The Guyver (1991)

I love this movie so much

Admirable film.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

I love tokusatsu, in any shape size or form. So I was excited about this film when I first heard of it, an American tokusatsu based on an anime I had never heard of with a really cool premise, a human discovers an alien device which turns into a suit of living armour (I love living suit superheroes). But there is one distinct problem with this concept, translation. This was during the 90s and people weren't sure how seriously to take anime yet, a problem which translates into this film which has no idea what kind of tone it's going for. Firstly the positives; the fight choreography in this movie is nothing short of fantastic combining martial arts and wirework with really cool powers, the look of the Guyver and the Zoanoids is really really well done, the music is intense and energetic and the acting ranges from over the top and goofy to good, Mark Hamill is in this film as a cop trying to solve the mystery and he is great as always. But the film is completely ruined by it's tone, there are two movies going on here, a goofy over the top fun film and a serious gritty film, the two mesh HORRIBLY and so the film ends up being no fun at all, Give it a miss.

I haven't seen this movie in a while, but whenever I catch it on TV, usually very, very late at night, I can't turn away. I give this 5 stars out of 10 because of its compelling awfulness. While the movie isn't quite something Uwe Boll would vomit onto a screen, if you're looking for great cinema, well, look elsewhere. I think the very fact that JJ from "Good Times" was cast speaks for the quality of the movie. Nevertheless, if you want to turn your brain off for an hour or so, there are worse ways to spend it than watching this utter train wreck in slow motion of a film. If you like MST3K, this would be a perfect film to eviscerate. Still, it could have been much, much worse. After all, it could be "House of the Dead"...

Whether I am biased because of it's Japanese influences, whether I am biased because I like (bad) monster movies, or whether I like it because it to campy to put into words....I don't know, maybe all of the above.I think last night was the first time I saw the guyver -live action movie. I did see the sequel (dark hero), but that was released on video here in Holland.I don't know how to rate this movie. The bad: -the acting is poor -the dialogs are poor -the plot could have been better -the fights are not bad -eighties feel to it. The baddies are a eighties -punk-steetgang-esque group. AND THIS IS A 1991 MOVIE!!!!The good: -The dialogues are hilariously bad -It has humor, almost self-relating humour -the acting almost seems bad on purpose, like it was meant to be cliché. It gives a kind of flair to the movie. -the fights are awsesomely choreographed, in a funny, power-ranger kind of way. -The monsters are awesome, great designs, great suits ...at least we can tell where the budget went -The special effects aren't that bad, given it's time (early nineties, pre-Jurassic park) and it's budget -jeffrey combs & mark hamill I hate to say it. Against better judgment: I love it. Don't expect duel of the fates darth maul vs obiwan kenobi & Quigon Jin like fights, but the fights serve their purpose well and handsomely convey the campy feel to it. So does the bad acting ... in the end, it is still a bad movie, but I have seen worse, with bigger budgets... I rate it a 6 out of 10. Somethings are well done, others unspeakably poor, but in the end, it has good entertaining value. If you like this kind of movies. If you're not into low(er) budget movies ...

I was very excited to find this movie at the video store, being a huge fan of anime. Unfortunately, this one let me down BIG TIME. The storyline was as gay as could be and the villainous creatures just looked stupid. They tried to make the film far too slapstick, or comedic in nature. It played out like some Saturday morning kid-safe garbage. I'm not sure WHAT the he** happened to Mark Hammil, but his acting was pathetic. And Jimmy Walker as a shape-changing villain?!? Don't waste your time. If you like anime, you would be far better off watching "Fist Of The North Star" for a live action adaptation of classic anime.