How to Properly Catch Up on All the Star Wars Movies Before The Force Awakens

The seventh Star Wars movie comes out this week (seventh!)

Which Movies Should You Watch?

Especially when youve spent the last 10 years hearing people badmouth three of them.

We dont know yet which ones will be necessary to understand the story ofThe Force Awakens.

So if youre dreading the idea of a 6-hourStar Warsmarathon, go ahead and skip them.

So what about the newer trilogy, containing episodes 1 through 3?

Watching that is up to you.

Every time they re-releaseStar Warsin theaters, on DVD, on Blu-Raythey make changes to the movies.

So which version should you watch?

If you just dont care,pick up the Blu-Ray version.

If you dont have a Blu-Ray player,the DVD versionis fine too.

Its also available for streaming oniTunes,Amazon, andGoogle Play.

It is a fan-made reconstruction of the original trilogy in all its unaltered gloryand in high definition.

This is the best version ofStar Warsyou can watch today, provided youre willing to do a little hunting.

Youll be glad you did.

Option One: Chronological Order.

Option Two: Release Order.

And if youve never seenStar Warsbefore, there are a few twists that the prequels will definitely give away.

Option Three: Machete Order.

There is one other option, suitable for old and new viewers alike, known asMachete Order.

If youre really intoStar Wars,read Rods blog postfor more info.

Its pretty interesting, and a decent attempt at getting the best of both worlds.

it’s possible for you to see afull list of canon storiesthroughout theStar Warsuniverse here.

Or watchthis more serious and descriptive one, if you have a few more minutes to spare.