![]() ![]() Heartwarming and beautiful as they sing songs together. All the chase scenes are accompanied by firing percussion drumming and Nguni tribal songs are dotted about throughout the movie.Īlong aside all the violence and carnage there are some really very tender moments between the chased and a young girl who looks after him for a while. It’s exhilarating edge of your seat viewing. ![]() You can read about Colter’s Run on Wikipedia. The story of a frontiersman and fur trapper named John Colter who was stripped naked and chased by Blackfeet Indians in Wyoming 1809. Trying to stay alive by any means, searching for food and water, dodging wildlife, like lions, crocodiles and snakes and hand to hand combat with which ever dude catches up to him.įun Fact – This film is actually based on a real life tale. What reveals itself is a wilderness survival film through the harsh but beautiful landscape. One at a time and then 10 warriors charging after him at speed. Given the head start of where the arrow lands is when he will start to be pursued. Now for our safari guide he gets striped down to his pants and given a chance to be hunted. Tagline – Stripped, weaponless, alone and only ten desperate seconds ahead of the killers! It’s kooky macabre viewing to say the least. Another, bound and tied with his face at the only opening of a circle of fire with a poisonous snake dying to escape. Made to dance the fandango as a feathered chicken and chased by a hundred ladies ready to tenderise that white meat. Baked alive on a spit as a human mud cake. These guys really dreamt up some innovated killing moves as each member gets his comeuppance in different bizarre ways. Just a thought.The first 20 minutes is a total blood bath as the helpers of the hunting group get chopped and bashed, left, right and center, leaving the leaders to a more imaginative gruesome end. Although it is just a minor cult film, Gargoyles has the potential to be so much more. More than any other TV movie I've ever seen, I think Gargoyles should be remade today with a big-screen release, and Winston should recreate his creature suits with modern makeup technology. Another person commented the similarities to the gargoyles and "Jeepers Creepers." While I agree that The Creeper had certain similarities, there was only one Creeper and the impact of that character certainly couldn't be what Gargoyles had on a 1972 audience. By today's standards, this comes close to "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," "Them" and other '50s drive-in films. with the ability to scare young children. The REAL stars of the film were Bernie Casey, Richard Moll and all the other Gargoyles, hidden under latex costumes. ![]() The only really memorable human character is the horny lady that owns the motel which Wilde and Salt stay in. Jennifer Salt, who I liked in "Soap," seemed miscast here, though she was effective. His lines are delivered with a wooden tone and no conviction. Cornel Wilde was probably in the late stages of his alcoholism, and it showed in his hokey performance as the lead. The bare-bones 74 minute movie had potential to be so much better than 50's b-movie fare, but instead the filmmakers opted to skip a solid story and add in a group of bikers and other silliness that reflected the times. ![]() The effects, though dated by today's CGI-laden standards, were spectacular - and the Stan Winston created gargoyle suits still look good pretty damn today. Seeing it again as an adult is a different matter entirely. As a kid, I was freaked out by gargoyles because of this movie (unlike the next generation who saw gargoyles as defenders of evil, thanks to a Disney series). This is one of those childhood films that has always stuck in my mind. ![]()
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