I didn’t – he found it himself.
I never liked it as a kid – might have had something to do with my Dad (who did like it) taking me to the cinema to see Empire Strikes Back when I was 5. Terrified the bejesus out of me.
Went through the next 20 or so years knowing nothing about it until an overzealous friend insisted I watch his trilogy video collection. Thought the first one was meh, the second one pretty good actually and the third one idiotic.
A few years later tyred jr no 1 was born and after 3 or 4 years he somehow came across it (can’t quite remember how). I bought a second hand copy of the video and he watched it many many times, usually in 15 minute chunks before bed with me sitting next to him, having it seep into my consciousness. Now tyred jr no 1 is nearly 7, mad for star wars and tyred jr no 2 is 3 and also quite into it. Both of them want the baddies to win but recognise that Han Solo is quite cool. Now I get all the Star wars jokes in programmes like Spaced and Adam and Joe’s shows etc and thoroughly enjoyed the Family Guy special.
All manner of star wars Lego stuff is on the Santa list from both of them. Now that I can get into. This wee film is teh awesome.