The rated-R version of Guyver is the anime series which is full of gore, decapitations and multiple different Guyver suits with different designs, plus you get to see all the actual powers the suits have.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Sounds much more entertaining than this.

@thetxaggie6575

Жыл бұрын

​@@JasonBrantthe anime is very good, I personally like the design there better too. Y'all should really check out the 2005 series after watching Guyver Dark Hero.

@pdmore123

11 ай бұрын

The guyver anime was brilliant! I remember there was more than one guyver and they would occasionally cross paths

You guys have to check out the sequel Guyver:Dark Hero. It's so much less cartoony and gets a massive upgrade in the fight choreography and gore department. Plus they switched out the lead actor for Solid Snake himself ( and screen writer) David Hayter

@carn9507

Жыл бұрын

Even my folks enjoyed Guyver: Dark Hero. And trust me that's something. :O It may not be high art but it's a lot better than this one. :D

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like the movie we wanted out of this one.

@danteztoyzpresentz

Жыл бұрын

You telling the truth my brotha better fights and alot more gory lol

@Two_Ravens

Жыл бұрын

​@@JasonBrantIt was fun hearing your list of everything you would change, because it's everything they changed for the sequel.

@alucard624

Жыл бұрын

@@JasonBrant The sequel is something you'll all enjoy a helluva lot more than the first film.

The sequel is much better. But I do love this film.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it's better. This really didn't do it for me.

@Sentient_Zee

Жыл бұрын

@@JasonBrantthere’s less comedy and the suit is so much better as it doesn’t have the flat chest this one had.

@mitsuokatagiri1860

Жыл бұрын

​@@Sentient_Zeeisn't David Hayter in the second one?

@Sentient_Zee

Жыл бұрын

@@mitsuokatagiri1860 he is yes.

@mitsuokatagiri1860

Жыл бұрын

@Sentient_Zee Indeed. I've seen both but it's been years. I don't remember much about either except for giant roach Luke Skywalker in this one and Solid Snake in the second. Guess I gotta get around to watching them again

Guyver Dark Hero is the way to go. That film has two of the three B’s and is such a great b-movie.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

I'll torture Brian with it, for sure.

@Jiren261

Жыл бұрын

Plus Solid Snake himself plays the hero

@alucard624

Жыл бұрын

I think Brian would like that one better too.

@Boonehams

Жыл бұрын

​@@JasonBrantThe sequel is also rated R.

@Ryan-9000

Жыл бұрын

@@JasonBrantplease!

Erin really hit on the bad guy wears a pinky ring thing lol 😂

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

It's so crazy.

@SuspiciousSilence

Жыл бұрын

I'm hoping that the bad guy in The Last Kumite ha a pinky ring, too lol!

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

@@SuspiciousSilence you'll be very happy

@ghostsquirrel8739

Жыл бұрын

Seriously, talk about finding the secret code.

@p_campbell

Жыл бұрын

I now look for it everywhere

I'm a huge fan of the 80s anime, so I squealed like a little girl, when a KZread notification told me you three were doing this video! It's now alcohol o'clock 😂😂

@whoelsebutmeofcoursei

Жыл бұрын

Same

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Hope you odn't hate us by the end of it.

The Guyver is a misunderstood work of genius.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@jaylong4705

Жыл бұрын

Just leave of "of genius"

@enzyme181

Жыл бұрын

The Anime is pretty good, but so far I have only seen the first episode and its actually pretty awesoem so far. I hope it doesnt get as silly as the movie but so far only the humans are sort of silly,lol

@ereisfireboi

Жыл бұрын

agreed, one of my favorite movies of all time, definitely top 10

@tussk.

Жыл бұрын

​@@JasonBrant Perhaps your expectations were a little to high for a live action manga adaptation, with a budget of $3 and as much goodwill as they could scrape together. The humour falls a little flat in places, but it was supposed to be goofy and it was originally aimed at Japanese teenagers, and didnt translate well at all.

"I'll have you slap yourself into oblivion." This dude is so evil. He's the embodiment of every school yard bully. His go to move is the "Quit hitting yourself. Quit hitting yourself," with telekinesis. I'd hate to see him break out the wet willy, swirly or wedgie.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

haha, good point!

@darkzer0670

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Ultimate Technique: The Purple Nurple ☠️

@jackflash8218

Жыл бұрын

Indian Burns. That's how you could tell the difference between the standard bullies & the real psychopaths. Only a truly disturbed mind thinks to give an Indian Burn to someone.

