Re-Release of Back To The Future.

OutlawPete

Alicat wrote: »

Me too!

Where were you sitting?....

I was just behind you, perving on ya

Nah, was three rows from the back, few seats in.

indough wrote: »

after waiting this long already i dont get why they didnt just leave it until 2015

also it could have been a bit better publicised

Ah, but 2010 was the future date that was eluded to in the first BTTF

Maybe they're saving BTTF 2 for 2015.

Although, think if the Screen where to show 2 & £ back to back now, I'd be there for sure, don't think I could hold out for the digital versions to be released.

Alicat

OutlawPete wrote: »

I was just behind you, perving on ya

Nah, was three rows from the back, few seats in.

If you were by yourself, and had a pale jacket over the seat in front of you, I was sitting next to you :pac:

indough

OutlawPete wrote: »

Ah, but 2010 was the future date that was eluded to in the first BTTF

how was it alluded to in the first movie?

i dont remember that and on googling it this is what i found:

bttf 2010 hoax

most relevant part here:

Doc DOES NOT set the time circuits for anytime in 2010.
It is his intention to go “25 years into the future” (on Oct 26th 1985) but as you well know he is not able to travel through time at this point as he is chased down and caught by the Lybians before he manages to key this date in. By this point he has only input 4 dates to the time circuits;
- 1 minute into the future, to send his dog through time.
- July 4, 1776 – Declaration of Independence (Showing Marty where they ‘could go’)
- December 25, 0000 (same as above, birth of Jesus)
- November 5, 1955 – the date when he discovered the Flux Capacitor, and where marty ends up. (Doc – “A red letter day in the history of science”)

I think the confusion has come about between the July 4th 1776, and the idea he “Intended” on travelling to the year 2010.

OutlawPete

Alicat wrote: »

If you were by yourself, and had a pale jacket over the seat in front of you, I was sitting next to you :pac:

Not me unfortunately, was he cute?

Nah, was my brother, aisle seat.

It was amazing empty the front bit was.

We wanted to sit a little closer but the girl was saying people would be coming for the closer seats, believed it too as I was sure it would be a sell out.

What's wrong with people choosing other movies on the night Back To The Future opens

OutlawPete

indough wrote: »

how was it alluded to in the first movie?

i dont remember that and on googling it this is what i found.

Don't mind Google

Back To The Future (1985)

Marty:
The future, it's where you're going?


Doc:
That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.


Marty:
Uh, Doc.


Doc:
Huh?


Marty:
Uh, look me up when you get there.


Doc:
Indeed I will, roll em. I, Doctor Emmett Brown, am about to embark on an historic journey.

indough

yeah but thats just a tiny insignificant line in the movie

2015 is clearly of more importance considering a large part of one of the movies is actually spent there, and the doc never actually went to 2010

OutlawPete

indough wrote: »

yeah but thats just a tiny insignificant line in the movie.

Insignificant??

Wash your mouth out child

If the fecking Libyans hadn't showed up, Doc would have been off to 2010 and so, that been the only future date that has any significane with the original movie, I think it quite apt that that 2010 was the year they re-released it.

indough wrote: »

2015 is clearly of more importance considering a large part of one of the movies is actually spent there..

"One" of the movies, sure - but just not this one.

Beefy78

They've re-released it this year to plug the Blu-Ray releae. They weren't going to hold off on that.

Saw it in Cineworld in Dublin last night. Loved it, as always.

Alicat

OutlawPete wrote: »

Not me unfortunately, was he cute?

Nah, was my brother, aisle seat.

It was amazing empty the front bit was.

We wanted to sit a little closer but the girl was saying people would be coming for the closer seats, believed it too as I was sure it would be a sell out.

What's wrong with people choosing other movies on the night Back To The Future opens

They're knobs, that's what! I was thinking that 20th Century Fox would make a mint if they re-released Home Alone in time for Christmas...

Eh, no...slightly older man....but it could have been you, how would I know? :pac:

delbertgrady

I saw it in Cineworld at 1:00 on Friday, about a third full, at most. Obviously, there are millions of classic moments, but the two things I thought got the biggest laughs were Doc doing his wavy hands routine after Marty asks him if he ripped off the plutonium, and Marty's own, immortal, "Better get used to these bars, kid".

constitutionus

Ariana Incalculable Jellybean wrote: »

Saw it in Vue Liffey Valley last night... the 21:30 show.... only about two thirds full. Couldn't believe it!

