- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Release Date: May 25, 1990
- Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Michael J. Fox
- Summary: Marty McFly travels to 1885 to save his good friend, Doc Brown.
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Western
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 19
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Mixed: 4 out of 19
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Negative: 3 out of 19
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Feb 7, 201390Recovers the style, wit and grandiose fantasy elements of the original. The simplicity of plot, and the wide expansiveness of its use of space, are a refreshing change from the convoluted, visually cramped and cluttered second part.
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80A clever and enjoyable wrapping-up of the time-travelling adventures.
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50If nothing else (and there isn't much else), Part III rises above the wholesale clutter of its immediate predecessor, then contents itself with settling into an easy commercial groove. What remains is amiable kid's stuff, as sweetly forgettable as an orange Popsicle on a summer's day. [25 May 1990, p.C4]
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33Back to the Future Part III has that same sort of studio back-lot clunkiness. Only this time it's the audience that gets conked — by the sheer desperation of the whole enterprise.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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A good sci film, but not quite as good as the original.
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