@carn9507

Жыл бұрын

I kept hearing David Gale speaking with Nelson Muntz' voice in my head saying that while he made Michael Berryman slap himself. :P

@STEVEIAM1

Жыл бұрын

​@@darkzer0670the purple nurple is a finishing move

Did anyone else notice how Mark Hamill magically goes from clean-shaven to scruffy and back again at every scene change?

@megatronjenkins2473

Жыл бұрын

The scruff.....clean-shaven nerf-herder!

Definitely watch the sequel. It's still SBIG quality, but much better than the first film. You can't go wrong with Solid Snake as the lead.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

You got it.

What do you expect from a director named Screaming Mad George? He did special effects for “Big Trouble in Little China”, Predator , Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and 4 ( the cockroach scene). And yes , it’s based on a manga called “Bio Booster Armor Guyver”.

Red Dead AcIips SBIG Fun Facts: I did some research, and the pinky ring phenomenon is actually derived from the mob. Mob bosses, and made men often had Pinky Rings to signal what their status was. Apparently Hollywood adopted that and uses that in their movies to identify the villains.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Seriously? Had no idea.

@megatronjenkins2473

Жыл бұрын

@@JasonBrant and here I am, wearing two pinkie rings....

@BikerJim74

Жыл бұрын

It's true

@Fardawg

Жыл бұрын

@@JasonBrant Really? I just assumed you knew that. Pinky rings are a really big "trope" of the Italian mafia image.

@dimman77

Жыл бұрын

If you find the Saturday Night Live sketch of Joe Pesci trying on pinky rings, it's glorious.

Been waiting for this episode forever. You have to watch the sequel.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Will do!

@nolanduarte

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah dude

I can't wait for them to watch the sequel. The fight scenes in the sequel are some of the best monster fight scenes I think I have ever seen.

"You can't kill me. I've been rejected by death." Why do I get the feeling that that guy has been rejected a lot of times in his life.

@jasonscarborough94

Жыл бұрын

he did just immediately leave when he saw Mark Hamill in his love interest's apartment.

Whenever they use that music sting and weird slice cut to the transition scenes, I want the voice over guy from the "Super Friends" cartoon to come on and say "Meanwhile!"

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

That transition was killing me.

Sequel is what you want. The tone is serious, the gore is solid and the fight scenes are amazing. Definitely watch it on your show.

How is this bad? Compared to most hollywood adaptations this is pure gold!

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

It's bad because the humor makes me want to jump in front of a bus.

@culturia3555

Жыл бұрын

@@JasonBrant I´m seeing you watching this movie, and not getting the main point. Didn´t finished the video yet, though... This is a kid´s movie. 100%. It does have actors from Reanimator and stuff, but it´s a kids/pre-teen movie altogether. TMNT target.

@innocuousalias6632

Жыл бұрын

@@culturia3555 kid's movie? The director's cut was R rated and so was the source material.

@Lord-Lexz0r

Жыл бұрын

@@JasonBrant i have to say when i saw this, it was like mid 90s so i was 13/14 so basically still a kid and i loved it, watching it now, yeah its not really the best of the best, but the nostalgia factor man, cant really beat that.

@culturia3555

Жыл бұрын

@@innocuousalias6632 this is not the directors cut, neither the source material. Ever heard of The Mask? The aforementioned ninja turtles?

Apparently the reason for the uneven tone was because producer Brian Yuzna wanted to turn the manga into a kids film while the directors wanted to stay true to the more serious tone of the source material, but ended up having all creative control taken from them by Yuzna during the production. Edit: They didn't even have any involvement with the so called "director's cut".

@RoryJones-rz7kc

11 ай бұрын

Everyone was trying to get the same success tmnt had

@LifesNeverHumDrum

8 ай бұрын

The idea that Brian Yuzna was the one who wanted to make it more family-friendly is wild to me

@RevanAlaire

8 ай бұрын

@@LifesNeverHumDrum His previous productions, while cult classics, weren't exactly huge financial successes. Yuzna probably thought he could turn Guyver into one by appealing to children.

@LifesNeverHumDrum

8 ай бұрын

@@RevanAlaire mmm that’s a fair assertion

The sequel ROCKS. More serious tone and played straight with some awesome HK style fight choreography.

Trust me when I say Guyver 2 Dark Hero is everything you wanted this one to be. Dark, gritty, better fights and choreography, gore, no bad humor, simpler story, more action and better looking suits. It was and still is one of my all time favorite movies. Love what you guys do by the way. Love the channel and the laughes. Never miss a episode.

Yeah, I just saw the thumbnail and my brain shouted "That's the manga one with Mark Hamill". I haven't seen this one in... decades. But some things just stay buried in your brain, I guess.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

I'd seen it, but couldn't remember a damn thing about it.

