Ryan takes a look back…
There was a time when filmmakers really didnt have a lot of respect for comics.
It was subjected to a less than respectful movie adaptation in 1991, calledMutronicsin the UK andThe Guyverelsewhere.
The Guyvers origins
Bio Booster Armor Guyver,first published back in 1985, remains an enormously successful series.
Guyversorigin story isnt unlike that of Marvels Spider-Man, in fact.
Its wildly camp sometimes cringe-inducingly so but also guiltily enjoyable.
The basic plot survives roughly intact.
Vivian Wu, as the heros love interest Mizky, is appalling.
At first glance, it seems as George and Wang have done a good job on the Guyver costume.
One of them looks a bit like an elephant.
Ive been rejected by death!).
Nevertheless,The Guyverbecame enough of a cult hit to allow Steve Wang to direct another one.
If approached on its own terms, theres much to enjoy about this trashy, straight-to-video oddity.
