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. 665 new

    The Watcher in the Woods

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  3. 600 new

    Tanya's Island

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 590 new

    Superman II

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 567 new

    Somewhere in Time

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  6. 556 new

    Simon

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 549 new

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  8. 531 new

    Saturn 3

    1980 — a.k.a. Saturn City, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 490 new

    Popeye

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  10. 474 new

    Paura nella città dei morti viventi

    1980 — a.k.a. City of the Living Dead, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 427 new

    La mort en direct

    1980 — a.k.a. Death Watch, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 401 new

    The Martian Chronicles

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 394 new

    Mama Dracula

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 386 new

    Macabro

    1980 — a.k.a. Macabre, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 363 new

    The Lathe of Heaven

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  16. 333 new

    The Island

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 324 new

    Inferno

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 308 new

    Humanoids from the Deep

    1980 — a.k.a. Humanoids of the Deep, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 292 new

    The Hearse

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 291 new

    Hawk the Slayer

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 286 new

    Harlequin

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 274 new

    The Godsend

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 264 new

    Galaxina

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 259 new

    Fukkatsu no hi

    1980 — a.k.a. Day of Resurrection, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 244 new

    The Fog

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 239 new

    Flash Gordon

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 232 new

    The Final Countdown

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 201 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  29. 199 new

    The Elephant Man

    1980, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 157 new

    Death Ship

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 102 new

    The Children

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 97 new

    The Changeling

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 38 new

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 32 new

    The Awakening

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 11 new

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 8 new

    Alligator

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
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