Product Details

• Actors: Michael Pare, Sandra Hess
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: December 28, 2004
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000654YJW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,033 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Gargoyle - Wings of Darkness" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A rash of american kidnappings sends 2 cia agents to bucharest romania. When the kidnappers body is found they think the disappearances are over. Their investigation leads them to an evil that is darker than the town itself. An ancient gargoyle has escaped & is taking vengeance on the town. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Michael Pare Sandra Hess Run time: 97 minutes Rating: R

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Gargoyle or Dragon?, March 4, 2005

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gargoyle - Wings of Darkness (DVD)

This is an interesting film but it looks like somewhere along the way the art was changed.

In Romania, a kidnapper disappears from a rooftop and the CIA gets involved in events of eerie proportions. A gargoyle has gotten loose and is terrorizing the land. Meanwhile the local church and the Vatican seem to be involved in what is going on. Basically, after 500 years, gargoyles are ready to surface again and only the Church seems to be able to defeat them.

During the movie, we see paintings of dragons and the dialog states that the creature looks just like the paintings. There is even talk of dragons and St. George specifically. This has led me to the belief that this was originally intended to be a dragon film but that the CGI was changed to make it a gargoyle. The inclusion of Castle Dracula was unnecessary (and what is the Church doing maintaining a presence there?).

Ultimately we get a reasonable monster movie where conventional weapons are useless. There is the threat of gargoyles returning in large numbers to add real dread to the plot. We have clashing branches withing the Church. We have historic art pointing the way. All told it was not as bad as some reviewers have mentioned but makes for a good popcorn movie.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not exceptionally bad, November 26, 2006

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Gygos the Stupendous "Frankenfurter" (NWT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gargoyle - Wings of Darkness (DVD)

This isn't a particularly bad movie. It just isn't goord, either. An earthquake releases a gargoyle that is active at day and night on Romania. Odd, I thought gargoyles turned to stone during the day. We're also shown pictures of dragons, and the characters tell us their gargoyles. Michael Pare plays the FBI agent who dosn't actually believe there's a gargoyle flying around attacking people until the last fifteen minutes, and when the hero dosn't even think the villian exsist until the climax, well, that's kind of stupid.

The CGI for the gargoyle isn't the worst ever put on film, and it does get satisfactory screen time. None of the kills are creative, and we only actaully see one or two. Usually its just the CG gargoyle grabbing someone and flying off with them. The acting and diolauge is cheesey and lackluster, the direction bland. So what's the saving grace?

This movie is rather entertaining and delivers a few so-bad-its-good moments, such the gargoyle chasing a car down a country highway. Sure, its stupid and looks fake, but at least the filmakers tried to put something fun in this slightly boring flick.

I'd recommend it to monster movie fanatics, but no one else.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Still entertaining..., August 21, 2006

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Andre Villemaire (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gargoyle - Wings of Darkness (DVD)

Hey, its not that bad... at least we do see the monster in details and not just quick edits...there is a story and the landscape is real and not just a blue screen.
The only thing that bugged me about this movie is the ringing of
the cell phones....argh just too many...
But i do recommend this movie for anyone who like monster movies