Overrated and overhyped

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

RELEASED TO TV IN 2009 and directed by Bill Corcoran, "Rise of the Gargoyles" chronicles events in Paris when a brutal gargoyle is released from an inner chamber underneath an ancient church. A discredited Professor who specializes in mythic creatures (Eric Balfour) has a close call with the gargoyle and teams up with others to destroy it and its numerous eggs.While this has similarities to 2004's "Gargoyle" and 1972's "Gargoyles," it's easily the least of the trio due to: (1.) dubious camera work that seems a notch below the typical Syfy movie; maybe they had crappy equipment, I don't know, (2.) a lousy third act and (3.) a CGI monster that looks more cartoony than the one in the 2004 flick. Furthermore, there are dull parts here & there; and they coulda done better on the female front.Nevertheless, the European city and catacomb locations (or sets) are great and the ending of the first act features a shocking sequence that is extremely well-done where a woman is chased to the roof of her apartment building and… (I'm not going to give it away). Tanya Clarke really gave it her all in this scene as she truly looks terrified.THE FILM RUNS 94 minutes and was shot in Bucharest, Romania, & Paris, France (the latter I presume was just used for establishing shots). WRITER: Andy Briggs. ADDITIONAL CAST: Ifan Huw Dafydd plays the skeptical inspector while Caroline Néron & Justin Salinger play tabloid reporter/hacks. Nick Mancuso appears as the over-the-top priest.GRADE: C/C- (4.5/10)

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Delving back into the Sci-fi Channel's man eater series I found RISE OF THE GARGOYLES, an okay monster movie featuring above average acting and a reasonable storyline, my standards were considerably low because this film was directed by Bill Corcoran who also directed another man eater film called VIPERS and believe me if you've seen VIPERS, I won't blame you if you're hesitant about seeing this film.Fortunatly, this film is a whole lot better than VIPERS, its also not something I would tell the world about but at least its nowhere near as bad as VIPERS, the acting in this film is actually pretty good considering the material and the storyline is done well enough for the film to be entertaining.The CG effects are tough to judge because during the film the monster is barely seen and when it is seen, you never get a close up look at the monster its always shown from a distance, the one thing you can tell when you eventually see it, is that it is done with CGI.Overall, RISE OF THE GARGOYLES isn't something I would go out of my way to recommend but if there's nothing else to watch, then I recommend it

It quite an entertaining show and the story move on nicely and neatly. Basically, its about an ancient site under a church being accidentally uncovered and release those gargoyles that threatened to breed and to overrun the world. Violent murders took place and somehow a professor become a suspect. Finally, it is up to this professor that teamed up with a reporter and her crew and a priest to stop them. Sure, the special effects (on the gargoyles and the weird flickering eggs) might be a bit of let-down but other than that, i felt the overall package more or less deliver. There are quite a number of different scenes in the show too and ensures that it wont be so monotonous or get boring. Finally there was also your usual hero saving the day stuff and i like the somehow "boring" and "predictable" ending. I would rate it 7 out of 10. Cheers~