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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The Spy Who Loved Me
1977, in 4 top lists Check -
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Scream and Scream Again
1970 — a.k.a. Screamer, in 1 top list Check -
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Outland
1981, in 2 top lists Check -
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Orlacs Hände
1924 — a.k.a. The Hands of Orlac, in 3 top lists Check -
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969, in 3 top lists Check -
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Nothing But the Night
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
446 new
The Night Strangler
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
426 new
Moon Zero Two
1969, in 0 top lists Check -
425 new
Moonraker
1979, in 3 top lists Check -
353 new
Jungfrukällan
1960 — a.k.a. The Virgin Spring, in 10 top lists Check -
281 new
The Great Muppet Caper
1981, in 1 top list Check -
273 new
God Told Me To
1976, in 1 top list Check -
179 new
Dr. No
1962, in 7 top lists Check -
178 new
Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler
1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check -
167 new
Diabolik
1968 — a.k.a. Danger: Diabolik, in 3 top lists Check -
112 new
A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
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Blue Thunder
1983, in 1 top list Check -
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The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man
1977, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Sep 4, 2012; source