Why the Back to the Future sequels stink.

[BinaryTaoist]

Consider this... in the original Back to the Future, the seemingly harmless act of Marty pushing his father out of the way of a moving car completely disrupts the timespace continuum and risks not just Martys life but all of existence...

So what do they do in BttF 2? They risk the entire timespace continuum in order to save Marty's son from commiting a lousy misdemeanor... a misdemeanor!! Does that make any sense at all? I mean... even if it triggered a whole chain of events that ruin the McFly family does that seem worth risking all of reality?

[pennington]

I agree. In the commentary track, Bob Gale (co-writer and co-producer) said they never intended to make a sequel and the line about Marty's kids was a throwaway to end the movie. When the movie did so well and the studio wanted to make a sequel, they were locked in into going to the future.

Part 1 was one of the all-time great movies; it was light and fun and it made sense. Part 2 was dark, dreary and complicated. Part 3 was a little better. Also, having Michael J. Fox playing so many roles (himself, his older self, his son, his daughter and his great grandfather) just got tedious.

[Contra]

Crispen Glover and Elizibeth Shoe knew when to get out.

I can't say anything, I love all three!

[razorboy]

I agree. In the commentary track, Bob Gale (co-writer and co-producer) said they never intended to make a sequel and the line about Marty's kids was a throwaway to end the movie. When the movie did so well and the studio wanted to make a sequel, they were locked in into going to the future.

Part 1 was one of the all-time great movies; it was light and fun and it made sense. Part 2 was dark, dreary and complicated. Part 3 was a little better. Also, having Michael J. Fox playing so many roles (himself, his older self, his son, his daughter and his great grandfather) just got tedious.

Kind of corny how they added the To be continued... to the video release.

[Contra]

I thought the "to be continued" was always there as part of the goof.

[razorboy]

I thought the "to be continued" was always there as part of the goof.

I was only four or five when I saw it in the theatre, so I'm not 100%, but I didn't think it was in the original theatrical release.

[cougarjake13]

well then marty going back to the old west fucks things up as well



also ponder this emmitt goes to 1885 and marrys the teacher kid and has 2 kids that in the original timeline of things never existed cause they would have never of met and she shoulda died in the revine



how does that not fuck things up ??

[Contra]

Ok I need some confirmation on the To Be Continued thing, anyone know for sure?

[Tenbatsuzen]

The thing is this...

Marty's kid causing the misdemeanor was because the McFlys were fucked up again because of Marty's accident after he bettered the timeline in 1985.

Marty had to grow up and learn not to freak out everytime someone called him chicken.

And besides, we don't know how zero tolerance crime was in BTTF's 2015. Something that Marty's kid was a part of may have put him away for 10 years.

[razorboy]

Ok I need some confirmation on the To Be Continued thing, anyone know for sure?

From Wikipedia. Take it for what it's worth.

According to Zemeckis and Gale, when the film was released on VHS, Universal added a "To be continued..." caption at the end to increase awareness of production on Back to the Future Part II and Part III. It was removed when the film was first released on DVD in 2002.

[mikeyboy]

Crispen Glover and Elizibeth Shoe knew when to get out.

I can't say anything, I love all three!

Elizabeth Shue didn't even start on the franchise until the second movie.

[TheMojoPin]

As much of a mess as II is, I have no idea why so many people prefer III over it. Outside of like the first 20 minutes, III is boring as hell.

[Contra]

Yeah I meant Claudia wells mikey.

Ya got me, ya got me

[Foster]

after all the trouble the Tannen family caused over the years, why didn't Marty and Doc kill Mad Dog Tannen and put an end to all the hurt before it could happen.

if I ever saw someone pushing my father around, be it past, present or future, I would lose my mind; and if I had the means to wipe that person from existence I would do it.


for God's sake, Marty saw Biff try to rape his mother!!!

[tanless1]

Crispen Glover and Elizibeth Shoe knew when to get out.


crispen didnt get out intentionally, i understand he wanted to much money( close to what fox was getting paid) lead money for suporting role. that was a rough time for crispin as he strugled through ego.

