good finale

Rating: Null/10 (26 August 1999)

Us BTTF fans hated to see it end, but it had to sometime as Marty ventures to the old west to rescue Doc from being gunned down. Though Id rank this the third best in the series, that is in no way saying its bad. The writing is still strong, the action is still very good and the characters likable as always. Like with part II there are a handful of scenes reminiscent of the first film ("Mom is that you?", a chase out of the local hangout, spinnning license plate, etc.). The difference here is that time travelling is out of the question with a disabled DeLorean, with the main focus being finding a way to get it moving fast enough to beam them back. They figure out a scheme that could work, but both Marty and Doc must avoid certain death if they wanna make it happen. As with the other two films, nothing goes smoothly with several complicating factors finding their way in. The biggest one, Doc falling in love with a school teacher (Steenburgen). And no matter what time zone your in, theres always trouble with Biff, who this time is represented by his uncle, Buford. The conclusion nearly matches part 1 for drama, with an extremely exciting race down a railroad track on a hijacked locomotive. The only real disappointing moment came in the last five minutes, with Marty and Doc just ho-hummingly shaking hands to say goodbye. After all they've been through, they couldnt at least hug? Seemed a little impersonal, but not a huge misstep, so not too much harm done. Good ZZ Top song "Doubleback" used as the theme and of course the great Alan Silvestri provides another terrific score. And I am like others whod love to see the series continued someday, but unfortunately it would take something really special to do that. So I never get close to holding my breath about seeing film histories two most famous time travellers back in business.