Top Films of the 1880s POLL

[Kevin Holly]

Previous Polls (all from 1920s onwards run by Abdrewes and mjbethancourt; I have borrowed both their idea and their formatting, so full acknowledgement and respect to them)

The 1890's Poll
The 1900's Poll
The 1910's Poll
The 1920's Poll
The 1930's Poll
The 1940's Poll
The 1950's Poll
The 1960's Poll
The 1970's Poll
The 1980's Poll
The 1990's Poll
The 2000's Poll

List your Top Movies of the 1880s!

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Results



1. Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1888, Louis Le Prince) (33 points)
2. Roundhay Garden Scene (1888, Louis Le Prince) (33 points)
3. Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888, Louis Le Prince) (31 points)
4. Man Walking Around a Corner (1887, Louis Le Prince) (28 points)
5. Accordion Player (1888, Louis Le Prince) (26 points)
6. Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890, William K.L. Dickson and William Heise) (12 points)


The Math

[Show spoiler]First Tiebreak: Number of Lists appeared on (not required for this poll)
Second Tiebreak: Highest Single Number of Points From One Rating (this is why, Sallie Gardner at a Gallop is above Roundhay Garden Scene, as 13 > 12)
Third Tiebreak: Longest List Appeared on (not required for this poll).

Sallie Gardner at a Gallop: 10 + 10 + 13 = 33
Roundhay Garden Scene: 12 + 10 + 11 = 33
Traffic Crosing Leeds Bridge: 11 + 10 + 10 = 31
Man Walking Around a Corner: 9 + 10 + 9 = 28
According Player: 8 + 10 + 8 = 26
Monkeyshines no. 1: 12

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Rules

1. All lists of any length will be allowed in the poll.

2. You can elect to rank your choices, as described in 2a, or give 10 points to each film on the list. If there is no indication, the latter will be assumed.

2a. If your list has less than 20 entries (since less than 20 films were released this decade, that will be true by default), but you elect for the ranked ratings, they will be as such:

2ai. If your list has one entry, it will get 10 points.
2aii. If your list has two entries, #1 gets 11 points and #2 gets 10 points.
2aiii. If your list has three entries, #1 gets 11 points and #2 gets 10 points and #3 gets 9 points.
2aiv. If your list has four entries, #1 gets 12 points and #2 gets 11 points and #3 gets 10 points and #4 gets 9 points.
etc.

3. The poll will close in a month, on April 3, 2014..

4. As there are less than 20 films from this decade, there may be some contention as to including or excluding certain films (I imagine Sallie Gardner at a Gallop may be controversial). A small note might be appreciate if you include something that is less clearly a "film." Also, IMDB lists a few more films from this decade, but they appear to be lost, if anyone has access to them, that would be cool.

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My List

1. Roundhay Garden Scene (1888, Louis Le Prince) (12 points)
2. Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888, Louis Le Prince) (11 points)
3. Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1880, Eadweard Muybridge) (10 points)
4. Man Walking Around A Corner (1887, Louis Le Prince) (9 points)
5. Accordion Player (1888, Louis Le Prince) (8 points)

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Fun Fact: Many (most) films from this decade (the ones which are not lost, anyways) can be easily viewed for free on YouTube, including all of my list! And they are short enough that one can watch some and make a list in only a couple minutes.