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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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Pit and the Pendulum
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Mysterious Island
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Most Dangerous Man Alive
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Master of the World
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The Innocents
1961, in 12 top lists Check -
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Gorgo
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961 — a.k.a. The Day the Sky Caught Fire, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Curse of the Werewolf
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Babes in Toyland
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Atlantis: The Lost Continent
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L'année dernière à Marienbad
1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Absent Minded Professor
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