jamesgandrew Guyver II Dark Hero is based upon the anime 'Bio Booster Armour Guyver', which follows a teenager fighting threats to the world with his newly discovered bio-armour.I know what you're thinking. What about the first Guyver movie? Well, all you need to know it starred Mark Hamill and it wasn't very good. Steve Wang directs the film and he's most well-known for special effects. He has worked on countless films including Predator, The Monster Squad, DeepStar Six and Gremlins 2. Steve Wang also uses his talents in this film to create some exceptional creature effects, especially for a low budget production.David Hayter, who plays the Guyver, went onto voice Solid Snake in the critically acclaimed video game series Metal Gear Solid. Despite Guyver II Dark Hero having its fair share of bad acting and slow moments, it also has plenty of monsters, bloody moments and cool fight choreography to make it a worthwhile viewing.

srepolt Being a huge fan of the original manga and a big fan of the first American film, Guyver Dark Hero is one of those rare exceptions when the sequel is better than the first installment. What makes this film better than the first movie is that they try to keep this film serious. Steve Wang and Screaming Mad George directed the first movie and as awesome it was seeing the Guyver done in live action, the tone and the pace of the movie vie was all over the place. The first film had comedy in areas where it wasn't needed and serious elements when things could have used a comedic scene to break up some on screen tension. The sequel is very different due to the fact that Steve Wang was the sole director. I'm assuming that Screaming Mad George wanted more comedy in the sequel and Steve Wang didn't so they parted ways. The sequel is by far the better movie for a number of reasons. They replaced the lead by casting David Hayter ( voice of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear video game franchise, screenplay writer of the X-Men movies ) who did a far better job than Jack Armstrong. David Hayter played the character of Sean Barker aka the Guyver very straight and very cool. The Guyver suit looked awesome on screen and was an exact adaption of the manga. They even went as far as to include some of the Guyvers other powers from the Manga and Anime. The the action and special effects for a 900,000 dollar movie are very good. The film makers tried very hard to Americanize the Japanese story while trying to stay as close to the original manga as possible. With such a tight budget they managed to not waste any money in delivering excellent costumes, action, makeup and special effects. This movie was made solely for fans of the Giyver and that's that. If you like the Guyver than this movie is for you.

Seiryu Simply put, this movie does a better job of capturing the feel of the original manga/anime. The first movie did little else but spit in it's face. Not only is Dark Hero more accurate in it's presentation, but it's surprising good considering it's budget. Steer clear of the "Jimmy Walker" Guyver, and check this out.

willywants PLOT: Sean Barker became the unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver. A year ago he destroyed the Kronos Corporation, an organization of mutants who want the Guyver. Now he is trying to find why the Guyver unit forces him to fight and kill evil. He is lead to an archelogical site where scientists discover an ancient space craft. Now he must fight Kronos again before they discover the secrets of the Guyver's origin.ACTING: 3/10- Not especially impressive. Interestingly, though, the main character went on to write the script for the X-MEN films.DIRECTING: 5/10- Dry and boring, shaky. Steve Wang should have stayed doing the F/X.GORE: 8/10- This film is quite gory. A man gets his throat cut, lots of blood poor from the wound. A creature gets his head cut off while in a river, the water turns red. A creature gets his eyes gouged out by a laser, his hands broken off at the rists, stabbed in the stomach multiple times and then gets his head crushed. A creature gets electrocuted and then shot two times. A creature's head explodes. A creature melts down to the bone. A creature gets stabbed with a crow-bar. The death scenes are graphic and bloody.MONSTERS: We get a whole bunch. A Rihno creature, A Frog monster, a intelligent-looking "Predator" like creature, a Bee creature,a beetle man, a scaly humanoid creature, a big ugly alien, and several indistinct aliens in tubes. SPECIAL EFFECTS: 7/10- The creature suits are fun, the monster designs are cool and original.MUSIC: Uneven. Nothing special or memorable.Final verdict- The story is good, the creature effects are fun and film showed consistant effort but the poor acting and weak direction hammer it. 5.5/10.