@megatronjenkins2473

Жыл бұрын

@JasonBrant once a month, I get to do the last 3 hours or so of my work shift, with maybe a little left over, with you on a shelf in my new Pit! And today's the day, motherfůcker!!!

13:10 BRIAN, sitting on an electric chair prior to his sentencing: “I ALSO feel lucky.”

Guyver 2 dark hero is a must watch! One of my favourite movies from childhood. It is the exact movie you guys are describing when how to improve this movie. Heavy R rating too lol

One of the best movies ever. the sequel was pure cheesy goodness but good . PLUS David Hayter stared in the sequel and also helped screen write Xmen movies

Thank you, Mark Hamill, for the sweet childhood memories. This transformation scene gives me enough nightmare fuel.

Guys, for this era... These are some legitimate effects. I realize its not good, but what a buried gem in terms of lost budget.

Oh wait a minute, the black official guy at the end with the glasses is the hilarious Mayor from Robocop 2!

You had me at "Power Rangers dropped on their head"

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

🤣

The sequel stars Solid Snake himself, David Hayter. It also does away with the stupid humor, and, goes in a darker direction.

@sparkplug405

Жыл бұрын

The first time I watched it I was wondering the whole time why this guy sounded so familiar😂

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

I'm ashamed to say that I've never played those games.

I think that Screaming Mad George took his favorite moments from the anime and padded the rest of the film with comedy in an attempt to create a _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_ vibe, that film having come out the previous year.

@cam62cam811

10 ай бұрын

While watching this, I was saying the same thing.

"The scientist's unit is inside of him?" I see what you did there, Brian.

Imagine a Guyver reboot with today's visuals or fight coreography like we see in The Raid movies and Hard R violence :D now would be a great time for this Series to return.

The guyver 2 is actually really good, and the fights well choreographed.

I loved this movie as a kid! When Blockbuster was still everywhere, I would rent this and a few other monster movies because the costumes were awesome back then. Yea, the comedy wouldve been better left on the editor's floor but the nostalgia factor covers that up nicely. lol

The "chest laser" is called the Mega Smasher and it is his most powerful weapon, capable of gouging into a mountain in the anime

The innuendo is real in this episode. 😄 This is based on an anime which is based on a manga. Them trying to compress all of that into a movie is why they have the narration/text scrawl at the beginning (they need to pick one) and why there's so much exposition in the story telling. This movie felt like they were trying to out-Sam Rami, Sam Rami. The first movie had better effects, but the sequel was more of the single and darker tone than the first.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Having the text crawl and then having a character repeat the same thing later was an interesting choice.

I really cannot abide this Guyver hate, but I still love you guys, and also if you want a more serious, rated-R version of this, the sequel is exactly that (with fantastic martial arts action, too).

I don't think I ever noticed before that the 'No smoking!' guy is the Mayor in Robocop 2. And just to add to what many people have mentioned, the sequel is a hell of a lot better. Pretty much exactly what you were wishing this one was in your commentary. I've got to say, though, watching this reaction kind of makes me want you guys to tackle the Swamp Thing films someday.

Screaming Mad George had an affinity for bugs ...he is an amazing sfx artist

Bio-Booster Armor Guyver is the first anime I ever watched, and its still one of my favourites. Pure 80s/90s hyper-violent insanity. But yeah, this is one of the earlier attempts to do live-action adaptations of anime, and it missed by a country mile. The sequel is definitely better in terms of effects and tone, and the final battle in it is legit fantastic.

Guyver is indeed based on a manga, and there was also an anime adaptation. The live action films are goofy, but the manga is excellent. The anime was good at the time, I am not sure how well it held up. When it first came out in the west it was considered on the more extreme end of anime at the time in terms of on screen violence and gore.

😂😂😅😂😂 The pained look on all of your faces was worth it. So good.

right there with you Jason, saw this late night HBO when i was a kid. glad you all are watching it now

For its time, it was very innovative and cool. I was really into it when I watched it as a kid. I was like 7 or 8. It has humour suitable for the age, cool powers and gore stuff that parents probably do not want you to see. A perfect kid fun. :)

@pdmore123

11 ай бұрын

I loved it when i was same age aswell lol always re rented it at ritz before they changed to blockbuster

Guyver is awesome. Not this one though, the second one is better. But what I commend from the 2 movies is that they did a really good job with the creature designs and the Guyver suit (it's really faithful to the source material) 👍

Erin and her pinky ring conspiracy! Holy moly! I think that applies in real life. I’m going to watch all the CEO of major companies doing interviews to see if any of them have a pinky ring

Finally!! Been waiting for you to do this one!!

