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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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Vampire Lovers
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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Trog
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
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El topo
1970 — a.k.a. El Topo, in 8 top lists Check -
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Toomorrow
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Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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Scrooge
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Scream and Scream Again
1970 — a.k.a. Screamer, in 1 top list Check -
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Scars of Dracula
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Peau d'âne
1970 — a.k.a. Donkey Skin, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Mind of Mr. Soames
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House of Dark Shadows
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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Hauser's Memory
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Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the...
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Equinox
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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The Dunwich Horror
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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Cry of the Banshee
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Crimes of the Future
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Count Yorga, Vampire
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970 — a.k.a. The Day the World Changed Hands, in 1 top list Check -
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Brewster McCloud
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970 — a.k.a. The Devil's Widow, in 0 top lists Check
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