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Post #948765

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Colson
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When you were introduced to Star Wars for the first time
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Date created
3-Jun-2016, 8:43 PM

I’ll give two answers.

  1. I saw Episode III when it released in 2005. I was 9 years old. I didn’t think of it as anything special and never bothered to watch another SW film. I don’t consider this my real intro, as III is not a real Star Wars movie. 😃

  2. In 2011, I was in an FYE store (they sell DVDs and the like, for you non-Americans), when I spotted a DVD of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope that claimed to also include the original theatrical version. Not knowing anything about the changes made at the time, I did some quick Googling and came to the conclusion that I had to see the Star Wars movies, and that I had to see the original versions, as I couldn’t stand for the injustice that is altering such an important film to such a heavy degree. Fortunately, the same FYE also had Empire and Return, so I bought all three for a total of about $20 (I know, quite the steal). Anyway, I initially found Star Wars to be a bit boring, but I LOVED Empire and, to a lesser extent, Return. After discovering the Despecialized editions in 2014 (thanks to a Reddit TIL post), I have since found a deep love for the first film. So anyway, though the GOUT is truly awful, I wouldn’t have my current love for Star Wars without it.