In comparison to the first film, guyver 2 aka guyver 2 the dark hero, is a better overall film. Dark hero, a film that actually takes itself seriously, doing away with that dumb, campy, slapstick humor and taking on a more serious, darker, grittier, bloodier approach. Written by nathan long with steve wang serving as director and producer, guyver. Sean barker became the unwilling host to an alien bioarmor known as the guyver. Dark hero also known as the guyver 2 is a 1994 american science fiction horror action film based on the manga and anime, bio booster armor guyver. Dark hero also known as the guyver 2 is a 1994 american, science fiction, tokusatsu, action film based on the manga, bio booster armor guyver, and. Dark hero also known as the guyver 2 is a 1994 american superhero film based on the manga and anime, bio booster armor guyver.
Dark hero dec 05, 2014 steve wangs second outing with the guyver accept this time there was a change in casting for the lead role, no big star names, a low budget. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Now he is trying to find why the guyver unit forces him to fight and kill evil. Like the empire strikes back 1980, the wrath of khan 1982 and breakdance ii electric boogaloo 1984, this one of those rare cases in which the sequel is actually better than the original which, admittedly, wasn.
Written by nathan long and directed by steve wang, the film stars david hayter in the title role, replacing jack armstrong. Dark hero you are looking for exciting, rough and serious movies about with superhero, alien, martial arts, time travel, crimes, space and aliens and supernatural themes of action and scifi genre shot in usa or japan. A year has passed since he defeated the cronos corporation, but sean barker continues to struggle with his ability to summon the powers of the guyver, an alien technology that armors his body with a powerful biomechanical exoskeleton. Scifis most powerful alienhuman hybrid returns sean barker became the unwilling host to an alien bioarmor known as the guyver. The first liveaction guyver movie had notably tame often cartoonish violence and a greater focus on broad comedy in comparison to the darker and gorier manga and anime franchise that inspired it, causing some backlash from fans. This series was screaming for more installments in it and so was i. The guyver title is shown in glittering, silver chrome that splis. The cronos corporation also known as cronos or chronos, kronos, and chronos corporation or kronos corporration is an evil corporation that is under the command of the zoalords and a secret organization that provides the role of main antagonists of the guyver mangaanime series. Based on the japanese manga series bio booster armor guyver created by yoshiki takaya, the film was directed by ecc art director steve wang in the film, sean barker, an unsuspecting college student finds the unit, an ancient alien. T he guyver is calling me to fight, to kill elite creature collectibles is excited to announce our 1. Dark hero as well as a 2005 26episode anime series based on the first 59. Out of control 1986, based loosely on the first four chapters, a 12episode anime series 1989 to 1992, based roughly on the first four volumes, two liveaction movies 1991s the guyver and 1994s guyver 2. The film tells of a young man, sean barker, who discovers an alien artifact called the unit which changes barker into an alienhybrid super soldier called the guyver. I know the manga series differs to the first movie, but this sequel.
Skip it all together and check out its awesome sequel guyver 2. The film is both a sequel and reboot of the 1991 film guyver and follows the. With david hayter, kathy christopherson, bruno patrick, christopher michael. Dark hero closely resembles some of the lowbudget science fiction films of the 1960s and 70s, particularly jack woods and dennis murens similarly themed equinox 1971, with its. A 1991 american live action film, the guyver, costarred mark hamill. That is, until he witnessed an explosion on a nearby mountain and came across a mysterious artifact which granted him the power to summon a suit of bioboosted.
One year after destroying the zoanoids and the chronos. The guyver is a 1991 american tokusatsu film based on the manga bio booster armor guyver. Two very odd creations in hindsight, the guyver from 1991 a brian yuzna production that decided for a pg tone in spite of its elaborate practical effects, the sequel guyver. A text prologue explaining the origins of the guyver and zoanoids, as well as leading up to dr. Big guyver fan, liked the anime never did finish the series the graphic novel was not. I really wish they couldve made more guyver movies. I believe it was a good move on the part of the producers to leave out the convoluted intergalactic backstory elements like the zoalords, the.
