Quarter Portion Podcast

Welcome back to the only Star Wars podcast that used to bullseye womp rats in our T-16 back home! Today is the 40th anniversary of Star Wars - on this day in 1977 audiences were first introduced to the galaxy far, far away. Chris & Patrick continue their series of movie reviews with this timeless classic, known then as Star Wars, known now as Episode IV: A New Hope.We talk about our initial reactions to the movie and how they've changed; the plot and characters; technical aspects and presentation; and the film's overall contribution to the Star Wars franchise. Since there would be no franchise without this film, we forego our typical final discussion to consider: do we love this film for its own merits, or because of the greater epic universe that was built around it?Along the way, we discuss:how Rogue One impacts this film nowwhy Luke is so bloody whinyif the "Han shot first" controversy is worth all the attention it getshow much R2-D2 really knowswhy the original lightsaber duel was so slowhow 2001: A S