Watching the credits of this movie should ring a few alarm bells . It has several credits to the story but only one accredited screenwriter . Somewhat ominously the names Boaz Davison and Tim Cox appear , both of which are prolific names amongst the dross that gets shown on the Sci-fi channel . Certainly the story is at fault and you instantly understand that it's gone through umpteen rewrites where a writer has canceled out elements while inserting their own . There's a civil war subplot , a quest subplot and a subplot featuring a sorcerer and his evil mistresses . The central premise probably started off as one of these subplots but you'll be confused as to what one is most important to the story I don't want to be too cruel but not only are the cast terrible actors but they're not the most aesthetically pleasing people you'll see in a Sci-Fi Channel movie either . If the director had cast BAYWATCH extras then maybe his reasoning would be much more understandable but the actors are every bit as unconvincing as the eponymous Gryphon . In fact every time it appears all the actors look in entirely different directions

Many years ago in the Kingdom of Vallon, Prince Lock killed his brother in a dispute for the throne and the realm was cursed and split in Delphi and Locklanders. Along the years, the Delphites and the Locklanders have been battling against each other in a civil war. When King Phillip of Lockland (Adrian Pitea) loses his only son in a battle against Prince Seth of Delphi (Jonathan LaPaglia) and Lockland is under siege of the Delphi army, he is convinced by the sorcerer Armand (Larry Drake) to give his royal blood to him to unleash the flying beast Gryphon to destroy the enemy. Princess Amelia (Amber Benson) opposes to the decision of her father and advises him that Armand is not trustful. The evil warlock uses the Gryphon to become the master of the kingdoms while Amelia and Seth join forces in a journey to search the Draconian Pike, the only weapon capable of defeating the Gryphon."Gryphon" is a TV movie with a restrained budget, poor special effects, average acting, some silly and corny lines and situations, but also an enjoyable fantasy underrated in IMDb with Amber "Tara" Benson in a lead role. I would never dare to compare or write that this film is a "Lord of the Rings" wannabe, as I glanced in one review, but the story is not bad and deserved better actors (or acting) in the key roles and improvements in the Gryphon. In the end, I found "Gryphon" entertaining and I do not regret of watching it on DVD. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "O Ataque do Gryphon" ("The Attack of the Gryphon")

Listen to my advice and don't spend any time with this one ! You've been warned ! I feel pity for the great places shown in this movie which otherwise paint the wonderful scene of Transilvanian land, like the Castle of Corvinesti in Hunedoara. But sadly, I feel no pity for the movie, directors and crew, they took the money and produced nothing out of it .... And the 3D animation of the gryphon, that is a real joke ! Sorry, a kid could have made it better with a pencil ! The dialogues are childish and with nothing to be added from actors, they make no more than a cheap story told by a bored grandmother ! I can't understand why the foreigners were put to speak in romanian when the cast is 90% romanians which speak English ! Weird .

OK. So I rented this one for an evening's mind pablum fully realizing it was going to be sub-par. But, seriously folks, This barely makes sub-par. Nobody seemed to be having a good time int he film except for the rather comical villain who looked about as sinister as the Pillsbury Doughboy. Even the chic witches that were his consorts and nefarious accomplices in evil were hard to take seriously. In fact, the only believable guys who brought anything at all to their roles were the two side-kicks to the Prince and Princess. Well, I knew it was going to be far less than epic fare but it would have been nice to have a bit more effort by the writers in the story-line, some more acting lessons for the cast and some better CGIs for the monster Gryphon.