Originally posted by: Mielr
so maybe if I had been a child I would have more nostalgic feelings about the time period in which it was released, but I don't think I would have enjoyed the film any more.

Heh, you just described what my situation was. While I have memories from the hype and the actual screening of Episode I, part of the reason I remember that time so well is that May 19, 1999 was only a couple weeks before I finally got done with 8th grade and the nine years of schooling I was desperate to get done with. Getting another Star Wars movie was what made the light at the end of the tunnel all the brighter.

Also, it's funny you should use the word nostalgia, because I'm guessing you saw the originals during their original runs in the late 70's and early 80's, and I'm guessing you wouldn't describe that as nostalgia. This is where (and I'm sorry to bring it up for the ninth, no, tenth time) LFL completely missed the point of why we want the originals in good quality.