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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Documentaries 2011: Comments & Discussion
« Reply #30 on: May 04, 2011, 10:11:30 AM »

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Film Title

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Final
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Shortlist
Votes
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Shortlist
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1Night and Fog------2255148.938.58911118109
2Hoop Dreams-1-11-24313258.568.5151926111
3Stop Making Sense------1-4499.228.2985553532
4The Thin Blue Line----214176218.338.2461212784
5Grizzly Man-----36685288.218.1881919723
6The Times of Harvey Milk-----13634178.358.1728642620
7Exit Through the Gift Shop----154996348.128.1181819334
8Planet Earth----111344148.438.1082229991
9Man with a Movie Camera--1-1-2255168.318.0968101123
10Touching the Void----12-672188.228.0741195144
11Harlan County U.S.A.---1121127158.278.0061087176
12Dont Look Back----2-1372158.278.0068622715
13The Fog of War--1--32355198.117.9841112394
14The King of Kong----14610102337.917.8971614959
15Hearts of Darkness-----12532138.237.8527533823
16Bowling for Columbine-----381162307.877.8481512779
17The Up Series---1-2-315128.257.7895573316
18Burden of Dreams----113632167.947.7311080191
19Man on Wire--222147124347.717.70615146613
20Titicut Follies---1---23398.567.6985376242
21Roger & Me---1134572237.747.6821191156
22Waltz with Bashir---1313454217.767.6814405432
23F for Fake---2142436227.737.6608971310
24My Winnipeg----124361177.827.654758317
25The Civil War-----13313118.187.6273249570
26Gimme Shelter---2114216177.767.5978881610
27Grey Gardens-1---1247-157.807.554967243
28No Direction Home----113142128.007.5537414921
29Los Angeles Plays Itself-----21341118.097.5423308152
30Salesman----1--42298.337.4988405222
31Woodstock-----25322147.797.4896375928
32Lake of Fire-----23241127.927.474315147115
33Wordplay-----35241157.677.42541713097
34Streetwise------2-3278.717.417555351
35The Gleaners & I-----2113298.227.398548449
36Sans soleil-----2121398.227.3984415115
37When We Were Kings-----14421127.837.3966337336
38Murderball-----1681-167.567.3651050424
39Little Dieter Needs to Fly----11463-157.607.3618752316
40Nanook of the North----131721157.607.36195140-
41High School------312288.387.3526385716
42Dark Days-----12421108.007.3415652517
43American Movie---2222533197.427.310141111132
44Spellbound----3310261257.327.28210563410
45The Beaches of Agnès-----3334-137.627.2643298237
46Capturing the Friedmans-1-2-42571227.327.25413150442
47Crumb-1-2114452207.307.20911801829
48Up the Yangtze-----16311127.587.1606375911
49Paradise Lost---1123322147.437.146742481
50Inside Job----12324-127.507.08121614292
51Sicko----356612237.137.0789602922
52Baraka1--1--3341137.387.0448514111
53My Kid Could Paint That---1-1932-167.197.0008484310
54Baseball---1--313197.786.99822010955
55The Cove--1-254721227.056.984643478
56Lost in La Mancha-----4161-127.336.9247278529
57Anvil! The Story of Anvil---234554-236.876.81911762235
58Stevie------232-78.006.80931613981
59In the Shadow of the Moon--1---221287.756.8044622831
60Young@Heart--1111172-147.076.802640537
61Blood of the Beasts---1112131107.406.79021911857
62Kid Stays in the Picture-----6232-137.086.7515337412
63This Film Is Not Yet Rated-1-2-2952-216.816.7398573231
64Shoah-------11249.256.737335706
65A Time for Burning-------11249.256.7373337712
66Super Size Me1--3238522266.736.70111772145
67Hearts and Minds---11-23-297.446.6987464522
68Devil and Daniel Johnston----1-64--117.186.695537626
69The Power of Nightmares------112158.606.6904385811
70Man of Aran------112158.606.690435691
71Encounters at the End of ...--2-445621246.716.6677395516
72Gates of Heaven---2214212146.936.6654603042
73Winged Migration-----3141-97.336.59832110330
74The Last Waltz---222143-146.866.596433751
75The Five Obstructions-----2222-87.506.584431794
76Standard Operating Proc...-----2222-87.506.58431812145
77Jesus Camp---1253311166.756.5747414928
78One Day in September----11112177.716.56521812446
79When the Levees Broke----1-112168.006.54631713253
80Street Fight------141-68.006.54641316484
81Murder on a Sunday Morning------121158.406.53432110322
