to the Old West and returned to the more lighthearted comedy/romance of the first film, but it ended unsatisfactorily with the destruction of the time machine.
Back to the Future Part II - 1989
Doc Brown returns from the future to warn Marty that his future children are in great danger. He, Marty, and Marty's girlfriend, Jennifer (Elisabeth Shue) travel from the year 1985 into the year 2015 in order to save Marty's children, Marlene and Marty Jr. (Michael J. Fox) from the corruptive influence of Biff's grandson, Griff (Thomas F. Wilson). Biff steals the time machine and travels into the past. When Marty and Doc return to 1985, they arrive in their hometown to find that it's become a haven for crime and disorder. Biff rules the town, and worse, he's married to Marty's mother. Now, Doc and Marty must travel back to 1955 to correct the timeline and restore the future to its normal state.
Back to the Future Part III - 1990
After the time machine is struck by lightning and Doc is sent back in time to the year of 1885, Marty seeks the aid of Doc in the year 1955 so that he can repair the time machine. But Marty discovers that the Doc in 1885 was murdered by Biff's pugilistic ancestor, Mad Dog Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson). Marty travels back to 1885 to rescue Doc, who's living out his dream of life in the Old West. Doc's fallen in love with a schoolteacher, Clara Clayton (Mary Steenburgen), and Marty must now convince him to return to the future.
The Back to the Future trilogy has become one of the most successful trilogies ever made, as well as being one of the greatest examples of time travel in films. Blessed with a brilliant ensemble cast headed by Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, a stirring score by Alan Silvestri and amazing special effects, the Back to the Future films are now regarded as classics.
The 3-disc DVD set, available in both Widescreen and Full Screen versions*, includes the following bonus features:
Disc 1: Back to the Future
The Making of Back to the Future vintage featurette, Making the Trilogy: Chapter One featurette, Q&A with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, an enhanced conversation with Michael J. Fox, audio commentary with producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton, deleted scenes, outtakes, Did You Know That? animated anecdotes, original makeup tests, production archives, excerpts from an early draft of the screenplay, teaser trailer, cast & filmmakers' bios, production notes, and more.
Disc 2: Back to the Future Part II
The Making of Back to the Future Part II vintage featurette, Making the Trilogy: Chapter Two featurette, Q&A with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, audio commentary with producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton, deleted scenes, outtakes, Did You Know That? animated anecdotes, Production Design featurette, Storyboarding featurette, Designing the DeLorean featurette, Designing Time Travel featurette, Hoverboard test, Evolution of Visual Effects Shots featurette, production archives, Huey Lewis & the News music video, trailers, cast & filmmakers' bios, production notes, and more.
Disc 3: Back to the Future Part III
The Making of Back to the Future Part III vintage featurette, Making the Trilogy: Chapter Three, Q&A with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, audio commentary with producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton, deleted scene, Did You Know That? animated anecdotes, Designing the Town of Hill Valley featurette, Designing the Campaign featurette, production archives, ZZ Top music video, The Secrets of the Back to the Future vintage documentary hosted by Kirk Cameron, FAQs About the Trilogy, trailers, cast & filmmakers' bios, production notes, and more.
* When the original DVD release of the trilogy came out in 2002, a colossal mistake was made on the Widescreen version set. Rather than preserving the original aspect ratios of the films, the DVD technicians simply placed black bars over the Full Screen version of films (the Full Screen version of the trilogy was not affected by this error). The accident caused an outpouring of complaints by so many fans that in 2005, Universal released a corrected version of the complete trilogy. |
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| "Fun trilogy to own" | 2008-08-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3ICB8B7YOJBQL |
I bought this for my children to see. I had not seen the films since the Eighties. I must admit I only wanted to purchase the first but, being out of print and much more $$ than the triology, I decided to get this. I recall not liking the second and enjoyed the idea of the third. But seeing it after almost thirty years, they are all fun and my children loved them. We have been having interesting discussions about the time-space continum ever since. Christopher Lloyd is excellent in all three films.
I definitely recommend for your collection. |
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| "Fun movies!!!" | 2008-08-04 |
| - Reviewed By car-bar |
| These movies, which were made in the 80's, are a good non-thinking movie. Just good old fashioned entertainment. I was in my teens when the movies were originally released (I am now close to 40) but I actually bought this trilogy for my 17 year old niece who also loves them. The movies do have action in them and Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd are fantastic. Recommended to all. |
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| "My husbands favorite pictures" | 2008-07-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A7PPL3J8H5DW7 |
| my kids and i gave this pictures to my husband as gift, you cant imagine his face when he received it. is one of his favorite movies ever |
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| "Drowning in nostalgia" | 2008-06-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A19FTZREXWUZYG |
| I was 12 years old when the first "BTF" came out and I can remember being so fascinated! All three of the movies are great, clean entertainment that challenges young minds to really understand the impact of their existence at any random moment in time. 23 years later, I'm even more fascinated today to watch my son enjoy these movies and ask a lot of those "proverbial" questions. What a great concept and so well done by one of the most incredible geniouses (sp? Sorry, Mr. Spielberg!) of our time. Was worth MORE than the money spent:) |
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| "Awesome Set" | 2008-06-23 |
| - Reviewed By spiderman48892 |
| this set contains three of michael j. foxx's & Christopher Lloyd's greates movies they made. the three back to the future movies are entertaining beyond anything. they all are great movies. they all are must sees. |
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| "Great Trilogy and NOTHING wrong with it!" | 2008-06-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A155X6KYOPQEZ5 |
| The Back to the Future trilogy is GREAT! I bought it a year ago and it is outstanding. I don't see how other reviewers could criticize this trilogy because there is NOTHING wrong with mine. The "widescreen" isn't off the page or anything. The trilogy is just like any other. As for the actual movies, they're amazing. Back to the Future is one of my favorite movies. (especially when I like the idea of time travel) The delorean is what really brings out all the movies. As for others, I definately recommend this to you! |
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