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. 687 new

    Xanadu

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 631 new

    Topper

    1937, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 623 new

    The Time Machine

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  4. 621 new

    Time After Time

    1979, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 567 new

    Somewhere in Time

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  6. 558 new

    Sinbad, the Sailor

    1947, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 512 new

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 491 new

    Portrait of Jennie

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 477 new

    Perceval le Gallois

    1978 — a.k.a. Perceval, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 466 new

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  11. 436 new

    Neither the Sea Nor the Sand

    1972 — a.k.a. The Exorcism of Hugh, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 419 new

    The Mistress of Atlantis

    1932 — a.k.a. The Lost Atlantis, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 415 new

    A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 387 new

    Mad Love

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 383 new

    Love at First Bite

    1979, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 357 new

    King Kong

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  17. 336 new

    Island of Lost Souls

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 312 new

    I Married a Witch

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 309 new

    The Hunger

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 304 new

    House of Dark Shadows

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  21. 297 new

    Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    1941, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 295 new

    Heaven Can Wait

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 276 new

    Gog

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 256 new

    Frogs

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  25. 253 new

    Frau im Mond

    1929 — a.k.a. Woman in the Moon, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 240 new

    Flesh and Fantasy

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 211 new

    L'éternel retour

    1943 — a.k.a. Love Eternal, in 1 top list Check
  28. 191 new

    Dracula

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  29. 149 new

    The Day the Earth Caught Fire

    1961 — a.k.a. The Day the Sky Caught Fire, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 138 new

    The Curse of the Werewolf

    1961, in 1 top list Check
  31. 124 new

    Count Yorga, Vampire

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  32. 121 new

    Contes immoraux

    1973 — a.k.a. Immoral Tales, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 49 new

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  34. 48 new

    Bell Book and Candle

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 45 new

    Bedazzled

    1967, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 5 new

    Ai no bôrei

    1978 — a.k.a. Empire of Passion, in 1 top list Check
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