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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    The Bed Sitting Room

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
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    Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
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    Doppelgänger

    1969 — a.k.a. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, in 0 top lists Check
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    Fellini - Satyricon

    1969 — a.k.a. Fellini Satyricon, in 10 top lists Check
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    Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

    1969, in 1 top list Check
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    Gladiatorerna

    1969 — a.k.a. Peace Game, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Illustrated Man

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Immortal: Pilot

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
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    Marooned

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Monitors

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
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    Moon Zero Two

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Oblong Box

    1969 — a.k.a. Dance, Mephisto, in 0 top lists Check
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    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Valley of Gwangi

    1969 — a.k.a. The Lost Valley, in 0 top lists Check
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