My Uncle Carey made a pirate copy of Star Wars (A New Hope) for me when I was 3 years old (This was before the movie's first official VHS release). I would watch the tape every day or every chance I got until my dad bought a legal copy from Columbia Record House. He used my uncle's pirated copy to record another show over it. At the time, I was too young to care and my uncle had not be diagnosed with AIDS. Had I known, I would have told my dad not to record over the only piece of memory I had of my uncle.

We later ended up getting VHS copies of "Empire" and "Jedi", then I got my own THX 1995 copies for myself.

1997 was the first chance I get to see all three movies on the big screen. It was the special edition, but I didn't care. I was just happy to have the opportunity.

As for the prequels, I saw each of them in their theatrical releases.