Neglify said:
I, for one, completely agree with this. My sister has a four year-old son and and when he was TWO he watched all the Star Wars movies (and Jurassic Park). IMO that robs him of the memory of seeing those movies for the first time. Not to mention potentially scaring the crap out of him.
Here I am! Guess what guys? I first watched the Star Wars trilogy when I was TWO. Sure you would think the surprise had been ruined, but, for some reason I can't explain I remember feeling gut wrenched in ESB, just as you guys did. I can't point to the exact date, or even my age (I might not have understood until one of my numerous repeat viewings, probably when I was three) but I remember the surprise. If I could, I would have most certainly liked seeing the OT first as a more mature person, but, really, I'm fine with it. Also, this meant that I wasn't a kid who grew up on the prequels, unlike my friends. That's something to be proud of.