Hot Toys - Back to the Future - 1/6 DeLorean Time Machine

[TaliBane]

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christruthers stands above all the toiling Indy and BTTF fans....

 

[Mike86]

I love the Back to the Future Trilogy. The films as a whole are probably in my top ten movies of all time.

 

[Marine Boy]

They'll probably re-issue the DeLorean, exactly like the 1st version. This figure is just to accompany it. Much like the Tumbler re-issue and the DX-19 to go with it. I doubt they'll be anything that's really new.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I like the first and second part. I don't care for part III. I've seen it several times and you kind of have to watch it at least once to complete the story.

 

[Mike86]

I like the first and second part. I don't care for part III. I've seen it several times and you kind of have to watch it at least once to complete the story.

I like all three pretty equally. I know a lot of people don’t care for the third though. I think it wraps up the trilogy pretty well, and is still very watchable.

 

[TaliBane]

I like the first and second part. I don't care for part III. I've seen it several times and you kind of have to watch it at least once to complete the story.

While I didn't like the third one for story reasons, it also just felt like it belonged in a different franchise. To me BTTF's "story world" is between the 1980s and the 1950s.

The Old West was just a really weird choice, almost like someone said, "hey, it's a time machine, we can go to any time period!" whereas in reality it's only a personal time portal between two eras: Marty's, and his parents'

BTTF2 I'm not a huge fan of either - it has a sort of ugly/meanness, darkness and cynical vibe that feels almost contrary to BTTF1 (even if you could argue it's the darker ESB to BTTF1's ANH) - it has a ton of really interesting aspects that weaves into the first movie and some fun "what if?" plot threads.

 

[Mike86]

Why would the old west be out of place? The films are about time travel. That can encompass anything. Also the second film went to 2015 so it’s not just about the 1950s and 1980s. It fit with the time machine glitching that rather than going to 1985 as intended it went back to 1885 instead.

I enjoy the second film a lot. It’s interesting because it adds new aspects, and also for the fact that it goes back into the first film from different angles.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

While I didn't like the third one for story reasons, it also just felt like it belonged in a different franchise. To me BTTF's "story world" is between the 1980s and the 1950s.

The Old West was just a really weird choice, almost like someone said, "hey, it's a time machine, we can go to any time period!" whereas in reality it's only a personal time portal between two eras: Marty's, and his parents'

BTTF2 I'm not a huge fan of either - it has a sort of ugly/meanness, darkness and cynical vibe that feels almost contrary to BTTF1 (even if you could argue it's the darker ESB to BTTF1's ANH) - it has a ton of really interesting aspects that weaves into the first movie and some fun "what if?" plot threads.

My favorite part from the sequel is the future sequence. I wish they had stayed there longer.

 

[TaliBane]

Why would the old west be out of place? The films are about time travel. That can encompass anything. Also the second film went to 2015 so it’s not just about the 1950s and 1980s. It fit with the time machine glitching that rather than going to 1985 as intended it went back to 1885 instead.

I enjoy the second film a lot. It’s interesting because it adds new aspects, and also for the fact that it goes back into the first film from different angles.

That's exactly what I'm saying though, and taps into the issues I have with 2 and 3 - to me, once you move outside the 1950s and the 1980s, it may be visually interesting and even entertaining/fun at times, but you lose the core of what the series is really about: Marty and his parents, how your parents impact you and how you can impact them. That's the heart and soul of BTTF.

I mean having MJF Martys in 1920s New York or on the Mayflower or in the far-future to me is just a gimmick.

As I mentioned, I don't consider BTTF to be a "time machine" story where Martty could go to the Roman era or WWI or whatever - to me it's just a portal between his parents teen era and his own era of the same age.

 

[TaliBane]

My favorite part from the sequel is the future sequence. I wish they had stayed there longer.

While I didn't love how dark that future sequence was (yes **** job gag was funny,) it at least thematically echoes some of the core of BTTF - the idea of Marty now at his father's 1980 age. This plays around with the idea of how your parents shape you and how much control you could possibly have over that - the central theme of BTTF.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

While I didn't love how dark that future sequence was, it at least thematically echoes some of the core of BTTF - the idea of Marty now at his father's 1980 age. This plays around with the idea of how your parents shape you and how much control you could possibly have over that - the central theme of BTTF.

Oh, I just like the production design and costumes.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

About the only good thing I have to say about this is at least it's not an exact ****ing re-release. They at least changed the sculpt and included a half @$$ed Einstein. If they don't make Mall Doc this time HT is officially the most backwards toy company in history.

 

[TaliBane]

Oh, I just like the production design and costumes.

Double ties and self-tying shoes is pretty funny.

 

[Sixth Scale Man]

Surely they have to make Part 1 Doc now.

Yeah, bit of a nut-punch that they are doing another Marty with Einstein when people are clamoring for a Pt1 Doc. C'mon Hot Toys - Remote control/Plutonium case/Devo suit - what an amazing figure that could be!

 

[davejames]

Yeah if HT was really going to relaunch the BTTF line, I'm sure we would have gotten more than just a slightly tweaked Marty sculpt with this first release.

 

[Mike86]

If they just give us a Doc from the first film I’ll be content. I have the other three figures. I would take versions from the third film, but I’m not trying to get too excited.

 

[karamazov80]

In school on the last day before breaking up for Christmas one of my teachers had rented two videos to show to the class: Back to the Future and Santa Claus the Movie.

We opted to watch BTTF twice and skip the other one. lol

 

[jespernicolaj]

I have the original Marty and the new HS is not amazing. Unless they change it. They have e tendency to do that. I am on a budget, so don't know if I can afford this. Not impressed by the dog OR the new HS. If they had given us a different costume ... I hope they rerelease the Delorean. I missed out the first time. There is one for sale close by, it is 1900 USD, but I can pick it up (save shipping). I'll wait a while and see if they don't rerelease.
I really hope they will give us a Doc from the first movie.

 

[choombaz]

This is awesome !! However I will only buy if they do a Doc and DeLorean as well. It's the set or none at all imo.

The dog head attachment is a bit stupid looking. I assume they are going for head rotation or something. I'd prefer simply a statue with uniform fur. If the head rotates the moulded hair will look ridiculous.

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Pretty mediocre photographic fakery

 

[Godfather1408]

The sculpt isn't the same but it's still off and looks bigger. Still cool that they are revisiting this given how crazy the prices are. Seriously though give us Doc Part 1!!!

Also am I the only one seeing a hint of Tom Holland in this? Looks super round.