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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    La bête

    1975 — a.k.a. The Beast, in 4 top lists Check
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    A Boy and His Dog

    1975, in 3 top lists Check
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    Bug

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
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    Death Race 2000

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Devil's Rain

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
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    Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
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    Escape to Witch Mountain

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
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    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
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    The Land That Time Forgot

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
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    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
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    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    1975, in 15 top lists Check
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    Race with the Devil

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
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    Rollerball

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
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    Shivers

    1975, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Stepford Wives

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Strongest Man in the World

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
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    Tommy

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
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    Trilogy of Terror

    1975, in 1 top list Check
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    The UFO Incident

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Ultimate Warrior

    1975 — a.k.a. The Barony, in 0 top lists Check
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