The day SW:SE was released was one of the great days. Me and my two best friends, huge SW fans, driving two hours to the nearest decent theater on a combined two hours of sleep. People walking around in costumes. Non-stop laughter. On that day, we were kids with drivers licenses and a bigger allowance. Any day you can be a kid long after your actual childhood ends is a great day. Unquestionably the greatest movie theater experience in my lifetime, and that doesn't appear likely to change.
As it turned out, the SEs were not unlike Anakin's presence in the Jedi Order. The SEs did us a lot of good in the beginning but ultimately ruined everything.