(Doc’s happy ending, where he goes from an eccentric man out of time to one who finally finds where he belongs - in a distant, simpler past he always admired but was born far too late to live in - is truly inspired.)
Whereas the first two movies were largely Marty stories, Doc takes center stage here.
Less gimmicky than its predecessor, Back to the Future Part III doubles down on the beating heart of the series, the relationship between Marty and Doc, and gives them satisfying, emotional arcs that tug on the heartstrings in the film’s final moments. (The filmmaker has a signature penchant for re-inserting figures into historical events, as he explored with much acclaim in 1994’s Forrest Gump.)
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In fact, BTTF II seemingly dined out on finding new ways to entrap Marty in a series of complex paradoxes involving events of the first film, just so Zemeckis could show off his then-new motion capture and VFX techniques.
(Even though these sequels were shot back to back). Streamlined and engrossing, thanks in part to being at ground level with these two effortlessly likable main characters, Part III seems to be a direct response to the criticism that BTTF II was too convoluted for its own good.
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The movie that ensues is the love child of what would happen if Zemeckis had a threeway with John Ford’s Stagecoach and H.G. Romance ensues as well, this time for Doc, as Marty comes from 1955 with word of Clara (Mary Steenburgen), a woman Doc hasn’t met yet but, when he does, she will become his true love. Marty’s mission: Find Doc Brown and save him from being “shot in the back over a matter of $80” by Biff’s grandfather, Buford “Mad Dog” Tannen (played by the OG Biff, Tom Wilson). From here, Part III hits the ground at 88 mph with a straightforward story that reaches back into 1885 Hill Valley for one last, epic flex of the flux capacitor. After Marty informs Doc he’s come back from the future - one where an evil Biff and self-lacing sneakers reign. An alternate Marty surprises the s*** out of the original film’s 1955-based Doc Brown ( Christopher Lloyd) - moments after Doc just sent the original Marty back to 1985. It’s understandable why legions of fans have revisited the first two films in the Back to the Future trilogy more often over the years, but that doesn’t mean you should sleep on this underrated threequel.īack to the Future Part III literally picks up where the previous installment left off. While fans have obviously devoted significantly more care space to the first two installments, it’s Part III that comes closest, tonally, to matching and building upon the escapist, summer movie feel of the original 1985 adventure. Upon initial release, reaction to Part III was somewhat muted and mixed - especially coming off the hoverboard-filled (and more convoluted) box-office hit Back to the Future Part II. Fox) once again going back to the past in order to ensure his future. The engaging story, set in the Wild West, clicks into place like safe tumblers as its intricate structure, brimming with callbacks to key moments and payoffs to events in the first film, finds Marty McFly (Michael J. The final chapter in Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s classic time-travel movie trilogy is (no pun intended) a Swiss watch of a script.
(Sorry not sorry, Back to the Future Part II.) While the finer points of its narrative were lost on younger audiences when it first came out 30 years ago this week, a recent rewatch in honor of its 30th anniversary reveals it’s arguably the best sequel in the popular series. Back to the Future Part III gets a bum rap.
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