Review of Back to the Future Part II (1989) by Thequietgamer — 17 Nov 2013

It may not be as good as its predecessor, in a lot of ways it feels like a retread, but it is still one heck of an enjoyable movie. Marty McFly and the Doc are back and this time they travel to the past and the future with a plot that takes place right where the 1st "Back to the Future" left off. The humor is still here, it's still got some incredibly tense moments, and Marty is just as likable as ever. The only problem I have with the film is that, aside from lacking the magic of the original, it feels to much like a retread of the first movie.

Scenes from the first film are constantly being repeated throughout, making this feel less like a sequel and more like a way to remind us of what happened in the first movie so that we may better prepared for part 3, which this movie even already has scenes from at the end! This is especially odd because part 1 had only come out 4 years ago, so the memories of that movie couldn't have been that well forgotten. Still, what original plot the film does have manages to keep it afloat and worth watching.

It might not have the magic of the first film, and its existence may just be a way to set us up for part 3, but it's still got enough moments of originality here to make it worth a watch for fans of the first. It might not be a perfect sequel, but it's still a darn good one.