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movie review - The Empire Strikes Back

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 1997.03.05

The second in the Star Wars trilogy, this nicely retouched classic features the trilogy's pivotal scene, where Luke learns that Vader is his father (sorry everyone, if I ruined that for you). New scenes were absent, but everything looked better. Even after having been in the theaters (the seconds time around) for three weeks, this one was still filling a lot of seats even for the 10:00 PM show.

Strongly recommended.

rand()m quote

...a man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.

—Albert Camus