My favorite of the trilogy.

Rating: Null/10 (31 January 2002)

As different as these movies are from each other, they represent probably the single most consistent and greatest trilogy of all time (Yes, better than those idiotic "Star Wars" movies!). "Back to the Future II" is pretty insane, but it is simply hilarious, hilarious, hilarious....and fun, too. Whereas the first one tried to seem realistic in its fantasy, this one throws out all the logic and introspection with surprisingly excellent results. All the actors deliver great performances, especially Thomas F. Wilson, who portrays young Biff, middle-aged Biff, and old Biff so wonderfully that it's hard to believe it's the same actor. And the scene in which old Biff gives young Biff the sports almanac is one of the overlooked all-time classic scenes in cinema. One of the great things about this movie is that every little detail is devoted to hilarious mocking of economic and political situations. Pay careful attention to all of the newspaper headlines ("Nixon Seeks Fifth Term" in alternate 1985; and Biff's success at the race track in the 1950s gets more space than Kruschev becoming Soviet premiere). Yeah, there are a ton of illogical flaws in the movie, but if you set that aside, you'll find it as entertaining as a movie can get.