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. 692 new

    Zardoz

    1974, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 688 new

    Xtro

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  4. 686 new

    X

    1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 678 new

    Willard

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 675 new

    Who?

    1973 — a.k.a. Robo Man, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 672 new

    When Worlds Collide

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  8. 671 new

    When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 670 new

    Westworld

    1973, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 667 new

    Welcome to Blood City

    1977, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 664 new

    The Wasp Woman

    1959 — a.k.a. Insect Woman, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 663 new

    The War of the Worlds

    1953, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 662 new

    Warlords of the 21st Century

    1982 — a.k.a. Battletruck, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 661 new

    Warlords of Atlantis

    1978 — a.k.a. Warlords of the Deep, in 1 top list Check
  15. 660 new

    WarGames

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 659 new

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 658 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 656 new

    Village of the Damned

    1960, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 655 new

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  20. 649 new

    The Valley of Gwangi

    1969 — a.k.a. The Lost Valley, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 646 new

    The Ultimate Warrior

    1975 — a.k.a. The Barony, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 643 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  23. 641 new

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 639 new

    20 Million Miles to Earth

    1957 — a.k.a. The Beast from Space, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 638 new

    Turkey Shoot

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  26. 637 new

    Tron

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 629 new

    Toomorrow

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 625 new

    The Tingler

    1959, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 624 new

    Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 620 new

    THX 1138

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 617 new

    This Island Earth

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  32. 616 new

    The Thing with Two Heads

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  33. 615 new

    Things to Come

    1936, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 614 new

    The Thing from Another World

    1951, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 613 new

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  36. 609 new

    Them!

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 606 new

    Terrore nello spazio

    1965 — a.k.a. Planet of the Vampires, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 604 new

    The Terminal Man

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  39. 601 new

    Tarantula

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 594 new

    The Swarm

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 593 new

    Swamp Thing

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  42. 591 new

    Superman III

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  43. 590 new

    Superman II

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 589 new

    Superman

    1978, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 586 new

    Strange Invaders

    1983, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 585 new

    Strange Behavior

    1981 — a.k.a. Small Town Massacre, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 584 new

    The Stepford Wives

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 581 new

    Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 580 new

    Starship Invasions

    1977 — a.k.a. Alien Encounter, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 578 new

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
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