One of the all time greats and a true classic, Back to the Future defines the genre of time travel. Many movies have since attempted to match the brilliance of this film but none have come close to nearing the standards that were set by this film in 1985. Even today, time travel films are tested against Back to the Future.
Michael J Fox plays a young boy named Marty McFly, who is one day sent 30 years into the past through a time travelling DeLorean as he flees from Libyan terrorists. Stranded in 1955, Marty must go on the journey of his life as he has to reunite his parents in order to confirm their existence in the future. The concept to most time travel films is extremely complex or not completely answered and more so, left to one's interpretation. Films such as Terminator 2 pop into mind but Back to the Future doesn't leave any questions hanging and instead, brilliantly ties everything up in the end. That credit goes to the story telling and fantastic writing.
Michael J. Fox and Christopher Llyod have such amazing chemistry that every moment spent between their characters feels entirely like a fatherly-son relationship, and to that, add Marty's father, Back to the Future is just amazingly acted!
Back to the Future is the perfect example that to be a great Sci-Fi film, amazing special effects aren't needed. Think about it, Star Wars, Terminator 2, Aliens, The Matrix, Inception and so on, are amazing films but do not rely on special effects at all. One of the best things about the film is the musical score played throughout the entertaining scenes throughout the film such as when Marty is escaping from Biff! It is definitely one of the most kickass soundtracks of all time! So kickass, that it makes anything feel epic!
1985 brought to us one of the greatest films of all time and a complete Sci-Fi masterpiece. It perfected the concept on time travel like no film before and even, no film to this day. Even after all these years, Back to the Future still looks more than convincing, is as exciting as ever before and is just a perfect popcorn flick! Those who claim to be movie fans that haven't seen Back to the Future aren't indeed movie fans, it is not a legit statement!
Keeping a spot in the top 10 of IMDb's infamous top 250 list, 12 Angry Men is definitely a must see for all movie fans. Most definitely not your everyday film, 12 Angry Men plays out in the most interesting of ways for a movie- The entire film takes place in one room during the same day!
I myself, prior to seeing it for the first time, remember that I desperately needed to see this movie. It was also the first black and white film I had seen and the first film of its era that I saw. For that, this film is very special for me. 12 Angry Men is near perfection, in my eyes, and is one of the few instances that despite the plot to the film being very basic, keeps me more than entertained for the entire duration. The film is masterfully directed, which is evident right throughout the film. For such a concept to work, the film must be superbly directed and that's exactly what happens with this film.
What good is great direction without great writing? The dialogue in the film is absolutely amazing. Being a dialogue crucial film, 12 Angry Men is written in such a way that it resembles Tarantino's best writing...of course, without all the profanity! The film is not only extremely funny, but also intriguing, intense and exciting. How often can it be said for a movie that takes place in one scene with 12 men sitting around a table and discussing whether or not a verdict is guilty, to be tense. The film is definitely tense, especially Lee J Cobb's character. The film contains a few big stars, mainly Lee J Cobb and Henry Fonda as the protagonist and antagonist.
The acting is unbelievable in my eyes. Each character has enough screen time to remember and to care for, despite the fact that none get names save for two characters by the end of the film. This could either come off as horrible or confusing but thankfully, is neither. From the dialogue alone, we are able to clearly tell the personality of each of the juries.
'12 Angry Men' is definitely a classic, and one of the very best of the 1950s. It defines how amazing a movie can be with the simplest of concepts executed to the best of abilities. Everything about this film works, and works to its maximum level, whether it be the characters, story, acting or execution. 12 Angry Men is a near perfect masterpiece.
