10 Things Learned From Re-Watching Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

While many of the magnificent visual and practical effects on show in The Phantom Menace unquestionably hold up during a theatrical rewatch - you'd still be forgiven for thinking Lucas had just created his own real army of B1-series battle droid for the Gungan war sequence - something still felt a little off about the overall big-screen Episode I experience.

Make no mistake, this is certainly still the best looking film of the entire prequel trilogy, with the fact it was shot on 35mm instead of the digital used in Episode II and Episode III making for a much better-looking picture in general. But the 4K cut of the film unleashed in cinemas for the re-release actually ended up negatively impacting those stunning visuals, with it often feeling desaturated and even blurry during certain moments. 

Now none of that completely spoiled things like the introduction of Gunga city or Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's attempts to negotiate with the Trade Federation early on by any means. 

But it was a bit disappointing making the effort to relive this galaxy-changing feature in all its big-screen glory, only to realise early on that you could have probably had a slightly more satisfying viewing experience in front of your telly at home.

Even with that being said, though, chilling with Jar Jar and speeding away from digital underwater monsters will forever be 134-minutes well spent, and a rewatch simply confirmed that.