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. 79 new

    Buck Rogers

    1939, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 96 new

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

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 354 new

    Kaidan

    1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 514 new

    Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie

    1965 — a.k.a. The Saragossa Manuscript, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 458 new

    O Lucky Man!

    1973, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 610 new

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 381 new

    Lost Horizon

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 564 new

    The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 450 new

    Noroît (une vengeance)

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 234 new

    Finian's Rainbow

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 217 new

    Excalibur

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 402 new

    Mary Poppins

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 269 new

    Giulietta degli spiriti

    1965 — a.k.a. Juliet of the Spirits, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 357 new

    King Kong

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  15. 682 new

    The Wiz

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 597 new

    The Tales of Hoffmann

    1951, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 380 new

    Lost Horizon

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 519 new

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 117 new

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 438 new

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache

    1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 228 new

    Fellini - Satyricon

    1969 — a.k.a. Fellini Satyricon, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 351 new

    Journey to the Center of the Earth

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 201 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 469 new

    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

    1951, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 197 new

    Duelle (une quarantaine)

    1976 — a.k.a. Duelle, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 358 new

    Krull

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 583 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  28. 42 new

    The Beastmaster

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 94 new

    Cat People

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  30. 111 new

    Clash of the Titans

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 46 new

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 558 new

    Sinbad, the Sailor

    1947, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 301 new

    La montaña sagrada

    1973 — a.k.a. The Holy Mountain, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 31 new

    Audrey Rose

    1977, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 537 new

    Scrooge

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 294 new

    Heaven Can Wait

    1943, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 466 new

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 3 new

    Aelita

    1924 — a.k.a. Aelita, the Queen of Mars, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 382 new

    The Lost World

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 432 new

    Münchhausen

    1943 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, in 1 top list Check
  41. 436 new

    Neither the Sea Nor the Sand

    1972 — a.k.a. The Exorcism of Hugh, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 483 new

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    1945, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 622 new

    Time Bandits

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 195 new

    Dragonslayer

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  45. 384 new

    The Love Bug

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 9 new

    All That Money Can Buy

    1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 225 new

    Le fatiche di Ercole

    1958 — a.k.a. Hercules, in 1 top list Check
  48. 226 new

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 34 new

    Babes in Toyland

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 48 new

    Bell Book and Candle

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
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