Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy (DVD)

Three-disc set includes: Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) Return to "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away," and see how two Jedi knights and a young queen find their destinies linked to a mysterious boy named Anakin Skywalker, in the first "prequel" to writer/director George Lucas' phenomenally popular space epic. Awaiting the heroes and their ally, the lovable Jar Jar Binks: robot warriors, alien armadas, and the black-clad Darth Maul, acolyte to the enigmatic title menace. Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, and Ray Park star. 133 min. C/Rtg: PG Star Wars: Episode II: Attack Of The Clones (2002) Ten years after "The Phantom Menace" left off, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and student Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) investigate an attempt on the life of young senator Amidala (Natalie Portman). Their search leads them to a link between the assassination plot and a plan to create a massive army of clones that could throw the Galactic Republic into civil war. Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits, and Ian McDiarmid also star. 138 min. C/Rtg: PG Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (2005) Rousing final chapter in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy chronicles the end of the Clone Wars and the transformation of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) into Sith Lord Darth Vader. When the scheming Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) offers to teach Anakin the secrets of the Dark Side of the Force so he can protect pregnant wife Padmé (Natalie Portman) from a deadly vision, it results in the birth of the Galactic Empire, the downfall of the Jedi, and a dramatic showdown between Skywalker and mentor Obi Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). With Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits. 140 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.