Timeless

Rating: Null/10 (26 January 2003)

I first saw "Back to the Future part II" in 1989 and it ignited my passion for movies. I wore out the cassettes of all three films and just about wore out the "Secrets..." video with Kirk Cameron. They are without a doubt my favorite movies of all time (not too crazy about Part III, but it's still great), and Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale couldn't have been more right with writing this film.
Although the movies are excellent, the direction is right on, and the cast is about as good as it gets, there is one person the movie couldn't have succeeded without: Michael J. Fox. In 1985, Fox was at the height of his career, both with the Republican Alex P. Keaton of "Family Ties" and with his performance in the film "Teen Wolf." I read his autobiography "Lucky Man" and learned about the fact the producer of "Family Ties" was the one that held the script for "Future" back in the first place, which is what made Zemeckis, Gale, and Spielberg go with Eric Stolz. Don't get me wrong, Stolz may be a talented guy, but there is NO WAY Marty McFly would work with Fox at the helm. His portrayal is timeless, as is the rest of the film.

From Christopher Lloyd, to Thomas F. Wilson, and even all the way to Billy Zane (one of Biff's henchmen), the film is perfect. To grab a cast like this, it was "density", I mean, it was DESTINY.