Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
I understand a bunch of you don't like the prequels or SE's, but to keep your kids from drawing their own conclusions seems a bit severe don't you think?

It's just Star Wars, not a satanic tome.

Why would we not show it to our kids?

1: Completely ruins half the surprises of ther OT. I want my kids to be mesmerized by these things.

2. Young kids will like the PT more than the OT. Statistical fact, I'm sorry to say. And I will have no child of mine yapping about how cool Anakin vs. Obi Wan is while I try to get them to watch the OT.

3. The special effect of the PT are not things to be appriciated. My kids will learn to appriciate REAL special effects, not crappy CGI. If they see the PT, they'll think thats good effects, and the effects in the OT are bad (which they are NOT).

4. If kids see them, they'll be pointing out all the plot holes in the "saga," and won't listen to me when I try to explain that Lucas is a hack. I'd be shooting myself.

5. I want the OT to be the first films my kids see when they grow out of Pooh and Barney. I want the OT to be the movie that brings them into the real world of moviegoing, which is an experiance lots of people had in 77. I did not, but I want my kid to have that experiance, to feel that magic. The PT cannot give them this. TPM would just put them to sleep with all the bad dialouge. The OT is simple good vs. evil, something all kids can understand. I want them to be exposed to films in the most magical way possible, and that is the OT.

So Go-Mer, it's not a satanic thing. It's a matter of how I want my kids lives impacted by the films. I will also not be teaching them the episode numbers, or any of George's "master plan saga." If I ever do show my kids the PT, it will be when they are 12 or older so they can see just how bad they are.