Back to the Future

Release Year: 1985
Director: Robert Zemeckis

Review: The 80’s at its most fun and entertaining. ‘Back to the Future’ is essential viewing even ignoring the nostalgic impression. A kid gets to go back in time in a Delorean and save his very existence by hooking up his mom and dad. It’s completely silly, but it doesn’t make it any less enjoyable.

What makes this movie work are the now iconic characters. Doc, Biff, Marty and George McFly, when you hear these names you instantly see their characters and their scenes come racing back into your memory. Each one has distinctive personalities which are essential to the success of the movie. Doc is the crazy scientist, Marty the cool kid, George the awkward nerd and Biff the bully. In fact, if you imagine anyone of these stereotypes the imagery of these characters probably enters your mind. You change one aspect of these characters and you ruin the movie.

Watching the movie is a thrill from beginning to end. It combines adventure, sci-fi and comedy in a perfect concoction of awesome. Sure it is campy in parts, but that’s part of the fun. By the time Doc utters the now legendary line ‘Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads.’, I was all set to start the movie over and watch it again. There is a reason its one of the most beloved movies of all time. It is pop perfection.

Rating: 4.5/5