tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post6731090245918604918..comments2024-03-17T07:11:44.454-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: The Films of 1990: Back to the Future Part III (1990)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-6357034103524362072015-09-27T21:55:03.668-04:002015-09-27T21:55:03.668-04:00I KNOW this is an unpopular view, but BTTF III is ...I KNOW this is an unpopular view, but BTTF III is the best film of the lot. It is certainly the sweetest, as well as the most exciting. The jokes are more subtle (look at Marty's 1950s 'western' outfit -- complete with atomic symbols) and the pace more human. Also ... I love westerns more than any other genre, so I'm prejudiced....<br />Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-68902835503551682382015-02-25T23:07:46.542-05:002015-02-25T23:07:46.542-05:00Wonderful review, but I'm going to have to dis...Wonderful review, but I'm going to have to disagree on the point that Marty's meeting of Seamus and Maggie adds nothing to the plot. It's from Seamus that we learn of his brother Martin McFly, who was stabbed in a bar fight while trying to prove he wasn't "chicken."<br /><br />Marty comes to realize that he not only shares this trait, but also the name of this ancestor. There's also a hint in Michael J. Fox's performance which ties this third film to his Uncle "Jailbird" Joey from the first film, as Marty realizes that he might be heading in that direction as well. It's never stated directly, but I made the connection when while watching.<br /><br />I don't think Marty would have come to these conclusions on his own. Meeting his ancestors leads to the final, pivotal event in the film, when he rejects being called a "chicken" and backs away from that challenge for perhaps the first time in his life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101722769411384962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-3403205591219896972015-02-25T20:31:35.641-05:002015-02-25T20:31:35.641-05:00It seems that around the early 90s, the Western st...It seems that around the early 90s, the Western started making a comeback in America, and I always saw Part III as a prime example. Do you think the the fall of the Berlin Wall and Bush's "New World Order" played a role in why movies started to revisit the Western genre? Thanks John, I enjoyed reading these reviews.Eric Gillilandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778517683750389280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-28177999516887493492015-02-24T20:18:14.490-05:002015-02-24T20:18:14.490-05:00Strange, I actually disagree with you a bit on thi...Strange, I actually disagree with you a bit on this one. Both my wife and I really like this film a bit more than Part 2. Some of it may be the use of the old west, which was really a genre that you didn't see much at all in films during the 1980s (Silverado being the only real exception). Part of it was seeing Doc get a little more development as a character. As you said, he gets to interact with Marty quite a bit more in this movie and I think his romance with Clara brings out a further dimension to the character.<br /><br />One thing I really liked was "Mad Dog" as the antagonist. I always feel that the Biff we see in "Back to the Future" is not the same Biff we see in Part 2. It really feels like they ramped him up from a Bully to a psychopath. In part 3 we get around that with a totally different ancestor, and one (like Griff) who could be completely nuts because we don't have a preconceived notion of his personality. <br /><br />All three films are a treat to revisit, and hold a special place in my heart that is for sure. I once wondered what would happen in Hollywood attempted to remake them. I gave myself nightmares after that... so I don't recommend it.<br /><br />Thanks for putting these up John, it was a blast to the past (and the future) to read them!Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-10702685989871561002015-02-24T13:04:09.174-05:002015-02-24T13:04:09.174-05:00Having seen these as a child, I postponed re-watch...Having seen these as a child, I postponed re-watching them in fear that they might seem stupid and infantile films. When I finally watched the trilogy, I found it thoroughly enjoyable. The third part is different but as you say, we learn to appreciate the human side of these movies. If I remember correctly, it was you who wrote that Part III is a passable western movie in itself, and I must agree.<br /><br />-T.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com