The Skywalker Saga would never have happened if not for Watto rejecting Qui-Gon Jinn's Republic credits in Star Wars: Episode ...

The teeth-gnashing aspects of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” have been chewed upon for a quarter century, from Watto to Anakin Skywalker’s Midi-chlorian count (and miracle birth) to almost ...

Watto was introduced in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, owning a young Anakin Skywalker and his mother Shmi as slaves working in his junkshop.The character also makes a brief ...

25 years later, the defenses for ‘The Phantom Menace’ aren’t great. Some fans defend The Phantom Menace.If somebody likes the movie because it’s nostalgic for them, that’s their prerogative.

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Works Best When Seen Through a Child’s Eyes: ’99 Rewind Liz Shannon Miller and Paolo Ragusa. News. ... about Watto! I think in retrospect, ...

“The Phantom Menace” was going to show how it began, something only teased in the original films. Many fans camped outside movie theaters for weeks, just to be among the first to see it.