Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II
Marty McFly: "I don't get it, Doc! I mean, how can all this be happening? It's like we're in Hell or something!" Doc Brown: "No, it's Hill Valley, although I can't imagine Hell being much worse!"
Genre: Action Adventure Sci-Fi Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Produced by: Bob Gale Neil Canton Written by: Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale Starring: Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Lea Thompson Thomas F. Wilson Cinematography: Dean Cundey Editing: Arthur Schmidt Harry Keramidas Music by: Alan Silvestri Production company: Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures Distributed by: Universal Pictures Release date: November 22, 1989 Runtime: 108 minutes Country: United States Language: English Budget: $40 million Box office: $332.5 million Franchise: Back to the Future Prequel: Back to the Future Sequel: Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Bob Gale. It is the sequel to the 1985 film Back to the Future and the second installment in the Back to the Future trilogy. 

Plot

Immediately after the events of Back to the Future, time-traveling duo Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) return from saving Marty's future son from 2045 nuclear disaster in the year 2015, only to discover their own time transformed. In this nightmarish version of Hill Valley in Alternate 1985, Marty's father has been murdered and Biff Tannen, Marty's nemesis, has profited. After uncovering the secret to Biff's success -- a sports almanac from the future -- Marty and the Doc embark on a quest to repair the space-time continuum.

Why It's Faster Than A Speed Of Light

1. Unlike other time travelling movies, while lots of time travelling stories (including its prequel) showed you the consequences of travelling back in time, this one shows you the consequences of travelling forward in time.
2. The film takes place almost exactly where the first film left off.
3. It's the sequel to one of the most groundbreaking and iconic films of all-time.
4. While the original film dealt with how Marty had threatened his own existence because of changes he had accidentally initiated in the year 1955, Part II deals with what happens when the interference is of a much larger scale and consequence. 
5. The film actually predicted many things like the abundance of film sequels, flat screen television, video chatting, Donald Trump's rise to power, the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series and self-lacing sneakers.
6. Great lines, like "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need... roads."
7. Every paradox and logical problem of time-travel is explained very well in the film itself, and those that are left out are easily overlooked due to the creativeness of the film.
8. Some very memorable and clever scenes from the hoverboard chase to Marty sneaking by his past self.
9. Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd return as and do a fantastic job as the iconic duo of Marty McFly and Doc Brown.
10. Features an interesting cameo from a young Elijah Wood.
11. Instead of being the same old run-of-the-mill by the numbers sequel, the filmmakers decided to do something different and make this a brain-twister film.
12. The beauty of the movie is that you have to pay close attention to it.
13. Unlike many sequels, this one still holds up and rivals the original.
14. Some excellent cinematography and action scenes.
15. Funny scene that mocks the Jaws franchise's downward spiral, especially when Marty says "Shark still looks fake".

Bad Qualities

1. Some disturbing scenes, such as Marty visiting his own father's grave in the alternate timeline.
2. The complexity of the story-line can turn off some fans of the original.
3. Biff and his gang are underused.
4. Marty getting angry when called "chicken" turned many fans of the original film away.
5. Unlikeable characters like Mr. Fujitsu (Marty's future manager), Griff Tannen with his gang, and Douglas Needles, who is a rehash of Biff Tannen that barely have any screentime or character development.

Reception

Critical response

The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, audience and fans alike of the first movie upon its release, Reception of the film has improved with time, as the performances, direction, cinematography, musical score and future predictions have been singled out for praise. Some critics have noted it as one of Zemeckis' best films, as well as one of the best sequels of all time. it had a 65% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 60 reviews, with an average rating of 6.16/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Back to the Future II is far more uneven than its predecessor, but its madcap highs outweigh the occasionally cluttered machinations of an overstuffed plot.", Metacritic scores a film a 57/100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews" with a 8.4/10 user score rating on the same site.

Box office

It grossed a total of $27.8 million over Friday to Sunday, and $43 million across the five-day holiday opening, breaking the previous Thanksgiving record set by Rocky IV in 1985, making a box-office hit.

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