Gregory wrote:I'm a little surprised that anyone would watch enough films to compile a list like this and not get around to Chaplin.
I know, I know, but I have seen quite a few of his short films in the past and they just never quite did anything for me.
Unknown Chaplin was a real eye-opener, though, and made me want to give him another chance. I'm sure I will one of these days.
That said, he did pretty well in this forum's 'Silent Era' lists from 2004 and 2006. Here are the pre-1920s films from those lists, in rank order and with the number of points scored for the 2006 list. Not sure how interesting/revealing this is, but hey it's mildly diverting while we await the results for 2010...
2004
11. Intolerance
20. Broken Blossoms
21. A Trip to the Moon
28. The Birth of a Nation
35. Les Vampires
43. The Great Train Robbery
45. Regeneration
51. Cabiria
52. The Waterer Watered
59. A Corner in Wheat
66. Easy Street
69. The Workers Leaving the Factory
70. The Cheat
72. A Dog’s Life
81. Arrival of the Mail Train
96. The Immigrant
98. Ingeborg Holm
2006
12. Intolerance (280)
19. Les Vampires (211)
26. Broken Blossoms (167)
33. Cabiria (131)
36. The Birth of a Nation (125)
39. Fantomas (122)
43. A Trip to the Moon (120)
52. The Cameraman’s Revenge (93)
55. After Death (91)
64. A Corner in Wheat (76)
78. The Impossible Voyage (60)
(tie) The Mysterious X (60)
83. A Dog’s Life (53)
89. Easy Street (50)
(tie) The Great Train Robbery (50)
94. The Outlaw and His Wife (45)
95. The Musketeers of Pig Alley (44)
100. Judex (38)
(tie) Regeneration (38)