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Summary: Now THIS is a box set!
Review: What a fantastic package! I had been waiting for the Back to the Future trilogy and was just delighted when they announced they were releasing it. After seeing what it had to offer, I don't regret shelling out the cash at all.So why is this so good? Let me tell you! There's three discs in the whole package and each one has: an outtake reel, deleted scenes, commentaries, original trailers, original music videos, TV specials, artwork, behind the scenes photo galleries, makeup tests and more tidbits than you can imagine. Let me reiterate: each disc is complete with all of the extras you can think of (including hilarious outtakes) as well as a bunch of extra features. For instance, in the first movie you can either: watch it alone, watch it with a Q&A with the producers, watch it with commentary, watch it with animated trivia facts at the bottom or watch it with Michael J. Fox's commentaries on a smaller screen. WOW. There's no baloney on any of these discs -- that means NO unwanted advertising, no forced watched previews and there's enough extras that you don't feel cheated on buying the set. You know what I mean -- they advertise "special features" and most of the time it's simply a trailer. This is definitely NOT the case and at this price it is DEFINITELY worth it. But what about the movies? They look better than ever. The sound is so well honed that you feel as if it were created originally in surround sound. Colors are crisp and scenes look sharp. And I highly recommend widescreen version to get the full effect. Five stars and then some. This is just such a bargain, you'd be silly to pass it up. Plus, I don't know what else they could add to this to "reissue" it so I recommend you grab this one rather than see if another version (probably more expensive) will come out. Top Notch and worth the buy!
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Summary: The Long Awaited DVD is here!, But.....
Review: I have waited for 6 years for this DVD to finally be released. I am perfectly happy with every aspect of it, except the very end of the first BTTF film. For those of us who have seen each movie at least 20 times, we know that Marty, Doc, and Jennifer fly off at the very end, and "TO BE CONTINUED" appears. The problem is that this "to be continued" never appears in my widescreen DVD version. I am aware of problems with the sequels, but I am interested if my problem has happened to any other BTTF fans. Write response reviews if possible, and take the time to read some of the more extensive reviews as well. Universal will have to do some revising on this DVD before it is PERFECT. I think it's time us fans began making phone calls to customer service at Universal: 888-703-0010
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Summary: It's about time!
Review: Great Scott!! I've waited for the release of the Back To The Future Trilogy for quite some time now and I couldn't be happier that it's finally here! Yes I know all about the mis-framed widescreen versions, but I've seen all three discs and I don't see anything wrong with them. Not so much that I have to give the dvd set a one star rating or even return the movies. I love these films because of the stories behind them and the acting and the affects. If I can't see every bitty piece of it, I'm not going to get that upset over it. I suppose the only way to truly see the difference is to compare it to a perfectly framed version. In any event, the dvd box set is awesome. The transfer of these pictures look so clear and so colorful and the sound is blowing me away. I am actually hearing sounds in there I'd never heard before and I've seen these movies many many times! The extras are very good as well, I especially love the deleted scenes and outtakes. The menus are very cool too. All in all, I am not gonna get bent out of shape over the whole widescreen issue, I am looking at these films for what they are and for the reason I've loved them for so long. They have great storytelling and humor and well they are just so much fun to watch. BTTF is my all time favorite film and this box set has become my all time favorite dvd, I know that's heavy isn't it? :)
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Summary: Time And Time Again...And Again
Review: The BACK TO THE FUTURE Trilogy is one of the more consistant movie series produced. This is true, both in casting, and behind the scenes talent as well. The entire saga, directed by Robert Zemeckis, is now a classic (especially the original). High School student Marty Mcfly (Michael J.Fox) takes a trip through time in a suped up Delorean, thanks to his friend Dr. Emmit Brown (Christopher Lloyd)... PART ONE-Marty travels from 1985 to 1955, where he accidently interferes with his parents' first meeting, therefore changing history. Marty and the "Doc" from the past must find a way to bring his Mom Lorraine (Lea Thomson) and father George (Crispin Glover) together in order to restore history. If they do not, Marty will cease to exsist. This fun movie hits all the right notes. When I sat down to watch the film, I had forgotten how good it really was. I was also suprised at how well the story holds up. The film did not seem as "dated" as I thought it would be. I guess the time travel