From my favorite movies..

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Arriving in the American Southwest, an archeologist and his daughter investigating claims of a strange discovery by a local farmhand finds that he's uncovered evidence that a race of gargoyles have been unleashed in the desert and much race to find a way of appeasing them before they run amuck.Overall this here wasn't all that bad of an effort. One of the better aspects of this one is the rather enjoyable manner in which this one goes about building up the titular creatures as threats. From the beginning, it gives the impression that the creatures are out and wandering the desert with their shadowy flyovers and sudden appearances giving this one some rather fun times here. The first encounter at the ramshackle motel where the creatures appear and attack the shack with the blazing inferno creating a spectacular visual of the burning building while they try to escape is a fine start, and the series of encounters that take place in the motel are great fun as the various creatures emerge to try to steal the bodies of their kind to remain hidden from society. A later ambush on the hunting party out looking for everyone has some great shots of the gargoyles jumping everyone while the wild finale in the underground caves where they're all stored has some chilling ideas deep in their cave homes. This here manages to give this one plenty of fine and loving looks at the distinctive creatures as they're given plenty of screen-time to show off individual looks and themes, replete with male and female characteristics and at various ages which is a great feat. These here do manage to hold this one up over it's few if somewhat detrimental flaws. The main issue with the film is the rather comical manner of gargoyle attack where the film goes into slow-motion whenever they get moving with any kind of intensity and it turns the whole sequence into a hysterical romp. There's little about these scenes that actually inspires fear when the creatures are shown in such slow-motion that it actually renders their appearance comical with the ability to see the costumes as exactly that, costumes rather than living creatures. When used for scenes other than the attacks, the creatures are just plain silly and cheesy with the tactics and it wholly reduces their fear factor considerably. The other problem here is the lack of explanation offered for the creatures' appearance, as they seem to show up out of nowhere simply because the heroes arrive nearby which the coincidental nature doesn't really seem like a worthwhile excuse. While there are times where the made-for-TV origins show up in here, these here are the main elements that lower this one.Rated Unrated/PG: Violence.

When I was a kid, I remember asking my dad what movies he thought were scary. He answered Night of the Living Dead and Gargoyles, so I was always nervous to watch this movie. It just looked strange and in the late 70s, it wasn't like I could on demand find it. Even today, it's hard to find on DVD (but YouTube is a whole different story).]Originally airing on CBS on November 21st, 1972, it was directed by Bill L. Norton (Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, More American Graffiti) and written by Steven and Elinor Karpf (Devil Dog: The Hound from Hell, The Jayne Mansfield Story), Gargoyles may be uneven, but has moments of pure joy.It's one of the first films Stan Winston (Terminator, Aliens) worked on, providing a variety of gargoyle makeup. The look of the creatures is wonderful, as they don't all look the same. And the leader (Bernie Casey (Felix Leiter in Never Say Never Again, UN Washington in Revenge of the Nerds) has the perfect look that balances a regal bearing with an otherworldly aura. You can see why this won an Emmy. It's big budget worthy work on a shoestring budget.Speaking of budget, the film was shot with just one camera over 18 days; a fact that chased away the original director. Temperatures at the Carlsbad, NM location baked the cast and crew, reaching 100 degrees or more the entire shoot. So it's amazing that what emerged is so interesting.Read more at http://bit.ly/2xXAaGS

Gargoyles is one of the better 1970s made-for-TV horror/suspense films in a decade which produced many such; for those who saw lit at a young age, it's stuck in the memory through the years.I won't add hugely to what's been posted by others already save that I think the shock scenes, or scares are very well-done; the gargoyle at the foot of Dr. Boley's bed in the hotel room, the earlier attack on Uncle Willi's shed where Willie has the gargoyle skeleton, the sequence of the gargoyle chasing down the Boley's station wagon, then jumping atop the vehicle, etc. The fact that my parents owned a service station/garage of exactly the same design as the one Boley takes the station wagon to gave me an extra thrill, of course. Those seemed to be Shell station designs of the 1960s, and early 1970s for those interested -a small office, rest of space devoted to the garage, tires, and so on.I have to make mention of how terrifying Bernic Casey's Leader gargoyle is, very demonic with his batwings, and way he was photographed made him seem about eight feet tall plus that erie metallic voice. His interest in Diana Boley as more than a teacher(from her father's books) is quite obvious, although how gargoyle, and humans could have mated seems a problem since the gargoyles are egg-layers. Then, it's a short film, and there wouldn't have been room in 75 minutes to go deeply into all details in any case.Highly recommended for those who aren't jaded by today's CGI effects spectaculars - Stan Winston's genius was clear this early in the design of the monster's suits which still work quite well.

This made for TV horror film which stars Cornel Wilde battling the children of Satan arising from the earth again will give you a few chills as we think about Gargoyles taking over the earth as they keep trying to do. Although the film was shot on spare change in the Arizona desert it did get an Emmy Nomination for the Gargoyle makeup which was pretty good.Cornel Wilde is an archaeologist who with daughter Jennifer Salt is on a mission to an old desert rat, played by Woody Chambliss who runs a strange museum as a tourist trap. But he's got a skeleton that Wilde is sure is a fake. But a visit from some real Gargoyles convince him otherwise, especially after Chambliss is killed.Sheriff William Stevens is convinced that a bunch of dirt bikers did the deed, he's not ready to believe in Gargoyles. But when they kidnap Salt and kill motel manager Grayson Hall, Stevens is a believer and he and Wilde and the dirt bikers go into the desert searching for the Gargoyle lair and Salt.As I said the film is done on the cheap, but it definitely has some gruesome and horrifying moments. Bernie Casey as the head Gargoyle is eloquent in his defense of Gargoyle right to life.This one is pretty good for a made for TV film.