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Back To The Future Trilogy (4 Disc Ultimate Edition) [1985] | ![Back To The Future Trilogy (4 Disc Ultimate Edition) [1985]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HBABQTEWL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Michael J. Fox, Flea, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Category: DVD
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Rating:  27 reviews
Format: Anamorphic, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 329 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 1
EAN: 5050582367102
ASIN: B000B8TJ3A
Theatrical Release Date: 1985
Release Date: November 7, 2005
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Has Hollywood produced many more rounded, enjoyable trilogies such as this? We think not, and it's real testament to the quality of the Back To The Future trilogy that it all holds up so spectacularly well over twenty years since the first film appeared. The films, as you probably know, following the time-travelling antics of Marty McFly, played by Michael J Fox, and Dr Emmett Brown, brought wonderfully to life by Christopher Lloyd. Across the three films, Marty and the Doc head back to the old west, meet Marty's kids in the future, nearly ruin the meeting between his parents in the past, and all the while deal with the unwelcome interference of Biff Tannen and his family tree. Bluntly, for sheer excitement, these movies are hard to beat. Mixing in tightly woven scripts with good effects, lively direction and an endearing set of performances from a superbly-chosen cast, the whole trilogy is just tremendously good fun. Fox and Lloyd must take a good chunk of credit for that, as their on-screen partnership is in many ways the glue that sticks everything so firmly in place, but conversely, it feels odd singling them out when so much else has gone right. A worthy addition to any DVD collection, the Back To The Future Trilogy is what can happen when Hollywood really works. From the carefully layered screenplays through to the proliferation of standout moments, you can only hope that the occasional rumours of a fourth instalment continue to prove false. After all, how can the filmmakers possibly match their achievements with these three?--Simon Brew
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 The ultimate box set.. until they release another to cash in October 17, 2005
The Fault
43 out of 56 found this review helpful
Once again UK viewers get a rough deal. There is nothing wrong with this box set - the films are all classic family adventures and this box set will include a wealth of extras - all that was included on the original trilogy box set and a whole disc extra. The problem is that is has arrived so late. For years this has been on sale in America yet all we got was a 3 disc set containing less in the way of extras. Now this is being released with a 4th bonus disc added. Why didn't we get this set a few years ago when the Americans did? Personally, I think it's a slap in the face from greedy companies who wish to cash in as much as possible. For all the fans who purchased the original trilogy (like me) only to find out this "ultimate" edition (until they undoubtedly release an even more in-depth version a few years down the line) is to be released it doesn't seem fair. If you don't already own a Back To The Future DVD boxset then this would certainly make for a worthwhile purchase but seeing as I already own the 3 disc set I don't think I'll bother with this.
 Could have been much better February 24, 2006
darrelljon (Wirral, UK)
16 out of 34 found this review helpful
Compared to the 2002 release this 2005 release lacks a DTS track. There was a deleted scene of Doc handing Marty a gun in Part III, which was omitted from the 2002 release due to rights issues not being resolved in time. Suprisingly, this is also absent from this 2005 release. There was also audio missing from a deleted scene of a burned out high school in the 2002 release, which whilst available for the 2005 release, was again not included. Nor has the long-awaited Eric Stoltz footage been released. So hardly a "collectors edition". The only additions (scene specific commentary, and MJ Fox interview) have already been available in Region 1 since 2002.
 My essential childhood films August 25, 2006
Darryl Curtis (Shepperton)
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
I remember the day that I went to see Back to the Future at the cinema back in the 80s. I was trembling with excitement, it was the biggest film of the year, and involved thousands of kids (and adults come to that) dreams. Time Travel. The film delivered a science fiction geeky subject in a very non geeky way. A bit like Star Wars really, a science fiction film that appealed to non-science fiction geeks.
There are so many great bits. The rocking soundtrack from Huey Lewis to the Special Effects, the cheesy jokes, the stories that just race along, never giving the viewer time to get bored.
