Originally posted by: Seiji
Did a lot of you see them when they were originally released in '77, '80, '83?
I don't know the age group here.
I was too young to see the first, I was a one-year-old. Never saw Empire, still too young. However, I do remeber seeing Return of the Jedi, when I was 7. Well, some of it I remember, mostly Jabba's palace! I remember being totally mesmerized by all the strange creatures, especially Jabba. His whole creation is something to behold, looking back at it now. He looked so real, slimy, gross, disgusting, and you wouldn't want to within 10 feet of the thing. From the synthetic to the final product, the creative talent that went into creature design and creation, really something to marvel at ... even to this day!
Saw SW in '77 at five years old, and loved it from day one, cause the characters just grab you right into the story, and never look back. Saw ESB at 8 years old and have to say was a bit too dark for me, and partially I feel the reason Lucas has gone kiddy ever since, he didn't want to lose kids my age for merchandising if these movies were too adult, so that is why The Ewoks & Jar Jar have appeared in the same galaxy as Chewy & Yoda. At 11 years old, I loved ROTJ, and now I think it is OK, but a good enough ending for me on the saga. But it proves that alot of young kids who are wowed by the PT now will grow up and start noticing its flaws the same way I was with ROTJ when I hit high school, it never fails.