Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: THE GUYVER
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- Опубликовано: 13 фев 2017
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I tackle the western manga adaptation "The Guyver" (1991), 'starring' Mark Hamill.
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"Oh hi Mark." That killed me hahahahaha
I did not hit her I did naaaaaaaat
😂😂😂
*putting a bouquet of flowers on grave* *sniff*
That line was ripped from that film called "The Room".
Mostly because of how perfectly it fits.
I almost shit my pants when I saw the thumbnail!
The explanation for the mixed tone of the film is fairly simple: Steve Wang wanted to make a serious adaptation of the Guyver manga, whereas the studio saw it as an opportunity to make a goofier, more kid-friendly film to draw in a bigger audience. And mind you this was at least two years before Saban started releasing the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, so it's not like the film would've been competing with it.
Thankfully Steve Wang's initial vision was realised with the sequel, which stays much closer to the source material and is an all-round better movie(with the exception of the acting).
For a moment I thought you said there was a director’s cut here.
Why are americans so obcessed with comedy?
@@dartoney In this case, it was because of the Ninja Turtles movie that came out a year earlier. They figured since this was also about Mutants it should tap into that zeitgeist
"Then Jimmy Walker, who was secretly an Alien Soldier and at this point has transformed into his alien Form, begins Rapping at the Protagonist for no real reason."
That was in the script.
Someone got paid to write that.
David Hayter.
And he is still out there.
I CRINGED at just looking at fat dude trying to act/dance hip.
He is Kid DYNO-MITE!!!
And the awesome screenplay got dissed for an Oscar, bastards!
The 2005 anime Guyver: Bio-Boosted Armor is VERY intense.
I recommend it even if you didn't like the movies as its a huge step up.
I wish they would do a second season, they should have enough from the chapters for it, maybe even a third and make their own ending kind of like FMA 2000s show since the manga artist may never finish the manga
The Guyver manga is outstanding, and amazingly it's been in continuous production since 1986 (although in more recent years it's slowed due to Yoshiki Takaya's age and health).
OI!! AGE???? He was only born in 1960. That only makes 60, 10 years older than me. 60 years old is nothing especially in Japan where living to 80 odd is taken as normal. Bloody cheeky kid. I'll batter you with my pension book
He is slow as shit, I've read every chapter. He still hasn't finished the story and it's 2020 🤣
Any anime or just manga?
@asian dude Well unless he's a Zombie, as far as I can see he's still alive.
His health? Where's the article or source that gave you that idea?
"No, he needs to not suck at fighting."
He's learning Aikido. He's always going to suck at fighting, unless the monsters run at him one at a time with arms outstretched.
Also known in martial arts terms as "Seagal Style".
Bjj is not useless.
So many ufc matches are ended with a bjj chock.
Aikido only works well when it’s your students doing what you tell them.
Capsy Dash
He’s obviously never rolled or sparred, let alone fought, a legit BJJ practitioner. Striking has made huge leaps since the Gracie’s exposed how useless traditional Martial Arts were in the 90s, yet Muay Thai and BJJ, along with a good knowledge of wrestling, seem to make up the core of all the best fighters now.
Pedro Sepulveda you really don’t know what you’re talking about you know. BJJ has those too they’re just illegal in most fighting tournaments it’s called small joint manipulation and it would get you disqualified.
On BJJ fighters avoiding aikido practitioners is just ridiculous once a fight is taken to the ground most aikido techniques wouldn’t work
Tho people discounting aikido are also not getting the point aikido is a discipline mainly focused for self defense it’s ideal for when people grab you or reach for you in general after that it’s merely a question of being fast enough too grab them and then use their momentum against them. It’s by no means great for competitive fighting but not at all bad for self defense. I mentioned aikido is bad on the ground but in street fights the last thing u want is to be on the ground not only is concrete gonna skin you raw but while you’re dealing with one guy any others can crowd around and kick and stomp the shit out of you.
