the episode 1 duel was great the real climax was when qui-gon died, obi-wan i think gives i9nto his anger cuz he's moving faster and quicker then ever and it's real intense.
it was a real crowd pleaser to reintroduce the star wars prequels to the public, if it had started with an episode similar to 2 i dont think it would of got anywhere.
I would actually go as far as to say Phantom Menace has possibly the best duel out of all three prequel movies.
Doesn't come close to the emotional OT ones, but it damn near topples the almost forgettable Anakin vs Obi-Wan fight I'm afraid (I remember the Sidious vs Palpatine confrontation more fondly).