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on 8/30/2009
Oh god this is Hard
on 8/31/2009
Some things one should not have to choose between.
on 11/2/2009
I can't watch Empire without Jedi right after. Two perfect movies, but Blade Runner leaves me shaken and terrified every time I watch it, plus it stands on its own.
on 11/18/2009
oh man this is almost impossible! I'm sure a good argument could be made in favor of Blade Runner, but I gotta go with Empire by a very narrow margin.
on 11/19/2009
Harrison Ford acts above himself in The Empire Strikes Back. He still rubs me the wrong way, but there are moments where I don't hate him. Fleeting moments, but at least they exist. Can't say that any such moments exist in Blade Runner. At least not in the hour I was able to make it through before giving up.
on 11/25/2009
These movies are good pair: great science fiction, and when I outgrew one, the other was waiting to be discovered. My current favorite is BLADE RUNNER, but I've seen EMPIRE many more times.
on 12/2/2009
Pretty much the same thing Protozoid said. Ive seen Empire perhaps 20 times and Blade Runner just 3 (and a different freaking verision every damn time!), but Blade Runner is the superior of the two. much more thought provoking yet just as much fun.
on 2/6/2010
Blade Runner wins.
on 3/13/2010
this might be my hardest ever. Blade Runner because it's standalone and not part of a trilogy. i dont know if that's fair or not but i need something.
on 3/31/2010
Hard choice, but Blade Runner wins in the end even if TESB is the greatest Star Wars film.
on 6/17/2010
I grab something new from Blade Runner every time i watch it. Seen it more times, by now. It's not an exaggeration that it has shaped my way of thinking more so than Empire. Albeit, Empire has changed my way actual day to day crap. i have a bloody shelf full of Star Wars crap.
on 9/4/2010
Blade Runner is terrific (no matter which version you watch), but Empire beats it; "I am your father" is still better than "Tears in rain"
on 10/21/2010
Currently these are my number 1 and 2 films... I haven't seen blade runner in a while, But the scenery is still engraved in my head walking down the busy streets. However, I did just watch Empire Strikes back and boy does that movie hit home. Some memorable moments from meeting Yoda for the first time, to Hans Famous line and the twist in the entire Star Wars Trilogy. Its odd, 4 out of my top 5 movies have Harrison Ford in them... Im going to have to go with Empire I will probably change my mind later but for now Its Empire.
on 4/23/2011
Empire Strikes Back wins anyday, Blade Runner sucks and it is also too exaggerated.
on 8/12/2011
Blade Runner. I love the whole damn thing, but it could win based solely on the joy I get from watching the last 20 minutes or so. The chase, Batty's speech, the Gaff line, Deckard's little nod...it's perfect.
on 2/4/2012
Blade Runner is great, but it isn't better than the greatest sci fi of all time which is The Empire Strikes Back.
on 3/2/2012
My second and third favorite science fiction films of all time. Empire is the best Star Wars film, but Blade Runner wins.
on 8/4/2012
Blade Runner, best sci-fi ever. Every great sci-fi movie has something to say about people, the world and ethics; Empire doesn't say anything except incestual kissing. Of course i love Empire and it's the best Starwars movie but Blade Runner is superior.
on 12/16/2012
I take back what I said about Blade Runner not being the greatest Science Fiction film of all time, cause it is. But The Empire Strikes Back is a better film.
on 2/11/2013
Both are excellent, but I'd probably choose Empire. I like Blade Runner, but I need more views in order to fully get to grips with it.
2 great sci-fi movies Both in my top 30 of all time Empire wins by 2 spots
on 6/19/2013
I, too, need to see Blade Runner more times (and different versions) to get the full grasp of it. I'm choosing Empire for now.
on 7/14/2013
Empire is surely the better film.
I've seen Blade Runner multiple times....still can't hang with Empire...
on 8/12/2013
I love Blade Runner, but Empire Strikes Back is the only Star Wars film that I feel intense affection for, and so it wins.
on 9/2/2013
Empire DEMOLISHES Blade Runner...
on 9/25/2013
Incredible battle. Without looking at the voting, my guess is that Empire is leading the way, but I personally think Blade Runner holds up better today. Such a surreal atmosphere.
on 10/5/2013
BLADE RUNNER
on 10/1/2014
Blade Runner, one of the greatest films of all time, adapted from the best novel of all time. Empire is incredible, no doubt, but Blade Runner takes the cake here.
on 10/4/2014
Both of these are in the top 5 sci-fi movies of all time for me. I will go with Blade Runner.
on 5/23/2019
Empire Strikes Back.
