I think i was 18 before i watched it. i knew it was a good film that was 3 hours long and deserved a lot of respect, so i waited until i had the whole house to myself and watched the first 2 parts. i never got a chance to watch the third part until i got to university. i watched them only a few more times until the dvd box set came out, and then i was watching them at least once a week, although i sometimes fell asleep as it would most likely be 3 in the morning.