"They've saved the best trip for last... But this time they may have gone too far."

Back to the Future Part III (1990): 8/10

To fully enjoy Back to the Future Part III, you will have had to seen and remember the first two Back to the Futures, which reviews you can read here and here. They reference and allude to them so many times; you have to remember everything fully. Of course, the first one is the real one, so they go back to that one more often.

Michael J. Fox is back for his third outing as Marty McFly, time traveler. Christopher Lloyd is Dr. Emmett Brown, mad scientist. In the first one, Doc made a time machine and Marty went to 1955 and made his parents not meet. In Part II, Marty went to 2015. Now, because Doc from 1955 went back to 1885 and he’s going to get himself killed, Marty goes there. Believe me, the plot is a whole lot crazier than that. Speaking of crazy, Doc looks a lot crazier than in parts I and II.

Not as good as the first, way better than the second. Fox and Lloyd are quite good, with comedic timing, real chemistry, and making sure the movie doesn’t have one dull point. Also, Lloyd has superior chemistry with a teacher in the Old West, Clara Clayton (Mary Steenburgen), who comes in. Of course, because Doc wasn’t supposed to be out there in the first place, it causes a paradox in the time-space continuum, meaning that what would happen in the future won’t happen. You can discuss the technicalities and the plot holes/paradoxes, but really, you’re not supposed to.

Not really being a fan of the Old West, I wasn’t really looking forward to this. However, I do like futuristic movies, I didn’t really like the second one. Basically, it’s a flip-flop. Many times, it looked like a stereotypical Western, with its gunslingers and its facades.

Going back to the technical aspects (besides Doc saying “Great Scott!” many times), if you think closely, the three movies take place in one day. The fun of these types of movies should be put into a TV series. Most movies-to-TV-series don’t work, but if they keep going to different time periods, it would be fun.

There’s not really much more to say, except that it’s funny and extremely entertaining, a must for any casual sci-fi, adventure, western, or comedy fan.

Rated PG for profanity, action violence, and sticky situations.

Review Date: January 31, 2003