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Summary: Good movie worth it on DVD!
Review: If I bought the whole set on VHS I would sell two and three leave the first one because I thought the sequels were depressing. But I have the DVD trilogy set and I would sell two and three to someone else because I really didn't like the sequels very much. It was mostly just like the first one and it had it's moments. Ok, in BTTF 2 we know that days are like any other day and we already know what's going to happen in 2015. It's not going to be a bunch of flying cars and flying skateboards it's just going to be a regular year like this year. BTTF 2 and 3 were very fake and 3 was not really western it was a Scifi Adventure. That's why I would just stick with the first one if they haven't made a two and three which was kind of dumb then I would have not sold them. I think Doc should have never picked up Marty to go to the future I think the ending of Back to the Future should have been going to the lake at night then seeing Marty and his girlfriend kiss and the credits fade and that's about it. No more BTTF. I think Back to the Future is just like Frequency and Pleasantville because there all the same. My favorite one is the first one where he goes back to 1955. The others were really dumb stick with the first one.
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Summary: BTTF is a good 3 disc DVD Set
Review: I enjoyed watching BTTF, I bought the wide screen version. Disc 1 & 2 were fine, but disc 3 had errors. I guess there is a production problem with them, and Feb. is a target date for the fixed DVD's. I might want to wait awhile before I ordered. But, the movie was great, great fun to see again after all these years.
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Summary: Framing problems on this release
Review: Future" Parts II and III With the release of our review this week of the "Back to the Future" DVD box set, a number of you wrote to let us know about framing problems in the "Back to the Future Parts II and III" DVDs. It would appear that the anamorphic widescreen transfers on Parts II and III were framed improperly, which means that parts of the picture that should be visible have been cropped out. The interesting fact is that the studio is aware of the problem and perhaps was aware of the problem prior to the DVD release and shipment. The information on these framing issues is not being made widely known, which comes as no surprise due to the fact that Universal has a multimillion dollar advertising campaign in effect promoting the release of the "Back to the Future" DVD box set. According to what we have uncovered so far, this is not an isolated problem with a few discs that were issued; every copy of Parts II and III that is currently on retail store shelves or is in the retail distribution channel is affected by this framing snafu. The bottom line is that everyone who purchases "Back to the Future" Box set will have two defective discs for Parts II and III. While we did not notice this as a problem during our review of the DVDs, upon additional review we did notice that this problem does exist. Universal has stated they intend to re-press "Back to the Future" Parts II and III sometime in late January '03 and make replacement discs available starting in late February. In order to get your replacement DVDs, you will need to send both "Back to the Future Parts II and III" discs (without the box case) with a letter referencing the framing problems, along with your name, full mailing address, day time phone number. It should be sent to the following address: Back to the Future DVD Returns, P. O. Box 224468, Dallas, TX 75260.
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Summary: OUTTATIME
Review: This DVD set has been well worth the wait. I only have one problem and that is I've not been gettin enough sleep lately. I always say to myself that I'm only going to watch the outtakes on BTTF III, and wind up spending the next 2-3 hours going through all the extras on the disc. Back To The Future is the most imaginative time-travel movie ever made, and it was done with heart and mirth. I'm extrememly happy that the trilogy was distributed as a 3-disc set and think the price was fair for all the obvious effort that went into the DVD authoring. While the original movies were in Dolby Surround in the theaters and on the VHS tapes (I have the VHS box set as well..purchased before DVD was invented), the Dolby Digital remix is perfectly done and adds impact to the film. The casting director should have been given a medal for perfection in selecting Christopher Lloyd as the mad (but lovable) scientist and Michael J. Fox IS Marty. No one else could possibly have pulled off their interaction and comic timing. I can't think of anything that could have possibly been added to this set. I also saw absolutely nothing wrong with the widescreen presentation. I'm now content until the Indiana Jones Trilogy is transferred to DVD!