82Koyaanisqatsi---122114-117.006.5256533943
83Restrepo-1-1131031-206.606.51842110118
84Dogtown and Z-Boys----12222-97.226.498326884
85Ryan----13113-97.226.49821614257
86Enron: The Smartest Guys ...----3354--156.676.45721316680
87Catfish--1-173211166.636.45221614255
88The House Is Black--1----42-77.576.44431713244
89An Inconvenient Truth---21574--196.536.429624945
90Elephant Will Never Forget------312-67.836.40911515161
91Dear Zachary2-12315314226.456.3988792071
92For All Mankind----13211197.116.3984327814
93Stranded----1215--97.116.39841811926
9424 City-1--11341-116.826.3565366628
95Fahrenheit 9/11--2-68381-286.366.33710533758
96Control Room-----1321-77.436.3224317917
97La Danse-1--24-14-126.676.2943376532
98Bus 174-1----111267.676.27321812426
99Trekkies----1433--116.736.27151613738
100My Best Fiend: Klaus Kinski-----361--106.806.2403201088
101The Two Escobars--1-23331-136.546.2373259011
102Welfare-------1-239.336.2292357131
103Food, Inc.--114474--216.296.22051911613
104No End in Sight---2-3421-126.586.2166258915
105Primary-------22-48.506.19041911712
106The Weather Underground-----242--87.006.14541613832
107Fast, Cheap & Out of Control---223421-146.366.1155288324
108Emperor's Naked Army ...-----32-2-77.146.0793259018
109La Soufrière-----41-1177.146.0792249613
110The Corporation--12-534--156.276.0696356842
111Children Underground---1--1-2157.806.0674337536
112Bigger Stronger Faster*--212473--196.166.0664376448
113Crisis-----1-11148.256.00831613926
114Eyes on the Prize-------11139.006.0062259321
115Burma VJ-----1311-67.336.0002181249
116Shut Up & Sing-----1311-67.336.00031713216
117Jackass: The Movie12-117432-216.005.9375278631
118Deep Water---1-2-11167.175.8642201099
119Some Kind of Monster-11-12312-116.275.84722010910
120Great Ecstasy of Woodcarv...----12211-76.865.8363239822
121Act of Seeing with One's ...-----11-1148.005.8264347249
122Sherman's March1---2-21-286.635.81621316644
123Paris Is Burning-----1211-57.405.7565366657
124Visions of Light---1-311-176.715.71431613915
125The Aristocrats--4328512-255.725.6907454679
126Scratch------211-47.755.6444181197
127The Battle of Chile--------1129.505.62722010918
128Public Housing--------1129.505.62721316638
129Roman Polanski ...-1--1341--106.105.59742110128
130Decade Under the Influence1--1-5-12-106.105.59722010921
131Ted Baryluk's Grocery---1213--186.385.59611515120
132Buena Vista Social Club---1-23-1-76.575.5932181248
133Religulous1-11-442--135.855.5776375974
134American Teen-1121333--145.795.56631316531
135Near Death------11-138.335.56132110332
136The Century of the Self-------21-38.335.56121514812
136Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go------11-138.335.56111515115
138Riding Giants------1-2-38.335.56121416224
138State Legislature------1-2-38.335.56121416224
140Perversion for Profit-1---121-166.675.4552151488
141Land of Silence and ...----112--157.005.4452249645
142Style Wars--1---21-157.005.44531812121
143Helvetica--3-32311-135.695.43041713013
144Vernon, Florida1-1-31221-115.825.4243288460
145Looking for Richard----214---76.295.3504278758
146Operation Filmmaker-------3--38.005.33932110343
147The Mystery of Picasso-----1--2-38.005.3392151481
148At the Death House Door----13-2--66.505.3183259058
149The Endless Summer II---1-1111-56.805.2891151512
150Bright Leaves----11-11-47.005.09821713515
151The Red Chapel-------11-28.505.0352161429
152Not Quite Hollywood--112311--95.564.99921614210
153The Cats of Mirikitani------21--37.334.89431812132
154Night Mail---1-22---56.004.6673395698
155The Garden---1--3---46.254.55221316611
156Crazy Love1-1-21-11-75.294.49921812432
157The Last Days------11--27.504.44321713522
158Alone in the Wilderness----1----127.504.4431151517
159Zoo--2---21--55.604.35621812435
160New York Doll-----1-1--27.004.14612011446
161Memorandum---1-----127.004.14611515110
162Nightmares in Red, White ...---1--2---36.004.00411515111
163Rush: Beyond the ...-------1--18.004.00011515112
163They Took Us to the Sea-------1--18.004.00011515112
165Daguerréotypes------1---17.003.5002229966
166Garbo: The Spy------1---17.003.50032110363
167Bill Cunningham New York-----1----16.003.00011515116
168Children of the Commune----------00.000.00012011454
169Survivors of the Holocaust----------00.000.00011515118