First time I've seen it in the cinema as I was only a baby when it was originally released. The O/H had (brace yourselves) NEVER seen BTTF before from start to finish!!! :eek::eek::eek:

Loved seeing it in the cinema, one of my favourite films. Christopher LLoyd steals the show

you know in fairness we should be delighted at this.

two thirds full attendence for a film that'll more than likely be in peoples DVD collection is brilliant.

particularly when you factor in the recession and the extortionate prices of cinemas (lets be honest, if your getting food its the guts of a twenty for one ! )

i mean you could buy the box set for less in places.

many of the films ive gone to see this year in vue had less than a dozen people in attendence so i'd call this a vindication.

Galvasean

The screening I went to see in Cineworld on Saturay was over 3/4 full (screen 8 at ten past six). What was really cool is that the audience contained loads of families. Obviously parents want their kids to grow up with some good taste in movies

- except that one kid that kept yawning really loudly. We should do a Sparta and get kids like that out of the gene pool.

Kiith

Saw it last night, and its as awesome as i remember it. Looks fantastic, and i'm surprised how its held up over the years. It's actually still quite funny. The whole cinema clapped at the end, and while i normally hate when people do that, i found myself clapping to it as well.

Great film.

grames_bond

Galvasean wrote: »

The screening I went to see in Cineworld on Saturay was over 3/4 full (screen 8 at ten past six). What was really cool is that the audience contained loads of families. Obviously parents want their kids to grow up with some good taste in movies

Yeah that was class! so brilliant, i want them to re release the others now too! i wanna see Irish MJF on the big screen

Galvasean wrote: »

- except that one kid that kept yawning really loudly. We should do a Sparta and get kids like that out of the gene pool.

yeah i hated that f*cker....he laughed more at the trailer for little fockers.....we should kill him!

vandammaged

can't wait when is it back in the cinema ?

Duggy747

Watched this last night in the Eye Cinema in Galway at 21:40, the crowd was small but it was no ghost town either.

Even though I know the movie inside out, seeing it on the big screen for the first time in all it's super remastered version made me feel like a kid watching it at Xmas again!

I also completely forgot about the insane amount of advertising that's in this movie. :pac:

marwelie

Saw it last night in Dundrum, with two men and a dog!

Couldn't believe it. I even prebooked my tickets because I thought it would be sold out!

Just a great great movie. I did notice that the sound was considerably better than on the DVD. It's actually the first time I've made that distinction in a long time, most of the time the sound in Dundrum (where I see most of my movies), is rubbish. Some of the visual effects are dodgy, but the script is fantastic. The storyline, with its recurring lines and scenarios shouldn't work but it does. If I didn't already have the Trilogy on DVD I'd go to see it in the cinema again tomorrow.

My sister went to see it last night, on my recommendationm with her 16 year old sister in law. Neither of them have seen it before so I can't wait to hear what they say about it.

The phrase "They dont make them like they used to" is thrown about all too easily these days but in the case of BTTF it's true.

TouchingVirus

It. Was. FANTASTIC.

I've not seen it in about 15 years, but what a movie. The 21:10 showing in Cineworld was about 3/4 full but not a person under 20 there that I could see and we rounded it off with an applause.

I'd go see the second and the third one if they get this treatment too. It was an experience and one I'll probably treasure. Hands down the best movie I've seen in the cinema all year.

aidan_walsh

I must have watched this movie about 20 times over the years, but to see it in the cinema was fantastic. I'm a little torn if I want them to do the same with the second and third, or if they should just leave it at that.

What would have been a nice kitsch touch would be if they had played at least one trailer from the period before the movie, but I guess only people like me would appreciate that

D-FENS

Hey, anyone know how long this will run for, in Vue specifically?
My son and I are big fans but I won’t get the chance to go until the Bank Holiday weekend


Also, no one has mentioned any graphics updates, is there any in it?

krudler

D-FENS wrote: »

Hey, anyone know how long this will run for, in Vue specifically?
My son and I are big fans but I won’t get the chance to go until the Bank Holiday weekend


Also, no one has mentioned any graphics updates, is there any in it?

Thankfully no, the picture is really clear and crips, but the effects are gloriously 80's as they should be.

constitutionus

Went to see it in vue for the 16.20 show yesterday.

there was only about a dozen people in it but TBH i didnt care.

ususally i sit up the back but to get the full effect i moved over halfway down to get the "big screen" effect.

the sound did seem a little off and the picture wasnt the best but besides that i had a great time.

you forget just how many one liners are in this film and the sheer power of the music, especially when you consider the whole last act (with the clock tower to marty getting home ) is basically silent

you really begin to appreciate christopher loyds skill as a character actor when you look at it that way. in fact as a much older cinema goer now i see just how WELL the entire cast works. crispin glover is amazing and if biff tannen isnt one of the best film baddies (for its cert) to grace the screen no one is.

all in all though is a great little film that holds up ridiculously well which still imparts all the charm and warmth it had the first time around

EDIT.

