I'm Trying to Protect You, Protect Me From Wise

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The most popular entry in movie science fiction, at least george lucas's style, was le sky walker nd hi. The recent screen adapation of frank herbert's june relied heavily on a sort of mediaeval setting. Now that pray has shown that going back to the past is a way of rejuvenating a bit of a moribund franchise, there is a good chance that more science fiction films will be looking to the past for inspiration and settings.

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