man i know what you guys are talking about, but i couldn't tell you what numbers are which. Never seen them in any order, and it's very confusing
I'm with you there. I'm not really a star wars fan. I *think* i've seen all of the movies, but I'm not sure.
I do know that 3,4&5 are the original trilogy that came out in the late 70's. I think its pretty obvious that those should be watched first. Then, a new viewer should be given to the understanding that the "first" 3 movies were made 20+ years later and are really separate entities in themselves - they (movies 1,2&3) just have a similar setting while trying to tell the story of how the original movies came into being.
I wouldn't tell someone they have to watch the new Star Trek movie that came out in 2009 in order to understand the original star trek series. If anything, that would ruin the experience of viewing the original show for what it was; the expectations would be for a modern-day sci-fi action thriller.