Great Scott!

When I was younger I used to think that the Back to the Future trilogy was the definition of perfection in cinematography. Robert Zemeckis was the greatest director in history and Spielberg was only significant due his role as Executive Producer of the film. Michael J. Fox was not only the best Canadian actor ever, but rather he was the greatest actor, period. I was never saw the original movie in the theater (I was only 5 after all), but I can still remember seeing Part II at the old Hillsdale theater (next to Bay Meadows, most recently home to Organized Living before its departure) with my dad.

I was really into this series of movies: I would draw pictures of hovercrafts in my spare time, my favorite CDs were the Back to the Future soundtracks (mostly musical scores by Alan Silvestri), I did a school report on John DeLorean, I would write trivia books and fictional stories relating to the characters from the movies... so when I say I was into Back to the Future, I mean it.

I don't know why, but recently the internet has erupted in Back to the Future fever... perhaps it has something to do with Bravo recently showing the prolific trilogy, or maybe it has to do with Michael J. Fox's recent involvement in the mid-term elections. Whatever the reason, I have come to realize that my hovercraft drawings and trivia books were not even the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Back to the Future mania.

For starters check out this recently posted and extremely detailed Wikipedia entry on all the timelines from the trilogy. Then, there is this extremely realistic Back to the Future DeLorean replica that went on sale at ebay last month (the bidding got up to $51k, but the reserve was not met). Of course there is this petition for Nike to make the shoes Marty McFly wore in Part II. And, apparently I am not the only one that enjoys writing Back to the Future trivia -- the blog of my favorite magazine, mental_floss, just posted their own version of trivia relating to Marty and Doc. My drawings of hovercrafts couldn't compete in the internet age, they would be the laughing stock of the Back to the Future fan club. However, when I think about the joy and entertainment that the movies brought me (and considering the crap that Hollywood is currently producing ::cough::Man of the Year::cough::) maybe, in its own special way, Back to the Future really was cinematographic perfection.