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Summary: Been waiting a long time for this one
Review: This series ranks among my all-time favorites. It helps, I suppose, that I shared Marty McFly's experience of being a teenager in the eighties. I love the time travel mythos. Everything about it. Just reading about the history of times long past is a little thrill, and the idea of visiting them has always been interesting to me. Thinking about time travel paradoxes is enough to give most people a headache, but it's not so hard to understand as long as the author sets up a particular set of rules and sticks to them. Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale worked hard on their rules of time travel, and it shows. The stand-out performance in this series is Christopher Lloyd as Doctor Emmett Brown. At first, "Doc" seems like the typical mad scientist stereotype who appears in many movies. However, he is unlike the usual creepy, amoral figure we see who tinkers with nature and doesn't care about the consequences. Rather than being an insult to his profession, Lloyd captures what's best about scientists -- a deep passion for understanding and shaping the world around him, love of his fellow man and desire to help them, and an eagerness to explain his methods to anybody who will listen. It is telling that Carl Sagan was a big fan of Back to the Future (which is one reason Zemeckis later directed "Contact"). It's a refreshing break from the usual cliche that knowledge is bad and no one should play God. Doc is a truly loveable character, especially to Marty, for whom he is a mentor and father figure. The movies are not without a few problems. The direction is sometimes uneven, especially when characters jump onto the screen from nowhere. Some of the recurring gags are overdone and annoying ("Mom, is that you? I had an awful nightmare..."). The second and third movies are not quite as good as the first. The second movie is much too cartoony, the performances are overblown, and a lot of the sets and costumes are absurd. The third movie is a little too slow in the middle, and it drags through the old west romance plot, until it finally picks up again in the final sequence with the gunfight and the train heist. Despite these issues, the series is excellent in many ways. It's a human drama, a nostalgic look at the past, a mind-bender about the way time travel works, and it has some great action sequences and special effects. Even without modern computer graphics, they made a lot of effects shots that still hold up well today. And of course, the second and third movies make very impressive use of split-screen shots, where two and sometimes even three copies of the same actor share screen time. It's amazing how many special features they managed to scrape together for movies that are nearly 20 years old. Each disc has THREE PAGES of menus for the special features. There's two commentaries and two twenty minute documentaries on each disc, pop-up trivia, cut scenes, bloopers, and various and sundry goodies such as music videos, makeup tests, and pages from the original script describing scenes that never made the cut. Pretty much everyone who worked on the movies gives a retrospective on them, although Christopher Lloyd is conspicuously absent. (The two Bobs tell us, in one commentary, that he is very shy -- an amusing contrast to the character he plays.) You have to be a big fan of a movie to shell out the $40 or $50 for the entire set. But these DVDs give a lot of bang for the buck, boasting an impressive array of features that will keep you entertained for a long time. This is something fans won't want to pass up.
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Summary: Universal is Evil.... EVIL!!!!!
Review: Well, looks like nobody wanted to post my first review, so I'm posting this again. And I will continue to do so until it finally makes it on here, because the truth needs to be told. I know other people have already told you all about the problems concerning the WIDESCREEN versions of "Back to the Future." It's all true. This is terrible. Parts 2 and 3 were formatted incorrectly, meaning that you are missing more than half of the bottom and even the sides! THE SIDES!! The whole purpose of widescreen is to see what the director wanted you to see. When you get full screen, you are missing the sides, which are way more important than seeing some of the top or bottom. Part 1 is correct from what I know and what I could see. It is only parts 2 and 3 that were formatted incorrectly. Would've been the perfect edition if Universal didn't royally screw it up. Everything else is great, but you know what? That doesn't mean you can muck up on the formatting of the stinking films and ship them out even when you know they were wrong, Universal! The two stars are not for "Back to the Future." No, they're for Universal. Thanks for nothing! Post this review, please. I have it saved on Word, so I WILL re-post it if I have to. The truth will be told, no matter what it takes.
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Summary: great boxed set
Review: I watched the trilogy (widescreen version) the past couple of days, before even reading these reviews, and I did not notice anything wrong with the second and third movies. It doesn't matter to me that the supposed blinking light on Marty's jacket in the second movie was not visible since I could understand what was going on anyways. I could see how having important scenes deleted from the movies would upset someone. If you love the Back to the Future trilogy, buy this DVD! The bonus features are fun to watch. If you have nothing else to do with your time other than critique stupid little things about movies, then don't buy it... and certainly don't ruin it for others.
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Summary: A True Film Classic
Review: Too many people complaining about this collection. I have waited for this trilogy to come out on DVD since DVD hit mainstream retail, and now that its finally here, all I hear is people bashing the credibility and integrity of the extras and continuity of the features. I'm sick of it. Can't we all just get along and enjoy this piece of Hollywood history for years to come? If not, then keep your opinions to yourself and let those who really enjoy it have their fun.
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Summary: framing is unnoticable
Review: for the first 5 times I watched these discs, I noticed no "framing problems" anywhere. After seeing some screen-shots, I admit, yes there is some incorrect framing, but is it noticable to a person not comparing it directly with the laserdisk and video? NO NO NO NO! The picture is great, the sound is great, the features are awesome, the framing not a problem.
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Summary: Part 1 looks great! Can now exchange 2 & 3!
Review: The picture quality of these dvds is really pristine, and the extras are quite nice, though I would have liked to see more interviews with supporting cast members.
As many people have noted, parts 2 and 3 seem to have been matted too high on the open matte original print, so stuff tends to get cut off the bottom of the screen, like Marty's jacket and hoverboard in part 2. Plus there's too much headroom on many of the shots as a result. I just called the Universal DVD return hotline and they are offering a free replacement of those 2 wrongly matted dvds. You need to send in the 2 dvds (without the packaging they came in) to:
Back to the Future DVD Returns
PO Box 224468
Dallas, TX 75260
You need to include your name and full mailing address, along with your daytime phone number and reason for exchange.
I also noticed that on Part 1 when I try to watch the commentary with Michael J. Fox that it cuts out and takes me back to the menu screen around chapter 8 or so. Not a big deal but I do think it's a glitch that occurs in some dvd players.
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