What's the harm in seeing them? It only takes a few hours. They're still good films, even now. Sure, they aren't the most complex films in the world, sure they might even be a little overrated, but they're still good. And a good film is a good film, regardless of when it was made. A good film is timeless.
Just watch it to determine whether or not you like it. It shouldn't be hard to find the films for cheap. Heck, some of your friends probably have the series on DVD.
You know, in the time you spent pondering about "whether to watch" the films or not, and writing this forum thread, and reading the replies.... you could have probably watched the films at least once by now, thus resolving the issue.
Either watch them or don't. Make the choice. Or how about this - watch the first Star Wars film, and then decide whether or not to watch the rest.
Star Wars is not an indispensable part of cinema, nor is it one of the greatest film series ever made. They're good stories, told with ambition and reasonable acting. Looking back now, Star Wars doesn't seem so special, but when it was originally release, please realize that it was really big and the special effects were amazing, for their time.
It won't hurt you to watch it. It's not like it'll dissolve your eyeballs into a gooey soup or anything like that, and I'm sure you can spend a few hours watching them. Heck, you come to the escapist right? Then you MUST have free time.
Just watch it to determine whether or not you like it. It shouldn't be hard to find the films for cheap. Heck, some of your friends probably have the series on DVD.
You know, in the time you spent pondering about "whether to watch" the films or not, and writing this forum thread, and reading the replies.... you could have probably watched the films at least once by now, thus resolving the issue.
Either watch them or don't. Make the choice. Or how about this - watch the first Star Wars film, and then decide whether or not to watch the rest.
Star Wars is not an indispensable part of cinema, nor is it one of the greatest film series ever made. They're good stories, told with ambition and reasonable acting. Looking back now, Star Wars doesn't seem so special, but when it was originally release, please realize that it was really big and the special effects were amazing, for their time.
It won't hurt you to watch it. It's not like it'll dissolve your eyeballs into a gooey soup or anything like that, and I'm sure you can spend a few hours watching them. Heck, you come to the escapist right? Then you MUST have free time.