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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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
201 new
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
683 new
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
519 new
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983, in 18 top lists Check -
560 new
Det sjunde inseglet
1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check -
424 new
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
356 new
King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
49 new
La belle et la bête
1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check -
99 new
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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El ángel exterminador
1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check -
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Mary Poppins
1964, in 15 top lists Check -
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Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check -
679 new
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971, in 8 top lists Check -
226 new
Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage
1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check -
466 new
Orphée
1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check -
354 new
Kaidan
1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 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 -
301 new
La montaña sagrada
1973 — a.k.a. The Holy Mountain, in 9 top lists Check -
267 new
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Thief of Bagdad
1940, in 13 top lists Check -
228 new
Fellini - Satyricon
1969 — a.k.a. Fellini Satyricon, in 10 top lists Check -
437 new
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
1924, in 13 top lists Check -
610 new
The Thief of Bagdad
1924, in 14 top lists Check -
269 new
Giulietta degli spiriti
1965 — a.k.a. Juliet of the Spirits, in 9 top lists Check -
11 new
Altered States
1980, in 5 top lists Check -
480 new
Phantom of the Paradise
1974, in 5 top lists Check -
622 new
Time Bandits
1981, in 4 top lists Check -
514 new
Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie
1965 — a.k.a. The Saragossa Manuscript, in 8 top lists Check -
36 new
Barbarella
1968, in 7 top lists Check -
438 new
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 13 top lists Check -
418 new
Miracolo a Milano
1951 — a.k.a. Miracle in Milan, in 8 top lists Check -
217 new
Excalibur
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
278 new
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam
1920 — a.k.a. The Golem, in 9 top lists Check -
309 new
The Hunger
1983, in 2 top lists Check -
380 new
Lost Horizon
1937, in 6 top lists Check -
117 new
Conan the Barbarian
1982, in 4 top lists Check -
346 new
Jason and the Argonauts
1963, in 6 top lists Check -
483 new
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945, in 5 top lists Check -
623 new
The Time Machine
1960, in 1 top list Check -
294 new
Heaven Can Wait
1943, in 5 top lists Check -
458 new
O Lucky Man!
1973, in 5 top lists Check -
692 new
Zardoz
1974, in 5 top lists Check -
491 new
Portrait of Jennie
1948, in 5 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 -
316 new
Images
1972, in 1 top list Check -
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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
597 new
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951, in 4 top lists Check -
648 new
The Uninvited
1944, in 2 top lists Check -
197 new
Duelle (une quarantaine)
1976 — a.k.a. Duelle, in 2 top lists Check -
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958, in 4 top lists Check
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