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The Guyver Directors: Steve Wang, Screaming Mad George Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, Closed-captioned Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 92 minutes Studio: New Line Home Entertainment Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-08-17 Buy from Amazon |
 "OK but Guyver 2 and the anime are better"I liked it alot at first cause I'm a fan of the anime, and it was cool to see the Guyver in live action. But this is more like a spoof than an adaptation. Kinda like the 60s Batman show. Pros: the action is hot. The Guyver does some cool martial arts. Plus his bladed weapons looked cool. And if you're into the comical action this movies for you. Plus there are alot of guest stars from horror fame. Cons: Too campy. The cover is misleading: When I first saw it I thought Hamill was playing the Guyver, he's actually not. He plays an FBI agent. The acting is pretty bad, except for Hamill who did an OK job. If you're more of a fan of serious action monster flicks, get Guyver 2.  "What did I just watch?"So I'm sitting on my couch and this movie just came on the action channel. I turned on about 45 minutes into it and I immediately said to myself, "Wow, this looks like the lamest movie I will ever see. I am intrigued!" So I watched it and sure enough, it was incredibly cheesy. For the year and their budget, the costumes were pretty sweet. I mean, I don't think I could've made anything any better. Gwar could, but that's another story. The fight scenes were almost as bad as the acting and the Jimmy Walker alien rapping was painful. All that being said, I still watched the last hour or so of the movie and as stupid as it was, it was entertaining. The Zoalord was pretty cool--he was some kind of giant,alien, antelope/praying mantis half breed. I'd have to say that my favorite part of the movie was the very last scene because Jimmy Walker alien was smoking a blunt with a black guy and that's just fantastic. What an ending.  "Essential for all Guyver fans"This film is not as good as the second one, but it is still a pretty decent one, for a film that uses rubber costumes. Worth watching for the action sequences. "Director's Cut"This movie could have had three stars with a Director's Cut. With an addtional few minutes of film Janet Jackson could have done a duet with JJ's rapping alien. The big finale could have been Horseshack break dancing.  "GUYVER - THAT IS SUCH A COOL NAME"Guyver- means out of control. if you didnt know, you probably dont give a fig. on first sight the film looks like a couple of uni students have got together and made a cheap flick. which they probably did. but the film has some very cool animatronic suits from the Guyver to the Zoanoids although some do look like they were made from the left over prosthetics. the fights are decent, but the fight scenes in Dark Hero the sequal are so much better, and there is some good stop motion as well. its only a couple of quid so why not get it and get Dark Hero, that is really good. |