Second one is much better love both movies and the anime

@jamesburchill7522

Жыл бұрын

It was better...but it wasn't good.

@raymondrhorer6045

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesburchill7522 we watch good movies on this channel?

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

It is better? Nice.

@jamesburchill7522

Жыл бұрын

@@JasonBrant It's a lot more serious, but moved at a glacial pace.

@ruimichael18

Жыл бұрын

The sequel Guyver the dark hero is so awesome compared to this, and with David Hayter the voice of Solid Snake has the lead its great, mainly the final battle.

Oh, man. I remember going to a friend's house when I was a kid, and he got us to watch this terrible film. 😅

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Nice.

Thanks so much, Jason, I always look forward to when you post your videos, it makes my dreary days a lot less dreary. Bless you, Erin and the SBIG crew. Please enjoy the rest your day.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Same to you!

16:58 The sequel is ABSOLUTELY the movie you want this to be.

Screaming Mad George is a Legend! Society is such a great movie!

That's probably the best description for this movie I've ever read.

Yes! I used to watch this all the time on HBO as a kid - been waiting for this 🤙🏼

It's that Senifeld-esque funk incidental music along with the bad comedy that kills it.

What I love about thos channel is seeing all those films I rented on VHS in the 80s and then realising I was FAR too young to be watching most of them let alone the goretacular Italian cannibal and zombie movies I was also getting. The 80s ruled.

those scene wipes seem straight from an anime/cartoon. I was half expecting someone to say "Now a word from our sponsors."

Guyver 2 is exactly what you are asking for towards the end I remember when this was a PPV movie and the voiceover said "move over Batman"

Jasons response to that suit retracting is something ive heard and Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners my whooe life. "Whoa.....that fits in your neck" 😂😂 Super stoked to se y'all watch this lol. I loved this movie "growing up".

Holy Crap that is the best title you've put up yet. Freaking great. First minute likewise. I remember renting this...time to watch.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🤣

After a stressful few days I finally have something to make me relax. Time to chill out and watch a crazy movie with you guys. My favorite channel!! Shout out from NJ!! Have no clue what I'm drinking yet but I'll find something!!🤘🤘🍻🍻📼📼

A dark version of this would be amazing.

Watched this over and over as a kid, it got me into anime and manga. Lost my shit when the sequel "Guyver 2: Dark Hero" came out. Improved in every way

@LetsGetitBoah

Жыл бұрын

Yup, it's a lot more coherent and serious.

Yeah! Loved this movie as a kid. Awesome vid guys.

The whole episode I was waiting with baited breath, wondering how youd react to Mark Hamill... and you did NOT disappoint.

Your reactions to the humour made me absolutely crack up 🤣🤣🤣 And the description 'If Power Rangers was dropped on its head at birth' 👌 I watched this movie as a child and remember it being dark and awesome but a lot more violent.

@SuspiciousSilence

Жыл бұрын

The costumes were good and obviously expensive, but like they said, just too well-lit. They look like Gremlins that are just going through puberty and Pokemon evolved in a really bad way lol. That's the best way I can describe it.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! People are saying the second one is more violent.

@purpleprinc3

Жыл бұрын

@@SuspiciousSilence Indeed, I concur with their critique! 🤣🤣🤣 Love your description too, this one was a proper blast from the past!

I sure hope y'all had good beer and plenty of it to get you through this. Awesome cast, though.

How nice of KZread to suggest the Verotika review right after this pile. When a mere "fatality" isn't enough. At least there's the Hall-of-Fame rare triple facepalm after 07 minutes 13 seconds. 🤣🤣

When you finish a Brant reaction vid just to see afterwards that they just uploaded a new one.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Good timing.

I remember this movie, it was soooo bad it wasn't good!!! Being a product of the 80's I can say it was a very dreary decade for sci-fi movies in general. But you gotta give them credit for at least trying!! Thanks guys for another fun one!!!

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

If they took the humor out, it would have been a lot more enjoyable.

Saw these movies as a kid on the sci fi channel and my life changed forever.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

For the worse? 🤣

9:54: No. The film doesn’t explain it, but in the anime and manga, it’s kept in a pocket dimension when not in use. The holes in his neck are just portals to that dimension. Edit: yeah, I knew this movie was going to be crap when I saw JJ from Good Times was going to be one of the main villains. But as most of the other comments have mentioned, the various Guyver anime (I think there’s 3) and the live-action sequel Guyver Dark Hero are friggin amazing.

@carn9507

Жыл бұрын

yep, and when he transforms in the anime/manga a destructive sphere surrounds him as the Guyver suit appears behind him before wrapping itself around him. Which is used against him at one point in episode 7 of the 12 part anime when he's tied to his girlfriend and can't transform without killing her. Except then he finds out it's not really her but a zoanoid made to look like her. So he transforms and that sphere destroys that zoanoid.