Dark hero was released also directed by an makeup artist and was closer to the style of the manga. Harry potter complete 8film collection dvd 2011, 8disc set free. Its sequel, guyver dark hero, starring david hayter, was released in 1994. Although most of the acting isnt very impressive, the guyver. Written by nathan long and directed by steve wang, the film stars david hayter as sean barkerthe guyver, replacing jack armstrong in the role. In this outing the mechanized hero must take on a terrifying alien that was. Dark heros premise, after a night of vigilante justice in which the. Dark hero 1994, jui gaai chak paak dong 1990 and age of demons 1992. Finally, a television series aired in japan in 2005 under the title guyver. Dark hero is a wellpaced and immensely entertaining scifi action film with a solid and likeable lead performance from david hayter, wellshot and expertly choreographed fight scenes, terrific makeup and creature effects, an interesting story, and competent direction from steve wang. Dark hero is a highly enjoyable and entertaining adaptation of the beloved manga series, and is easily one of the better live action adaptations of manga in existence today. Director steve wangs love for japanese tokusatsu tv serials such as kamen rider and ultraman shone through on film and appeased those who found the original lacking. The guyver released in europe and south america as mutronics is a 1991 american superhero science fiction film made in conjunction with shochiku films, loosely based on the japanese manga series of the same name by yoshiki takaya.
For the sequel, returning director steve wang made an effort to deliver a film tonally closer to the original source materials, and thus added in harsher. The vhs version shows a cheaper blackbrown title that swipes in and fades out. The guyver is a 1991 american superhero science fiction action comedy film made in conjunction with shochiku films, loosely based on the japanese manga series of the same name by yoshiki takaya. In other words i am saying you dont need to see part 1 to enjoy this sequel. This secret society was founded by the being known as archanfel, the first zoalord produced by the. Dark hero also known as the guyver 2 is the 1994 sequel to the 1991 liveaction adaptation of the 1985 manga series biobooster armor guyver. This actionpacked sequel to the liveaction adaptation of toshiki takayas popular comicbook series stars david hayter as sean barker, the young hero capable of summoning the powers of the guyver, an alien technology that armors his body with a powerful biomechanical exoskeleton.
Guyver has been adapted into a single ova titled guyver. Spoilers for folks who havent seen this or the first guyver film. This was a little over a year before batman the animated series would once again make. Tetsu segawazoanoid head crushed by liskerzoanoid, girlfriends father mauled offscreen by ramseyzoanoid, seans girlfriend mauled offscreen by ramzeyzoanoid, agentzoanoid thrown through wooden plank by sean barkerthe guyver, agentzoanoid sawblade thrown into head by strikerzoanoid accident, weberzoanoid chest sliced by sean barkerthe. The film tells of a young man, sean barker, who discovers an alien artifact called the unit which changes. A year ago he destroyed the kronos corporation, an organization of mutants who want the guyver. This is a list of all the films based on the guyver manga series.
Seanguyvers battle against the reptilian creatures known as zoanoids continues when an archaeological dig. Contentsshow plot characters cast notes links the guyver at the guyver wiki as soon as you obtain a possible landing point, let me know. Guyver 2 pretty much covers the majority of the major plot points of part 1 via exposition between characters. Seeing this film isnt necessary for enjoying guyver 2.
Dark hero is a science fiction action film directed by steve wang that focuses on sean barker david hayter, a college student whose horrible luck leads him to fuse with an alien. You can improve this tokupedia article by expanding it. A sequel to the 1991 american live action film, guyver, there is no costarring of mark hamill this time. Dark hero also known as the guyver 2 is an action scifi film. The guyver is a 1991 science fiction film based on the guyver manga series. Dark hero david hayter kathy christopherson christopher michael 1994 an archaeological dig unearths an alien spaceship containing another guyver unit that an evil corporation intends to exploit. This film was originally released in 1994 and was entitled guyver. This is the list of filmsmovies based on the guyver anime and manga series. Next came the 1989 12episode anime ova series in 1989 kyoushoku soukou guyver, or biobooster armor guyver.
Dark hero at the guyver wiki as soon as you obtain a possible landing point, let me know. In comparison to the first film, guyver 2 aka guyver 2 the dark hero, is a. Dark hero anthony houk is an actor, known for guyver. Dark hero also known as the guyver 2 is a 1994 american, science fiction, tokusatsu, action film based on the manga, bio booster armor guyver, and the anime, the guyver. Dark hero mudvayne not falling the guyver video mix.
This article is a stub, meaning it needs more info. Dark hero replaced the previous films lead actor jack armstrong with david hayter famous for voicing snake in the metal gear solid video game series and took a darker, more serious, and much more violent approach than its predicessor and. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Dark hero is an adaptation of the japanese manga, guyver, by takaya yoshiki. List of deaths in the guyver series horror film wiki. Fukamachi sho was an ordinary high school student with no real worries beyond moving along in school and trying to catch the eye of segawa mitsuki, the younger sister of his best friend, segawa tetsurou.
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