Btw BJJ also has self defense standing techniques mostly standing joint locks and throws, and if you’ve ever been properly thrown by a jiu-jitsu or judo practitioner u know that you hit the ground hard and if that ground is concrete the chances of you getting back up to keep fighting after that are slim to none
BJJ in UFC is a very specialised thing for one on one ground grappling it doesn’t represent the entirety of the art.
Also don’t fight unless you have to, running away is always the safer choice for everyone involved, if you can’t you try diffusing the situation, fighting is always and should always be a last resort. Anyone who had a good martial arts teacher was probably taught that u know that you can seriously hurt people and that isn’t the aim of martial arts except in competition, Jiu-jitsu (a well applied choke will knock someone out in moments with no lasting harm) and aikido (their joint locks are great for stopping advance and locking in place so u can talk and diffuse the situation) are good for self defense because they can allow for fights to end with minimum damage to both parties if the user knows what they’re doing
Was always impressed by how good the Guyvar armor suit looked in this movie ...
So this is what Luke was doing in the 30 years between ROTJ and TFA
I was surprised you didn't pick up on the fact that the Mark Hamill's CIA boss ( Marvin Kuzak the guy with the monster at the end ) is actually from Robocop II... He's the mayor!
also the other black dude is from RoboCop 2
@strontiumXnitrate It's a line from Robocop 2. ;)
He's obviously one of the best things in Robocop 2
This was one of my favorite movies growing up. If you lived in my area it was never at Blockbuster because I had it every 5 day period. I know it's "bad" but as a kid this was the sci-fi genre's magnum opus lol
Foreshadowing Mark Hamill's future career is my favorite bit on this review.
The Last Jedi is certainly not it's highest point though
@@ciapatyciapacz5354 maybe not, but Mark's performance was great
The whole part with "Don´t worry Mark Hamill,they gonna make new Star Wars movies and you gonna be Luke again...", well... that didn´t aged that well.
But thankfully, The Mandalorian did Luke right.
@@marshallhuffer4713 the mandalorian Luke is already cancelled because you can't have a SW Charakter be more badass than a mouthbreathing Mary Sue, or a Gender Confused twin couple... or a genderless Rock...
Strange that
I mean he wasn't wrong
@@squirrelknight9768 I get that you're referring to rey Mary Sue but who the hell are the gender confuse twin couple and the genderless Rock and why the hell was luke skywalker canceled in Mandalorian that was the most badass seen in that show except for the luke deep fake that kind of ruined it a little bit
Can we not...?
The second movie makes up for the campiness of the first one. Some of the best fight choreography I've ever scene. It definitely shows how badass the Guyver is. And the final fight scene is TOTALLY SWEET.
Guyver anime was pretty damn cool, just didn't translate well to live action, budget would have been insane
David Gale, my favourite bad scientist in 1985's Re-Animator. Wonderful 80's Cult Classic.
With Jeffrey Combs too!
So it was a little Re-Animator reunion in this movie
@@thatonea-holeHow delicious 😋.
I actually love the two Guyver Movies and keep hoping we either get third installment or a reboot.
One can only hope.
John Lemus Same
I'm down with a 3rd entry.
Neil Blompkamp would rock a third installment!
@ Gene Starwind, I don't know. Hey might film it in Africa and cast Ninja as the lead and Yolandi as his girlfriend.
I love when people acknowledge Mark Hamill's amazing work as the joker...best joker imo
as a star wars fan i legit was hyped that mark will be the guyver but movies in the 90s did that often because the studio felt the "first box office sales would make up their payback profits"
and the guy standing by jimmy has a nazi iron cross on his leather vest,but then again i guess because they're aliens they just did a quick yahoo search on "evil" things from earth and said "oh its evil lets go with it"
Dude, Speed Racer was amazing. Even more than Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, if you want to explain what being on acid is like to someone who has never tried it, make them watch Speed Racer and tell them: "imagine this all made perfect sense to you."
