For instance, a major plot point of The Phantom Menace is the pod racing sequence. Children need a character who looks like them and is in their age group to get behind.

Well, chronologically at least. 1999’s Star Wars The Phantom Menace was not ... Anakin Skywalker has just sped through the finish line at the Boonta Eve Classic Pod Race and snatched ...

Iron Studios unveils a 1/10 scale Anakin Pod Racer statue for The Phantom Menace's 25th Anniversary. The statue, capturing the thrilling podracing scene, measures 17.5" wide and 23.4" long.

The Phantom Menace also leaps to life in its handful of action set-pieces. Sure, maybe the pod-race goes on a bit too long, but the sense of speed, scale and bombastic sound throughout is still ...

Ultimately, “The Phantom Menace” is a movie that spreads itself too thin, ... I would be lying if I didn’t feel some nostalgia watching the pod-racing scene and the final fight on Naboo.

By far the most memorable scene from 1999’s Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was the battle between young Anakin Skywalker and ...

Ah, yes, just what we all asked for: a deeper dive into Anakin's troubling transition from cute pod-racing tot to homicidal maniac, ... The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Special #1.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Erich Schwartzel, who covers the film industry for The Wall Street Journal, about the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.

Time to return to that galaxy far, far away. 20th Century has revealed a brand new trailer for the 25th anniversary re-release of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace in theaters this May.