That puts the movie in a totally different context, storywise, effectswise, and tonality, because the PT was made 20 years after SW'77. Say what you want about Godfather, Rocky, BTTF, etc, all those movies will be experienced by a new generation as the first in the series, so they will see it the same way we did growing up. SW'77 will be watched as the middle chapter now by newcomers, and it will just part 4 of Anakin's story, and I believe they will be jaded when they watch it and miss the whole fun-factor the movie has because the first three take themselves way too seriously.
That puts the movie in a totally different context, storywise, effectswise, and tonality, because the PT was made 20 years after SW'77. Say what you want about Godfather, Rocky, BTTF, etc, all those movies will be experienced by a new generation as the first in the series, so they will see it the same way we did growing up. SW'77 will be watched as the middle chapter now by newcomers, and it will just part 4 of Anakin's story, and I believe they will be jaded when they watch it and miss the whole fun-factor the movie has because the first three take themselves way too seriously.