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Our next letterboxd stats showdown is Buster Keaton versus Charlie Chaplin

How does it work?
I'll read data from the letterboxd accounts of SCFZ champs. I'll then use this data to answer a number of questions: Which Keaton/Chaplin movie was rated the highest by champs? Which was lowest-rated? Which champ has seen the most from Keaton/Chaplin? What are the movie that generated wildly different ratings? ETC.

When will I do this?
Friday March 29

What do you need to do?
Go to your letterboxd account. Rate/log Buster Keaton/Charlie Chaplin movies you've seen.

Who's Playing?
Here are the Letterboxd champs in my records. If you do not see your name, let me know and I'll add you. Don't want to play any more? Fine, let me know and your name hall be removed.

• arthur
• augusto
• brian
• brotherdeacon
• bure
• derek
• evelyn
• flip
• gregx
• gylfi
• holymanm
• james
• javier
• johnRyan
• josiahMorgan
• kanafani
• lencho
• liquidnature
• Matias
• mario
• mars
• mauries
• meg
• mesnalty
• monsieurArkadin
• nrh
• owene73
• pabz
• patrick
• penalosa
• rischka
• silga
• tendulkar
• thoxans
• tugging
• twodeadmagpies
• umbugbene
• uncannyValley
• wba
• zulawski

In the ultimate showdown, each champ gets one vote: Your vote goes to the actress whose movies you gave a higher average rating to. If you gave both actors the same average rating or you're one of those people who don't believe in ratings, your vote goes to no one.

Place your bets! Here are the questions - answer as many as you want:

1. How wins? Chaplin or Keaton? By how much? Example: Keaton+ 5, Chaplin+1, etc.
2. What Keaton movie did champs rate the highest?
3. What Chaplin movie did champs rate the highest?
4. Which champ has the seen the most Chaplin movies? How many did said champ see?
5. Which champ has the seen the most Keaton movies? How many did said champ see?

The winner gets to pick the next showdown.

1 keaton +8
2 sherlock jr.
3 city lights
4 greg x? 60?
5 me! 56

Just to clarify, I'm going to pick up movies where Chaplin/Keaton were billed as actors. Are there additional movies that they've directed but not starred in? I can include those too...

Keaton +2
It will 100% be Sherlock Jr
Gonna go out on a limb here and say The Gold Rush
greg for sure
brian seems pretty confident...

keaton +9
our hospitality
the immigrant
me! no, probably greg, but i've seen a lot
brian for sure

Keaton +4
Sherlock Jr
Modern Times
Everyone is voting Greg, and they know better.
Brian as per what he said.

kanafani wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2019 5:29 pm Are there additional movies that they've directed but not starred in? I can include those too...

A Countess from Hong Kong (Chaplin)

ItsUhhMee wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:13 pm

kanafani wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2019 5:29 pm Are there additional movies that they've directed but not starred in? I can include those too...

A Countess from Hong Kong (Chaplin)

Alright, I'll add that one to the mix.

keaton +6
the cameraman
city lights
greg and
brian :geek:

You know what'd be hilarious? If Limelight topped both of their lists. I know it won't happen, but.. I don't use Letterboxd, so, I can't participate, but it'd probably be on the top for me for both of them, Keaton for sure.

kanafani wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2019 5:29 pmAre there additional movies that they've directed but not starred in? I can include those too...

Hollywood Handicap

Alright you know what? I’ll just merge all the movies they’ve directed or acted in.

There are 126 Chaplin movies and 148 Keaton movies in letterboxd. Gulp. A lot of them have not been seen by anybody, so it's not that bad.

Two things:
a. You still have time to bet! Don't be shy now.
b. For those who enjoy these showdowns, please make sure you try to rate your movies on letterboxd. This won't work otherwise. For those who don't enjoy the showdowns, I still like you anyway.

Charlie Chaplin

• Average Rating: 3.49
• Total Champ Views: 500
• Total Champ Ratings: 320
• Highest Rated Movie: modern-times (4.13 stars, 18 ratings)
• Lowest Rated Movie: mabels-strange-predicament (2 stars, 2 ratings)

Breakdown of Chaplin movies, sorted by highest average SCFZ rating:

Breakdown of Chaplin movies, sorted by number of logs:

Divisive Chaplin movies (movies with large max rating/min rating difference):

Every Chaplin movie that received a 2.5 star rating (or less):

Chaplin ratings spread:

Champs sorted by number of Chaplin movies logged:

Champs sorted by average rating of Chaplin movies:

Highest rated Chaplin movie for each champ (in case of a tie, I only list one):

Lowest rated Chaplin movie for each champ (in case of a tie, I only list one):

All ratings for Chaplin movies from all champs:

Buster Keaton

• Average Rating: 3.720472
• Total Champ Views: 691
• Total Champ Ratings: 415
• Highest Rated Movie: sherlock-jr (4.53 stars, 16 ratings)
• Lowest Rated Movie: what-no-beer (1.75 stars, 2 ratings)

Breakdown of Keaton movies, sorted by highest average SCFZ rating:

Breakdown of Keaton movies, sorted by number of logs:

Notes on divisive Keaton movies