Finally !! Back To The Future 1985 I FIRST TIME WATCHING | Movie Reaction & Commentary | Part 1

[@garykeeling2275]

Fun fact: that song on the soundtrack you liked at the beginning, which Marty's band was trying to player a version of to try out for the Battle of the Bands, is "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News. The judge that tossed them out and said they were "just too loud" was Huey Lewis himself!

[@_OUTATIME_]

Wow that’s cool

[@hippusmaximus9319]

Unfortunately, since 2018, Huey Lewis is suffering from a form of deafness caused by Méniére's Disease, a condition that affects the chambers of the inner ear.

[@islandseeker1260]

What a great reaction! This is the most attentive I've ever seen a reactor view this movie. Most people miss so many of the key parts of the dialog and plot, but you were hyper-focused the entire time. Was a joy to watch -- can't wait to watch you watch part 2 -- Bravo!

[@Kobupon_46]

Back to the future is one of my favorites trilogies ever, i need to watch them at least one time every year, it's like a tradition to me.

[@imuawarriors]

this is considered by many as the best movie trilogy ever. so much so, they are used in college film classes... and the musical score? genius.

[@alfredkar]

the 80s being classed as 'vintage' is scary for those of us of a certain age!😂

[@MGower4465]

Even worse, YT ran a freakin AARP ad right after just to make me feel even more "of a certain age"

[@A.I.Friends]

It just means that I'm vintage. And thats cool.

[@SYLTales]

