Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

4 / 5
Tagline: Brace yourself amigos for a most triumphant video!
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Written by: Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon
Actors include: Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, George Carlin
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy
Length: 90 minutes
Banned: Nope

Review:
Another '80s movie involving a time machine? No way dude, yes way! Meet Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan, the gnarliest doofuses of the '80s! Trouble comes their way when they are on the verge of failing out of school if they don't pass history class (which means military school for Ted). Since the two believe their future to be in a rock and roll band called the Wild Stallyns they simply can't be separated. They get some help from a visitor from the future named Rufus (I had a cat named Rufus when I was younger) who needs them to pass history because if that band isn't formed his future is doomed! Rufus has a time traveling phone booth so they can snatch historical figures from the past for their test so they can pass! It's stupid sure but in a good way, it's also very funny entertaining, especially for kids I'd think.

Availability:  On DVD

Back To The Future II (1989)

4 / 5
Tagline: It's About Time.
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Written by: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Actors include: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure
Length: 108 minutes
Banned: Nope

Review:
In the second part of the Back to the Future trilogy Marty McFly returns from the past only to be send on another adventure. This time he and girlfriend Jennifer and Dog end up taking the Deloreon to the future (2015 which is frighteningly not that far away). See Marty's future son Marty Jr. is about to commit robbery so they have to try to put together a plan to prevent this from happening. While this is going on, Marty buys a sports book from the future but when he brings it back to the current time it's stolen by a bully. Unfortunately the bully is smart enough to steal the time machine and alter time so guess what they have to do again... It's still a very entertaining part of the story, it's creative and I do believe anyone who liked the first one should definitely enjoy this one too (even if it's not quite as exciting). Still a definite '80s classic into one heck of an amazing trilogy!

Availability:  On DVD

Back To The Future (1985)

4.5 / 5
Tagline: 17 year old Marty McFly got home early last night. 30 years early.
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Written by: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Actors include: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure
Length: 116 minutes
Banned: Nope

Review:
So far from what I've seen I'd say this is the greatest time travel movie ever, and even the sequels are awesome! We meet typical '80s boy Marty McFly who befriends the Doc (supremely played by Christopher Lloyd) as he's working on a time travel Deloreaon! After the death of his friend Marty ends up traveling back to 1955 and find the Doc and convince him of the future so he can go home again. On his journey in the past he disrupts the future and more importantly the relationship between his Parents so he must first try and fix that before he can ever go home. It's pretty exciting, inventive and full of adventure. I think the fact that this story is so well written and well assembled that makes it such a classic that everyone should love.

Availability:  On DVD & Blu-Ray