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. 3 new

    Aelita

    1924 — a.k.a. Aelita, the Queen of Mars, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 9 new

    All That Money Can Buy

    1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 11 new

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 12 new

    The Amazing Mr. Blunden

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 20 new

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 24 new

    Arabian Adventure

    1979, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 30 new

    At the Earth's Core

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  8. 31 new

    Audrey Rose

    1977, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 33 new

    Babes in Toyland

    1934 — a.k.a. March of the Wooden Soldiers, in 1 top list Check
  10. 34 new

    Babes in Toyland

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 36 new

    Barbarella

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 42 new

    The Beastmaster

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 45 new

    Bedazzled

    1967, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 46 new

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 48 new

    Bell Book and Candle

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 49 new

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  17. 50 new

    Les belles de nuit

    1952 — a.k.a. Beauties of the Night, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 53 new

    La bête

    1975 — a.k.a. The Beast, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 61 new

    Blithe Spirit

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 73 new

    Brewster McCloud

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 79 new

    Buck Rogers

    1939, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 85 new

    The Canterville Ghost

    1944, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 88 new

    Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 94 new

    Cat People

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  25. 96 new

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 99 new

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 109 new

    Circle of Iron

    1978 — a.k.a. The Silent Flute, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 111 new

    Clash of the Titans

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 117 new

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 142 new

    The Damned

    1962 — a.k.a. These Are the Damned, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 145 new

    Darby O'Gill and the Little People

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 161 new

    The Devil and Max Devlin

    1981, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 169 new

    Djävulens öga

    1960 — a.k.a. The Devil's Eye, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 181 new

    Dr. Strange

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 192 new

    Dracula A.D. 1972

    1972 — a.k.a. Dracula Today, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 193 new

    Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

    1968, in 1 top list Check
  37. 195 new

    Dragonslayer

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  38. 197 new

    Duelle (une quarantaine)

    1976 — a.k.a. Duelle, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 201 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  40. 207 new

    Ercole e la regina di Lidia

    1959 — a.k.a. Hercules Unchained, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 210 new

    Escape to Witch Mountain

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 217 new

    Excalibur

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 225 new

    Le fatiche di Ercole

    1958 — a.k.a. Hercules, in 1 top list Check
  44. 226 new

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 228 new

    Fellini - Satyricon

    1969 — a.k.a. Fellini Satyricon, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 234 new

    Finian's Rainbow

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 237 new

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 240 new

    Flesh and Fantasy

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 255 new

    Freaky Friday

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 257 new

    From Beyond the Grave

    1974 — a.k.a. Tales from the Beyond, in 1 top list Check
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