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on 9/7/2010
Are you kidding me?
on 9/15/2010
Meh. I have to give my vote to the mighty Empire here.
on 10/15/2010
NO! Not again! My childhood commands that my vote goes to the best of the Star Wars franchise.
on 7/26/2011
Oh COME ON!!!!!! SUCH AN OBVIOUS CHOICE HERE!!!!! We all know star wars is awesome, but really?????? IT'S FUCKIN' KUBRICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on 10/26/2011
Good battle. Gotta give it to 2001 though.
on 2/14/2012
Going with the greatest Sci Fi of all time The Empire Strikes Back.
on 11/4/2012
easiest choice of all time, just refresh the page so you dont have to chose
The Empire Strikes Back exclamation point exclamation point exclamation point exclamation point. 2001 is not my cup of tea. I prefer The Shining when it comes to Kubrick.
on 11/5/2012
The odds of me not choosing The Empire Strikes Back in this matchup are 3,720 to 1. Apologies to those who never want to be told the odds.
The one where the main character doesn't want to fuck his sister
The man saved the universe twice. He can fuck his sister if he wants to.
2001 is meh.
on 2/8/2013
Empire is the best Star Wars movie, but 2001 and is experience few movies can match.
on 3/19/2013
2001
Empire coasts by in match up of two classics....
on 3/20/2013
Nah brah. 2002 all the way.
Empire Strikes Back! Withou a doubt!
on 4/7/2013
Agree with PiccoloKing...2001 is very meh, so slowly paced and ridiculously long, and no tell me that the concept of three minutes of black screen has any scientific meaning that my brain apparently cannot process....It would've been a fantastic movie had it been an hour to an hour and a half slower, but my brain shuts down after the 1 1/2 hour mark.....Visuals aren't what make a movie great or else Star Wars Episode I-III would be great...Kubrick's best IMO is not 2001 but the Shining or A Clockwork Orange!
on 5/10/2013
While empire was definitely an improvement over its predecessor it still fails to beat 2001.
on 5/28/2013
Empire Strikes Back by far
"The man saved the universe twice. He can fuck his sister if he wants to." Indeed. I'm going with the sister-fucker. Luke Sisterfucker. (Forgive me for my artless drollery.)
on 5/31/2013
Although we tend to use the terms "movie" and "film" synonymously, this matchup shows the distinction between the two terms. Empire is a great "movie" while 2001 is a great "film". I know it's semantics here, but for me personally, "film" denotes more than a mere movie. It describes the beauty and sheer artistic ability that goes into making a "movie". I may be projecting a bit, but when I think of "2001", my mind ascertains a masterful and artful film. And when I think of "Empire", my mind ascertains a great and entertaining movie. 2001 transcends the rudimentary elements of a mere movie and ventures deep into the realm and artistry of film.
on 6/1/2013
Easy choice. Empire is only good to those who watched it while they were kids. I didn't so I thought it was meh. 2001 on the other hand is the best sci-fi movie of all time.
I find 2001 to be incredibly overrated. I would pick any of the original SW movies over Kubrick's creation.
on 6/2/2013
"Empire Strikes Back" is a very good film, but "2001" is a masterpiece. The latter wins.
on 6/3/2013
They're the same thing, man. It's like arguing the differences between "pictures" and "photographs".
Understood. I just like to make the distinction myself. Just a personal way I look at it. Nothing more.
In fact, I specifically said that it's "semantics".
on 6/13/2013
Empire Strikes Back clearly wins this matchup.
on 6/15/2013
2001 I feel has the potential to become a masterpiece in my eyes once I watch it more. I love Empire, but I don't think it shares this quality.
on 7/11/2013
The Empire Strikes Back is the true masterpiece here. I honestly didn't care much for 2001.
on 10/4/2013
Wow! Now this is a match-up
on 12/12/2013
the two greatest sci-fi films of a- 2001
HAL says to Dave, "Dave, I am your father."
on 12/29/2013
doesn't beat empire
on 1/4/2014
i don't picking against empire, but 2001 is legit-ass-movie
on 3/2/2014
Empire takes it.
on 3/8/2014
Empire easly
on 3/10/2014
I have to agree with the fellas on the right. 2001 is the greatest sci-fi film of ever made.
I have to agree with the fellas on the right. 2001 is the greatest sci-fi film ever made.
Whoops, repeated comment. Ignore the first one.
on 6/28/2014
Darth Vader:Luke,I am your father! Luke:Nooooo! Darth Vader:Yes.
on 6/29/2014
The Empire Strikes Back.
on 10/9/2014
Empire Strikes Back wins
I'll take me some slow and vague over some fun and great.
on 2/15/2015
2001 and The Empire Strikes Back ? Nothing, Alien is Sci-Fi best ever made. In this, i'll have to go with Empire Strikes Back. 89% of wins - 2001 vs 54% - Empire Strikes Back, wow (for me)
on 11/23/2015
empire strikes back
Okay 2001 wins, if for no other reason: HAL is just so much cooler than Vader.
on 11/26/2015
HAL is the only good characters between a bunch of dumb cunts. Empire Strikes Back wins for actually being, meh, a movie.
on 12/11/2015
My vote goes to Empire - 2001, I just didn't get.
on 3/18/2017
Tough one! I love 2001: A Space Odyssey because of its artistic direction and the ambiguity of the story but Empire is my favourite film of all time! I felt more emotionally attached to the characters because they were at such a low point. I'm not faulting 2001 in anyway, though.
on 9/7/2018
2001 is number 1 on my all time list and Empire is number 2. So yeah, 2001 for me, but not by much.
on 9/8/2018
I change my mind from what I said almost 18 months ago. Empire is #3 on my list and what I said remains true but 2001 has moved to my #2 and since seeing it in cinemas I’ve been considering moving up to #1!
The Empire Strikes Back is better by a factor of about 100. Not even a close call.
on 5/27/2019
I enjoy Empire more.
on 5/28/2019
on 10/25/2019
I often go with Star Wars here.
on 11/15/2019
Star Wars by far.
on 9/21/2020
2001: A Space Odyssey is the best science fiction film ever made.
on 10/6/2020
2001 Odyssey is masterful sensational imo.
on 1/21/2023
I think in terms of story I may have to give it to ESB, but 2001 is definitely the greatest sci-fi movie of all time
