i be a schoolboy when i watch this film for the first time . the next day i know that all pupil of our form watch it and all be fascinate by the film a i be . i think the same situation be in all form of our school and in the whole soviet union . later i watch it every time it be show on tv and want to watch more . i think that comparison with back to the future or other sci fi film be not appropriate . gostya iz budushchego be unique in many way and once you have watch it and you never forget it . this film be full of belief in peaceful science achievement and full of belief in the beautiful future of our world . it not only the film and but also a forecast of many scientific invention and achievement . the time show in the film be the year 1984 ( the year of it creation ) and the year 2084 ( where a schoolboy kolya gerasimov have travel for some time and where his friend alisa seleznyova be from ) . the year now be 2005 and many invention and achievement predict in the film be not realize yet . such a mielophone ( a device and which can read thought of any animal and human ) and expedition to venus and mar ( as easy a go for a picnic in the weekend ) and create and launching of the satellite a a homework for pupil and easy to drive fly machine ( which completely replace automobile ) and biorobots and historical identification of any kind of material or creature perform in a couple of minute and and many others . meanwhile and some of them nowadays become much more realistic than they seem in 1984. just wait for 2084 represent ) the film also depict typical russian schoolboy and schoolgirl ( and do it so naturally . ) . with their inventiveness and curiosity and humour and dreaminess . look for example at fima korolyov and you could find such character in nearly all form of every school of the soviet union and similar character be in my form too . alisa seleznyova . i myself and as well a many my classmate fell in love at first sight with her . by the way and later an actress who play alisa become a scientist i think she be as much influence by the film a people who watch it on tv . beautiful idea and beautiful realization and beautiful actor and beautiful music and beautiful song prekrasnoye daleko ( the wonderful far away ) . beautiful and beautiful and beautiful . the last thing i want to say be that different remake and new version of the song from the film and even the film itself be make later and spread on tv and in the internet . all they be not even comparable with the original . i should not even comment them and my comment be only about the original . so and request the original and enjoy it .