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Article: It's a Star Flaws!; Alien Expert's Blast at the Movie Makers.

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Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
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May 31, 1999
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The force is about to be with us once again. But 'Star Wars' has got it all wrong, according to the Midland university lecturer who's a science fiction fan. ANDY RICHARDS discovers why the new movie is more 'Star Flaws'.

Thousands of Star Wars fans throughout the West Midlands are breathlessly awaiting the arrival of the new sci-fi movie blockbuster. They are ready to thrill to the space battles, light sabre duels and bug-eyed aliens.

But there lies a problem. Because, according to Professor Jack Cohen, the movie makers have got their aliens wrong, wrong, ...

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