As American as betting on College Football

Rating: 7/10 (16 December 2010)

I have always wanted to know how does old Biff immediately how to operate a time machine?? Picking up at the exact same moment the 1st movie ends, Marty has to go the future to save his son from making a bed decision. Just like part 1, there is not much I need to say to sell this movie. It is fun, clever, and everything a summer blockbuster needs to be to succeed. There was a little more discussion about the effects of time travel in part 2, and we got to witness the flawed character of Marty McFly, as he stops whatever he is doing, no matter how important, and puts up his dukes at the mere threat of being a chicken. Sophomoric, but it fits perfectly into this world created by Spielberg, Zemeckis, and Gale, and for me was a constant reminder that this was a family film that was meant just to entertain. Highlights include a hover board in both the future and the past(which, by the way we are re only 5 years away from that needing to be a reality), the phrase 'Great Scott', which I am pretty sure Christopher Lloyd negotiated a bonus into his contract every time he squeezed one in, and the introduction of everyone in Americas new dream (to go into the future and find a sports almanac that can be used to bet with and make millions!). Rating 29/40