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Back to the Future Part II

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Back to the Future Part II (1989)

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Reviews Counted:38

Fresh:24

Rotten:14

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Picking up where BACK TO THE FUTURE left off, this effects-laden sequel sends Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), and a souped-up DeLorean on a newly complex adventure... Picking up where BACK TO THE FUTURE left off, this effects-laden sequel sends Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), and a souped-up DeLorean on a newly complex adventure through time. It’s still 1985 in the present, but Doc Brown returns from the future with bad news: in 2015, Marty’s teenaged son is about to make a criminally bad decision. Determined to keep it from happening, Marty joins Doc on a trek to the future, a high-tech land of hoverboards and video screens; once there, Marty impersonates his kid to thwart the bullies bent on recruiting him. Though the mission is right-minded, it has unfortunate effects on the past, causing the pair to revisit 1955 to smooth out -- once again--the wrinkles they accidentally created. Directed and co-written by Robert Zemeckis, BACK TO THE FUTURE II wowed audiences with cutting-edge visuals and garnered an Academy Awards nomination for its futuristic special effects. [More]

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Director: Robert Zemeckis

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Release:

Feb 10, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French
  • Subtitles - English, (SDH), Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Music Video: Huey Lewis & The News "Power of Love" Music Video
  • Production Archives
  • Production Design
  • Recommendations
  • Theatrical Trailer

Audio Commentary:

  • 1. Producers Bob Gales
  • 2. Neil Canton

Featurette:

  • 1. The Making of Back to the Future Part II
  • 2. Making the Trilogy: Chapter Two
  • 3. Q&A with Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob Gale
  • 4. Did You Know That? Universal Animated Anecdotes
  • 5. Designing the DeLorean
  • 6. Evolution Visual Effects Shots
  • 7. Hoverboard Test
  • 8. Designing Time Travel

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Production Notes
  • Storyboarding

Biographies:

  • 1. Cast
  • 2. Filmmakers

DVD-ROM Features:

  • Total Axess
 
 
 
 

Reviews for Back to the Future Part II

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The one thing the film got right was the crushed effect the media's growing omnipresence has had on human existence.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment 1 Comment
02/25/09
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

See website for more details.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
05/30/08
Rory L. Aronsky
Rory L. Aronsky
Screen It!

Solidly entertaining.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
05/05/08
Tom Tunney
Tom Tunney
Empire Magazine

An ambitious film that fails to recreate the warmth or excitment of the first Back To The Future.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/05/08
Channel 4 Film

Zemeckis' fascination with having characters interact at different ages of their lives hurts the film visually, and strains credibility past the breaking point, by forcing him to rely on some very cheesy makeup designs.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment 1 Comment
05/05/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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There are definitely aspects of laziness to the script--jokes which haven't been fully considered, simpleminded characterizations, subplots which have no life outside of the narrative--but at the same time the movie has a spirit of exploration and daring,

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06/15/07
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser

The film works best through its magnificent technical achievements (the visual effects received an Oscar nomination) and the inherent charm of Fox, Lloyd and, especially, the delightfully menacing Thomas F. Wilson.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/26/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

By the end, you may feel that you've just sat through a feature-length commercial for both part one (which has to be seen to make this sequel comprehensible) and part three (a trailer for it literally ends part two).

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/26/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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It turned off most viewers, but fascinated me.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
09/23/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The relatively quaint and simple time travel arc from BTTF gets far more confusing and, in some ways, more fulfilling.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/16/06
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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05/15/06
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

It's impressive entertainment, and best of all, it never degenerates into Spielbergian sentimentality: you can laugh, be thrilled and think without feeling embarrassed.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

No review available.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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07/05/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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03/24/05
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

No review available.

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09/16/04
Austin O'Connor
Austin O'Connor
Lowell Sun

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07/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

A weak, convoluted attempt to cash in on the original's charms.

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06/17/04
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

No review available.

comment Comment
01/22/04
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

No review available.

comment Comment
01/06/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
 
 
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