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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Buck Rogers
1939, in 0 top lists Check -
96 new
Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...
1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check -
354 new
Kaidan
1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check -
514 new
Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie
1965 — a.k.a. The Saragossa Manuscript, in 8 top lists Check -
458 new
O Lucky Man!
1973, in 5 top lists Check -
610 new
The Thief of Bagdad
1924, in 14 top lists Check -
381 new
Lost Horizon
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
564 new
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
1976, in 0 top lists Check -
450 new
Noroît (une vengeance)
1976, in 0 top lists Check -
234 new
Finian's Rainbow
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
217 new
Excalibur
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
402 new
Mary Poppins
1964, in 15 top lists Check -
269 new
Giulietta degli spiriti
1965 — a.k.a. Juliet of the Spirits, in 9 top lists Check -
357 new
King Kong
1976, in 1 top list Check -
682 new
The Wiz
1978, in 0 top lists Check -
597 new
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951, in 4 top lists Check -
380 new
Lost Horizon
1937, in 6 top lists Check -
519 new
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983, in 18 top lists Check -
117 new
Conan the Barbarian
1982, in 4 top lists Check -
438 new
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 13 top lists Check -
228 new
Fellini - Satyricon
1969 — a.k.a. Fellini Satyricon, in 10 top lists Check -
351 new
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959, in 0 top lists Check -
201 new
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
469 new
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
197 new
Duelle (une quarantaine)
1976 — a.k.a. Duelle, in 2 top lists Check -
358 new
Krull
1983, in 2 top lists Check -
583 new
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
42 new
The Beastmaster
1982, in 3 top lists Check -
94 new
Cat People
1982, in 1 top list Check -
111 new
Clash of the Titans
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
46 new
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
558 new
Sinbad, the Sailor
1947, in 0 top lists Check -
301 new
La montaña sagrada
1973 — a.k.a. The Holy Mountain, in 9 top lists Check -
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Audrey Rose
1977, in 0 top lists Check -
537 new
Scrooge
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
294 new
Heaven Can Wait
1943, in 5 top lists Check -
466 new
Orphée
1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check -
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Aelita
1924 — a.k.a. Aelita, the Queen of Mars, in 4 top lists Check -
382 new
The Lost World
1925, in 6 top lists Check -
432 new
Münchhausen
1943 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, in 1 top list Check -
436 new
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
1972 — a.k.a. The Exorcism of Hugh, in 0 top lists Check -
483 new
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945, in 5 top lists Check -
622 new
Time Bandits
1981, in 4 top lists Check -
195 new
Dragonslayer
1981, in 1 top list Check -
384 new
The Love Bug
1968, in 2 top lists Check -
9 new
All That Money Can Buy
1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check -
225 new
Le fatiche di Ercole
1958 — a.k.a. Hercules, in 1 top list Check -
226 new
Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage
1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check -
34 new
Babes in Toyland
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
48 new
Bell Book and Candle
1958, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Sep 4, 2012; source