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The movies are old enough to drive... Spoiler warnings have long expired!

Which means there's another entire generation of people who might not yet have enjoyed a sci-fi classic.

Not long ago, I witnessed someone totally spoil the big reveal in The Empire Strikes Back right next to a family whose kids, at it turned out moments later, were obviously watching the movies for the first time and didn't know. Now they're never going to have this moment [with spoiler, obviously]:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbV5hn_ET0U

I recently rented a theater and licensed a copy of The Matrix to throw a 20th anniversary party, invited enough people to fill the theater and enjoyed it again as it was intended to be seen, on the big screen. Still holds up spectacularly, still worthy of the sci-fi classic label, and I'm glad to say some in my audience had indeed never seen it before!

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