Oh and for those interested vue seem to be going to 21.00 and 23.20 for the rest of this week, then its down to one 21.00 show for all of next week so i reckon it'll be gone after that. get to see it quick if you want to see it.

today is the last day showing a 16.20 show there.

Agent J

Was in Cineworld for the 18.20 last night.

80% capacity i reckon with people cheering at the end.
Great atmosphere.

Cineworld also have more listings for the film into next week.

bcirl03

Just back from Vue with my 10 year old and it was brilliant. We both loved it It was the first time my 10 year old had seen BTTF and he didn’t move from start to end. Cinema was virtually empty but didnt bother me.

A while since I watched it myself tbh and have to agree with the comments above about the one liners. Felt the quality of the movie was excellent along with super sound.

Get to see it while ya can folks - all ready have the blu ray order in for Crimbo box

La frog fairy

AH nice, what an old movie to bring back, whats the soundtrack like again, totally 80s?

it would actually be pretty cool to see it again, perfct sunday movie

Galvasean

grames_bond wrote: »

yeah i hated that f*cker....he laughed more at the trailer for little fockers.....we should kill him!

There was only one littel focker in that cinema...

*BAZING!*

grames_bond

Galvasean wrote: »

There was only one littel focker in that cinema...

*BAZING!*

i tired as hard as i could not to thank that post but for sheer joke sh!tness it deserved it!

humanji

Went to see this last night and still loved it. It was great having the audience cheer when George hit Biff and for Doc saying, "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!"

The Recliner

Went last night 9pm in Vue

I am so gald i went to see it in the cinema, I was grinning my way through most of it, my GF had only seen bits of it before and she loved it, will watch the other 2 over the weekend

The cinema was 3/4 full which wasn't bad

TinCool

Went to see this with my older brohther in Dundrum last night. It was great to see it again in the cinema after all these years having originally seen it in the Adelphi on Abbey St. New Years Eve 1985 and it certainly hasn't lost any of it's charm. There was a small group of young kids there and they were laughing a lot particularly with any scene with doc brown in it.

Thoroughly enjoyed it and is definitely up there for me with Inception for the best trip to the flicks this year.

Zapho

Went to see it myself on Thursday. It was FANTASTIC! Definately worth going to see and the funny thing is that it was probably the best thing I've seen in the cinema in the last year as well. It really brought back some memories.

Like others have said, the casting for BTTF was genius. Christopher Lloyd is an incredibly talented actor and himself and Michael J. Fox played really well of each other. (eg the scene where Loreane follows Marty back to Docs house to ask him to the dance). This movie wouldn't have worked if MJF didn't play Marty either. Its hard to believe that when they began shooting, Eric Stoltz was playing Marty - Zemeckis just wasn't happy with it and reshot the movie from the start with MJF when he became available. You don't hear of that kinda committment these days!

JohnMearsheimer

Went to see this on Saturday afternoon with my sister. I was only 1 when this was released and my sis wasn't even born so we were really looking forward to seeing this on the big screen even though we had seen it many times as kids. It didn't disappoint! Of course the effects looked dated but this time I got the humour more. Life preserver...way over my head as a kid ....yes, I wasn't the smartest kid.

uncleoswald

And here is some footage of Eric Stoltz as Marty with explanations as to why they ditched FIVE weeks of shot film to bring in Fox.

While it undoubted that Fox helped make these films the classics they are, its weird just how not-out-of-place Stoltz looks in these clips. What a kick in the teeth it must have been for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7xUW8t5i7c

This clip is from the upcoming Blu-Ray release.

aidan_walsh

Apparently, not that much of a kick.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future#Casting

Four weeks into filming, Zemeckis decided Stoltz was miscast. Although he and Spielberg realized reshooting the film would add $3 million to the $14 million budget, they decided to recast. Spielberg explained Zemeckis felt Stoltz was too humorless and gave a "terrifically dramatic performance". Gale further explained they felt Stoltz was simply acting out the role, whereas Fox himself had a personality like Marty McFly. He felt Stoltz was uncomfortable riding a skateboard, whereas Fox was not. Stoltz confessed to director Peter Bogdanovich during a phone call, two weeks into the shoot, that he was unsure of Zemeckis and Gale's direction, and concurred that he was wrong for the role.

uncleoswald

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Apparently, not that much of a kick.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future#Casting

Ah interesting. Echoes of Stuart Townsend and The Lord of the Rings. Worked out best for everyone.

billyhead

Hi Folks,

Just wanted opnions as to whether or not you think I should go and see this film on the big screen. I have seen it about 4-5 times on the small screen and was wondering is it worthwhile seeing it at the cinema?

