danny_boy said:

Simple solution.

Watch it lo-fi(VHS,Beta,V2000, laserdisc)!

It forces you to focus on the characters and the storytelling and nothing-else.

Effects and sets are obscured by the relatively low quality picture that you have no choice but to follow the story.

I noticed all of the 'defects' mentioned (and many more) as a kid watching the VHS. They're all still there. Star Wars was a (fairly) low budget film. Not everything worked perfectly. So what?

Also, It's been 2 years since I've watched any of em. How often do you guys watch the films? Just curious.

EDIT- Just remembered that I did watch Harmys De-Specialized 2.5 when it was released, so I did watch Star Wars this year.