I first saw ANH (it was called Star Wars) back in 1977 when I was seven years old. I remember watching it for the first time. Luke was soo cute looking out over the farm as the suns were going down. Then there was Han Solo. I really liked him. I thought he was even cuter (I liked the scoundrel, OK???). Darth Vader was an evil, menacing character (he was pretty cool for a bad guy). GL did not intend for him to come off that way-- he was supposed to be a fallen character to be redeemed in another story.
I became a big fan years later after the PT came out. Star Wars was all new again (you know the old saying 'everything old is new again'.). Well, I think it was the last movie, ROTS, that did it for me. After watching the PT, I have a whole new perspective of Darth Vader. As Anakin Skywalker, he was manipulated A LOT by Palpatine. Now I kinda feel sorry for him. I also feel sorry for Luke and Leia. They would never get to know their parents as they should have. I felt sorry for Padme- she died still believing her husband had some good in him. In short, I feel sorry for the whole family. They were decieved by lies and manipulations, so typical of the Sith way.
Anyway, I digress.
I became a fan of Star Wars recently. The more I watched it, the more I wanted more. So I logged on to StarWars.com and started reading the blogs. Needless to say, I was hooked. I chose my screen name because I was feeling a little Dark side that day. I like it now because it was kinda original for a girl. My husband sort of reminds me a little of Han Solo (I think that's what attracted me to him, and he's still that way). Our three padawans like Star Wars, too. My husband and our two boys like the Star Wars Legos games. My oldest likes to watch the movies with me, and our daughter expressed interest in watching Darth Vader recently (did I mention she's two??). Unfortunately they are on DVD and my machine broke . Now we are thinking of getting Episodes IV, V, and VI on DVD.
So that is how I became a Star Wars fan.