Despite Google’s little Pac-Man doodle on Friday, this weekend is more notable because Friday was the 30th anniversary of the release of The Empire Strikes Back.
The Empire Strikes Back might be the best sequel ever, and is regarded as the best of the Star Wars trilogy. But one can only wonder if it would have been as successful with the original ending:
Here’s a bonus one – this is what passed for a trailer in 1980, for the sequel to what was, at the time, the highest grossing movie ever:
Jim Eltringham 