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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    1953, in 3 top lists Check
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    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
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    Invaders from Mars

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
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    It Came from Outer Space

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Maze

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Quatermass Experiment

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
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    The War of the Worlds

    1953, in 6 top lists Check
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