Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 22, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday free february 1997 b11 Empire but plot slumps Star wars Given split personality by Henry Sheehan Orange county Register while the first wave of Star wars fans had a three year interlude before part the Empire the cur rent crowd of would be sky walkers has had Only weeks to that abbreviated period probably wont be kind to while technically Superior in Many ways to the was nowhere near it in terms of Structure or character caught in a sequel prequel split per the movie can be easily divided in the first part is a typical with an enormous amount of action and rather than As the opening titles inform the Empire has regrouped and is poised to attack rebel forces massed on a snowbound there Are plenty of heroics for Luke Skywalker Mark Han Solo Harrison Ford and Princess Leia Carrie Fisher in a los ing and All three make their escape just ahead of the arrival of evil Darth Vader body by David voice Courtesy James Earl after that Solo and along with hairy Chev Bacca Peter May Evv and robot c3po Anthony Daniels have the better time of leading the Imperial Fleet a merry movie review the Empire strikes Back Kildonan place parental guidance out of five Chase through an asteroid for his Luke and r2d2 head for a Dis Tant planet where he seeks the Diminu Green grand instructor of Jedi it is in Lukes which com Mence the movies second where things get Yoda is a pleasant enough an an Matronic Pup pet voiced by muppet Meister and future director Frank who also did the voice of miss Piggy whom Yoda occasionally info Stu aided now and then by an ethereal Obi wan Kanobi Alec Guin Ness also dispenses with the kind of floppy sewage philosophizing that would come to dominate the third out ing and much of Lucas subsequent at any its All because along with the concluding action in which Luke undertakes to Rescue his friends from a floating City and the clutches of Darth it is a scene setter for the coming return Luke Skywalker left Battles ominous Darth Vader in a scene from the Empire strikes of the Luke learns something about his but the supposedly gifted lad is about the Only one in the galaxies who haunt guessed it Lucas turned Oyer direction of the movie to Veteran filmmaker Irvin Ker but the project has a muddled parentage at co screenwriting credit is Given to Hollywood longtime Leigh Brackett Rio a prolific Sci i but her sure structural hand seems absent perhaps co writer Lawrence who would go on to direct the big was More adept at carrying out Story writer Lucas the movie also contains the first hints of Lucas inability to create new characters beyond the types he began Billy Dee Williams Steps into the role of Lando an inter galactic business executive with a smuggling but despite a game the character As such Doest Register the Imperial forces Are even More composed largely of a Parade of senior officers casually of fed by a Cranky Vader and a nearly mute Bounty Hunter named Boba fett Jeremy though you would never know it from his onscreen pres Boba seems to have become a cult thanks to comic books and games based on the there has been some technical Fine tuning and augmentation for this Spe Cial but the movie had already registered a major technological step Forward Over Star that mostly goes to prove that the effects Are enjoyable enough but hardly enough to make a Laurie Foster 2554204 your liquor Mart celebrates eurs kids a kiss club members make sure read wednesdays in your Winnipeg free press look for the Bonus Lucky number Tor a special prize Kenneth author of the one minute manager and raving fans will be in Winnipeg for u one Day seminar april 1997 february 17th March 1st visit your neighbourhood liquor Mart and celebrate a festival of favourites Sample the savings on selected spirits and liqueurs our Best perfectly so Savour the savings while they last liquor Mart a t your service Sale in effect while quantities Mastercard and All Bank debit cards a Celebration of Good taste please drink moderation tastes so much better a n d r e l e w 1 s a r t 1 s t 1 c d i r i c t 0 r March 1922 March 23 r March r Centennial concert Hall music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky ii by tub Winnipeg symphony orchestra with Ink Wysox pm 9562792 or 7803333 18006674792 outside of Winnipeg the classic Idle of a Prince and a a Castle and a and a lore to Baths awakened with a win Mixi the Rikess pickets Start at f children Hal Price discounts available Media Siuri Impi Winnipeg free press i Hank Muir Mikil Canadian a talk t can Iii Ual Uval Cwm Uli Lih Canada thu Hlanuda ;