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Silver Screen Streak: Intermission!

Silver Screen Streak: Intermission!

Written by dorrk
25 August 2024

After more than 4 years, it's hard to believe I'm only about half-way through my Silver Screen Streak movie challenge, but here we are: I've watched 92 movies from 26 lists that were submitted by my fellow Flickcharters.

Before I jump (or, more likely, slowly slip) into the Second Round of my movie challenge, let's look at some stats from the First Round of the challenge.

First & Last

First Movie:

Russian Ark (2002)
Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov
Watched: 2020/02/10
List: #01. They Shoot Pictures Don't They's Most Acclaimed movies of the 21st Century
Flickchart Percentile: 84.34%

Last Movie:

The Skin I Live In (2011)
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Watched: 2024/06/09
List: #26. Psychological Thrillers
Flickchart Percentile: 45.11%

Top 10 Movies

These are the top 10 movies from the challenge so far, as ranked on my Flickchart.

  1. 92.25%: Patton (1970); dir.: Franklin J. Schaffner
    List #20. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (from Elisabeth Miller)
  2. 84.34%: Russian Ark (2002); dir.: Aleksandr Sokurov
    List #01. They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They? The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Films (from Mike Seaman)
  3. 81.76%: Lady Snowblood (1973); dir.: Toshiya Fujita
    List #24. Crime Thrillers (from Nigel Druitt)
  4. 81.51%: The Heiress (1949); dir.: William Wyler
    List #02. Custom List: 21 Immortal Classics (from Chad Hoolihan)
  5. 76.89%: The Fallen Idol (1948); dir.: Carol Reed
    List #09. Childhood Dramas of the 1940s (from Hannah Keefer)
  6. 76.67%: The Death Of Mr. Lazarescu (2005); dir.: Cristi Puiu
    List #01. They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They? The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Films (from Mike Seaman)
  7. 76.2%: Queen Margot (1994); dir.: Patrice Chéreau
    List #04. Nominated for BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film (from David Conrad)
  8. 76.17%: Black Orpheus (1959); dir.: Marcel Camus
    List #07. Winner of Cannes’ Palme d’Or & Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (from Wade McCormick)
  9. 74.62%: Amour (2012); dir.: Michael Haneke
    List #07. Winner of Cannes’ Palme d’Or & Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (from Wade McCormick)
  10. 74.02%: Late Autumn (1960); dir.: Yasujirō Ozu
    List #06. Custom List (from Dan Kocher)

BOTTOM 5 MOVIES

  1. 14.19%: Midnight Express (1978); dir.: Alan Parker
    List #16. New Hollywood (from Greg Dean Schmitz)
  2. 11.13%: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994); dir.: Stephan Elliott
    List #12. Australian Movies Ranked (from Wayne Little)
  3. 10.98%: The Pride of the Yankees (1942); dir.: Sam Wood
    List #21. Dramas of the 1940s (from Andrew Kendall)
  4. 4.95%: Daredevil (2003); dir.: Mark Steven Johnson
    List #11. How Did This Get Made? (from Michael Reap)
  5. 2.57%: Hacksaw Ridge (2016); dir.: Mel Gibson
    List #25. AACTA 'Best Film' Winners (from Josh Haysom)

