Back To The Future - 22nd March 2011

Rightio then! This weeks deferential delve into the desirable depths of DVD* delights, gives us the 1985 classic;

Back To The Future

* (We actually watched it on Blu-ray!)

I shall not bore you with the storyline, as you should all be aware of the gist of this DeLorean driving, time travelling, Marty McFly movie adventure.

I will however, impart some of my favourites bits of this classic tale.

First off, Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd are outstanding in this movie. Christopher Lloyd definitely is, never was there a man so suited to the role than Lloyd to Dr. Emmett Brown. His shouts of; "Great scot!" and "Marty!" resonate throughout this film.

Michael J Fox, puts in a convincing show whilst miming on the guitar. The scene where he takes over lead guitar from Marvin Berry, whilst at the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance and rips into Johnny B Goode, is a seminal moment in cinema for me. It's an absolute classic.

The way the story unfolds and is put together, also provides the film with that classic quality. Writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale add elements early on in the movie, which then get paid off later on. They plant a seed or thought early on, and then later in the film that comes to fruition, you see why something happens, due to that implanted thought earlier on. For example; Marty McFly wants to play in a band, this is explained at the start, it's only late on in the movie that, that element is drawn back and used to underpin another element of the storyline.

Also, the flyers for the restoration of the Clock Tower inform us of the exact date and time of the lightening strike. That element is pulled back later on.

It's the process of feeding information early on and then linking back to it later, that pulls this story together.

Here's a little snippet of information I never knew, before I watched the Blu-ray extras; that Huey Lewis, whose songs feature predominately throughout the film, has a cameo in the movie. He plays a member of staff at Marty's school, who is holding an audition for school bands.

Another trade off, between information portrayed at the start of the movie, and what we eventually see at the end, is the role reversal between Biff and George McFly. I always enjoy seeing the underdog fight back, and Back to the Future provies a classic example of this.

So there we have it. Roll on Back to the Future Part 2, coming to a Tuesday Night is Film Night night, near you, very soon!