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sirdanrhodes:
I don't want to see DB, period.

Yeah, I've never watched it, and won't begin to either, as, you know, it's a kids show. And I'm 18.

And I'm guessing the film will be aimed at kids too. Or it will try and pull an older crowd and fail.

ha not a kids show watch the uncensored version there enough blood in the first ten episodes to fill the great lake up

When I first heard rumors of the live action movie I knew it would be a bad idea and prepared myself to boycott the film. Then this trailer came out. I didn't prepare for the horror that was this trailer, my eyesight and hearing has been permanently damaged as both of my senses tried to put me out of my misery by attempting to commit suicide. This is easily one of the biggest adaptation disappointments I think I've ever witnessed (and I haven't even seen how bad the movie will be). The DB movie the live action adaptations of Resident Evil look good in comparison.

yes, to see how cheesy it is. The ending of the trailer was spectacular...ly hilarious...ly cheesy

cainx10a:

ColdStorage:

TheNecroswanson:
The guy who plays Goku is white. 'Nuff said.

because Goku is really an alien, bitch on that instead of his skin colour, how about the actor doesn't turn into a monkey in real life.

Even if he was yellow, brown, or black, nothing change the fact, that this movie has NOTHING to do with Dragonball; the producers could easily change the film name, and characters/location/attack moves name, and we wouldn't even notice a single thing.

the inspiration for the film goes hand in hand with the DBZ franchise, fucking it up is a part of making it, if they did make the film without any of the DBZ in it, then people would bitch that its ripping off DBZ and its doing it badly.

im going to see it. I don't know if it's going to be any good or if it's going to suck like a hooker with a vacuum for a throat, and I don't care. see, i have absolutely no attachment to the source material at all. If it sucks as a movie, then that's all I'll have to say about it. If, however it's good movie that takes the Dragonball Mythos and craps on it, I won't be complaining. Especially being that Dragonball started as a parody/retelling/adaptation of Journey To The West, I don't see a complete new direction as a crim against god

Looks like crap, casting is horrible and i think the director's on drugs.

Ravenholm27:

Ago Iterum:

sirdanrhodes:
I don't want to see DB, period.

Yeah, I've never watched it, and won't begin to either, as, you know, it's a kids show. And I'm 18.

And I'm guessing the film will be aimed at kids too. Or it will try and pull an older crowd and fail.

ha not a kids show watch the uncensored version there enough blood in the first ten episodes to fill the great lake up

Well, that obviously elevates it to the level of high drama...

BuggyBY:

rokudan:
If MST3K was still around, then this movie would be perfect fodder. Otherwise its going to fail on an EPIC level.

There's still RiffTrax by the same people, and I doubt they'd give such a gem a miss.

Wait, does Rifftrax do entire movies? If so, I'll probably only watch their version of DB

E-mantheseeker:

BuggyBY:

rokudan:
If MST3K was still around, then this movie would be perfect fodder. Otherwise its going to fail on an EPIC level.

There's still RiffTrax by the same people, and I doubt they'd give such a gem a miss.

Wait, does Rifftrax do entire movies? If so, I'll probably only watch their version of DB

Well, that's the point, isn't it? The stuff they put on YouTube are only samples.

Man, I loved the cartoon but very rarely does that sort of concept actually translate well to live action so for me, no.

Anyway, to be fair, the YouTube link given in the first post is only a fan trailer (there are only about a billion of those in circulation). The official trailer is, well, a slight bit more professional:
http://movies.foxjapan.com/dragonball/
Still sucks, though. Feels a bit like the D-War of 2009...

"In an ancient time, earth was nearly destroyed."

Simply no... I do not wish to see all my treasured DB memories stepped on then lit with fire and put out by p***... just...no.

MaxTheReaper:
...I used to enjoy Dragonball Z as a child.
Then again, my childhood was horribly fucked up, and if they're going to rape my childhood, they might as well do it thoroughly, right? Mum always said never leave anything half finished.

god, i felt the same way with the super mario movie

Ago Iterum:

sirdanrhodes:
I don't want to see DB, period.

Yeah, I've never watched it, and won't begin to either, as, you know, it's a kids show. And I'm 18.

And I'm guessing the film will be aimed at kids too. Or it will try and pull an older crowd and fail.

Akira toriyama, the creator of it said it is kid friendly. when the show was on air it had more blood than stigmata and now it is dumbed down by the FCC for family values.

Animated Dragon Ball series weren't exactly the best, but they were okay and rather fun...

But a live action movie will RUIN it completely. I've seen the trailer, and it's not even right.

It's going to be a terrible movie if they are ever going to make it. Urgh.

