Granted I liked the original...preciely because I was a child and no one had ever seen anything like it in 1977. Empire was great and I liked it because it was the right kind flick for a 13 year old. Then I'm 16 watching ROTJ and thinking 'Wtf is this tripe?'
That's funny his dad took him to see Scarface as a kid, mine did too. Me and my best friend actually. One of those, 'Don't tell your mom we did this.' moments. Ahh, good times.