When the first Hollywood flick you watch is one of the best action movies ever, it kinda sets the standards far too high for other movies, which is what happened to me. I stumbled onto it while channel surfing one time when I was 10 or something and I was just mesmerized even though I caught it in the middle and didn't really know what was going on. Regardless, my tiny little mind was blown and I would seek this movie out as soon as I could to watch it in full.
I have seen it at least 10 times since then. The characters, the story (for the most part) and the direction, everything is top notch. The one star I took off is because of the time travelling premise which just ruins everything. I mean there are no real stakes when you can just go back and change everything, nothing feels like it has real consequences (which Hollywood has repeatedly demonstrated by making more and more of these movies to tarnish the legacy completely). This aspect is the reason why I didn't like the first movie much either. Really wish the time travelling trope didn't exist at all.
Anyway, I might have rated it this high because of the nostalgia factor as well. Still, highly recommended.
I have seen it at least 10 times since then. The characters, the story (for the most part) and the direction, everything is top notch. The one star I took off is because of the time travelling premise which just ruins everything. I mean there are no real stakes when you can just go back and change everything, nothing feels like it has real consequences (which Hollywood has repeatedly demonstrated by making more and more of these movies to tarnish the legacy completely). This aspect is the reason why I didn't like the first movie much either. Really wish the time travelling trope didn't exist at all.
Anyway, I might have rated it this high because of the nostalgia factor as well. Still, highly recommended.