element helped lessen the effect. The script by Bob Gale and Zemeckis is quite clever and a lot of fun. Thanks to Michael J. Fox's likeable nature and charm he sells the idea with no questions asked. Lloyd was born to play Dr. Brown and is great as Marty's pal PART TWO-After returning to 1985, from the year 2015, Doc takes Marty and his girlfriend Jenniffer (Elizabeth Shue) back to the future to help save their kids. As they depart, the trilogy's antagonist Biff (Thomas F. Wilson) sees them leave, and in the future steals the time machine, changes the past, and creates an alternate 1985. Now, in order to restore the timeline, the 2 travel back to 1955 to stop Biff from changing things yet again. The film is even more clever than the first installment. Using different footage from part one, we are allowed to see the story from a whole new perspective The task of doing the sequel within the original was made a bit more complcated when actor Crispin Glover's character had to be written out over a contract dispute. Gale and Zemeckis pulled it off though and gave us an entertaining follow up. The 2015 segments allow for some of the trilogy's best laughs and great FX PART THREE-Doc Brown decides to live out a fantasy and travels to the old west of 1885. As he settles in, he begins to fall in love with a school teacher named Clara (Mary Steenbergen) and decides to stay Before too long though, Marty decides to go back in time to convince him to come home, thus, restoring an altered timeline. Since Parts II and III were shot back to back, I think this took its toll on the story, and while very good, part III kind of loses steam and is not quite as cool as the other films. Thankfully, Fox and Lloyd, along with rest of cast remain very watchable and keep things fun... As for the DVDs and the Extras: I am also a bit upset over the whole aspect ratio gaffe on parts II+III, as others have stated, and plan to exchange the set in the near future for the corrected set...All three films have almost identical extras. The best of them are the "live" Q+A sessoins with Gale and Zemeckis talking to an audience who had just screened each film. This audio track kind of out does the other commentary with Gale and Producer Niel Canton. The retrospectives were nice and all, but where was Christopher Lloyd? ... The original making of featurettes were neat to see again. The outtakes from each film are good for a chuckle. The deleted scenes for each film were wisely chosen; But nice to see. The "did you know that?" fact and trivia option is well done and not that repetative. I could have done without the ... television special hosted by Kirk Cameron on disc one but I'll let it slide The set would have been near perfect, save for the problems with the aspect ratio, I mentioned. Fans who have not yet purchased the widescreen version of the set, may want to hold off till ... the corrected ratio discs arrive. If such things do not concern you, then by all means go for it and buy it anyway. ...
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Summary: It's finally here
Review: After waiting all these years for these movies to be on DVD, it's finally here. Not much needs to be said about the films as most have seen them all. As for the widescreen issues on the 2nd and 3rd films, I can't tell. I'll compare them to my VHS tapes when I have the chance, but if there is something wrong with them, it doesn't take away from the films at all, so don't let that hold you back...
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Summary: Excellent DVD Package!
Review: This is one of the best DVD packages to come along. The misformatting problem, that has been previously discussed, is hardly a reason to rate this product down. Unless you are a technogeek with too much time on your hands, the misformatted scenes will not be noticed. I challenge anyone who has not been influenced my other web sites to identify scenes that are misformatted. It would be nearly impossible, and should play no role in you decision to buy this product. The extras are superb, featuring commentaries, a Q & A session, and behind the scenes footage. This is one of the best DVD packages ever released, and I highly recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: The American Classic
Review: Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis topped his breakaway hit Romancing the Stone with Back to the Future, a joyous comedy with a dazzling hook: what would it be like to meet your parents in their youth? Billed as a special-effects comedy, the imaginative film (the top box-office smash of 1985) has staying power because of the heart behind Zemeckis and Bob Gale's script. High schooler Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox, during the height of his TV success) is catapulted back to the '50s where he sees his parents in their teens, and accidentally changes the history of how Mom and Dad met. Filled with the humorous ideology of the '50s, filtered through the knowledge of the '80s (actor Ronald Reagan is president, ha!), the film comes off as a Twilight Zone episode written by Preston Sturges. Filled with memorable effects and two wonderfully off-key, perfectly cast performances: Christopher Lloyd as the crazy scientist who builds the time machine (a DeLorean luxury car) and Crispin Glover as Marty's geeky dad.
