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‘Star Wars Episode I: Racer’ review: a no-frills port that still offers throwback thrills

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A long time ago in a galaxy far away – that is in the previous millennium before Star Wars came under the ownership of the Disney Empire – George Lucas decided to resurrect his beloved sci-fi opera with a prequel trilogy charting the origin story of Anakin Skywalker.1999’s The Phantom Menace was met with a mixed reception, an annoying young Anakin played by Jake Lloyd was one of many criticisms it faced.

Nonetheless, he has his moment to shine during one of the film’s most show-stopping sequences: podracing.A sci-fi equivalent of Ben Hur’s chariot race, it’s a break-neck rollercoaster of a set piece that stands out from what you’d expect in the Star Wars universe – almost as if it was made for a video game.

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