A worty sequel...

Rating: 8/10 (31 March 2019)

"Back to the Future Part II" is a very stylish and entertaining sequel to the 1985 classic "Back to the Future".
The movie picks up where the events from the first movie left us, which is great. Because I personally do love it when a sequel is a direct continuation of the previous movie. And "Back to the Future Part II" does so efficiently and quite well.
The is a lot more time traveling going on in this sequel, compared to the first movie - for better or worse. Was it beneficial to the movie, certainly, because it was needed to tell the story and it was needed to set the plot and story.
The future segment was funny, although set in 2015 with a way, way, way more futuristic vision of how time actually panned out. Sure, that was campy and entertaining to see. And for some reason then director Robert Zemeckis included a lot of plastic accessories for guys to wear in the future - reminiscent of the glorious 1980s, but made to look strange and futuristic. And the "Jaws 19" jab just cracks me up every time.
Then Marty and Doc return to 1985, but to an alternate timeline with massive changes done to the history. This segment was funny as well and equally detailed. This is where the drama was amped up and took over the storyline.
The best part of "Back to the Future Part II" is when Marty and Doc return to 1955. That segment was pure genius. I loved how director Robert Zemeckis incorporated the events from the first movie and then had the characters interact with the environment of the 1955 era and try not to interfere with Marty and Doc from that first movie. It worked so well, and it was a pure joy to watch that on the screen. And this segment is really the heart and spirit of the movie.
The storyline was quite good, and it was well tied together given the different timeline jumps and interactions with the events of the first movie. I must admit that I have always been adequately entertained by the story in this sequel.
As in the previous movie, they had assembled the cast once again, which included Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson and Elisabeth Shue. And also included Billy Zane, Jason Scott Lee and a very young Elijah Wood.
While "Back to the Future Part II" is not fully up to par with the original "Back to the Future" movie, then it is a strong addition to the franchise and is a definite must watch if you enjoyed the first movie. However, like this first movie, then this sequel is a movie that you also can watch again and again.