I was fortunate enough to see ROTJ in the theater in its first run when I was eight. As a matter of fact, Jedi was the movie which sold me on widescreen presentation. See, I remember being absolutely blown away when the Falcon flew into the reactor housing area of the DSII - the sheer immensity of it was amazing to me. However, watching that scene on video didn't have the same effect; I assumed this was because of the small TV screen. Watching Jedi on widescreen demonstrated that the TV wasn't the main culprit, and I've been a stickler for widescreen ever since.
I don't care what GL does anymore, really - no matter how ridiculous the franchise gets, there is no such thing as guilt by association when it comes to the OUT. I'm a fan no matter what.