@@RandoLePerson lol Yeah. I still dig the movie though.
Reminds me of the old Dexter episode where they parody speed racer haha.
"it always sucks when you can't get your unit to work!"
OMG AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA YOU'RE KILLING ME DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"You get to be Luke Skywalker again."
I'm sorry Mark.
Yeah, I'm guessing Brandon made this before he saw The Last Jedi. TLJ would just be another reason to convince Mark to kill himself.
@@donwhiteley3293 Jesus Christ, guys
To be fair, Brandon did say "biggest" films, which they were. Nothing implied about quality.
Fortunately, The Mandalorian gave us the Luke Skywalker we deserved.
@@marshallhuffer4713 ehhhh idk. When Luke shows up and starts cutting the robots, yeah that was cool and all, but I personally wasn’t a fan of “CGI face Luke”. I would’ve been fine if they used a guy who at least looks like a young-Mark, BUT NOPE! That would be to much work, CGI it!
Christopher Reeve was listed third in the first Superman movie, right after Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman.
None of it. He was just listing another example.
Reeve was rather unknown back then, and so was this guy. Top rated actors were always listed first. But now they do just the opposite and say "with special guest star" at the very end of the credits
@@lindsaychurch8749 It was a pure bait and switch. Look up the movie poster of the guyver. It shows Mark Hamill and the guyver side by side implying he was going to be the guyver.
Wait a minute. That Ninja Turtles comment...
Hiphop JJ and Mustachio Dude there are, perhaps, a nod to Bebop and Rocksteady. If uninentional, they also ironically seem like the human versions of them from the new series.
I absolutely loved the Guyver movies when I was a kid! When the anime finally came out in America I bought it right away
"Aye, man, he took the suit off! Get him!" Was enough for me to subscribe 😂😂
I saw Guyver 2 first as a kid, because of nostalgia , it is my favorite movie! Most of my screennames growing up had Guyver somewhere in there!
This was one of my husbands all time favorite childhood films. I was always so shocked he was even allowed to see it; my parents were super protective. I think the movie’s identity crisis works in its favor when viewed by a much younger audience. It reminds me of something my brother and I would make up as one of our crazy backyard “Play Pretend” epics, lol!
This was my favorite movie as a child.
Dude me too! I reply vhs so many times
This is my favorite Japanese comic,it’s still no ending,I’m 41years old now
Yup, I'm 32 been waiting to see how it ends. I'd like to know before I die 🤣
These movies got me into the anime
I have to come clean. As a youth I always got 3 things mixed up - THIS/The Guyver, MACGUYVER the tv show, and the book THE GIVER. Then in 2014 the GIVER got made into a movie, so now that's 4 things. They should mash all those properties together and make something nutty.
Don't forget the giving tree.
😄😄😄👍👍
One of the best straight to video movies for me at the time. I think the creature effects were quite good in this movie back then.
Straight to video? This got a theatrical release.
Yeah this wasn’t straight-to-video so really confused by your comment
Cork popping lol best explanation of a spoken word ever! well played sir
I feel no shame in saying this, this is one of my favorite movies as a kid
i like it two, both as a cheesy power ranger type movie, and for getting me into the anime
Respect, when I was a kid, Battleship was one of my favorites
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the transformation looks seamless and fluid , but is full of jump cuts, it's beautiful
This movie was awesome for its time. Definitely needs a remake
The Guyver theme song was so dope.
Still gives me goosebumps...
Words cannot express how much this movie means to me. I would watch it over and over on the Sci-Fi channel when I was a kid (they played it on cable a lot in the 90's!) Little did I know that while I was waking up at 5 in the morning to watch Saturday Anime on the same channel that I was already indoctrinated by this live action movie. As cheesy and strange an adaption as it is I love the practical effects (which still hold up), and it was like a rated R Power Rangers for me back then. I still watch it and its sequel at least twice a year. 17:16...I still laugh at that. Thanks for having great taste in your reviews!
