In what order should one watch the SIX Star wars movies and get the best impact?

In what order should one watch the STAR WARS films in order to get the most out of the story revealations and plot twist?

the most effective way to demonstrate to a new Star Wars fan would have to be in the order George lucas created them. the movies should be view in their original order regardless of their numeric designations. One should watch EP IV,Ep V, Ep VI, Ep I, Ep II, Ep III. This seems the most effective way to view the movies to a virgin fan who never has witnessed SW in order not to spoil the greatest revalation, "Luke, I am your father" No............! Why is this the most effective way to demonstrate the six films is because that revalation is the most powerful in the entire story and it would undermine the most powerful moment in Empire Strikes Back! Althoug George Lucas states he desires for one to view these films as a WHOLE[in one run through]. I propose that it would weaken the impact of crucial moments throughout the entire saga. Just imagine already knowing Vader is luke's father in "A New Hope" dear god, no! Imagine, in 'Empire" how weak the impact of "I am your father" would be to someone who has seen Ep III, and understands everything about the twins and thier fathers fate. everthing in a "New Hope" would be ruined. Everthing that old Obiwan says to Luke about his father would sound as a lie rather than a revalation or giving information, this would be ruined. Scenes that if viewed in original order are all so sweet and misterious, all this would be negated by the sequence in which one demonstrates the films to a virgin audiance. So, I propose that the movies should be viewed in their ORIGINAL SEQUENCE FOR ANY FIRST TIME VIEWER! this would provide a more lushes experience.

IV, V, IV, I, II, III is the way I'd watch it...

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I agree with the original poster. The only advantage to be gained from watching 1-6 is that you'd be pretty much blindsided by Anakin's fall to the dark side. That, you have to admit, would be pretty f***ing shocking. Still, however, it's outweighed by the things that would be lost in the process.

Since I am an old-school fan. I love the OT and everything, but I'm going to watch them the way GL intended. I-VI.

But...

If I were to have someone watch Star Wars for the first time, I will show them IV-VI first, then once they are used to the OT and love it, I will show them the PT.

I don't believe Lucas ever intended them to be watched I-VI despite what ever he's said.

I know he says the story for the prequel trilogy was all worked out before he did the OT but I don't believe that for a second...

So much of the PT has just been written to fit in with the OT... and hence doesn't work as well if you watch the PT frist. The PT was designed to be just that... a prequel trilogy to the originals...

that's how I see it anyway...

i believe that Lucas tuned up the old Trilogy in order to allow for them to be graphically compatible with each other. i would watch them in 4,5,6...1,2,3 order as to get the most out of the films story revalations! If viewed 1-6 everything is ruined, everything! I mean even when Ben's ghost shows on Hoth to luke and says" there you will seek Yoda" all this is dead because if you sen the prequels you not only know who Yoda is, you have seen that he is a "Great warrior" "wars do not make one great! all this is dead issues if viewed 1-6. When i first saw Empire and heard him say "there you will seek yoda, the jedi master who instructed me" I thought he was mysterious, a warrior jedi wow. Great warrior, Big guy? when yoda says"I will take you to him" all this loses its power puff moment! I am almost certain there is no question as to the chronological order of the films do dictate one's perception of the film.

lol it may actually make Yoda more funny in ESB to watch it 1-6

haha true 😄

OT first then Episode II then I and then III

Seriously OT and then PT like it was made... best way imo. At least when you see it for the first time, if you have already seen it then it doesn't really matter

4,5,6,1,2,3 and Ken that is the funninest sig I have ever seen. 😂

Oh, you're Lance Windu

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*Quagmire* Alright!

or maybe...

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There are a million combinations...

Originally posted by tlbauerle
There are a million combinations...

Um, no. Only 720 combinations, do your math.

I have just watched them I II III IV V VI and I'm no stranger to Star Wars- watching them in that order is cool, but I agree that if you're new watch them IV V VI I II III
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First one should see episode 3 to spoil it all. "You were the chosen one!"
Next one to see would be episode 5. ("I am your father"😉
Then one should watch episode 4. ("Vader killed your father"😉
Then episode 6 ("I am the emperor. I have force lightning, njah,njah!"😉
Then episode 2 ("I am anakin, I marry Padme, and becoma a jedi!"
Finally episode 1 ("Who is Darth Sidious, and what happens to Anakin?"😉

Guaranteed experience.

Originally posted by Jedi Priestess
4,5,6,1,2,3 and Ken that is the funninest sig I have ever seen. 😂

Of course it is...

Originally posted by DeVi| D0do
IV, V, IV, I, II, III is the way I'd watch it...

Idem. 🙂 It's more shocking and way more emotional this way.

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IV-VI then I-III if youve never seen them.
I-VI if youve seen them already.