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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Warlords of the 21st Century
1982 — a.k.a. Battletruck, in 0 top lists Check -
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Turkey Shoot
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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Tron
1982, in 5 top lists Check -
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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Thing
1982, in 20 top lists Check -
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The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982, in 2 top lists Check -
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Swamp Thing
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Sender
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
500 new
Q
1982 — a.k.a. Q: The Winged Serpent, in 2 top lists Check -
489 new
Poltergeist
1982, in 9 top lists Check -
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Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982, in 8 top lists Check -
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Parsifal
1982, in 2 top lists Check -
470 new
Parasite
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
415 new
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
371 new
Liquid Sky
1982, in 4 top lists Check -
323 new
Incubus
1981 — a.k.a. The Incubus, in 0 top lists Check -
298 new
Hero
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
284 new
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982, in 2 top lists Check -
235 new
Firefox
1982, in 1 top list Check -
222 new
Fanny och Alexander
1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check -
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Entity
1982, in 1 top list Check -
202 new
Endangered Species
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Dark Crystal
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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Creepshow
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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Conan the Barbarian
1982, in 4 top lists Check -
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Cat People
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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Britannia Hospital
1982, in 2 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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Big Meat Eater
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Beast Within
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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The Beastmaster
1982, in 3 top lists Check -
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Basket Case
1982, in 2 top lists Check -
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Android
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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Amityville II: The Possession
1982, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Sep 4, 2012; source