[brettmojo]

Part I > Part II > Part III

I don't understand the love for the third one. The only positive to come from it was the cool ass toys in the McDonald's kid's meals.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Elizabeth Shue didn't even start on the franchise until the second movie.

Right. The first Jennifer quit acting because her mom got sick. Second Jennifer was Shue, and the plot didn't need her for the third movie until the end.

[Tenbatsuzen]

As much of a mess as II is, I have no idea why so many people prefer III over it. Outside of like the first 20 minutes, III is boring as hell.

You know what my favorite part of II is?

[Coach]

Ok..Contra..the "to be continued" thingy...in the cable version of II..part I..at the end with a question mark...pt III end of credits...I saw..."The End???"

[Foster]

You know what my favorite part of II is?

this (http://mcfry.ytmnd.com/)


NSFW

[KingModem]

this (http://mcfry.ytmnd.com/)


NSFW

:lol:

[TheMojoPin]

Ah, yes. In the future everyone will wear two ties and there will be fax machines in every room of the house. How quaint.

[Coach]

Ah, yes. In the future everyone will wear two ties and there will be fax machines in every room of the house. How quaint.

At least they were right about the Flatscreen tv's.

[TheMojoPin]

At least they were right about the Flatscreen tv's.

I don't think anyone's ever been pulling for non-flat TV's in the future.

[TripleSkeet]

Ok I need some confirmation on the To Be Continued thing, anyone know for sure?

All I know is I saw Part one in the theater at 9 years old and at the end, it had the "To be continued..." line.

For the record, I really liked Part 2. Part 3? Not as much.

[Coach]

I don't think anyone's ever been pulling for non-flat TV's in the future.Good point, although I recall having TV implants in the brain being bantered about.

[TheMojoPin]

Good point, although I recall having TV implants in the brain being bantered about.

I don't know why they thought dehydrated food would be so huge.

[brettmojo]

I don't know why they thought dehydrated food would be so huge.
Dozens of astronauts can't be wrong.

[TheMojoPin]

Dozens of astronauts can't be wrong.

I always thought it was funny how they had all those great flying car designs that looked "futuristic" and then in the middle of the Hoverboard chase you see a fucking Jeep with basically a rocket shoved up its ass.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I always thought it was funny how they had all those great flying car designs that looked "futuristic" and then in the middle of the Hoverboard chase you see a fucking Jeep with basically a rocket shoved up its ass.

Don't forget, there are flying car conversions that are done in the future - that's what Doc did to the DeLorean. So maybe it's an "antique" Jeep that someone got converted.

[TheMojoPin]

Don't forget, there are flying car conversions that are done in the future - that's what Doc did to the DeLorean. So maybe it's an "antique" Jeep that someone got converted.

Yeah, but the DeLorean at least looks reasonably futuristic with the time travel stuff and when it starts flying. The Jeep literally looks like a couple of rockets were glued to it and nothing else.

[MagillaGorillaz]

And besides, we don't know how zero tolerance crime was in BTTF's 2015. Something that Marty's kid was a part of may have put him away for 10 years.

Doc did say that in the future the justice system is swift after they abolished all lawyers.

On a side note I was living in Miami when the Marlins won their first World Series. The classic rock station at the time would play the clip of McFly stuned that Miami would be in the World Series. 2015 could be the Cubs year.

http://www.11points.com/images/backtothefuture2wrong/cubswinworldseries.jpg

[Coach]

Yeah, but the DeLorean at least looks reasonably futuristic with the time travel stuff and when it starts flying. The Jeep literally looks like a couple of rockets were glued to it and nothing else.
Knowing Jeep owners..They like to do it themselves.

[barjockey]

Watchin the original right now:lol:

[Fallon]

Watchin the original right now:lol:
You should try it with Danny and Anthonys Secret Show commentary. Very funny.

http://www.mediafire.com/?4ld542d9wwd

[Gerald]

I love the zaniness of part 2. I try to pretend that part 3 doesn't exist, though.

