Harpies (2007)

Jason Avery is an ex-cop now working as a museum security guard. Armed thieves break in intent on stealing a priceless obelisk that looks like a glowing crystal dinosaur egg that's stored ... See full summary »

Director:

Josh Becker

Writer:

Declan O'Brien

Stars:

Stephen Baldwin, Velizar Binev, Michael G. Boudreaux

Cast

Credited cast:
Stephen Baldwin	...	Jason
Velizar Binev	...	Lord Castor
Michael G. Boudreaux	...	Caleb
Christian Hammerdorfer	...	Aldebert
Dessi Morales	...	Harpy
Sofia Leticia Morales	...	Sebina
Stephen Orosz	...	Ted
Kristin Richardson	...	Cecilia
Nikolai Sotirov	...	Theo (as Nicky Sotirov)
Atanas Srebrev	...	Hamish
Jonas Talkington	...	Garek
Scott Valentine	...	Vorian

Storyline

Jason Avery is an ex-cop now working as a museum security guard. Armed thieves break in intent on stealing a priceless obelisk that looks like a glowing crystal dinosaur egg that's stored within this vault-like stone structure that looks like someone merged a Tardis with the Stargate. The scientist/anthropologist/whatever behind the theft talks of the obelisk giving him the power to control harpies, demonic winged female monsters of classic mythology. Through a series of contrived events, the obelisk opens a time portal that Jason promptly falls into, crash landing over a thousand years in the past in a land threatened by evil harpies. Initially only concerned with getting home, Jason gets roped into having to save the villagers, all of whom proclaim him to be this great "harpy slayer" that prophecy says would one day come to save the kingdom. A lot of hullabaloo involves this gold amulet and a mortal villain seeking to gain control of the obelisk in order to hatch a harpy army for ...

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Plot Keywords:

sword and sorcery | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Goofs

The so called Doctor mentioned Mesopotamians but the symbols carved in the Obelisk are Elder Futhark runic alphabet from early Celtic England.

User Reviews

Next to irredeemable

I had a feeling that Harpies would be bad, but this bad? No, I was not expecting that actually. Other than some novelty value and a somewhat enjoyably hammy performance from Scott Valentine, Harpies has no redeeming qualities and is one of SyFy's very worst. The film looks cheap for starters, with choppy editing, scenery that never feels authentic and lighting that doesn't add anything to the atmosphere. But even they are not as bad as the special effects for the harpies which are so shoddy and fake that you are laughing by how hysterically awful they are. The script is just as poor, with dialogue so cheesy that it would make the cheesiest cheeseburger bland and flat delivery. The story is incredibly dull and predictable, with nothing of real interest happening, and the action sequences are the most inept of any movie that I've seen. The direction is limp and unimaginative and the pacing is sluggish. The characters have no likability or life to them, you are annoyed by them and nothing is done to develop them that well. The acting is awful, Stephen Baldwin's lead performance is so lazy that you are wondering whether he's even acting at all. Overall, an absolute waste of time, in all honesty not in a while have I seen a movie this bad. 1/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Official Sites:

Sci Fi

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Harpy

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1