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And as a final addendum, I will post excepts from my favourite review of Star Wars- from 1977.

>Luke Skywalker Is A Nerd And Darth Vader Sucks Runny Eggs

>Badmouthing Star Wars these days is considered a felony; on a level with spitting on the American flag, denigrating Motherhood, admitting you hate Apple Pie, or trying to dope Seattle Slew.

>In the hysterical wake of all-stops-out media hype, uncritically slavish reviews, effulgent word-of-mouth praise and the chance of being tramped to death by ex-Star Trek groupies, who've had their epiphany-conversion as they queue up to see the film for the sixth of eighth time... anyone daring to suggest that Star Wars is less monumental than the discovery of the fulcrum and lever, runs the risk of being disemboweled by terminal acne cases.

>The lemminglike hegira to worship at the shrine of director George Lucas and the "return of entertainment!" has been so carefully orchestrated that otherwise sane and rational filmgoers who desiccated sophistication has led them to find flaws in damn-near-perfect movies as 'The Conversation'; 'Taxi Driver'; 'Oh, God!' and 'Nashville', roll their eyes and clap their hands in childish delight. And I think "childish" is the operative word in this lunatic situation.

>And though I find the role of Specter at the Banquet somewhat less than salutary for my social life, as a practicing writer of fantasy (into which genre science fiction and space opera of the Star Wars variety plonk comfortably) I'm afraid I must reluctantly piss on the parade.

>Hollywood has never understood the difference between making science fiction films and making westerns, spy thrillers, Dr. Kildare flicks, historical adventures and contemporary dramas.

Ended up posting the first several paragraphs actually. And this thing goes for another 8 or so pages.