BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) MOVIE REACTION - GOOD FILMS ARE TIMELESS! - FIRST TIME WATCHING - REVIEW

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Welcome to our first-time watching as we react to Back to the Future (1985). We've been loving these 80's films! This one had so much to offer, it had incredible chemistry between Marty McFly ( Michael J. Fox) and his scientist friend Emmett "Doc" Brown (Christopher Lloyd), groundbreaking special effects for the time and a highly engaging and fun script!

Directed by Robert Zemeckis, "Back to the Future" (1985) follows the story of Marty McFly, a teenager who accidentally travels back in time to 1955 and must ensure his own existence by orchestrating his parents' romance, all while navigating the unpredictable consequences of altering the past.

We hope that you enjoy our reactions, commentary and review as we discuss how much of an impact this film has had on the Sci-fi genre and pop culture, how the themes of friendship and destiny are a perfect backdrop for a timeless story and the other elements that make "Back to the Future" such an effective film.

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All Comments (21)
  • @DamionThares
    One of the best movies ever made, it was so awesome back in the day. Dear film industry, dont remake this, this one is perfect!
  • @larrypope5142
    If you noticed Marty was playing The Power of Love in his audition and that the committee member with the bullhorn who told him he was “too darn loud” was Huey Lewis, the actual singer of that song.
  • @dante340
    Want to feel old? If Back To The Future was released today, Marty would travel back to 1994 😵‍💫
  • @emilysmith259
    Props to you Ari for noticing the 'Lone Pine' change when Marty returns. The really amazing thing about this trilogy is the more you watch it, more you notice subtle changes they did. There are SOOOOOO MANY! This movie has unlimited rewatchability because of it!
  • @SeeMore-ki7mq
    I think what makes this film better now is that it used to be a nostalgia trip for the 50's when it first came out. Now its a trip for both 50's and 80's
  • @jmhaces
    One of my favorite details in this movie is how in one of the scenes where Marty is talking to George back in the '50's Marty keeps trying to open a soda bottle by twisting off the cap but he can't because that kind of bottle didn't exist yet and George gets exasperated with him and takes the bottle and opens in with a normal bottle opener before handing it back to Marty, all the while they keep arguing about Lorraine and how George needs to ask her out. It's just a brilliant little thing to throw into that scene because neither of them say anything about it.
  • @chopperdeath
    I was 14 when this came out and worked at a movie theater. People cheered out loud at the end and were clapping as they left the theater. Great times! Then I had to mop the floors.
  • @V0ltron
    "The appropriate question is : when the hell are they." Always loved that line.
  • I love that you guys noticed the little changes like Twin/Lone Pine Mall etc. You'd be surprised how many people don't notice any of the tiny details. Please continue paying attention to the recurring little things as you watch the trilogy, you'll find that the level of detail is absolutely amazing. I've loved the trilogy for close to 30 years now and no matter how many times I watch it I still find some new little detail to laugh about. 😂👍
  • @jesoko6724
    I don't know if anyone has pointed this out yet, but the DeLorean was a real car that was available to buy in the early 80's. It had so many performance and quality issues that the company (DeLorean Motor Company) actually went out of business BEFORE Back to the Future came out (they stopped selling the car in '83, and the movie came out in '85). That's why Marty says "You built a time machine... out of a DELOREAN???" The car already had a pretty bad reputation by that point. Eventually, the name DeLorean became so synonymous with the time machine itself, that most people either forget or straight up don't know the name and car weren't invented for the movie.
  • This is the only movie that my husband and I went back to the theater over and over. We kept seeing details that we had missed before. It got better with each viewing.
  • @lordcrispen
    One small thing I hadn't noticed until this watch-through was how Jennifer writes her number and a love note on the flyer. There's no way Marty's character is going to hang onto that flier but they found a way for it to naturally make sense that he would actually keep it beyond "Well, we need this flier to be around later....I guess he just happens to keep it." Nice touch for sure!
  • I love the line, when Marty comes down the stairs and sees baby Joey in his playpen, and tells him to get used to the view.
  • @karlsmith2570
    44:41 Hey, Ari And Denise, another Fun Fact for you: The homeless person sleeping on the park bench in the transition scene from 1955 to 1985, was the mayor of the town in 1955
  • @treetopjones737
    Some people don't notice, his mom as youngster has probably been intentionally leaving her window uncovered while she undresses in front of it ( her dad: "Another kid hit my car!" ).
  • @jackhealy3328
    To me, the script to 'Back to the Future' is absolutely flawless. Countless callbacks that are paid off, there's no fat to trim in the plot, every character has a role to play and every single casting is pitch perfect.
  • @taylemgames2652
    This movie's script is flawless. It is used as a study in every major film school.
  • My favorite trivia from this movie is how Thomas F. Wilson (Biff) was/is the polar opposite from a bully in real life but how he plays one so well.