[Dudeman]

At the end of II, how does the Doc go back in time? The lightening strike would provide the 1.21 gWatts, but the car wasn't going 88 mph. Did I miss something?

[keithy_19]

At the end of II, how does the Doc go back in time? The lightening strike would provide the 1.21 gWatts, but the car wasn't going 88 mph. Did I miss something?

It must have been the power of love.

[spoon]

I was going to go with the fact that the original sucked to start the whole thing off.

[sailor]

Part I > Part II > Part III

I don't understand the love for the third one. The only positive to come from it was the cool ass toys in the McDonald's kid's meals.

who loves the third one? i've never heard that except here, by people saying they don't agree.

2nd is the best, 3 is pure shit.

[Melk]

Ok I need some confirmation on the To Be Continued thing, anyone know for sure?
At the end of the theatrical release it said, "The End." When I saw the video and it said, "To Be Continued," I flipped out.

[Melk]

who loves the third one? i've never heard that except here, by people saying they don't agree.

2nd is the best, 3 is pure shit.
I don't have a problem with any of the Back to the Future movies, outside of their overall quaintness. I prefer two because of my love for futuristic settings.

[sailor]

I don't have a problem with any of the Back to the Future movies, outside of their overall quaintness. I prefer two because of my love for futuristic settings.

pure shit was too harsh. it's just boring to me. nothing much happens.

[CaptainBlowhole]

In the first one, 1950's Doc needed to connect the Delorian to the lightning bolt, and the only thing they knew was that it struck the clock tower at a certain time. That means they knew the minute that the lightning would strike, but not the second or millisecond.
In order for the lightning to charge the flux capacitor, Doc would have had to assure that the car was going 88 mph for at least a minute while the car was still in contact with a with its conductor wire that lead from the clock tower to the car. The only way a scientist could assure this would be to have a bare wire stretch from the clock tower and along a path that the car could travel for 60 seconds at 88 mph while the wire was connected to the flux capacitor. The distance that a car could travel in 60 seconds at 88 mph is over a mile. The wire from the clock tower would need to be longer than a mile and if you wanted to stretch a wire a mile, it would need poles set every hundred feet to keep the wire from slacking to the ground. The connector rod from the flux capacitor would need to be able to be touching the wire for the entire minute at 88 mph.

[pennington]

At the end of II, how does the Doc go back in time? The lightening strike would provide the 1.21 gWatts, but the car wasn't going 88 mph. Did I miss something?

Maybe it had something to do with the Mr. Fusion conversion. I question I have is how did Biff, who is as dumb as a brick, figure out to use the time machine, go back in time to visit his younger self, and then re-program it to come back to exact time he left?

Part I was so perfect, why did they have to mess with it and go back to the same time in Part II? For example, in Part I, when George knock out Biff, it changes their whole future. But in Part II Biff just gets up and goes back after George. So that actually makes things worse for George.

[ScottFromGA]

this (http://mcfry.ytmnd.com/)


NSFW

to this day, I still quote this part. :king:

[ScottFromGA]

Maybe it had something to do with the Mr. Fusion conversion. I question I have is how did Biff, who is as dumb as a brick, figure out to use the time machine, go back in time to visit his younger self, and then re-program it to come back to exact time he left?

Part I was so perfect, why did they have to mess with it and go back to the same time in Part II? For example, in Part I, when George knock out Biff, it changes their whole future. But in Part II Biff just gets up and goes back after George. So that actually makes things worse for George.


no because you forget the part where Marty runs up to knocked out Biff and steals the almanac back and then knocks Biff out again when he comes to and says, "Youuuu?!?!", so Biff actually didn't get up to go back after George.

My issue with the movies is this, WHY employ a guy that tried to rape your future wife?!?!?!

[Judge Smails]

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[Dudeman]

Maybe it had something to do with the Mr. Fusion conversion.
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I don't think so, because the whole ending of part III depended on them getting the delorian up to 88mph with the train.

[fezident]

How come nobody ever wants to talk about Goonies?

[TripleSkeet]

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I think the first chick was so much hotter.

[brettmojo]

I think the first chick was so much hotter.
Completely agree.