Not As Good As The First...

Rating: Null/10 (25 January 2003)

...but I still love it!
This is the 100th review for this movie. Actually this is a review for the entire Trilogy, but I decided to put it under Part II for two reasons.
1) Most people HATE this movie, so it'll be nice to actually read a nice review here.
2) I wanted to be the 100th reviewer.
Back To The Future (BTTF) is one of my favorite movies of all-time. I admit, it may have to do with the fact that I grew up in the 80's and this movie epidomizes the 80's: skateboards, Deloreans, Michael J. Fox, the casual use of '1985', etc. It may have to do with the fact that I thought 'George McFly' was one of the greatest characters in history. Maybe it's just that I had a crush on Lea Thompson. For these reasons and more, I loved the entire BTTF Trilogy.
I won't go into the details of each movie, but I'll tell you why I like Part II.
Yes, Part II was a little choppy, but I think it needed to be told the way it was told.
***MINOR SPOILERS*** There had to be proof, as they talked about in the original, that whatever you do in the past could mess up the outcome of future events. So the whole going back to 1955 was an integral part of the trilogy, because, really that is where all the time travel stemmed to in the beginning. I don't know if that makes sense, but just trust me on this one. ***END OF SPOILERS***
Besides Michel J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, the rest of the cast (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, etc.) were all great. I try to watch this entire trilogy at least once every six months, and I just enjoy all three movies thoroughly.
I admit, I enjoy the original and Part III more than I enjoy Part II, but I can't say I hate Part II, like a lot of people (including my wife).
Now that it's on DVD, there should be no reason for you to buy this movie.
P.S. While you're watching Part II, watch closely in the part where Marty goes into the 80's cafe and plays the video game. One of the kids is Elijah 'Frodo' Wood.