There were some shit-hot channels for that back in the day. I remember watching Sci-Fi and Bravo a lot after a specific time, like it'd get to 10pm-midnight on 50% of the cable channels and they'd just flip... you'd either be watching cartoons one minute and then WCW Thunder/Nitro or black and white western the next (Cartoon Network/TNT 10pm flip), or you'd go from "normal broadcasting" to those really weird out-there late night cartoons or crazy Japanese movies.
I'm English, so, dunno if it was any different anywhere else, and we got cable quite a while after the US.
This is, like you said, one of the ones I would watch if I ever flicked over and it was on.
I personally find this to be one of the better American adaptations of a manga/anime. It stays true to the core of the source material rather than throwing important points out the window and, at least in my case, sparks an interest in the audience to check out the original manga.
MasterSeijin Second one is better tho
TheBlackKnight1o1 I haven't seen that one in years. I should rewatch it.
CHRIS CONLEY True but the plot is mostly there while still being different.
Brandon, thought you might find this interesting. The Aikido instructor in the movie is Deborah Gorman, who was one of Steven Seagal's prize students when he instructed at his school in Japan. Just a tidbit you might enjoy.
Oh PLEASE do the second movie, Guyver 2: Dark Hero. It's MUCH better than this one in my opinion. Better action, better music, and more focused on what it wants to be. The acting can still be hit or miss like this first movie, but it's still pretty good.
Powershade117 isn't solid snake in the second one
I agree it's hold water vs the anime
The pacing in the second movie is too slow.
To be fair the early 90's version of The Flash was a highly underrated show and Hamill was good on it as The Trickster.
Definitely agreed n awesome to know its on the DC universe app
I remember seeing this movie years ago and I actually liked it, but as I got older I saw how corny and cheesy it was 😂😂😂, but in some weird kind of way still enjoyable...I also like Guyver 2: Dark Hero which in all Honesty is a little bit Better than this one was because the sequel actually followed the manga series and the origin of the Guyver Unit...I'm a huge Fan of The Guyver from the Manga Series to the Anime Show & even the first two films...I just wish They would have came out with a Guyver 3 or a Remake that can be way better than the first two movies...Even though to some these movies are considered Classics & in my book they are too, but they can always upgrade...Great Review of the Movie!!! 😎😎💯💯
Mario Gales I agree, if u sit and watch it it’ll grow on you. Not Oscar worthy but it was better then the power rangers TV show. Maybe better then the new power rangers movie actually. Guyver 2 knew what it was and had a darker tone. More polished really.
Same, but damn wasn't this the shit when we were kids
Dark Hero IS the better film but I have to say that the first had the better Guyver suit.
For 1991 these movies were done very well. They hold pretty well to the story to a point. They are also way better than any adaptations Netflix had put out of other Anime and Mangas.
To this day i think the Guyver unit in the movie looks so damn cool i was so amazed with this movie as a kid even though now it's kinda cheesy but still a lot of fun every once in a while
Same. They did a hell of a job on the outfit. It's hella badass.
Oh shit guyver! Good choice!
Honestly, you're my most favorite reviewer by far. I always can't help but get a giggle from you.
As a huge fan of the anime and manga series, I'm so glad you've reviewed this. It was such a guilty pleasure movie for me. Hopefully you'll review "Guyver: Dark Hero" as well.
Jay Jay Binks. Misa DYNO-MITE!
DW4Ever91 basically😧
Duuuuuuuude. This one was of my favorites as a kid!!!
I always enjoyed this movie and the special for the transformations were cool and brings back good memories. Yet I loved the 2nd movie the origins of the Guyver had more depth in the storyline
Power Rangers is one of the few adaptations of Japanese things that remained a classic that i can think of; mainly because it did its own thing for most of the seasons (I.e. In Space going with a completely different storyline compared to Megaranger). It's pretty noticeable that, aside from Turbo, some of the worst-recieved seasons of power rangers were ones that were literally carbon copies of their respective sentai seasons (like samurai) or played it so safe they failed to actively establish their characters or storyline (like Megaforce)
Loved this movie when I was a kid, love it still as an adult. I liked the second one also.
