The Guyver (1991) was awesome! Highly recommended if, like me, you enjoy tokusatsu -- ridiculously over-the-top, campy sci-fi with great makeup/prosthetics, props, and practical effects. It was very silly, but I loved it. It reminded me of the stuff I watched as a kid -- Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Xena Warrior Princess, etc. -- with a gnarly, Cronenbergian flavor. I wouldn't call it horror, but it didn't feel too out of place in the lineup. A more aggressive editor could have taken out like 15 minutes of superfluous monster fights, but then it wouldn't be what it is!
Also enjoyed the deliciously OTT dialogue like:
"I killed you once! I can kill you again!"
"You can't kill me! I've been rejected by death!"
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