My Rating of the trilogy is
Back to the Future 1 - 5 Stars
Back to the Future 2 - 3.5 Stars
Back to the Future 3 - 4.5 Stars
1 Is quite simply the best because of it's originality
2 Was in my view too dark. It lost some of the charm of the first film, with the world turning bad and evil when Biff is running the place. It sounds ridiculous to say it in a film about time travel, but it stretches reality too far
3 Was nearly back to the form of the first film. It follows the original formula much better, but a great twist of the wild west, which adds a whole new twist.
There are of course a whole stack of extras in the boxset, which are pretty good, but of course nothing can come close to be as good as the films themselves, which is why you are going to by this.
Buy a piece of your childhood memories and cheer yourself up by watching it frequently. The secret to a happy life!
Back to The Future All Over Again November 10, 2005
letsgetitright (England Europe)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I can remember when Back To The Future (1985) first came out. It seems like an eternity ago but really its just 20 years ago. Then after what seemed an age came the other two films which finished the trilogy - Part 2 (1989) and Part 3 (1990). The films were well made, fast paced and great family entertainment. To appreciate these films you have to get into the spirit of them and play along with everything in the plot that seems so perfectly dovetailed together. These DVDs have been produced to a high standard that allows you to view the films in all their glory. If you have seen the many substandard television pan and scan versions over the years, you will love watching these widescreen presentations, with their clarity and vivid colours. You will find the three films on the first three DVDs - along with the extra features for each film on their DVD - and the bonus DVD features more Back To The Future stuff, including the Huey Lewis and The News 'The Power of Love' music video.
 Incredibly entertaining! March 1, 2006
ChezzyD (Swindon, UK)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Sometimes a film comes along that weaves magic at the box office, but even rarer is a set of films that do it. The Back To The Future Trilogy is one of these. There are so many great moments - I think instantly of 'Mum, Mum... you're so... thin!', meathead bully boy Biff's encounter with the dung truck and 'I am Darth Vader! From the Planet Vulcan!'. MJ Fox's own rendition of Johnny B Goode is also a highlight - who'd have thought he could play like that?
BTTF on its own is absolutely essential in anyone's DVD collection. The script sparkles and the plot is admirably handled and tries hard to maintain some kind of logic. I am sure the science is questionable but who cares? The films are not about the science, they are about cause and effect, action and consequence. Not to mention a great look back at the seemingly innocent American 50's from an 80's perspective. This element actually gets more interesting now that we can look back at the 80's with the same fond irreverence as they did back at the 50's. It is cute to see the (what we could call huge) 'portable recording studio' with Doc Brown's astute observation that 'of course your President has to be an actor, he has to look good on television!' Not to mention the choice of a Delorean as a Time Machine (this was a quirly choice even in 1985). Michael J Fox displays impeccable comic timing and brings real depth to his character of Marty and his relationship with mad genius Doc Brown is touching. Though the whole production is slick, well-crafted and the cast has an amazing chemistry - this really is Michael J Fox's finest hour. I am not sure this film could have worked with anyone else in the lead. He truly makes it his own - and adds a heartfelt realism and quirkiness to his character that make him absolutely believable.
All the films have merits but in my opinion get progressively weaker as they rely more and more on the revisited gagline. Though this in itself is done well and give the set of films a consistency that they need, by the time we get to BTTF3 the appeal is starting to wane so they wrapped up the series at the right time. BTTF2 & 3 are entertaining and make the series complete - but for me do not withstand as many repeat viewings. But even so are still head and shoulders above most of their peers in the family movie market.
The extras on the DVDs are great, though perhaps there could have been more in-depth and more modern, retrospective interviews with the cast. But to be honest, this is a set of DVD's you don't buy for the extras, you buy it for the films because these are the kind you can watch over and over. If you loved them in 1985, show them to your kids, they'll love them too.
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