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  1. industry (Oscar rival): Raging Bull → Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. Best Sound went to Empire rather than Raging Bull, with a joke about the high bar.
    “Look, it did go to the Empire Strikes Back, which does have pretty good sound.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 1:14:48 · Griffin Newman or David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (model for the unmade film): Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back → 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (unmade Fincher project). In interviews Fincher says he wanted 20,000 Leagues to be his Empire Strikes Back, a dark film that still works for children.
    “I wanted to make my Empire Strikes Back in that I have always found it astonishing how dark Empire Strikes Back is while working as a movie for children.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free) · 0:22:52 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. industry (same weekend): The Shining → Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. The Shining platformed against the wide release of The Empire Strikes Back.
    “this movie came out platform against the wide release of another very famous movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 2:37:47 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. verdict (verdict): Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi → Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. Jedi's performances are weaker than Empire's and the script is weaker.
    “I will say I think the performances in this one are not as good as they were in Empire.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Return of the Podcast (Ad-Free) · 0:07:23 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)
  5. verdict (verdict): Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi → Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. Ranks Empire a little better than A New Hope, A New Hope a lot better than the prequels, and Jedi a little worse than all of the originals.
    “Empire's a little better than New Hope and New Hope's a little better than the prequel trilogy.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Return of the Podcast (Ad-Free) · 0:07:29 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)