Sean Barker, unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver, must fight the Kronos Corporation again before they discover the secrets of the Guyver's origin.Sean Barker, unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver, must fight the Kronos Corporation again before they discover the secrets of the Guyver's origin.Sean Barker, unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver, must fight the Kronos Corporation again before they discover the secrets of the Guyver's origin.
- Crane
- (as Bruno Giannotta)
- Brandi
- (voice)
- Sten
- (voice)
- Gail
- (voice)
- Mary
- (voice)
- Lois
- (voice)
- …
- D.C.
- (as Shant Benjamin)
- Sakai
- (as Koichi Sakamoto)
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- TriviaAfter the first film was criticized for being overly goofy and comical, the filmmakers added more elements of action and horror, hence turning the sequel to an R-Rating.
- GoofsWhen Sean jumps off the cliff and transforms into the Guyver. He lands on the ground leaving two scorch marks. If you look behind them, you can see the real foot prints of where he was actually standing.
- Quotes
Sean Barker: The Guyver Unit. It's been a year since the alien armor invaded my body and became a part of me. A year since I first became the Guyver and destroyed the Chronos Corporation and their shape changing killers, the Zoanoids. Now Chronos is gone. But the Guyver stays in me. Calling me to fight. To kill.
- Alternate versions27 minutes has been cut from the UK region 2 DVD. This includes some moments of violence, a nightmare sequence, a scene which Sean breaks up with Mizky and scenes that further develop the relationship between Sean and Cori. However the 15 secs of cuts made to the earlier video release (a bloody shooting scene and a throat stabbing) have been restored.
- SoundtracksBe with You
Written and Performed by Charlie Marshall
Vocals by Laurnea Wilkerson
Courtesy of Nation Rock Music, BMI.
This R-rated Sequel to The Guyver (1991) or also known as "Mutronics" from here in England, is a mega piece of exciting sci-fi comic book action. I grew up watching "Mutronics" on video when i was little & loved it, now it's still a good rubbery monster movie & has a good role for Mark Hamill & it's a great Nostalgic childhood favourite of mine that i love, & then i found it's much smaller budget sequel (That i discovered years later) "Dark Hero" is the definition of a Cult Classic movie & i discovered this rough action gem many years after the first film & here this flick is much darker in it's more adult violence fantasy way, we get a much more violent Guyver here & with it's cool blue colour & a way better lead hero here with David Hayter as Sean Barker, Hayter is very likeable & looks good as our kick-ass action hero. The creature effects are amazing here, the rubber-suited monsters are incredible designs & still look so much better than today's c.g.i monsters!!!
The fight scenes are AMAZING!!! Bloody, brutal & fast paced stunning fight sequences, some of the best creature fights in movies, like an Adult version of a Power Rangers episode or movie. What is all done here & on display with it's tiny budget is truly incredible!!! A great piece of filmmaking.
If there's a complaint to be made for this sequel it's that it's a longer film than the first flick which means there's alot more talking & very little action until much later but i do get that this film delves deeper into the Guyver origins but i liked the faster paced monster action of the first more.
The music is exciting & Awesome, the look is pure 90's & Nostalgic & i love the forests & river & caves & the archeologists site setting, a great environment for Guyver to battle the alien monster Zoenoids, Set a year or so after the events of the first film & Sean is still on a mission to expose the Kronos corporation & meets scientists & agents & a beautiful archeologist played by Kathy Christopherson who helps Sean. Dark Hero was a head of it's time with it's more mature/adult tone, way before "The Dark knight" this is such a fun late-night SCI-FI action Thriller with a great lead in Hayter & outstanding fight scenes & AWESOME monsters, a perfect "Boys" Comic book flick!!! Better than Spawn, The Crow, The Shadow, The Phantom, Power Rangers the movie & more of the 1990's era superhero/comic book films, now i like all those films I've mentioned it's just Dark Hero is that good it's better than the lot in my opinion.
David Hayter is a cult hero to me just because of his role here in this one great film, he's a genre film favourite but he's done some other cool stuff too, like he'd written both of the first Classic X-Men films & Watchmen & voiced Solid Snake for the Metal gear solid video games & lots of other voice work & bits in low-budget flicks but it's here as Sean Barker aka: Guyver that he will always be remembered for & has a solid place in B-movie & Cult film fans hearts!!! I so wish Hayter made another Guyver film.
Another good B-movie actor here is Christopher Michael, a guy who has played Cops or Agents in so many t.v shows & films, who gets a great second lead male lead role here as an undercover Agent named Atkins, who is pretending to be an archaeologist on the dig-site but is secretly there to check-out the monster activity around thet area & to see what ancient alien finds they discover from their dig. I love little B-movie stars like this is usually don't get a good part like this but here Christopher Michael has probably his best part or one of his best as he's a main character here & he's a good guy who helps Sean Barker & even has a fantastic fight sequence near the end with one of the monsters, i really liked his character & solid serious performance & his character Atkins could have even had a spinoff film of his own as he continues to hunt down the Kronos corporations & hideouts but of course this was a low-budget straight-to-video film so it would've never happened.
Guyver: Dark Hero an action-packed B-movie that's rooted in the Manga style of it's original content from the Comics/cartoon, so it's amazing fight scenes look so damn good & flow in a beautiful choreographed Japanese style with wire-work & flips & slices & blood splatter all in an awesome organic flow.
A true Cult Classic, low-budget, B-movie & a whole lotta bloody good fun.
I will always have big Nostalgic love for the fun first flick & now a big love for it's equally great sequel.
- lukem-52760
- Jul 1, 2020
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- Budget
- $900,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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