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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
I can see how the 70's child would see all the movies, having had the Vader revelation, but I was a 90's child who saw everything from a different perspective. Despuite having never seen the originals until after TPM in 1999, I grew up knowing Vader was Luke's father. That was never a shock to me. What interested me most was how he became Vader, which is why I like the prequels. I see all the movies as equal. I don't set around bashing any of them, I have just grew up appreciating all of them.
See, I was an 80s child - when I said I saw ANH & ESB at the age of 7, I'm talking 1991. I saw it on video. So, this is more than just a 70s child thing, this is an whoever-sees-the-OT-before-the-prequels-thing. Let the kids have the shocking ESB revelation, THEN the others - the opportunity to feel the tragedy of EPIII is always there. Because believe it or not, I did cry in EPIII when Anakin was crawling out of the lava. I did smile and laugh evilly when Darth Vader's mask went on. EPIII was a good movie, it just wasn't quite right because it had to fit in with EPI and II, and it still ignored some crucial backstory elements. Now you all know how old I am.