Some sick twisted part of me does. Probely the same part that enjoys bondage

invitationofchaos:

MaxTheReaper:
...I used to enjoy Dragonball Z as a child.
Then again, my childhood was horribly fucked up, and if they're going to rape my childhood, they might as well do it thoroughly, right? Mum always said never leave anything half finished.

god, i felt the same way with the super mario movie

No you don't, because it never happened.
Must...alter...reality.

MaxTheReaper:

invitationofchaos:

MaxTheReaper:
...I used to enjoy Dragonball Z as a child.
Then again, my childhood was horribly fucked up, and if they're going to rape my childhood, they might as well do it thoroughly, right? Mum always said never leave anything half finished.

god, i felt the same way with the super mario movie

No you don't, because it never happened.
Must...alter...reality.

The Campaign for Real Time does not approve of your efforts.

LewsTherin:
The Campaign for Real Time does not approve of your efforts.

Hitchhiker's Guide?

Anyway, no, I don't think I'll see that film. Well, I might....Who knows?

sirdanrhodes:
I don't want to see DB, period.

I run up to people on the street everyday and thank them for the fact that avoiding seeing DB is surprisingly easy...

This movie is going to spirit bomb. (What have I done?)

Why would I want to see this travesty? Seriously. The anime ranks right up there with barney the purple dinosaur for intelligence and ability to keep my attention, which is to say, the first thing I think when I see it is "oh crap! oh crap! Where's the remote! I've gotta change the channel before my TV implodes from the total vacuum of sheer suckiness!" I don't believe the live action will do anything to improve on my opinion of DB.

I want to see it so then I'll know what I'm talking about when I'm bashing it.

Dragonball never fulfilled the basics of good storytelling to begin with, so why oh why would I wish to defile my eyes and mind with this soon-to-be rubbish? Pass.

LewsTherin:

MaxTheReaper:

invitationofchaos:

MaxTheReaper:
...I used to enjoy Dragonball Z as a child.
Then again, my childhood was horribly fucked up, and if they're going to rape my childhood, they might as well do it thoroughly, right? Mum always said never leave anything half finished.

god, i felt the same way with the super mario movie

No you don't, because it never happened.
Must...alter...reality.

The Campaign for Real Time does not approve of your efforts.

I like to think of laws more as suggestions. Do you think disapproval will deter me? NEVER.
And anyway, it's not like I'm trying to pretend Hitler never existed. I am trying to fix something FAR MORE HORRIFIC.
Also, Godwin's Law, /thread.

MaxTheReaper:

invitationofchaos:

MaxTheReaper:
...I used to enjoy Dragonball Z as a child.
Then again, my childhood was horribly fucked up, and if they're going to rape my childhood, they might as well do it thoroughly, right? Mum always said never leave anything half finished.

god, i felt the same way with the super mario movie

No you don't, because it never happened.
Must...alter...reality.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!
yoshi....didn't...look...like....jurassic park...baby....dinosau---

oh god!!!
must....create...time....paradox!!!

Muahahahaha! They can never stop us now!

Metalgamer81:
Making a live action film based on an anime is stupid. GTO was stupid and I'm sure DBZ is equally stupid. It never works out right, mostly because animation is entertaining partially because it's animation and some elements don't work in live action. In order to get around those elements, production studios change the characters, the plot, everything fans love about the series.

It's not worth abandoning the source material entirely to make a movie that only fans will go see being that fans will be disappointed with the result.

Fans, REAL fans won't even give time to air on TV!!!, it is dumbed down for the Disney Channel, i love hannah montana and the new yu-gi-oh 5D crowd.

It's gonna suck because Roshi's not a fat pervert.

ColdStorage:

cainx10a:

ColdStorage:

TheNecroswanson:
The guy who plays Goku is white. 'Nuff said.

because Goku is really an alien, bitch on that instead of his skin colour, how about the actor doesn't turn into a monkey in real life.

Even if he was yellow, brown, or black, nothing change the fact, that this movie has NOTHING to do with Dragonball; the producers could easily change the film name, and characters/location/attack moves name, and we wouldn't even notice a single thing.

the inspiration for the film goes hand in hand with the DBZ franchise, fucking it up is a part of making it, if they did make the film without any of the DBZ in it, then people would bitch that its ripping off DBZ and its doing it badly.

IT IS RIPPING OFF DBZ and ITS DOING IT not badly, but HORRIFYINGLY BAD!!! In the promo, 20th century fox says that it is retelling the story of Goku for Moviegoers.

There are no Nazi's in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. They are Soviets. A bad movie none the less.

I am undecided. I am a bit curious to see the changes, as bad as they will be. But I also don't want to give Fox my "dollor vote". If I sneaked in, sure I would see it.

mrfft:
The movie would have to be 3-4 hours long because it would take about 30-60 minutes for them to charge up their attacks....so epic fail.

Dragonball != Dragonball z.

If you watched the original series you would know that, as it invalidates your claims.