A few points: The judge who interrupts Marty's band with the admonition that "you're just too darned loud," is Huey Lewis. He's lead vocalist for the band Huey Louis and the News. He wrote "The Power of Love," the song heard several times in the film. He and his band performed it for the film. The film's score was composed by Maestro Alan Silvestri. Among many, many other films, Maestro Silvestri scored the _Avengers_ films. The mall is originally named "Twin Pines Mall." Doc Brown explicity mentions that the area occupied by the mall was once farmland. Old Man Peabody had a dream of using it to breed pine trees. That's the farm at which Marty arrives in 1955. If you look closely, you'll see that Old Man Peabody has a pair of identical pine trees at the end of his driveway -- but Marty runs over one of them. When Marty goes back to 1985, the mall is named "Lone Pine Mall." One extreme bit of subtlety is that George is left-handed. Believe it or not, this was frowned-upon socially and academically until the 1970s. Lefties were taught to suppress it and use their right hand instead. This sometimes led to a level of neurosis, with the brain being told to rebel against its natural tendencies. A key moment is when George punches Biff. He first tries to use his right hand, which Biff easily blocks and immobilizes. It's only when George becomes enraged and uses his natural left hand to punch Biff that he's successful. The whole neurosis/left suppression issue was intentional by the director and writer. George clocking Biff with his left hand is when George is finally able to overcome his self-doubts and simply "be himself." The joke about Biff saying, "Make like a tree and get out of here," is that it was an incorrect use of slang that's now fallen out of use. The correct slang is, "Make like a tree and leave." The fact that Biff gets it wrong is a statement of Biff's intelligence (or lack thereof). "Great Scott!" is another slang term that's fallen out of use. It was an interjection of surprise, amazement, or dismay. It was popular in the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century. It was frequently used by Superman in comics through the 1960s. Something I didn't notice until KZbin reactors started blurting it out: _Why did Lorraine remove Marty's pants??_ He had a concussion, not something that would necessitate the removal of his pants! I'll leave the implications of what Lorraine might have done while Marty's pants were off to your imagination. The 1955 band with whom Marty plays "Johnny B. Goode" is Marvin Berry and the Skylighters. It's now missed by modern audiences, but in-universe, Marvin is cousin to real-life rock musician Chuck Berry. At one point in the song, Marvin calls Chuck on the phone and says, "You know that new sound you've been looking for? Well, listen to _this!_ " and holds the phone toward the stage. Chuck Berry was the real-life composer and performer of "Johnny B. Goode." Berry would go on to become one of the most influential musicians of his generation. If Chuck Berry copied "Johnny B. Goode" from Marty, this creates what scifi fans call a "Bootstrap Paradox." Marty learned it from Chuck, but Chuck learned it from Marty. The song ultimately has no composer. This film creates a very strange paradox that's neither broached nor resolved: When Marty returns to 1985, he sees a version of himself go back in time. However, _it's not the same Marty_ . It's an *Alternate Marty* who grew up in the *Alternate 1985* that Original Marty created where his father is a successful, self-confident scifi novelist; his family is successful; and Doc isn't killed by the Libyans. The question becomes: what did Alternate Marty do when he went back to 1955? He might "interfere" with his parents' meeting, but to him it would be the way he'd always heard his parents recount the story: that a teenager named Calvin "Marty" Klein was hit by Lorraine's father; that Lorraine was infatuated with him for a few days; and that this ultimately led to Biff's attempted SA of her and George clocking Biff. This becomes what scifi fans call a "Predestination Paradox," in which Alternate Marty must become Calvin "Marty" Klein in order for his future to exist. However, Alternate Marty might _not_ interfere, and the logical implications get very, very twisted. It ultimately results in what scifi fans call an "Infinite Loop Paradox," where multiple different Martys start showing up in 1955. Eventually, Doc's only reasonable response would be to break the loop by never building the time machine at all. The entire matter is totally glossed-over. It's best to forget about it and enjoy the films, because dramatically they're excellent. Indeed, this script is taught in film schools as the "perfect script" because of the way it's structured. There are entire textbooks written about it. This film was the inspiration for _Rick and Morty_ . It's obviously only the inspiration, as _Back To the Future_ and _Rick and Morty_ are fundamentally different on many levels. There's an ongoing question among scifi fas as to how Original Marty got together with Doc: According to the director and writer, Original Marty had been told by Principal Strickland that Doc was a dangerous nutcase. Being the average Gen-X teenager, Original Marty pushed-back by going to Doc's lab to see for himself. Marty found himself impressed by all the weird gadgets Doc had lying around. Doc then hired Marty to work part-time at the lab doing odd jobs for him. Along the way, Marty convinced Doc to build the gigantic amplifier for his electric guitar that we see in the opening of the film. Back in the real world: In the early hours of the October 21, 2015 (the date Doc went forward to) fans gathered at the Puente Hills Mall, the shooting location of the Lone/Twin Pines Mall, to celebrate the impending arrival of the DeLorean. Sadly, no DeLorean ever appeared near it, but the fan celebration was well-covered in the press. On a personal note: as an early Gen-Xer, I was the same age as the "teenaged" actors. I instantly fell in love with Lea Thompson and continue to be infatuated with her today. Female reactors like to say, "Eyes up here," when Lorraine removes her sweater in the car. Guys my age have never been able to keep their eyes "up here." It's impressive that Lea was able to transition out of ingenue roles, which is rare in Hollywood. Typically, actresses simply "age out" and are discarded, but Lea continued to act for some time. She's also a successful Broadway actress and has now transitioned into directing. Lea remains beautiful, and is one of the few actress/directors her age who hasn't resorted to surgery nor botox nor enhancements. She's aged far better than me, and I really respect her not having chosen the enhancement route. No doubt if I were to ever meet her, I'd be reduced to a drooling fanboy and embarrass myself. 💗

[@berranari1]

I'm afraid it's just too darn long. Only joking. 👍 It's really long though.

[@SYLTales]

@berranari1 I taught IT at the college level for several years. Being long-winded and pontificating sort of rubbed-off. 😁

[@berranari1]

@@SYLTales You are cool. Hopefully I will get time to read it all. 👍

[@Great-Documentaries]

@@SYLTales That is NOT Zemeckis driving the Jeep with the Mountain Dew hat on. Try relistening to the DVD commentary before acting like an expert. It's #embarrassing And I retired from MSFT at 35 and haven't worked since. Being more accurate, better respected and better paid than an academic comes with the territory.

