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The Guyver

PG-13

1992

1 hr. 32 min.

Sci-Fi

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40%

5 Reviews

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39%

5,000+ Ratings

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When a researcher at the Chronos Corporation is mysteriously killed, his daughter (Vivian Wu) ; her boyfriend, Sean (Jack Armstrong) ; and a rogue CIA agent named Max Reed (Mark Hamill) all suspect foul play. Sean discovers a top-secret suit of Chronos armor called "the Guyver," which fuses to his body when he tries it on, turning him into a supremely powerful cyborg. Chronos' evil CEO, Fulton Balcus (David Gale), is enraged and sends a crew of mutant alien monsters to get the Guyver back.

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connor s

I love this movie it is way out of its time for being so low budget the effects are amazing and the yr this came out awesome that this studio could something like this film off. I own both films but this I own special edition blu Ray and it is gorgeous I will continue watching this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Faye S

This movies slaps hard, don't take it too seriously. Star studded-cast, some absolutely insanely good effects for the time it was made. Just all around fun.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/23

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How weird was it when The Guyver just randomly showed up in my local video store, unannounced, bringing Japan weirdness into my 19-year-old movie rental obsession life? When Dr. Tetsu Segawa steals the Guyver unit from the villainous company he's been working for, his daughter's boyfriend Sean accidentally finds it, puts it in his backpack and has it fuse with his body after he's attacked by a street gang. That makes him a marked man by Fulton Balcus (David Gale) and his gang of Zoanoid mutants, which includes Lisker (Michael Berryman), M.C. Striker (Jimmie Walker) and Weber (Spice Williams-Crosby). Directed by Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang, this movie has some of the wildest effects I've ever seen, full body suits that still look great thirty years after I first watched this. I'm also still surprised that Mark Hamill is in this, while not as surprised that Jeffrey Combs and Linnea Quigley are in this. Based loosely on the Yoshiki Takaya manga, this takes a lot of liberties with its inspiration, but for someone in the very landlocked small Western Pennsylvania town that I grew up in, finding this on the shelves of Prime Time Video was like some kind of magic, bringing something I thought I would never see to a place that I thought I would never get out of.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Sp Q

I think that this is a good movie. Yes the special effects are absolutely horrible but, hold on a second, it's 1991. CGI wasn't even a thing. Special effects were pretty much awful in all lines of cinematic entertainment. I think that you have to look at it in context. It's not a great movie but I think that to compare it to modern day movies of the same ilk is pretty ridiculous. The action is quite good and I've seen worse acting and also worse choreography. I'm 41 and I remember watching it at around 14 or so. I enjoyed it. I watched it the other day and I still enjoyed it. Of course, it looked poor by comparison to modern day movies in regards to special effects. But I think that three stars is a fair rating.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/05/21

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Audience Member

It is so outdated in its special effects and the cheese factor is wayyyy over the top, but as a very early 90's monster feature, its passable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

The Guyver has amazing creature effects and fun action sequences. Plus, it's also delightfully weird. But nowadays, it's rather cheesy with bad one-liners, an inconsistent tone (regardless of whether or not you're familiar with the manga) and too many cheap thrills. Let's just say that it really shows that the producer and the director were constantly disagreeing over whether this movie should be family-friendly or meant to be taken seriously. But at least this isn't Dragonball Evolution.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Screaming Mad George

Director

Steve Wang

Director

Mark Hamill

Max Reed

Vivian Wu

Mizky Segawa

Jack Armstrong

Sean Barker

David Gale

Fulton Balcus

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Essentially, nothing about this endeavor is taken seriously; even the fight sequences are orchestrated like live-action cartoons.

Rated: 5/10

Jan 2, 2022

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Ed Travis

Cinapse

The Guyver is weird, wild, and wonderful, featuring incredible creature designs and make up effects, fantastic martial arts action, and an impossibly weird and indelible world all on what must have been a shoestring budget.

Aug 29, 2021

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Film Threat

It's pretty sad that New Line couldn't turn such a great science fiction property in to a big budget action franchise...

Aug 9, 2007

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Rob Vaux

Flipside Movie Emporium

Rated: 1/5

Aug 1, 2002

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Earns points for the weirdness; extra credit for the ultra-violent action bits.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 26, 2002

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Synopsis

When a researcher at the Chronos Corporation is mysteriously killed, his daughter (Vivian Wu) ; her boyfriend, Sean (Jack Armstrong) ; and a rogue CIA agent named Max Reed (Mark Hamill) all suspect foul play. Sean discovers a top-secret suit of Chronos armor called "the Guyver," which fuses to his body when he tries it on, turning him into a supremely powerful cyborg. Chronos' evil CEO, Fulton Balcus (David Gale), is enraged and sends a crew of mutant alien monsters to get the Guyver back.

Director: Screaming Mad George, Steve Wang
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Aug 17, 2004
Sound Mix: Surround