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.

In 1999, The Phantom Menace looked state-of-the-art. Even critics who didn’t care for its story praised its CGI. Today, it looks sterile and phony.

The post Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Works Best When Seen Through a Child’s Eyes: ’99 Rewind appeared first on Consequence. Not to mention the fact that at that point in pop culture history ...

Kids need Watto now more than ever. In 2022, Ewan McGregor, who plays young Obi-Wan Kenobi, discussed the ever-shifting legacy of the prequels. “It was tricky at the time.

‘The Phantom Menace’ dominated 1999’s box office. History has been kinder to it Animation by Tomasz Czajka / For The Times; photographs from Lucasfilm Ltd., Disney+ and Cartoon Network ...

When Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace hit screens across the country in 1999, Return of the Jedi felt like ancient history to Star Wars fans. But after 16 long years, the movie let down ...