I loved this movie as a kid!! I went back and watched it as an adult... It's pretty much just Power Rangers....
Why no mention the absolutely, insanely awesome soundtrack?
Loved this movie as a kid, still can watch it and have fun today.
To be fair, most Japanese manga seem to have goofy humor interspersed throughout their stories. They're amazingly imaginative, but the writing is never really what one would call high-brow.
I think Mark went with that role because he thought the character he was based off of was the coolest character in the book.
And i really don't think Jake Skywalker is something he should have been excited to do. The guy looked suicidal in every interview leading up to those awful films
They upped the gore in the sequel, but it's so cliche you can basically watch it on mute and still know what's happening. Also, muting it is a great idea because the music and sound effects are some of the worst I've ever had the displeasure of hearing.
Minecraft player: Takes his armor off.
Normal players: OK.
Me with a armed weapons mod: 8:40
dude just found your channel last night please never stop lmao
This movie is in the "SO BAD IT'S GOOD!" category that it's quite enjoyable.
You're not the only one who got misled. I too thought Mark was the title character.
William Crowe Me too. I looked like such a fool when I showed people this movie
It would've been cool if Mark Hamill was the Guyver until being killed by the Zoanoid gang at the near end of the film, and then Jack Armstrong's character becomes the replacement when the device begins to regenerate its armor at the end.
U aren't alone on this 1.
Oh please do Guyver 2. That would be awesome!
just a lil note there is a peep hole in the door when she opens it i find it strange how often in movies they open doors without looking especially after warnings of trouble
This movie is kind of perfect in its own weird way. Lots of cool people involved, monster action and 90’s cheesiness.
I thought it was funny that the boss kept the toaster
One of the most misleading movie box arts ever. Disgraceful
Diamhea
You think that’s misleading, check out “Warriors of the Wind”!
Another excellent review. Thanks a lot and keep 'em coming!
The guyver should have no problems getting his unit to work with Vivian Wu around
This movie rocks. Dug it then, dig it now.
Brandon you should review Guyver: Dark Hero it's the sequel to this and it's WAY better then this one.Please and thank you.
drift 219 I think he hined at him doing it
I made the comment before I saw the whole review so I didn't hear the hint before I left my comment.
drift 219 It would be awesome
TheBlackKnight1o1 true
drift 219 yes I was going to say the same thing. it's waay and much much better than the first movie. In fact when I first discovered this movie, I saw the sequel first and it got me all pumped up to watch the first one. And boy after watching it, i pretended the original never existed
It was made back when Newline Cinema was still making Indy and direct to video films like Suburban Commando. I remember seeing a story in Entertainment Weekly about this movie coming out and the first time I watched it was on Showtime the following year.
Mark Hamill is still one of my favorite actors. Not only because of his movies, but because he carved out a career for himself , becoming one of the best voice actors around, and stayed a chill and humble guy.
You should review "The Peanut Butter Solution".
I use to watch this guy long time ago
Never realized how many horror movie actors were in this until your commentary lol thanks
0:23 to the right: Brandon fused with ultraman. To the left: a giant gremlin wearing necklaces and a punk rock predator.
MORE GODZILLA REVIEWS PLEASE!
MASK Crusader yes please but after he does the guyver dark hero review :)
Your pic reminded me of the M.A.S.K. theme song. Always awesome. Thanks. : )
MASK Crusader can these types of comments please stop? he'll get to them eventually. the movies he regularly does are weird and insane enough to keep anyone entertained.
Gojira Fhqwhgads agreed, I'm a kaiju fanboy and I'll wait patiently. I very much enjoy finding new bad/cult movies in the meantime
I'm waiting patiently as I can. I love the jokes he makes in them. Just excited for a godzilla review is all.
