you started with the prequels?
Yeah man that was a bad move. Honestly if someone were trying to watch it for the first time now I would say don't watch them at all and to just watch the old ones.
The thing with Star Wars is this. For a lot of people it's wrapped up with their childhood. Empire Strikes Back is truly the classic film out of the series that I think can be appreciated by all film buffs. It's a fantastic movie.
I think if you're an adult in your 20's or 30's or older, and you haven't seen Star Wars, and you're trying to get into it...it probably won't hit you that hard. I'm not saying "you had to be there" but a good portion of it is there for a younger crowd, and although it's not as blatant and stupid as the prequels, I just think I would probably not enjoy Star Wars at all if I were watching it for the first time right now.
But yeah man, fukk the prequels. Watch A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. The rest is goofy.