Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

mark.waltz I have mixed feelings about this TV movie which on one hand is a silly look at the lives of some pathetic creatures in rubber suits who live in desert mountain caves and only seem to roam the earth when one of them ventures out and is killed by man, just so they can retrieve the body and seek vengeance on the guilty parties. A prologue informs the audience that gargoyles are earthbound creatures of Satan out to mankind harm, so this appears to be along the supernatural lines. But as the movie develops, it is quickly revealed that this is nothing more than a sand set "Creature From the Black Lagoon" where one of the gargoyles (Bernie Casey) actually talks, philosophizes and tries to make their abducted victim (Jennifer Salt) aware of their motives. Her father (veteran actor Cornel Wilde) is a research scientist determined to get the skeleton of a 500 year old gargoyle to his university to either prove its existence or prove that its a fake. Legends of the natives of the area claim that they indeed are real, so Wilde is determined to find the truth.While, at just 75 minutes, this flies by and is quite entertaining, there are mixed messages coming from the film's theme. The gargoyles can be quite violent and deadly when one of their own (even a 500 year old skeleton) is killed or in the possession of the evil human. They can fly onto rooftops, rip the tops of cars and doors off, and cause fires with their incredible strength, yet they can also feel pain and grief like humans can. When Salt is kidnapped, one of the gargoyles strokes her face with great affection, and parts like that are quite haunting. Just free from her many roles on the gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows", Oscar nominee Grayson Hall is pointlessly wasted (both in the quality of her part and her character's constant need for a drink), and I longed to see and hear more of that sensational gravely voice of hers. Wilde seems a bit too old to be Salt's father, and she isn't a very interesting young heroine to begin with. That leaves the acting to rubber faced Casey who is a combination of Maurice Evans from "Planet of the Apes" and James Earl Jones from "Star Wars", yet there isn't enough time to fully develop his character so you really can get to know what these strange mythical creatures are all about.

Rainey Dawn Gargoyles is not a down right horrible film - it does have some entertainment value for fans of B-films, sci-fi and horror. I didn't find the movie scary at all but it did entertain me - and that is what counts.It's not a top quality film but the Gargoyles look really cool... pre-CGI and for a low budget made for TV movie I'm pleased with their look. Pretty menacing looking and elaborate considering.The story is basic - really not all that cheesy but it's certainly not a "deep" type of story. The movie is what I expected it to be - so I wasn't completely disappointed with it.This is pretty good movie to kick back with on an otherwise boring afternoon if you like these type of films.5/10

medelste I hate going against the grain here, especially since I'm one of those 70s kids scarred by Gargoyles and all the other made-for-TV horror cheapies back in the ancient days of 4 TV channels. Back then these movies would premiere on Friday or Saturday nights, and then re-run in the afternoon for years, so our parents had no idea we were watching them. I vividly remember the claws on the bedframe and the gargoyles bursting through the door -- this movie kept me from sleeping for a long time. But watching this now is nothing short of painful. The costumes are basically "Land of the Lost" Sleestak rubber suits plus wings and hair, except not as effective. Worse still, the "eagle" breeder gargoyles look like those vultures from H.R. Pufnstuf. I mean seriously -- did the director actually watch his own rushes, a hilarious hodgepodge of rubber suits in slow motion, and say "EUREKA! THAT'S THE SHOT!" Godzilla vs Ghidrah had more battle drama, and better rubber suits. And the acting here ain't much better either. For me the only bright spots are Bernie Casey as the lead gargoyle, and especially Scott Glenn, knowing he had such a wonderful career ahead of him. I guess my biggest problem is comparing this joke of a film to something that still works, like the original "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark." Now there's a fine example of low-budget 70s TV horror.

Michael_Elliott Gargoyles (1972) *** (out of 4)Fun made-for-TV horror film has an anthropologist (Cornel Wilde) and his daughter (Jennifer Salt) traveling out West so that he can do research on his book about demons. He's pretty much a non-believer that something could be out there today but that all changes when he runs into a pack of gargoyles who are just waiting to take the world over. At just 74-minutes GARGOYLES packs enough fun to make it worth viewing even though some rather silly moments and flaws. I thought director Bill Norton actually did a very good job at building up the anticipation of the monsters early on and I thought some of the best moments happened before we ever actually got to see the creatures. There are a couple examples early on where we just hear the monsters or see their shadows as they fly across something and these moments are very effective. Once we do get to see the creatures the suspense dies out but I think the effects are still so good that you can't help but have fun with them. I thought the monsters were a lot of fun and their outfits and looks were certainly a major plus. I think there are a few too many silly moments during the final act and I must say that all the scenes with the head gargoyle and the daughter talking are somewhat embarrassing. The voice alterations for the monsters were also a bit silly and brought on some unintended camp value. The film offers up some performances from Wilde and Salt as well as supporting players Grayson Hall, William Stevens and a young Scott Glenn. GARGOYLES certainly deserves to be a classic of this era's made-for-TV movies and it's clearly one of the best of its kind.