The trailers looked so good, didn’t they? Twenty years ago today, the Prequel Era officially began as Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace arrived. Unprecedented levels of hype and anticipation quickly dissipated into disappointment and even disillusionment as the great Darth Vader was revealed to be a dirty little brat from the wrong … Continue reading 20 long years in the shadow of ‘The Phantom Menace’