Fantastic Cinema (Peter Nicholls) 700 fantasy/horror/sci-fi films

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This extensive appendix in Nicholl's book lists 700 fantasy/horror/sci-fi films,1902-1983. Note that it is not a 'best of' list. While some films are must-see classics, others are z-grade junk - there's even a few TV-movies in the mix. Nicholls may be academic but he's no snob - like Danny Peary, he believes in seeing all types of movies.
Most of these appended films are reviewed in capsules (the others have already been discussed in more detail in the main body of the book). He gives titles a dual rating, one for quality (stars) and another for squeamishness (skulls).
Interestingly, Nicholls embraces a broad range of movies in his critique, including the James Bond series (because of its sci-fi overtones with gadgetry, supervillians, etc) and films with a surreal, psychological, or dreamlike approach. You'd have to be a true film fan to watch the wide range of titles here - everything from Monty Python and the Muppets to Russian silent films and Italian zombie gore.

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  1. 695 new

    Zítra vstanu a oparím se cajem

    1977 — a.k.a. Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea, in 1 top list Check
  2. 694 new

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 693 new

    Zelig

    1983, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 690 new

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  5. 677 new

    Wild in the Streets

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 669 new

    The Werewolf of Washington

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 666 new

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 631 new

    Topper

    1937, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 629 new

    Toomorrow

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 622 new

    Time Bandits

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 616 new

    The Thing with Two Heads

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  12. 608 new

    Theatre of Blood

    1973 — a.k.a. Theater of Blood, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 599 new

    Tales That Witness Madness

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 598 new

    Tales of Terror

    1962, in 1 top list Check
  15. 591 new

    Superman III

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  16. 587 new

    The Strongest Man in the World

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 574 new

    The Spaceman and King Arthur

    1979 — a.k.a. Unidentified Flying Oddball, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 568 new

    Son of Dracula

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 563 new

    Sleeper

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 562 new

    Slaughterhouse-Five

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  21. 556 new

    Simon

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 552 new

    Shock Treatment

    1981, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 547 new

    The Shaggy D.A.

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 535 new

    Schlock

    1973 — a.k.a. The Banana Monster, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 532 new

    Savages

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 524 new

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 511 new

    The Raven

    1963, in 1 top list Check
  28. 490 new

    Popeye

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  29. 486 new

    Piranha

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 480 new

    Phantom of the Paradise

    1974, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 478 new

    The Perfect Woman

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 458 new

    O Lucky Man!

    1973, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 457 new

    Oh, God!

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  34. 455 new

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 454 new

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 433 new

    The Muppet Movie

    1979, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 432 new

    Münchhausen

    1943 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, in 1 top list Check
  38. 424 new

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  39. 423 new

    The Monster Club

    1981, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 421 new

    Monkey Business

    1952, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 420 new

    The Monitors

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 418 new

    Miracolo a Milano

    1951 — a.k.a. Miracle in Milan, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 416 new

    The Million Dollar Duck

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 415 new

    A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 409 new

    The Meaning of Life

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 402 new

    Mary Poppins

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  47. 397 new

    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

    1936, in 1 top list Check
  48. 395 new

    The Man in the White Suit

    1951, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 394 new

    Mama Dracula

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 384 new

    The Love Bug

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
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