Critics and audiences didn't seem too happy with Back to the Future, Part II, the inventive, perhaps too clever sequel. Director Zemeckis and cast bent over backwards to add layers of time-travel complication, and while it surely exercises the brain it isn't necessarily funny in the same way that its predecessor was. It's well worth a visit, though, just to appreciate the imagination that went into it, particularly in a finale that has Marty watching his own actions from the first film. Shot back-to-back with the second chapter in the trilogy, Back to the Future, Part III is less hectic than that film and has the same sweet spirit of the first, albeit in a whole new setting. This time, Marty ends up in the Old West of 1885, trying to prevent the death of mad scientist Christopher Lloyd at the hands of gunman Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson, who had a recurring role as the bully Biff). Director Zemeckis successfully blends exciting special effects with the traditions of a Western and comes up with something original and fun. This is a great christmas gift or just a treat to buy yourself. I watched each dvd since i bought 5 times each and I am still watching it every weekend now. My neighbour and his kids just love this film and i let them borrow it. THIS IS AN AMERICAN CLASSIC AND SHOULD NOT BE LEFT ON THE STORE SHELVES!!!!!
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Summary: Best Movies Ever
Review: These movies have been my favorites since I saw BTTF 1 in the theater when I was 5. Becuse of these movies I have had a lifelong obbsetion with BTTF and the DeLorean DMC-12, but to the review: There is plenty to find on all the DVD's, and a lot of insites into how these classics were made. The outtacks are funny and the delited senes bring some depth into what they were out to do. BTTF 1 is the best of all the movies, with the strange story of what would it be like to see your parents in High School. BTTF 2 is cool how it goes back to the first film from a diffrent angle. And then the fun of a classic old west motif in BTTF 3, with the twist the BTTF mode of time travel. The end of BTTF 3 is the only dissapoinment becuse of the dimise of the DeLorean, but still has a good ultmite ending as Marty is back in his own time and can make whatever he wants of his future. The extras are insitfull, even for the diehards. The comitarys are all well done, the only problem is that they could not get Robert Zumecuse to do a sene by sene comintary, but the sene by sene comintary given by Bob Gale is very good on all three films, as well as the Q and A by the two "Bob's". I can't say enough good things about these fun and well made movies, they are the best, and now the new DVD's make them even better! Thanks!
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Summary: Don't buy the WIDESCREEN this time
Review: I am suggesting people buy the Full Frame version of BTTF and avoid the the mess with the widescreen on this release. For more info go to the message boards at dvdfile.com and you will find a huge thread about the widescreen version problems. Universal is re-releasing the widescreen in Feb. to correct the mistakes. With all of that said..I give the films 4 stars....great to have them on DVD.
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Summary: Picky Picky Reviewers
Review: does anyone care if you are missing part of the picture...even in the widescreen presentation? GET OVER IT. These movies are highly entertaining and I'm not gonna sit and wonder why I only see 1/2 of a tree instead of all of it or whatever, that's just plain dumb. The extras are great and seeing michael j fox talking about these movies in 2002 is nice..theres even a Parkinson's commericial with Mohamed Ali and Fox that is actually comical despite the serious issue it talks about. BTTF III is the weakest of the three..I think they could've just skipped making that one and nobody whould have noticed story-wise. Great package and a good gift item to anyone looking to buy chistmas presents for any avid movie watcher.
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