I've been going through the Star Wars films with my 8 year old son in the past little while. I've always been a rather casual fan (I didn't even own the films until May) and I'd only seen the prequels once each at the cinema (a few snippets of demo material in A/V stores aside) and the original trilogy twice each at the cinema (when first released and when re-released in the late 90s) and a couple of times on VHS. Hadn't watched any Star Wars since I saw Revenge of the Sith at the cinema.
I have to admit, they're more fun now than I found them originally, because I'm also watching my son's reactions as he discovers them (except the first one--I was 10 when I saw it, so I had a similar outlook on life that my son has today). At the same time, if I put on the "critical viewer" hat, I have to say they don't have that strong a hold on me--even the one I always thought was the best of the six, The Empire Strikes Back, is a fair bit clunkier than I remembered.
So, my question to all y'all (practicing for my upcoming trip to the Deep South next month ):
How often, if ever, do you revisit old favourites and do those old favourites stand up to repeat viewings?
I have to admit, they're more fun now than I found them originally, because I'm also watching my son's reactions as he discovers them (except the first one--I was 10 when I saw it, so I had a similar outlook on life that my son has today). At the same time, if I put on the "critical viewer" hat, I have to say they don't have that strong a hold on me--even the one I always thought was the best of the six, The Empire Strikes Back, is a fair bit clunkier than I remembered.
So, my question to all y'all (practicing for my upcoming trip to the Deep South next month ):
How often, if ever, do you revisit old favourites and do those old favourites stand up to repeat viewings?
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