Back to the Future Part II

In very few films can you see how much actors enjoy their foolishness. The paradoxes of time travel here reach absolute absurdity with constant jumps back and forth, and yet the second part, even in its complexity, is the best installment in the series. And I kept thinking that Marty's daughter looks kind of weird. (01/05/2006)

A sequel that invigorates and even upgrades the concept of the first movie. It’s an amazing ride from the get go, with a playful interpretation of the future (Jaws 19 – This time is very personal!), while also establishing a solid MacGuffin, logically putting the characters into a thrilling chase and making them hide from themselves – several times I told myself how it was possible in the 80s to write something at first glance so simple but that will glue you to your seat and won’t let you go until the end. I always find every mandatory obstacle and thwarting of the plans in the final timeline more enjoyable than most action spectacles and epic dramas. If I ever travel back in time, I only want to go to 1980s America, stay in the cinema for a couple of years and hang a poster of Marty McFly and Emmett Brown. 90% (24/03/2020)

Today I went back to the past, where I also went to the future, which is already a few years in the past, to witness the correction of the changes that occurred in the already past future so that the present, located in an even deeper past, would not be threatened, while it was necessary to travel to an even more distant past, and I had to lower my original rating. I had several reasons for this decision, but the biggest one was my disappointment with how the creators failed miserably in their vision of the future. I mean, come on; the year 2015 without a single smartphone and people speaking to each other in the street instead of just "meeting" through social networks. This didn't work out very well. But seriously, the first part came up with a new idea; the second one just recycled the idea and tried to make everything even bigger and even more colorful, hence only four stars. On the other hand, I admit that I still had a great time and could laugh more than once - hence the four stars. / Lesson learned: Can't keep up? No problem, you can come back to it later so that you'll have it done before you even start. (25/06/2023)

Shit. Again, the same problem as with the first part. It's not about the visuals, which are indeed outdated, but I can overlook that considering that time flies by. It's about the plot and the concept of the story. The main characters behave like idiots (and I even accept the extreme exaggeration). For a comedy, it's too “harsh” and straightforward, for sci-fi, it's too comedic, but altogether it just doesn't work and it's boring. Some plot twists are enjoyable, the incorporation into the first part is good, but it doesn't hold together, I was extremely bored. I miss at least a bit of seriousness and a realistic touch; the whole thing is just too much of a farce. Most people evaluate it solely based on sentiment. (26/08/2012)

Back to the Future II is in many ways similar to its predecessor, and even equal to it in quality. The time travel has been expanded by one plane, but they have managed to handle all three timelines in an artful way, and everything makes sense, and in the end, the viewer gets a teaser of the plot from the last part of the trilogy. Once again, I must praise the imaginative production design – especially in the "future" – and all those technical conveniences (which we can still dream about today, even though the film is partly set in 2015). While the second film is not as playful in terms of allusions to various historical figures and events, it is more action-packed and brisk. The makeup work was again a bit comical, but understandable given the year the film was made. Had I seen the film at the time of release, I'’d certainly give it a full score. (24/07/2021)