I was 3 when Phantom Menace came out, but I didn’t see it or know about it at the time. I was introduced to Star Wars through the OT on VHS, then learned about TPM around 2001. I remember being confused at the time, because people kept referring to “the Star Wars trilogy,” and yet there was a new fourth movie.

But I really got into Star Wars in 2002, during the leadup and marketing for AotC. That was when my obsession started, and even though I didn’t actually like AotC that much when I finally saw it, I loved the toys and merch that went along with it. Even today, all of the merch and imagery for AotC gives me a very nostalgic feeling.

Right before AotC came out, I was given TPM on DVD, which was the first Star Wars movie I owned. While my family would rent one of the OT films every other weekend, and we would watch the OT as a family, I was usually the only one interested in rewatching TPM, so I’d most often watch it by myself and skip around to my favorite action scenes.

I saw RotS in the theater when I was 9, and it was a pretty awesome experience. It was my first time being really excited on my way to see a movie, and it really blew my child mind. Though I will admit, even back then, there were some moments and lines of dialogue that were unintentionally funny. Of course, once I got the movie on DVD, I rewatched it like crazy. Weirdly, though, I still don’t get that nostalgic feeling from RotS as much as I do from the first two prequels. I’m not sure why.