They turned Mark Hammil into a Turkish person!
"Oh... Hi Mark" - ( The Room ) It's the gift that keeps on giving.
Honestly the art for the thumbnail of the monsters is better than what they actually look like, or at least some of them, the final boss one was awesome looking
If a Gremlin Gungan hybrid drank a serum from Gremlins 2 that turns him into a black stereotype, you'd get Him.
And he looks like a Beetleborgs monster!
Sweet Jesus, what movie was that wacky photo of Mark Hamill taken from?! Inquiring minds want to know.
It's from the 1990 Flash series. Mark played a villain called The Trickster, which was kind of a trial run for his role as The Joker.
Brandon Tenold he also returned to the character with a modified but similar costume in the current runnning Flash show!
Yikes!
@@TheBrandonTenold He even tells Trickster Jr. "I am your father!"
And Mark even voiced The Trickster in the Justice League cartoons. If fact, Trickster and Joker once tried to kidnap Mark.
This is still a guilty pleasure of mine to this day. I like both of The Guyver films. I know they’re silly but entertaining for sure.
The name of that sphere item in his forehead, is called a control metal.
imagine if maguyver had the guyver! At least he could fix his suit.
Review David Cronenberg's, "Videodrome".
dude u do so many movies i remember watching as a kid skipping school.well done !!
you win! Seriously, that was awesome. A Kafka reference in a japanese manga movie. You get infinite credit for that. im for sure a subscriber for life and im goin to Patreon and helping you out ASAP.
jeffery combs is always awsome
C'mon, Speed Racer was an AWESOME MOVIE!
God DAMN me and my Bros freaking LOVED Guyver growing up.
This was my first experience with Guyver. Glad I hung in there and read the manga and watched anime . It’s one of my favorite anime creations
They can shoot him without the armor. The guyver will remake him. Lol.
yo what up Brandon... damm! you took me back with this joint.. . yo, I can't front. the Guyver was the shit when I was a young buck... & funny enough, J.J.'s character used to have me cracking up. & that stupid ass rap he did def took me back.. "BOIY"! . . LMFAOOO!!!! the original manga def was some good shit. . however, even tho this was a horrible cheesy b-movie, I still enjoyed it back in the day... this was def a blast from the past... but one thing tho; u think J.J.'s monster was a little rasict giving him those big ass lips??... SMS!.... hmmmm... sike nah, who gives a fuck!.. . Lmaoooo!!!!. . .
When I first watched it, it was in the lounge of my dorm in college. One of the other residents (who was black) that came in partway through the movie made pretty much the same comment you did, something to the effect of "why'd they have to give him the big-ass lips?" I felt kind of bad about it, but the dude stuck around through the rest of the movie and seemed to think it was pretty funny, so that's good at least.
Jar Jar Gremlin is about right though. Yeesh.
Oh yeah bro... Even though I originally said who gives a fuck about the big lips, for real-for real, they def designed that monster like that on purpose.. Shit, it wasn't any monsters like his in the original manga... But they had to make J.J.'s monster like that. . smh.. Fuck it tho... I ultimately still don't give a fuck... Lmaooo!!!!
9:02 - "He pulled a switch" A NINTENDO SWITCH!! I know that the video was done before the release of it, but I had to make that joke!
It's interesting how they never seem elaborate on Mitsuki is apparently at least half Zoanoid but doesn't have a transformation?
I saw this back in the early 90s, I loved it.
A few years later I found the (80s) anime and since then i was hooked on anime. Obviously, I watched anime but it was mixed with cartoons so I thought it was all the same, back then.
I always give credit to this film for my obsession with anime.
Fun fact: In the UK this was called Mutronics.
When I talk to people that dont watch anime I tend to mention the live action versions. I loved the live action versions.
Mark Hamill with a mustache is a strange sight.
Just found your channel, and damn dude you got them quips, not everytime but damn you got em lol
Fun fact: The guy next to the Walker monster was the mayor in Robocop 2.