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Back to the Future Part III
Robert Zemeckis, with a definite Steven Spielberg influence, brings the trilogy to an action-packed conclusion with 1990's Back to the Future Part III, which lefts off where the second film di, but provides an uncanny connection to the first film that is hard to resist.
In the final chapter, Marty is once again stranded in 1955, while Doc Brown has been stranded in 1885. Marty learns that Doc Brown will die in 1885 at the hands of Biff's great grandfather, a mission that gets complicated with Doc Brown's attraction to a pretty school marm named Clara.
Zemeckis and company are to be applauded for a screenplay that beautifully brings this story full circle without as much dizzying plot moves as the second film, and giving it freshness by bringing most of the story to the wild west, while still maintaining the science fiction/comedy aspect of the what is going on and makes this franchise so completely engaging.
Loved all the connections to the first film...Marty meeting his great grandfather as a baby, still not knowing what to order when he walks into the saloon, being warned by old west Biff not to come into the saloon, the picture of Doc's gravestone which begins to fade when it should. These connections had a cosmic feel here instead of one of sheer coincidence. Loved when Marty first arrives and we get that awesome shot of the courthouse with the clock tower still under construction.
The most entertaining aspect of the film for this reviewer was the additional layer added to the Doc Brown character through his romance with Clara. This romance allowed Christopher Lloyd to bring an unexpected richness to the Doc Brown character that we definitely don't see coming. Those first couple of scenes right after he meets Clara where they're discussing Jules Verne are a delight. And the sadness in his eyes when he actually considered abandoning Marty to stay in 1885 with Clara...Christopher Lloyd effortlessly steals this movie.
Not there isn't a whole lot of other stuff to enjoy, including Oscar-worthy cinematography and Alan Silvestri's music, which had a real John Williams flavor to it. Michael J Fox and Marty McFly continue to be the perfect marriage of actor and character and Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen is charming, as always, as Clara. And it has to be said, anytime with Dub Taylor is time well spent.
Robert Zemeckis, with a definite Steven Spielberg influence, brings the trilogy to an action-packed conclusion with 1990's Back to the Future Part III, which lefts off where the second film di, but provides an uncanny connection to the first film that is hard to resist.
In the final chapter, Marty is once again stranded in 1955, while Doc Brown has been stranded in 1885. Marty learns that Doc Brown will die in 1885 at the hands of Biff's great grandfather, a mission that gets complicated with Doc Brown's attraction to a pretty school marm named Clara.
Zemeckis and company are to be applauded for a screenplay that beautifully brings this story full circle without as much dizzying plot moves as the second film, and giving it freshness by bringing most of the story to the wild west, while still maintaining the science fiction/comedy aspect of the what is going on and makes this franchise so completely engaging.
Loved all the connections to the first film...Marty meeting his great grandfather as a baby, still not knowing what to order when he walks into the saloon, being warned by old west Biff not to come into the saloon, the picture of Doc's gravestone which begins to fade when it should. These connections had a cosmic feel here instead of one of sheer coincidence. Loved when Marty first arrives and we get that awesome shot of the courthouse with the clock tower still under construction.
The most entertaining aspect of the film for this reviewer was the additional layer added to the Doc Brown character through his romance with Clara. This romance allowed Christopher Lloyd to bring an unexpected richness to the Doc Brown character that we definitely don't see coming. Those first couple of scenes right after he meets Clara where they're discussing Jules Verne are a delight. And the sadness in his eyes when he actually considered abandoning Marty to stay in 1885 with Clara...Christopher Lloyd effortlessly steals this movie.
Not there isn't a whole lot of other stuff to enjoy, including Oscar-worthy cinematography and Alan Silvestri's music, which had a real John Williams flavor to it. Michael J Fox and Marty McFly continue to be the perfect marriage of actor and character and Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen is charming, as always, as Clara. And it has to be said, anytime with Dub Taylor is time well spent.