Darth Bizarro said:
After many years, I was finally able to convince....
I think that statement is by far the most telling of the whole deal. If someone needs years of convincing before they watch the films, they probably aren't the best example of how someone will view Star Wars for the first time.
That said; It's still an interesting look at one person's experience as well as, to me, a perfect example of how different films move different people. I also agree with Tim that our opinions aren't the gold standard anymore than a first-time viewer's are.
Given the changes in film technology through the decades, the changing views of the director\writer\story teller, and most importantly the culture we live in, six films spanning thirty years are going to be very different. Even when they're trying to tell parts of the same story.
They're also going to be received differently by the changing audience. 1977 was a much more innocent time. Star Wars was a huge phenomenon because of it. These days the technology is much more advanced and our culture is much less innocent. We expect more, so we're harder to reach emotionally. The films are being released to a somewhat jaded audience. If it isn't awesome, it's ridiculed mercilessly because our culture as a whole expects quite a bit more these days. DB's sister is a very different eighteen than my generation was. She's going to be harder to grab than my generation was at that age.
It would be just as interesting to see how someone who heard about them and thought they sounded interesting would views the films and the story.