jamyskis: Being the mass bunch of nerds that we are, most of us (well, us oldies) saw the 70s and 80s Star Wars films well before the prequel trilogy came out later on. My girlfriend hadn't seen any of them until a couple of years ago out of sheer refusal, but she loves them now.

What struck me though was that watching them for the first time in their correct order gives you a very unique perspective on the whole storyline. You start questioning if Obiwan has perhaps gone a bit senile. The fight between Obiwan and Darth Vader on the Death Star looks less like a product of poor choreography and more like a fight between two old men that are well past it from the view of a person who has seen the two characters in their prime. Perhaps more importantly, the pivotal moment at the end of The Empire Strikes Back is less about the shock revelation and more about the build-up of tension, knowing that Luke is eventually going to find out and that it is going to turn out ugly.

Anyone here showed Star Wars in order to someone who had never seen it before?

SimonG: Well, "girlfriends" probably. There were quite a few girls that watched Star Wars with me for their first time, but we always skipped the first three.

michaelleung: What, the first three dates?

Snickersnack: I can't imagine anyone but a die hard Star Wars fan being able to sit through the prequel trilogy. Why would you do that to a loved one?

csmith: My daughter is 18 months old. It's well past time for her to watch all of them, in order, in one day. Although, making her suffer through the first three episodes would probably be considered child abuse.