Watch Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith to witness how a young Anakin Skywalker was consumed by the Dark Side, before finishing with Return of the Jedi. The Machete Order cuts out Phantom Menace entirely, since almost everything in the movie is self-contained and has no effect...
A long time ago, it was easy to know how to watch the Star Wars movies in order – until 1999, all of the movies (which began in 1977 with Episode IV: A New Hope) fit onto the timeline in the sequence they landed in theaters. Then the prequel film trilogy, which charts Anakin Sky...
Obi-Wan Kenobi in bothStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menaceand the content set before that time are far different from old Ben in the original trilogy. Of course, tragedy and maturity are factors in this, but so too is Qui-Gon Jinn,one of the best Jedi inStar Wars. He shapes Ob...
Sithis the clear standout among the prequels, although that’s a bit like saying an intense case of the dry heaves was better than two other times when you vomited all over the bathroom. Anakin turning into Vader turning into Frankenstein is sillier than Lucas wanted, but the final images ...
LucasfilmEpisode I: The Phantom MenaceThe Star Wars prequels begin 32 years before the Battle of Yavin (BBY), the famous Death Star fight seen in the original Star Wars movie. The discovery of 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker kicks off the Skywalker Saga as Je...
1. Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace The (chronologically) first chapter in the Star Wars universe introduces Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). The two end up on a mission that leads them to a young enslaved boy, Anakin Sky...
(Actors Jake Lloyd and Natalie Portman were ages 7 and 16, respectively, when the movie was filmed.) Finally, dropping the film lets Anakin and Luke enter the saga at similar points in their lives (essentially as whiny teens), each unaware of how their future will shape the galaxy. It’...
Lucasfilm planned to let audiences experience the journey of Anakin Skywalker in chronological order, so "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace" was the first to hit theaters. Unfortunately, the 3D effects only exposed the same flaws the film had back in 1999. "The Phantom Menace" ...
George Lucas returned toStar Warsin the late 1990s and started in on the so-called “prequel” trilogy.The Phantom Menacewas heavily marketed as “Episode I,” and that’s still what it’s most commonly called today. Also, a lot of people hated it! It remains perhaps the most reviled ...
Frizz/frizzledwas a common swear among smugglers in the Old Republic. It first appears in "Dark Lord: The Rise ofDarth Vader" by James Luceno. Shebsis a Mandalorian swear meaning "buttocks." It appears in "Republic Commando: Hard Contact" by Karen Traviss. ...