[@SYLTales]

@Great-Documentaries I'm a 40-year private sector IT veteran, and retired about five years ago to care for my mother as she degraded from Alzheimer's. I taught IT at a local junior college for about four years beginning in 2008. I'd been laid off with about 40% of my company's IT workforce. There were no IT jobs to be found at that time, and as I had bills to pay, I took the teaching job. I went back into the private sector when the economy got better. I enjoyed teaching, but the pay sucked. As for respect, I've never bothered to ask anyone. I just did the job and let my work speak for itself. It's entirely possible I was mistaken, but there's no need to get all hot and bothered about it. I've not watched the DVD commentary since forever. If you'd like to make a correction, I'm all ears. ✌️

[@MrYoup11]

I still get a kick out of Huey Lewis telling him "Your just too damn loud". Marty even playing Huey's song.

[@Jagaroth_]

Fantastic! The look on your face at the reveals is priceless! Can't wait for part two.🤗

[@francisbissii1120]

If 1985 is vintage I must be ancient.

[@berranari1]

Hi Millie. 😀 The guy who says, "you're just too darn loud" is Huey Lewis who was the singer of that song The Power of Love. Ironic cameo. And that's probably why not many people noticed it. I didn't, and I saw the movie several times including in the cinema. 📽️ I found it out in a KZbin video.

[@Billy-zv6gv]

Perfect info for Millie, so 👍

[@CoastalNomad]

And the guy sitting next to (judge) Huey is Eric Stoltz, who they had filmed a majority of the movie as Marty, before replacing Him with Michael J Fox......

[@berranari1]

@@CoastalNomad Oh wow. 😀

[@berranari1]

@@Billy-zv6gv Yeah, she is a rock chick. And she said she likes nostalgia, so this was the perfect movie for her. 👍🎸

[@williamjones6031]

1. Cranky principal Strickland/James Tolkan also played the ship's squadron leader in "Top Gun". 2. The teacher that tells Marty, "I'm afraid you're just too darn loud" is Huey Lewis himself. ("Heart of rock and roll" etc.) 3. Eric Stoltz was first cast as Marty, but he didn't play well with others and was fired. Some of his long shots are still in the movie.

[@williamjones6031]

You see more in the second half.@@plowe6751

[@medalion1390]

@@plowe6751The shot of Marty jumping into the DeLorean to escape the Libyans is Eric Stoltz.

[@StoryMing]

They always wanted Michael J Fox, but he was tied up doing the tv series ‘Family Ties’, and they couldn’t get him. So they cast Eric Stoltz. When Eric didn’t work out (fine actor, sense of comic timing all wrong for the part), they had to go back to NBC and BEG and PLEAD for them to release Michael. -In the end they worked it out that the movie would film nights and weekends, around the tv show’s schedule. And Michael ran on next to no sleep for the duration of filming!

[@brandonflorida1092]

Great reaction so far! It's great that you're doing movie and TV reactions now. You're fun to watch.

[@philshorten3221]

Part Two was just brilliant thanks Millie I enjoyed that one the most! 😂😂😂

[@Gurpreet-w1t]

You ready finished the Classic Star Wars trilogy

[@BKPrice]

Glad to see you watching this great classic movie. All three movies are top-notch.

[@karlsmith2570]

19:34 "No, He's Changing The Events" Yeah, he'd inadvertently changed the events by preventing his future grandfather from hitting his dad with the car

[@DaleKingProfile]

When you get to the second movie realize that Jennifer was recast because Claudia Wells was caring for her dying mother and be sure to stop it when it says To be Concluded... to avoid spoilers for the third movie

[@bentdriver]

The two old couple in the car that Marty first tries to stop and drive off screaming is a head nod to Spielberg's first movie Duel from 1971.

[@MarcoMM1]

Great reaction Millie like always, love this movie its one of my favourites, and the trilogy is a timeless masterpiece. There are a cameo in this one, Huey Lewis and the News provided the song "Back in Time" to the Back to the Future soundtrack, which played during the film's credits. At the beginning of Back to the Future, Huey Lewis took on a nerdy persona in an uncredited cameo as a judge for Battle of the Bands. Marty's band "The Pinheads" played a hard rock cover of Huey Lewis and the News' "Power of Love," but were ironically rejected by Huey Lewis' character. And this was the first film role for Billy Zane While he played a bigger role than a short cameo, Billy Zane made his acting debut as Biff's friend Match in this movie and second. Keep up the good work.

