Star Wars for the next generation

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KHAMBILO

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 1:09 PM

When Episode III came out in 2005, this became the first generation that could watch the Star Wars saga chronologically. The question is though what order will you show the Star Wars films to your children? IV, V, V, I, II, II like you did? Or in chronological order?

ZEEK

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 1:23 PM

IV, V, VI and then I'll tell them that the prequels were unofficial and made by executive scum. Hopefully they'll never watch them.

KWICKO

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 1:31 PM

What Zeek said. :)

LWAVES

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 1:57 PM

I can stomach the PT in their fan-edited versions as most of the really bad bits have been cut making the films watchable (just). So I would probably show all the films in the order of I-VI.
For me part of the magic of the OT was not properly knowing the full backstory. We had hints and rumours and tiny details but nothing definitive. To then have it all explained took away that magic to some degree. If you are going to show all six you have to do it I-VI or it's like opening a book at the halfway point and reading to the end then going to page 1.

It would go against my own thoughts of what I'd like to see but then it's not for me. I would erase the PT if I could but if my hypothetical kid was anything like me he'd find out about them and want to watch them. At least if he saw them all he could make up his own mind.

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NAVYSEILS

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 2:12 PM

I would say I'd show them in order of release rather than chronological, cause if you watch Phantom Menace first you might not want to see the others. Apart from that, certain key moments of the later films would be robbed of their shock value.

Edit: I suppose that if you see episodes 1-3 first you'd have entirely new shock moments that we didn't get. Tis a tougher choice than I first thought.

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 2:20 PM

ANH, ESB, and RotJ, and then I'd introduce them to the Expanded Universe. If they're interested in the prequel-era, they can read the novelizations.

Also the Ewok movies (Caravan of Courage and Battle for Endor), the two Clone Wars cartoons, and Droids and Ewoks if they ever get a full-series DVD release.

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DMI

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 2:58 PM

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Originally posted by Zeek:
IV, V, VI and then I'll tell them that the prequels were unofficial and made by executive scum. Hopefully they'll never watch them.

Yes, but I'd make sure the original trilogy was in fact the original trilogy.

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STORYMARK

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 3:50 PM

I'd start with the originals, then show 'em the prequels - 'cuz kids actually enjoy them too, and don't have the nostalgia for the old ones that ruin the prequels for many.

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OPPYH

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 5:29 PM

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Originally posted by DMI:

SOLO SHOT FIRST!

It's funny Solo shot first. Then Greedo shot first(1997). Then They both shot each other at the same time(2004 updated Special edition). Maybe the next updated version will just have Han shooting first again

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KHAMBILO

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 1:28 AM

I'd have to agree with what a lot has been said here.

Start with the originals so that they can gain an appreciation for them, maybe even the versions that contain the original theater version of the films (without the special edition extra effects), then show them the new trilogy.

Not that they new trilogy was a total loss. For children they'd be entertaining, at least, but I feel if they saw the new trilogy they wouldn't be able to appreciate the old trilogy, the computer generated effects being the chief culprit here.

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