List Stats

Longest Streaks

ALL Lists, sorted by Points (Streak+Free Passes) & Movie Rank Average

  1. Points: 10 / Rank: 56.47% / Streak: 5 + Passes: 5 — List #120: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (from Elisabeth Miller)
  2. Points: 9 / Rank: 53.47% / Streak: 6 + Passes: 3 — List #121: Dramas of the 1940s (from Andrew Kendall)
  3. Points: 8 / Rank: 58.08% / Streak: 5 + Passes: 3 — List #122: The 28 best films of all time you've probably never seen (from Kyle Larkin)
  4. Points: 7 / Rank: 63.75% / Streak: 3 + Passes: 4 — List #101: They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They? The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Films (from Mike Seaman)
  5. Points: 7 / Rank: 58.84% / Streak: 5 + Passes: 2 — List #103: iCheckMovies Forum’s 500<400 (from Bas van Stratum)
  6. Points: 7 / Rank: 58.34% / Streak: 6 + Passes: 1 — List #117: Ozploitation (from Nick Dallas)
  7. Points: 7 / Rank: 57.28% / Streak: 5 + Passes: 2 — List #114: Humphrey Bogart Filmography (from Stephen Roney)
  8. Points: 6 / Rank: 62.64% / Streak: 3 + Passes: 3 — List #107: Winner of Cannes’ Palme d’Or & Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (from Wade McCormick)
  9. Points: 6 / Rank: 57.87% / Streak: 6 + Passes: 0 — List #106: Custom List (from Dan Kocher)
  10. Points: 6 / Rank: 57.20% / Streak: 4 + Passes: 2 — List #123: The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film (from Jandy Hardesty)
  11. Points: 6 / Rank: 54.04% / Streak: 4 + Passes: 2 — List #124: Crime Thrillers (from Nigel Druitt)
  12. Points: 5 / Rank: 68.90% / Streak: 3 + Passes: 2 — List #102: Custom List: 21 Immortal Classics (from Chad Hoolihan)
  13. Points: 5 / Rank: 54.93% / Streak: 4 + Passes: 1 — List #105: Cinemascapist's The Best African Movies, From All 54 African Countries (from Andy Nelson)
  14. Points: 5 / Rank: 52.77% / Streak: 3 + Passes: 2 — List #116: New Hollywood (from Greg Dean Schmitz)
  15. Points: 5 / Rank: 47.06% / Streak: 4 + Passes: 1 — List #119: Crime Dramas of the 1970s (from Ben Shoemaker)
  16. Points: 4 / Rank: 53.75% / Streak: 3 + Passes: 1 — List #118: Robert Mitchum Filmography (from Rob Tabor)
  17. Points: 4 / Rank: 53.54% / Streak: 2 + Passes: 2 — List #104: Nominated for BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film (from David Conrad )
  18. Points: 4 / Rank: 47.79% / Streak: 4 + Passes: 0 — List #115: Space Adventure Movies of the 1980s (from David Anderson)
  19. Points: 4 / Rank: 46.59% / Streak: 2 + Passes: 2 — List #109: Childhood Dramas of the 1940s (from Hannah Keefer )
  20. Points: 4 / Rank: 45.07% / Streak: 3 + Passes: 1 — List #112: Australian Movies Ranked (from Wayne Little)
  21. Points: 3 / Rank: 47.05% / Streak: 2 + Passes: 1 — List #110: TSPDT's 1000 Essential Noir Films (from Travis Easton)
  22. Points: 3 / Rank: 33.67% / Streak: 2 + Passes: 1 — List #111: How Did This Get Made? (from Michael Reap)
  23. Points: 2 / Rank: 52.69% / Streak: 2 + Passes: 0 — List #113: Nominated for Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film (from Ben Lott)
  24. Points: 2 / Rank: 49.16% / Streak: 2 + Passes: 0 — List #126: Psychological Thrillers (from Patrick Gray)
  25. Points: 2 / Rank: 45.20% / Streak: 2 + Passes: 0 — List #108: Mindbender Movies (from Nathan Chase)
  26. Points: 2 / Rank: 30.81% / Streak: 2 + Passes: 0 — List #125: AACTA 'Best Film' Winners (from Josh Haysom)
Silver Screen Streak: Intermission!

What's Next?

The Second Round

During the First Round, I bailed on each list once I hit a movie that ranked below a specified threshold on my Flickchart. Most lists earned Free Passes that will get me to continue on where I left off on their list until once again I hit a low-ranking movie and their bonus points are gone. Lists may continue to accrue bonus points during the Second Round, so we could see some longer streaks this time.

For the six lists that did not earn any Free Passes in the First Round, I will give the submitter a "Hail Mary" option: They can pick one unwatched movie from anywhere on their list, and if it ranks above 70% on my chart, I will continue on with their list where I originally left off.

Unlike the First Round, I will not be publishing a new full-length review for each movie. Instead, I will create an overview page for each list and add short reviews for each movie on the list until my streak through that list expires.