[@burnout_2017]

Just lovin it so far Millie. You look amazing, the pink hi-lite in your hair and the baby blue sweater are a perfect match as well as the flowers on the mic. You seem to be likin this movie so far and your facial expressions are fun to see, especially when he was in his mom's room. I see a new Lego set in someone's FUTURE... Lol. On to pt2...😊

[@bsgkris]

oh heck yes. one of my favorite movies :D have fun. also i didnt even know about your other channel! you gotta promote it more ^^. is that you singing in "TO WORK IT OUT"? sounds so good!

[@briangreen9677]

Given your love of music, a film that you might enjoy is another 80s film called "Eddie & The Cruisers". It has an awesome soundtrack.

[@BigMike246]

Ha ha, everyone has told you all the trivia you need to know. I have nothing to add but to say, Great reaction video!

[@MGower4465]

The Lego is okay, on the pricey side for plastic. I think there is also a lighting kit you can add on. No idea how hard it would be to route the wires, its usually tough since Legos don't leave gaps.

[@thomastimlin1724]

If Millie is watching this first time I KNOW it will be good and make me laugh.

[@joecrone9862]

Lookin forward to part 2. New subscriber. My youngest granddaughter is also into Legos. I'll have to see if the DeLorean is available.

[@jonathanross149]

You are going to love it, because it is a great film.

[@Shinlung66]

Wonderful reaction Millie!! This is my favorite trilogy!! You are amazing and super cute!! Best wishes always!! 🙂❤

[@mattreaction]

Great Scott! We’re going back to the future!

[@adamblackwelder1963]

The entire BTTF trilogy is really good. Feel free to check out Ii and III.

[@Jp421JP]

Can’t wait for part 2

[@jimspetdragons3737]

Sorry, a used 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 in good condition averages about $58K US in 2020, w/ the most recent sale in 2024 (1982 model) going for $154K US. They aren't cheap.

[@davidelmquist8670]

On to the sequels!

[@kaycosti3631]

Hello, Millie! I can tell this is your type of movie, as you split this reaction video into two parts. About that you were spot on … and if you need a confirmation, just consider that even the best organist in the world decided to do a cover of the soundtrack: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIOloqaAg92AnM0 I am sure that when you’ll continue with part 2 of your reaction video, you’ll understand why they call this “THE trilogy”. It is a trilogy that wraps up like no other I’ve seen … but you need to see all 3 parts in order to get the full effect. Looking forward to your next reaction. Salutations from Romania …

[@sixstanger00]

When we getting a new song? I'm dyin' over here! lol

[@realBkay]

Mil, u should try FATAL ATTRACTION (Michael Douglas and Glenn Close). U’ll love it.

[@gcereceda441]

Waiting for part two

[@SCharlesDennicon]

I'm sorry, but loving something because it's vintage seems a bit silly to me. "I love vintage"? What does it even mean? When does "vintage" stop? Was everything made in the 80's "vintage"? Does it mean you love ALL those things? ^^;

[@justitia257]

Very funny..gorgeous Millie

[@Gurpreet-w1t]

Watch Star Wars episode 1 the phantom menace and Star Wars episode 2 attack of the clones and Star Wars episode 3 revenge of the Sith

[@SIT-i9r]

there is a certain understated grandiosity that Hollywood used to be able to conjure. theyve clearly lost it though :(

[@baron7755]

Now that you have seen this, look up John Mulaney's standup bit about the movie, you will laugh

[@bosoxfan2525]

It's hard to see what we're watching.

[@EduardoLopez-cb7ye]

Great reaction , please react to The Green Miles

[@SHANECatLovinActivistHistorian]

buy the set, dont open it and sell it years later for more money

[@Great-Documentaries]

So the music career didn't work out. And neither did the music reaction thingy. So now you are doing two-part movie reactions like it is 2017. What's next?

[@Howiex-is8gq]

Whats that crappy accent

[@berranari1]

Calvin Klein, your name is written on your underwear. 🩲😂❤