By Drew Dietsch | Published
Mighty Morphin ‘Power Rangers It was one of the largest phenomena or the popular pop culture of the 90s for children. If you keep it at that time, you really can’t understand the gigantic impact that the program had a target audience.
The successful television series, which adapted images of the Japanese program Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger – Any led to a couple of films released theatrical. And both are great stinks.
I say that as some who saw both films in the theater and loved them when they were children, and I own the Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger DVD series.
It wasn’t until I discovered a different Japanese import that I found a much better series than Power Rangers (Sorry, Tommy), and led me to a movie that scratches that itching monsters and hitting much better.
It is time to be biolable with Guyver: dark hero.
The boy begged a manga
The boy originated as the manga Bio-Booster Armor Guyver By Yoshiki Takaya that anyone arrived at the anime through an original short film animation in 1986 (OVA) and a series of OVA from 1989. Both anime projects are incredible and are worth it for fans of classical action.
In 1991, an American film version of The boy It was produced, co -directed by Steve Wang and one of my favorite artists of all time, shouting Mad George, better known for his work of practical effects on films such as Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master and Society.
Unfortunately, The boy (1991) falls in many ways, but stands out for its monster costumes and effects. If you want to listen to an in -depth review in that movie, look at the episode of Genrevision Movie Club in The boy Wherever you get your podcasts.
Guyver’s story
Everything you need to know about the basic history is that a young man named Sean Barker finds a piece of alien technology that joins him, giving him a super -opposite suit that is primary to overcome the monsters that change in the form of the Kronos Corporation.
The boy It was successful enough in the launch to obtain a sequel. It is certain that sales of homemade videos and rentals were what made this happen. Uugh, we used to live in a world where a low -budget genre film amazed The boy I could get a sequel thanks to the video store.
Guyver: Dark Hero gets a lower budget but a best actor
Guyver: dark hero Let the “El” fall among other cuts from the first film. Screaming Mad George did not return to Direct, leaving Steve Wang as the only accredited director for the second entry. This comes with a reduction in the effects, but not in a degree of rupture. It is also clear Guyver: dark hero He has an even lower budget than the first film, but Wang is more than an expert in making his budget work for him.
Also absent is the main actor Jack Armstrong, replaced by …
David Hayter?!?
Yes, Solid Snake, the man with script writing credits in X-Men 2 and Vigilantes Passing the role of Sean Barker. And look, I’m realistic. I am not scaring for the caliber of Daniel Day-Lewis acting in a movie like this, but there is very well the character’s abrupt soap opera. It is lovely. I could see him beat his head to deliver a dialogue line from time to time.
Guyver: Dark Hero gets seriously with an R rating
That little side of side, Guyver: dark hero It takes a much more consistent tone than the previous film, whose humor is easily its worst attribute for multiple reasons. I am willing to bet on filmmakers behind Guyver: dark hero I wanted to start the film with a mission statement about how this was going to be a more direct version of the character. That is why the opening scene of Guyver: dark hero It is a stereotypical but effective scene executed “Hero stops a drug agreement”, completed with violent bad shipments.
In addition to the tonal update, Guyver: dark hero He is allowed to go in search of his violence, obtaining an R rating on the first PG-13 films. And if you love exaggerated fantastic violence, this film offers and offers. Part of Guyver’s appeal, which begins in the original manga, are the scandalous levels of violence treated to the zoanoids by the Guyver. The original film never seemed to be interested in capturing that aspect, probably due to the fact that I was pointing to that PG-13 rating.
Guyver: Dark Hero creates a martial arts kick
Fortunately, the sequel is also much more a fight movie than the first film. In fact, this film is the origin of a particular martial arts action movement.
This amazing maneuver has a bone popularized by martial artists such as Scott Adkins and is known as The Guyver Kick. When your movie ends up creating a landing fighting movement in martial arts culture, I have to call that a great victory.
Why I love Guyver: dark hero and why you should see it
Now I’m not here to proclaim Guyver: dark hero As a forgotten masterpiece. It is a small film about silly things like super alien costumes and insect monsters. I love those things but I also recognize its innate youth nature in something like Guyver: dark hero.
And that’s why I’ve come to hug Guyver: dark hero Like a Power Rangers movie. What we know how Power Rangers is part of a long -term series in Japan called Super Sentai, which dates back to 1975. Super Sentai was created by Shotaro Ishinomori, who also created the popular Kamen Rider series, something that hash has an immediate influence on the Guyver.
Carries that connection, Guyver: dark hero It simply works at a basic level of science fiction fantasy that fights fun, although it is not bogged down by the unbearable type of limp of things like CG Horrendo or an annoying child character.
Of course, the Pencil Calvo villain could be absolutely better, but I will take it in exchange for a final chief of Guyver Zoanoid that ends up melting in a nightmare rot before the Guyver tits laser will be described.
Man, I love movies.
Unfortunately, Guyver: dark hero It does not seem to be receiving the love it deserves when it comes to availability and preservation. The first film obtained a tremendous collector launch in Ultra High Definition 4K with many special features for fans. I hope the same is in the process for the sequel because it is a much better and even more dear movie among Guyver’s fans. I would be happy to contribute, since I want everyone to have the opportunity to see this gem at their best.
I would recommend watching both films just because Guyver: dark hero It is a sequel immediately that it is not the best job of being an entry point for newcomers. Or hey, jump directly to the sequel and reach good things.
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