Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II
Marty McFly has only just gotten back from the past, when he is once again picked up by Dr. Emmett Brown and sent through time to the future. Marty's job in the future is to pose as his own son to prevent him from being thrown in prison. Unfortunately, things get worse when the future changes the present.
Tubeman72 reviewedMarch 29, 2025
As a rule, sequels are less good than their predecessors. The same goes for "Back to the Future Part II." But while this film isn't as strong as the original, it's still more than worth watching.
Attention is required. The story is so complicated that halfway through the film Doc has to explain to Marty and the viewer how the fork is in the stem. This complexity has a major disadvantage. The humor that made the first film so attractive has largely given way to complicated narratives. The result is that the viewer is treated to a cleverly conceived plot that always surprises. And in this the film is in the time travel genre at a lonely height. Many scriptwriters choke on the theme and produce illogical stories. For "Back to the Future Part II" is clearly well thought out about the details.
The nice thing about a sequel on the theme of time travel is that the characters can return to the original film. And that's exactly what director Robert Zemeckis Marty and Doc have to do. Once back from 2015, the student and inventor travel to the Hill Valley of 1955 via 1985. Marty visits the school party for the second time where he sees himself playing Johnny B. Goode on stage in the auditorium. And again he gets into trouble with Biff and the bald principal Strickland.
The sets in "Back to the Future Part II" are beautifully made. We see Hill Valley in three different periods, with always the famous bell tower in the center. The city looks special especially in 2015. Cars fly, children play with floating skateboards and in the newspaper there are moving images. Also in the Hill Valley of the future: Café Eighties. Ronald Reagan and Michael Jackson welcome the visitor. In the scene that takes place in the café, we also briefly see the at that time less than ten years old Elijah Wood.
Not seen in "Back to the Future Part II" is the actress who played Jennifer Parker in the original film. She has been replaced by Elisabeth Shue (Hello Man, Hide and Seek). Actually, the creators could not use Jennifer's character at all in this story. But they had ended part one with a scene where they travel together Marty and Doc to the future. So there had to be a Jennifer in. Crispin Glover (Charlies Angels, Willard), the actor who played George in the first film, also does not participate anymore. Reportedly because he made too high demands.