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action52 posted...

For a first time watcher, anything other than 4-5-6-1-2-3 is a mistake.

It's more powerful for new viewers to watch 6 at the end. They're bawling when they see Hayden Christensen pop up. Also gives more impact to Yoda and the Emperor since we spent 3 movies getting to know them better.

So with that said, I'm clearly a machete fan. Chronological is good too.

But for my genuine watch order of the series it's:

Theatrical Star Wars (1977), theatrical Empire, then the entire series shows and all in chronological order, including upgraded versions of 4 and 5 (I watch fan edits that go even further than Lucas's special editions).