The Guyver 1991 Based on Bio Booster Armor Guyver, screenplay by Jon Purdy, directed by Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang. A joint US and Japan production that was produced by Brian Yuzna.
David Gale runs an evil corporation that makes bio weapons for money. They've got an alien artifact that they can't figure out how to turn on. A researcher steals it with the intention of giving it to an FBI guy played by Mark Hamill. The researcher is killed on delivery night by minions from the evil corporation. Michael Barryman plays the leader of that gang of minions. He can change into a monster at will, he kills the researcher and brings the alien artifact to Gale. It turns out the researcher had exchanged the alien artifact for a toaster. You'd think they would be happy, they know how to work a toaster and they'd have some toast, but Gale is steaming and promises certain death if Barryman doesn't get it back.
Mark has been to see the researcher's daughter at the dojo where her boyfriend trains, the boyfriend follows Mark and his girlfriend to the location where he finds the alien artifact. On the way home the boyfriend is attacked by some thugs, he accidentally activates the alien artifact and becomes the Guyver. After the fight the armor retreats back into his body.
The rest of the movie is the two sides battling it out for the Guyver unit. The boyfriend is killed and the girlfriend kidnapped. Mark gets experimented on and the boyfriend is revived in the form of a clone. He fights some more monster mutants and eventually things work out in the end. Except for the dead people, they're all still dead.
I'd first seen this in 1993 but hadn't seen it in a long while. I could not remember anything about the movie so it was like new to me. I seemed to recall enjoying the initial watching but this time I didn't think it was as entertaining as the impression in my head. The acting is way over the top and some the actors aren't too good at their jobs as others. It's like the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers with more violence and gore. I don't know that I'd need to see it again.
The Old Ones 2024 Based on Lovecraft, screenplay and direction by Chad Ferrin.
A sea captain was kidnapped and possessed by a great Old One. Ninety three years later he's freed, now he wants to travel back in time to change the past and stop himself from being possessed. The old ones send a gang after him. The sea captain gets help from a father and son, they pulled his body from the water and saved him. The father is killed but the sea captain is sure if he gets back in time and changes things the father wouldn't be killed. The sea captain leads the son on an adventure to achieve his goal.
It's a fairly decently made film on a small budget. Even the acting was better on average than the previous film. For the most part I enjoyed the movie but I'm not drawn to wanting a copy. I doubt I would watch this one again either.
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