New Years Resolution 33.3% accomplished

[dreamshark]

I was tired of making resolutions that were hard, so Thorin and I agreed on a joint resolution for 2015. We vowed to rewatch all 3 of the "Back to the Future" movies together (in celebration of the fact that 2015 was The Future in the second movie).

None of them were available on streaming Netflix, but we still pay for a single-disc option, so why not use it?  Anyway, we watched the first movie a few nights ago.It held up really well. It was a little more of a kids' movie than I had remembered, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the great movie comedies of all time. Definitely one to keep in mind if you ever find yourself casting about for a good family movie to share with kids aged 8-13. It's funny, heartwarming, and has a wholesome but not totally sappy message. And while "thought-provoking" might be putting it a little strongly, the plot is meatier than the average comedy. It also features great use of sound. I'm pretty sure that it fails the Bechdel Test, however.

Back to the Future II is next on the queue.

Fun fact. When they made the first movie they actually weren't planning a sequel. What appears to be a plug for the next movie was actually just intended as a final joke. The director says they would have done that part a little differently if they had really thought it through, and they ended up having to work around the setup.

Comments

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

Well done!

My resolution, same as last year's, is to try to be 5 minutes early for appointments instead of JIT. It's a small but important change.

Back to the Future was fun. #2 was amusing, but less so. I've never seen #3 and wasn't inspired to seek it out after watching #2. I look forward to your review.

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

That's a good NY resolution. Have you been successful with it so far?

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

Only when I remember it! But it does make me more conscious of my time management decisions. I try to remind myself that it's okay if I'm early, I can read my phone for while.

[mplsfish.livejournal.com]

A friend once asserted to me the time travel is flawless in that they kept good track of who was when and where. And at one point there are 4 time machines present, but the characters are unaware of it. He had all three dubbed together without credits to watch as one long movie. Kind of a fan. :)