Draw your lightsaber & blasters to uncover whether George Lucas’s original space odyssey holds up 48 years later on the rewatch with our Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope Reaction!
What are the best & worst scenes? What characters make the movie & which should be replaced? Plus, what’s the final rating when push comes to shove?
Entertainment analysts Steve Lawson, Jake Parry & guest Alfredo Brown of Unbinged get galactic on “Popcorn & Root Beer (S1 E28).”
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:03 Meet the Team
00:04:09 Production Facts
00:10:40 MVP of the Movie – Performance, Scene, or Element That Makes the Film.
00:15:11 LVP of the Movie – What Drags It Down the Most.
00:22:01 the “Portals Scene Award” – Best Scene in the Movie
00:26:03 the “Defying Gravity” Award – for the Scene That Demands Full Volume Every Time.
00:29:32 the “McConaughey in Dazed and Confused” Vibes-Only Performance Award
00:36:30 “Just One Oscar” Who Gets It?
00:38:01 Is This Movie Better With: Robert Duvall, Joe Peche, Adam Sandler, Viola Davis, or Jim Carrey
00:40:45 the “How Did This Get Made?” Choice – Baffling but Fascinating Decision by the Filmmakers.
00:46:43 the “Cruise in Collateral” Silver-Haired Assassin Award for the Actor Who Reinvents Themselves in the Film—Hair, Voice, Everything.
00:50:14 the “Thackery Binx Let’s Recast That Role Award”
00:55:00 the “La La Land Dream Sequence” Visual Spectacle Award: For the Scene That Creates a Stunning, Imaginative Visual World.
00:59:12 the “Horny by Accident” Award – for Unintentional Sexual Tension That Changes the Entire Movie.
01:04:26 the LeBron James Decision Award – for if This Movie Is Any of the Cast or Crew’s Apex of Having Control of Their Careers
01:15:54 Introducing the Jon M Chu Award for if a Movie Is Long-Winded
01:17:11 Hot Take Hall of Fame – a Spicy Opinion About the Film That Needs Defending.
01:22:52 Legacy Test – Is This Movie Still Essential Today?
01:23:04 Rapid Fire Questions
01:28:43 Recast: If It Were Made Today
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