[ZeroWolf]

I'm going to be the dissenting voice here but I felt that this movie was head and shoulders above the first film. Unlike watching the first film where I found it going too comedic, this one nailed the manga tone and gave us something the manga probably never will, a guyver-zoanoid (I hope some makes a 3d print of that design soon to go with the others). I will agree on editing though that it could have gone through another pass, maybe restoring some footage that would have helped fill the gaps like the scene where Sean breaks up with Mizuki. Though given the budget was only 30% of the first film (apparently), they may not have had the money for that.

I will admit though, I may have some bias as it was the first proper Guyver thing I watched following a advert on the Sci Fi Channel in the UK.

Regarding your break for the 2005 anime, I fear it won't be long enough, but appreciate that you're still going to give it that try.