Movie #46 - Back to the Future

Back to the Future
Universal Pictures
1985 - Rated PG - 1 hr 56 min
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson

I don't think I ever gave this trilogy a fair chance, so I guess Back to the Future is one of the reasons I'm doing this project. Revisiting things I didn't like as much as I ought. (Though it goes both ways. I've revisited a few think I liked more than I should. Oops.)

Anyway, this movie's attention to time travel detail is great. When you have time travel, you have to be consistent with whatever rules you opt into. And there, these guys are on target.

Michael J Fox sheds his Alex P Keaton suit well, and Marty is the kind of kid you root for no matter what. Lea Thompson, amazing. Crispin Glover, creepy and kinda cute. Odd. And for the longest time, I thought Christopher Lloyd really was as crackpot as Doc... he may be, actually. Now that I think about it.

I really liked this much more than I remember, so it was a lot of fun to watch again. The premise is really a fun one... kid accidentally travels back in time and ruins his parents' first meeting... thereby *possibly* negating his very existence. Unless, of course, he sings Chuck Berry songs. Classic.

Love this one.