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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All That Money Can Buy
1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check -
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Altered States
1980, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972, in 0 top lists Check -
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El ángel exterminador
1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check -
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Arabian Adventure
1979, in 0 top lists Check -
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At the Earth's Core
1976, in 1 top list Check -
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Audrey Rose
1977, in 0 top lists Check -
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Babes in Toyland
1934 — a.k.a. March of the Wooden Soldiers, in 1 top list Check -
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Babes in Toyland
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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Barbarella
1968, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Beastmaster
1982, in 3 top lists Check -
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Bedazzled
1967, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bell Book and Candle
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
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La belle et la bête
1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check -
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Les belles de nuit
1952 — a.k.a. Beauties of the Night, 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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Blithe Spirit
1945, in 2 top lists Check -
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Brewster McCloud
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
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Buck Rogers
1939, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Canterville Ghost
1944, in 0 top lists Check -
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Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
1969, in 0 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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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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Circle of Iron
1978 — a.k.a. The Silent Flute, in 0 top lists Check -
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Clash of the Titans
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
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Conan the Barbarian
1982, in 4 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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Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Devil and Max Devlin
1981, in 0 top lists Check -
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Djävulens öga
1960 — a.k.a. The Devil's Eye, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dr. Strange
1978, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dracula A.D. 1972
1972 — a.k.a. Dracula Today, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
1968, in 1 top list Check -
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Dragonslayer
1981, 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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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
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Ercole e la regina di Lidia
1959 — a.k.a. Hercules Unchained, in 0 top lists Check -
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Escape to Witch Mountain
1975, in 0 top lists Check -
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Excalibur
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
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Le fatiche di Ercole
1958 — a.k.a. Hercules, in 1 top list Check -
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Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage
1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check -
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Fellini - Satyricon
1969 — a.k.a. Fellini Satyricon, in 10 top lists Check -
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Finian's Rainbow
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
1953, in 4 top lists Check -
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Flesh and Fantasy
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
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Freaky Friday
1976, in 2 top lists Check -
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From Beyond the Grave
1974 — a.k.a. Tales from the Beyond, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Sep 4, 2012; source