J.J. rapping in a monster suit is the bees-knees. Yes, I said that.

@2:00 Michael Berryman! He played Clevon in The Devil's Rejects. I forgot his name too, so I had to look him up, he has been in so many projects it kinda boggles my mind I didn't just remember his name instantly lol.

4:37 I worked in that 444 building for a while. The address is 444 S. Flower Street in Los Angeles. For those who enjoy trivia, this was also the building that was used in the hit television show LA Law.

OMG, I forgot all about this movie. One of my all-time favorites. The practical effects are outstanding and in my idiotic opinion hold up completely!

Please, try to add in that strange scene transition audio and effect into future SBIG episodes. Love your content, guys. Keep up the great work!

The sequel is a lot closer to what you're looking for, although for some reason the main character is played by David Hayter. That's right, Solid Snake is The Guyver in the sequel, The Guyver 2: Dark Hero. Also, you were right, this is based on an anime/manga series. I don't know much about it sadly, but I would be curious to learn more out of morbid curiosity.

Nothing like the animated movies, Guyver is one of my favs

I laughed so much every time you mentioned something that happens in the sequel. 😂

I take it that Erin first pointed out the pinky ring thing? That is too funny. I never noticed it either until you guys mentioned it.

This still has a special place in my teenage 90's heart, so def SBIG! And sequel def cuts out the fat and gives you more action. And respect to the directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang. Both are special FX masters who's collectively worked on countless FX films we've loved from the 80's (Predator, Monster Squad, Re-Animator 2&3...), including the suits for this film, which is why they look impressive for the budget this film was given--and probably the reason Gale and Combs are both in this, since they both have worked with them prior. Also, S. Wang even comes back for the second to actually direct it. Good times!

Just a blast watching the ride of perplexing emotions lol. The movie never lets you settle lmao

It’s also worth noting that the reason Screaming Mad George could acquire such incredible budgets for, essentially, straight to video productions, is that he was the talent behind movie monsters such as The Predator; and he did FX for A Nightmare on Elmstreet 4, The Re-animator (and Re-animator 2), etc… I know you’ll love this one. SMG was also the FX lead on Silent Night Deadly Night 5. The man is a Hollywood legend. I agree, though, the humour was shoehorned in MUTRONICS (The Guyver). It was like they were trying to make a family-friendly movie, with some really adult gore. Like they aimed for Gremlins, and landed on Naked Lunch.

26:45 She wanted to make sure all his parts had been regenerated and he didn't come back as some kind of Ken doll.

one of my most cherished childhood films lol brings so much nostalgia

5:04 I got a new pinkie ring!!! It's a silver checkerboard pattern, looks awesome!

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

The sequel is literally everything you guys wanted in this one, and the icing on the cake is that Sean is played by the man who voices Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid games.

A McGuyver and The Guyver crossover? Now I'd pay to see that 😁

@mikeljenks

Жыл бұрын

Or a rap act named M.C. Guyver

@MrDman21

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeljenks ha ha 😄

Cant wait till you guys do Guyver: Dark Hero :)

I can remember working in video rental store as a teenager and seeing the cool video cover, never saw it though. They are like giant Gremlins!

I think the story behind this is that Screaming Mad George was a makeup effects artist who was also a big fan of the Guyver anime, so this was kind of a passion project for him. His background in makeup effects is why the suits are too good for the rest of the movie.

Two of you gave it the bad rating. You have made a powerful enemy this day lol. It does pain me the movie is edited for blood and violence on the dvd release. Glad I still got my vhs tape of it.

@JasonBrant

Жыл бұрын

🤣 My apologies.

You guys must get around to watching the sequel, Guyver: Dark Hero. They sorted the tone out, dropped the Power Rangers bad humour and they had one stunt/special FX moment that is so cool it makes the whole film worthwhile. It's still dudes in funky rubber suits and it's still way overlit, but it's way more palatable than the first movie. The manga and anime were definitely R-rated, it just didn't transfer well to live action with the technology of the time.

I love how the vhs cover shows Mark hamill as the guyver, instead of the actual main character.

I love how they used the crashed the movie set but where the monster looked even worse to make theirs look better. Lol

Michael Berryman did a good job in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

The sequel doesn't have Hamil but it has David Hayter, the guy that wrote the X-Men, X2 and Watchman movies and is the voice actor for Solid Snake. :D

The Guyver: Dark Hero is the better of the two. It’s still cheesy as hell, but I love it!