The Guyver Extravaganza: Part 2
The next installment in today’s 3-part Guyver Extravaganza: reviews of the ill-fated (but fun) live action Guyver movies. Click on the titles to read the full reviews.
One would think that The Guyver would have been a good movie, considering all its potential. You had Brian Yuzna in the directorâs seat, special effects by Screaming Mad George, David Gale as the lead villain and a story based off one of the best comics and animated series to come out of Japan. All that going for it and the movie STILL failed.
The original live action Guyver film, as fun as it may have been, was a very poor adaptation of the source material. The script was admirable at times, cramming the first 6 episodes into 90 minutes, but the tone and atmosphere was all wrong. The original film was played off as a goofy comedy parody, leaving many Guyver fans rather disappointed. Luckily, Guyver 2: Dark Hero came along shortly afterward with story and direction more befitting of the original manga and anime.
