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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    Les belles de nuit

    1952 — a.k.a. Beauties of the Night, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 122 new

    Great Performances: Count Dracula

    1977, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 237 new

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 472 new

    Parsifal

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 477 new

    Perceval le Gallois

    1978 — a.k.a. Perceval, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Tales of Hoffmann

    1951, in 4 top lists Check
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    Wild in the Streets

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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