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...macho heroes saving the world from villainous villains, have pretty much outlived their appeal, and most can now be dismissed as passe. (James Bond movies come to mind.) But most people, teenagers or not, will find Return of the Jedi thoroughly entertaining, appropriate for watching over a bag of popcorn after a day at the beach. But one should be forewarned: the series has not changed the focus of its pre-teen appeal. Return of the Jedi has no binding plot, but a series of violent clashes between the good guys and the bad guys take its place. Spectacular special...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Third Time Pays for All | 6/8/1983 | See Source »

...lights and butter the popcorn. This is, after all, as Lucas keeps reminding us, a popcorn movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Galloping Galaxies! | 5/23/1983 | See Source »

...must get whiter before he can win." In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Spielberg openly expressed his disappointment: "I've been around long enough to know that peopie who deserve Oscars don't always win them. The tendency is for important films to win over popcorn entertainment. History is more weighty than popcorn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: History Crunches Popcorn | 4/25/1983 | See Source »

Shoppers laden with packages milled through the music-filled street clutching balloons and munching on free popcorn yesterday, all part of a Patriot's Day sale--the first springtime Sunday opening of the Harvard Coop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sunday Coop | 4/18/1983 | See Source »

...being in Orlando or Los Angeles right here." Just two of the park's 27 restaurants sell Japanese food, and they serve only sushi (raw fish with rice) and bento, a sort of Oriental box lunch. Tempura is nowhere to be found, but "spaceburgers" ($1.70), hot dogs and popcorn are everywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mickey Mouse on Tokyo Bay | 4/18/1983 | See Source »

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