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timo
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I was 25 years old when it opened in NYC. A long-time science fiction movie fan, I had been starving in the 70s; Planet of the Apes, Omega Man, Logan's Run. The sci-fi movies had been lame for many, many years. The buzz on Star Wars was strong, so I was on line, first day. And the opening shot, with the star destroyer