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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Aelita
1924 — a.k.a. Aelita, the Queen of Mars, in 4 top lists Check -
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L'âge d'or
1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check -
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Ai no bôrei
1978 — a.k.a. Empire of Passion, in 1 top list Check -
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All That Money Can Buy
1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check -
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Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution
1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check -
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Altered States
1980, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Amityville Horror
1979, in 2 top lists Check -
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Amityville II: The Possession
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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El ángel exterminador
1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check -
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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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Les années lumière
1981 — a.k.a. Light Years Away, in 1 top list Check -
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Ansiktet
1958 — a.k.a. The Magician, in 4 top lists Check -
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Audrey Rose
1977, in 0 top lists Check -
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La bête
1975 — a.k.a. The Beast, in 4 top lists Check -
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Die Blechtrommel
1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check -
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Blue Thunder
1983, in 1 top list Check -
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A Boy and His Dog
1975, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Boys from Brazil
1978, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il Casanova di Federico Fellini
1976 — a.k.a. Fellini's Casanova, in 4 top lists Check -
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Cat People
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...
1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check -
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Charly
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check -
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Chosen Survivors
1974, in 0 top lists Check -
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Christine
1983, in 1 top list Check -
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A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977, in 23 top lists Check -
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Coma
1978, in 0 top lists Check -
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Contes immoraux
1973 — a.k.a. Immoral Tales, in 0 top lists Check -
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Great Performances: Count Dracula
1977, in 0 top lists Check -
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Count Yorga, Vampire
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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Creature from Black Lake
1976 — a.k.a. Demon of the Lake, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Curse of the Cat People
1944, in 1 top list Check -
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The Curse of the Werewolf
1961, in 1 top list Check -
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Damnation Alley
1977 — a.k.a. Survival Run, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Damned
1962 — a.k.a. These Are the Damned, in 2 top lists Check -
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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 -
150 new
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951, in 12 top lists Check -
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Deluge
1933, in 0 top lists Check -
160 new
Destination Moon
1950, in 1 top list Check -
169 new
Djävulens öga
1960 — a.k.a. The Devil's Eye, in 0 top lists Check -
173 new
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920, in 4 top lists Check -
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941, in 2 top lists Check -
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Don't Look Now
1973, in 17 top lists Check -
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Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
1968, in 1 top list Check -
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Duelle (une quarantaine)
1976 — a.k.a. Duelle, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Elephant Man
1980, in 16 top lists Check -
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Endangered Species
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Entity
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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L'éternel retour
1943 — a.k.a. Love Eternal, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Sep 4, 2012; source