One downside of the trilogy used to be that you could forget subtle plot points while waiting for the next installment. This could be especially vexing if that point became important in the next installment, but it also could lead to missing the subtleties of a small internal joke. This is not such an issue anymore with the development of VCRs and DVDs, where you can rent or buy the movie and refresh your memory before the next comes out in theaters.

It was totally fantastic! It did help on some minor plot points, but where it really shone through was with the subtle jokes. For example, I had totally forgotten Barbosa's obsession with apples from the first movie, so totally missed the relevance of him having apples all of the time. Additionally, it made the second movie much stronger when you looked at it as simply the middle of a longer movie.

I remember about 10-15 years ago, the USA network used to show all 3 Star Wars (Eps 4-6) in a row on Christmas day. My dad and I used to watch them, and I looked forward to it every year. I now know that watching trilogies as if they were actually one long film is actually the best way to view them, especially if you have already enjoyed them in the theater.
(as an aside, I would recommend listening to the director's and writers' comments for the Lord for the Rings movies. It was very interesting to hear the logic in why they changed things from the books, and how some of the special effects were done.)
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