This movie has grown on me but I still find the idea of spending the entire finale in the old west to be baffling
shareIt's a head scratcher for sure. Kooky filmmakers were just having a good time I think. I absolutely hated this movie when I was a kid but I think it's a blast now. Those Young Guns movies were blowing up the box office. Maybe that was it.
shareI actually prefer this one to Part 2, although I love the whole trilogy. My issue with Part 3 is that they don't go back to a real western, rather they go back to a movie western full of cliche tropes and stereotypes.
shareThat's the whole point. It's clearly a homage to old westerns
shareYeah but the 1950's felt very real, one of the best portrayals of the 1950's put to the screen. They even predicted a lot of stuff with 2015 correct, like the 80's nostalgia and the retro bars. 3 would've been much more interesting if they went to capture a more realistic portrayal of the late 19th century.
share"the 1950's felt very real"
Did it? In what way? BTTF is a great film but I never thought the re-creation of the1950's looked particularly real.
The old west setting in Part III, while not 100% accurate/realistic, still felt much more 'organic' than the tacky and gimmicky depiction of the "future" in Part II.
Honestly, the first act of Part II felt way too parody-esque, which I could forgive if that was intentional but am not convinced given that the rest of the film goes down the hyper-serious route.
Griff is supposed to be a more threatening version of Biff, but just comes off as OTT and annoying with obvious overacting on Tom Wilson's part (Buford was a much better antagonist). All the costumes and makeup added to 'age' the characters look hideous in retrospect - and don't even get me started on MJ playing his future daughter! SMH.