Beefy78

Yes.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Yes.

Sad Professor

I can't believe they actually shot 5 weeks with Stoltz. I always thought it was a week at most. Given that Marty is in almost every scene, that's an extraordinary amount of footage to reshoot.

grames_bond

Beefy78 wrote: »

Yes.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Yes.

and if thats a bit unclear:

F*CK YES!!

krudler

billyhead wrote: »

Hi Folks,

Just wanted opnions as to whether or not you think I should go and see this film on the big screen. I have seen it about 4-5 times on the small screen and was wondering is it worthwhile seeing it at the cinema?

You joking? best thing I've seen in the cinema all year.

Roar

Sad Professor wrote: »

I can't believe they actually shot 5 weeks with Stoltz. I always thought it was a week at most. Given that Marty is in almost every scene, that's an extraordinary amount of footage to reshoot.

yeah, it's incredible isn't it? looking at the stoltz clips (and some stills online), he looks a lot older than MJ, doesn't look like a highschooler at all! i wonder if the blu ray will actually have scenes of him speaking, it'll be like stepping into the twilight zone, watching the exact same back to the future scenes with stoltz instead of mj.. almost like the timeline skewed into this tangent, creating an alternate 1985...

KerranJast

With Stolz in it, it makes BTTF look more like a straight up horror/thriller rather than the classic comedic drama it became. If you strip out all the laughs and think about the underlying plot it is actually a horrific premise. You accidentally nearly erase yourself from existance and your Mam has the hots for you :eek:

uncleoswald

From the look of these Fox/Stoltz comparisons they obviously had plenty of the big expensive scenes in the bag.







Looking at these its hard to imagine the film without Fox becoming anywhere near as iconic as it did. And where's Marty's life preserver!? The Mother fancying her son scenes wouldn't work at all without Fox, they wouldn't come across as funny more like something out of one of those trashy French art-house flicks that used to be on late at night on BBC2....

Anyone else think that he could have worked in 2 though? Less silliness and the serious bits been handled better to give it a more consistent feel?

It does all feel like a creepy alt-universe with everything just slightly out of place, so if anyone has long lost footage of Mathew Modine playing Ferris Bueller keep it to yourselves please.

Sad Professor

uncleoswald wrote: »

The Mother fancying her son scenes wouldn't work at all without Fox, they wouldn't come across as funny more like something out of one of those trashy French art-house flicks that used to be on late at night on BBC2....

Yeah, I'd say it was when they got to those scenes that they realised they had a problem with Stoltz, who must have been at least half-way decent that they managed to get through 5 weeks of shooting with him.

The stuff with Marty and his mother are probably my favourite scenes in the film. Fox's comic timing is excellent. But they could easily have come across as creepy and cringeworthy, instead of funny and charming.

D-FENS

uncleoswald wrote: »

Ah interesting. Echoes of Stuart Townsend and The Lord of the Rings. Worked out best for everyone.

And JCVD in Predator

uncleoswald

Sad Professor wrote: »

Yeah, I'd say it was when they got to those scenes that they realised they had a problem with Stoltz, who must have been at least half-way decent that they managed to get through 5 weeks of shooting with him.

The stuff with Marty and his mother are probably my favourite scenes in the film. Fox's comic timing is excellent. But they could easily have come across as creepy and cringeworthy, instead of funny and charming.

The look of panic in is eyes as she looks like she is going to jump him at every opportunity is hilarious. I do hope there is some dialog to go along with these clips so its clearer why they were prepared to cut him at the expense of millions (would that happen now?) but his lack of humour in these scenes makes the most sense.

That and Stoltz must have looked ridiculous on a skate board.

Loughc

D-FENS wrote: »

And JCVD in Predator

Actually JCVD stayed working on Prediator as a stunt double and techincal advisor, but thankfully not as the Prediator himself as he was too short.

abouttobebanned

http://blastr.com/2010/10/michael-j-fox-reshoots-ba.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Teh Fox Rox

I am sooo bumed out that they arent showing it anywhere in donegal!As far as I know at least.

losthorizon

http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/10/13/michael-j-fox-appears-in-re-shot-back-to-the-future-trailer/