Almost 35, still haven't seen Star Wars in entirety, though I did own it on VHS for many years. Can attest that I did not "suffer" for it, though it has been a cause of awe and disbelief in others. Ok, just to be fair, some really stupid people got upset, but seriously, I wouldn't call that suffering. At this point, the movie's been ruined for decades--I just don't see the point of seeing a movie in which I already know what's going to happen. Also, IMO, from the parts that I've seen, it's just not that good.

Of course, if you apply this to all movies, books, and music under copyright you'd not only be culturally disconnected, you'd be culturally dead, so I do think the original comment is spot on.