[roadrevenge]

Well, my GF has never seen the Star Wars movies before and with the re-release of Star Wars Episode I in 3D got me asking questions.

She is willing to sit down with me and watch them (not necessarily in the cinema in 3D).

Now my question is:

Should we watch them the way they were released?

Episode IV V VI then Episode I II III

Or in order of episode?

Episode I II III IV V VI

Bear in mind she has never seen "ANY" of them before.

Thanks for your Help.

[bmorr]

go with 4,5,6. dont disappoint her with ep.1 first.

[roadrevenge]

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Originally Posted by bmorr

go with 4,5,6. dont disappoint her with ep.1 first.

Hahaha

Didn't like ep.1?

[Greenskar]

Mine hasn't seen 4,5 and 6. Still haven't got around to having her watch those yet. But she's at least familiar with the series.

[bmorr]

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Originally Posted by roadrevenge

Hahaha

Didn't like ep.1?

I HATED the prequels.

[Optimus Vader]

My fiance hadn't seen any of three originals (4,5,6) when I met her. I popped her OT cherry shortly after we met.

[MegaPrime33]

You gotta go with how they were released originally. If you have older VHS tapes before the special editions, start there. Then ease her in the prequels. Then go back and watch the bluray OT.

[Jason Abbadon]

Several years ago I was in the same boat- she was not my girlfriend but we were...something.
Anyway, I showed her Star Wars and she kept glancing at me like "this is it? Really?".

Made me wonder at how much stuff is cool because of nostalga and how much is still cool to new audiences.
My roommmate looooooves Starblazers (Space Battleship Yamato) and I'd only seen bits of it- I checked out a bunch from my library and couldn't get through one disk.

[trebleshot]

Wow, tough call.

The biggest reason to watch the OT first (aside from being the better trilogy) is the reveal near the end of ESB. It's not the same when you see it spelled out for you in the PT. Also, ANH is a great self-contained intro movie that doesn't require you to watch any of the other five films. So if she doesn't like it, she can bail on the rest without too much worry.

Of course, seeing the story unfold chronologically would be an interesting experience. Sadly, I will never know what that's like. But I will always remember my jaw hitting the theater floor when Vader said "No, I am your father".

[redx24]

lol my mother never saw star wars until episode 3 came out and i litterally just put them all on for her, i started with the OT and then epi's 1 and 2 that way when we went to the theater opening night she was all prepped for 3. why for nearly 30 years she never saw them i'll never know but i know were gonna see the 3d one this weekend.

[DogFashionDisco]

My girlfriend hasn't watched them either. However, she did go to see Watchmen with me when it hit theaters so she is a keeper.

[roadrevenge]

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Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco

My girlfriend hasn't watched them either. However, she did go to see Watchmen with me when it hit theaters so she is a keeper.

Mine is too.

She has her MOC toy collection up on the walls in our bedroom, and when every a comic movie comes out we have to fight for who gets to buy it. lol

[JonnyVu]

dumb her...