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Copy Clerk Posts: 113 Joined: 5 Mar 2008    | |
Muckraker  Posts: 261 Joined: 13 Jul 2008  |
I...is this real? How? How could anyone possibly make a movie that fails this badly? |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 120 Joined: 19 Sep 2008   |
Unfortunately, he isnt directing, hes producing... so less effect on the movie as a whole. I loved Kung Fu Hussle, and some of the fight scenes in that were done very well, almost Dragonball-like. I would hope the fight scenes are pretty funky although the energy attacks looked pretty pathetic in the trailer. I see what you mean about Karate Kid vibe, and I don't like it :/ This is gonna be one movie I won't feel bad downloading. If its actually anygood I may visit the cinerma afterwards. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1805 Joined: 6 Jun 2008   |
Well in Japan, I remember someone telling me, Bulma is the name of a clothing company or something. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2034 Joined: 16 May 2008    |
Bulma is actually a pun on the word "Bloomer" which is another word for underwear. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 179 Joined: 6 Aug 2008  |
I thought the trailer was fake to be honest. And miss out on an opportunity to drop a line like that though? |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 813 Joined: 27 Aug 2008   | I just saw this and thought I'd share it. Perhaps a glimpse of things to come..... I didn't know if we're allowed to post animated gifs or not. Sorry. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 127 Joined: 29 Sep 2008   |
Just like the Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter movies? |
Muckraker  Posts: 242 Joined: 29 Jul 2008  | not true to the anime whatsoever, but could still be cool |
Copy Clerk Posts: 120 Joined: 19 Sep 2008 |
Bulma's whole family is underwear, you obviously have Trunks, and her daughter in the original is called "Bra". Then you have Garlic Jr with Salt, Pepper, etc as his henchmen. King Piccolo had tamberine, drums, etc as his henchmen. Lots of silly little things in DB. If I remember correctly Chichi is acutally slang for breasts? Oh, and a more obvious one is Mr Satan (original name for Hercule) and his daughter Videl (deVil) and then Pan is an old devil god from... Norse? Viking mythology? |
Beat Writer  Posts: 140 Joined: 13 Aug 2008  |
Piccolo's not white. |
Muckraker  Posts: 232 Joined: 5 Jun 2008 | Can't wait! Need something new to make fun of! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1194 Joined: 10 Nov 2007  |
It's not so much that Chrono is based on Trunks, but that Akira Toriyama can only draw six different people. He makes fun of himself for it at one point in Dr. Slump (one character disguises themself as another, and there's a marginal note saying that this only works because the he can only draw one female face. He has since branched out to two.. Either they look like Bulma (Jessica, Marle, Kluke, etc) or Android 18 (Zola, Ayla, etc)) This is also why he tends towards mad aliens and robots, so he doesn't run out of people so fast, |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 813 Joined: 27 Aug 2008 | ^^ There is that, but I think there's a little more to it. Like I said, the hair (okay so different colour), the sword, the character, the time travelling. Looking forward to the DS port of CT btw :D |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2034 Joined: 16 May 2008 |
it also explains why there are so many anthropomorphic animals in Dragon Ball. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 409 Joined: 9 Jul 2008   | [sigh] I guess for every few awesome Superhero film there is always the shite one around to spoil it. I am sure everyone is aware of Catwoman and the Fantastic Four films, best forgotten about. Especially now Jessica Alba has been replaced by Megan Fox as the hottest thing in the Universe. Sadly despite being a huge DB and DBZ fan I am resigned to the reality this film is going to be so bad, they have just spat in the face of everyone who has waited years for this epic work to make it to the big screen and they have decided to forgot most fo what make it awesome. Since next year it has to go head to head with the Wolverine film i am placing my bets with the guy with claws, especially after seeing that leaked footage which was an awesome trailer as I have ever seen. I guess Goku is not unbeatable or indestructible after all. |
Paperboy  Posts: 11 Joined: 8 Jul 2008 | The movie is based on the Original Dragonball not Dragonball Z so to all the people who keep reffering to it as though it has something to with DBZ your wrong, That being said I predict nothing but failure for this movie and I pray someone destroys it before its release and that it never sees the light of day!! |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2034 Joined: 16 May 2008 |
If you actually know anything about the original dragon ball, you'd be able to see already how far off the mark they are. |
BANNED  Posts: 425 Joined: 3 Aug 2008 | This... User was banned for: .. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2034 Joined: 16 May 2008 |
lol it would be funny if they made this movie just to make the Mortal Kombat movies good in retrospection. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1039 Joined: 10 Oct 2008 | This movie is just a horrible train wreck. It will be so bad that every DBZ fan of any age will weep tears of fear at the sight. It will make ten day old vomit on the ground look sexy. Look away friends and do not give the hacks who are responsible you cash. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2034 Joined: 16 May 2008 |
again, it's not a DBZ movie, but that being said, it seems to bear no semblance to the original DB either. |
Muckraker  Posts: 315 Joined: 6 Oct 2008 | ugh. not ok w me @ all... this will kill it forever |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2034 Joined: 16 May 2008 |
luckily, the franchise has been officially pretty dead for a while now. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 424 Joined: 21 Nov 2007 |
Not if you take into consideration the people who bought 20 different dubs and remasters of Dead Zone, and have no qualms about buying a 21st. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 611 Joined: 8 Jul 2008  | Is this movie going to be good? in short no, in long noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 368 Joined: 7 Sep 2008 | Actually, Pan is the Japanese word for bread. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2034 Joined: 16 May 2008 |
yes, but Pan is also a goat-like nature god dating back to greek mythology, which christianity labelled as Satanic, turning Pan into a Satanic Icon. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 368 Joined: 7 Sep 2008 |
To summarize: Goku's side of the family: japanese food items Pan is japanese for bread, and at the same time is a goat-like nature god dating back to greek mythology, which christianity labelled as Satanic, turning Pan into a Satanic Icon. MY GOD!!!! Akira Toriyama is a wordplay genius!!! |
Copy Clerk Posts: 120 Joined: 19 Sep 2008 |
Makes you wonder what else he squeezed in name wise without anyone knowing (Unless they speak Japanese that is!) |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 77 Joined: 9 Oct 2008 | Looks like the DBZ movie is suffering from "Wanted" syndrome. The writer/director heard of DBZ/DB and said "This gives me an idea, if we remove 90% of the story we can make a really cool film. Someone get Uwe Boll on the phone..." |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1039 Joined: 10 Oct 2008 |
Okay. Then it will be a DB train wreck. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 650 Joined: 4 Feb 2008  |
I agree completely When I first saw Goku, or maybe it was an interpretation of another character from the series, I thought that it was the asian Shia Labeuf. But seriously, there's just no chance for this movie to be any good. Doesn't mean it can't be enjoyable for all the wrong reasons, though... |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2034 Joined: 16 May 2008 | |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1805 Joined: 6 Jun 2008 |
I'm scared. I don't feel secure anymore. I hate what you've done. |
Sold! Mind you, I'm a Transformers fan who enjoyed our movie last year, so I guess I can withstand a lot of monkeying around with characters and plots. My only significant complaint is that Goku is American, which gives the whole thing a nasty Karate-Kid vibe. Still, Chow Yun Fat as Master Roshi? Awesome.
-Nick