So how'd you all like this system of voting? Do you think the final results are a more accurate representation of our collective Top 100 list than the shortlist results would have been?

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Documentaries 2011: Comments & Discussion
« Reply #31 on: May 04, 2011, 05:44:20 PM »
So how'd you all like this system of voting? Do you think the final results are a more accurate representation of our collective Top 100 list than the shortlist results would have been?

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Also, do you like having the fixed shortlist to focus on when trying to catch up with things?

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Documentaries 2011: Comments & Discussion
« Reply #32 on: May 04, 2011, 06:37:22 PM »
The assigning scores worked better than I would have thought, though I suspect I should have rated the films amongst themselves, rather than amongst all of film.  That would have resulted in more 10s and 1s for the films I liked and didn't like, giving my own votes more value.

With so few people seeing many of the films, it's difficult.  Dropping the high and low scores would solve for The Bondo Effect.  But in many cases you'd be left with only a handful of votes for some films, inflating even more the scores for the recent mainstream films more people have seen.  I don't have a solution for that.
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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Documentaries 2011: Comments & Discussion
« Reply #33 on: May 04, 2011, 06:40:19 PM »
The assigning scores worked better than I would have thought, though I suspect I should have rated the films amongst themselves, rather than amongst all of film.  That would have resulted in more 10s and 1s for the films I liked and didn't like, giving my own votes more value.

More people doing this would also solve the Me Effect.

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Documentaries 2011: Comments & Discussion
« Reply #34 on: May 04, 2011, 06:41:27 PM »
It might exaggerate it, I'd think.
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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Documentaries 2011: Comments & Discussion
« Reply #35 on: May 04, 2011, 06:48:23 PM »
Yes, but it would be an everyone effect so I wouldn't have to take it personally. ;)

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Documentaries 2011: Comments & Discussion
« Reply #36 on: May 04, 2011, 06:51:05 PM »
I'm going to try and remain as in the dark as possible about how the voting works and just pretend it's some magic formula that finds the truth.

ps. I liked it.

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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Documentaries 2011: Comments & Discussion
« Reply #37 on: May 04, 2011, 09:10:24 PM »
I like the mechanics of using the shortlist, although it took a lot away from the suspense.

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« Reply #38 on: May 06, 2011, 09:08:11 AM »
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Re: Filmspotters' Top 100 Documentaries 2011: Comments & Discussion
« Reply #39 on: June 03, 2011, 08:01:10 PM »
So Hoop Dreams didn't win solely because just one person (possibly with an odd, misplaced grudge... naming no names) gave it a 2?

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