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Kuyukly
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I didn't call anyone a liar. I said they're passing judgment on a movie they haven't seen, and that's downright silly. |
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jsyxx
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Well welcome to reality, Junior. Not everyone can see every movie ever made so obivously "passing judgement" is part of the process of filtering out the garbage. A trailler that resembles absolutley nothing of the source material and looks like just another cheesey, hollywood hack job is good enough evidence for anyone to make that call. Just becuase you think stuff that looks like utter trash could be "entertaining" doesn't give you a right to tell others how to think. |
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Ghstmtrx
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Well, the movie looks fine to me. Not sure about the story but if this is supposed to be stand-alone then it should be fine.
I think the movie will do really well, considering I know alot of people who used to watch DBZ and are not anime fans who will prolly find it worth there time. And I am sure alot of us will go watch it, although whether we enjoy it or not is another story. I do agree with Goku's character though, he should be more like the anime. And I also agree this cant be worse than Dead or Alive. |
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Jabberwock
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He never said anything about him being a liar J-Syxx. Nice work with that 
Goku isn't asian, he's a Saiyan, there's no reason to believe that he should be asian other than the fact that DB was made in Japan. Which isn't really a reason at all. As for the trailer. Well, I don't know. I agree with everyone about making Goku not very Goku like at all. They probably did it to add that level of internal conflict to it, but it's unnecessary for fans of the series. I'm pretty sure Bulma used guns in DB at some point (when guns were still useful  ), so that isn't so much a concern. I'll still be seeing it since I'm a DB/Z fan, but I hope it turns out better than I think it will.
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Kuyukly
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"Not being interested" is completely different from judging a movie as crap. I'm sorry you're offended that my opinion differs from yours but the fact is it's stupid to judge anything before you try it yourself. I'm reminded now of why I never post here. Jeez. I'm out. |
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matthewlow
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As a faithful adaptation of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball, this trailer looks like the movie is going to fail.
As a stand alone movie it really doesn't look all that bad. It seems like the "Dragon Ball" name is just plastered onto it. |
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Talon87
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I never watched DB or DBZ growing up and have zero emotional investment in the franchise, but I gotta say ...
this trailer really didn't look all that bad!  I feel really dirty for saying that, but the movie looked like it will be really fun and entertaining for outsiders and is only going to be a cringe-fest for the true fans. Sucks that it has to be that way, of course, but like everyone else is saying, that at least is better than being a cringe-fest for everybody who goes to see it like the Super Mario and Street Fighter movies of olde were.
The only bad parts I could see in this were: - Piccolo's make-up makes him look like a Reman from Star Trek X. Bad memories. - it's obvious to me that this Roshi character isn't supposed to be quite as big a deal as some of the others but Chow Yun Fat was definitely dominating the camera in every scene in the trailer. Makes Justin's job that much harder, I fear. - Yeah, this Justin kid didn't seem like Goku material from what I've heard of the guy. But then again, at least this movie has the benefit of modern-day Hollywood fight scene SFX, unlike Street Fighter whose Ryu and Ken boiled down to wanna-be prettyboys. - the name bit where it's like "GOKU ... ROSHI ... BULMA ... PICCOLO" ... yeah, that felt a little campy. And that's pretty much it. Everything else seemed cool. The first 20 seconds when they explained the legend of the Dragon Balls was [expletive] awesome. The scenes showing widespread destruction were pretty cool. The fight on top of the clothesline was neat. The part where they showed the shape-shifting girl was neat. I dunno, I'd pay to go see this now. Looks a lot better than a lot of what Hollywood's been putting out these days. I know that doesn't mean that the movie is awesome -- it just means that Hollywood makes a lot of cheese these days. But hey, I'll take what I can get, and DB Evolution isn't looking all that bad. Sadly. 
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BrothersElric
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Well I'm no skeptic of the movie like everyone else in here seems to be, but it was kind of fun going through the trailer, hearing all their versions of the origin stories and going "uhhh, no it wasn't, no they didn't, no you don't. None of that ever happened, it's all a lie! Disregard everything they just told you!"
But to tell you the truth those last couple of sentences I just said there kind of reflects how I think I feel about this movie. Hardly true to the source material AT ALL, but as huge a DB fan as I am (and seriously, I'm about as big of one as anyone on here) and as disappointing as it is that practically none of it is going to stay faithful to the original, I think I'm going to be willing to overlook all that and just say that otherwise this movie actually looks pretty awesome anyways!  It may be a horrible adaptation but that doesn't necessarily mean that it isn't going to be a good movie altogether. I even had fanboy moments when they were shooting kai blasts at each other and Goku was shouting "Ka-me-ha-me-HAAAA!"  Plus that and the new story they made up for it, despite having nothing to do with the original source material and with the exception of the way Goku's character is being depicted, actually kind of has a nice Dragonball-ish feel to me. So you never know, I may actually still end up liking it nonetheless.
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Hon'ya-chan
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When the trailer fails to live up to expectations, you know the movie is gonna be trouble.
The one thing I saw absent from the trailer: Comedy. Didn't DBZ have alot of injokes and funny situations, especially due to Goku's naive attitude towards life and his awkward social situations? |
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RedHotFunk
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Is it just me, or are they just using the phrase evolution as an excuse to have artistic license (aka, go on a big tangent from what dragonball really was). Yes, special effects weren't that bad actually, but I'm already getting a headache. This is going to be another DoA movie, isn't it?
Socially awkward wouldn't be more like it, more of socially unaware I think. But yes, there were a ton of jokes (and much of the perverted kind if we're talking about the origins of DB), and they were just the icing on the cake. But the vibe from the trailer is like trying to spruce up a turd. No matter how pretty you make it, it'll still be a turd Last edited by RedHotFunk on Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:41 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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LordPrometheus
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Ok, it's time for you and the rest of the "goku is azian lolz" crowd to shut up. I'll say it for you slowly, and maybe it'll sink in: Goku is an ALIEN! Aliens do not have Asian bloodlines or facial features. Stop whining, quit trolling, and get over it. EDIT: I just watched the trailer, and I have to say that this movie looks like it'll be a lot of fun. Just think of it as a kind of "Elseworlds" for our favorite Dragonball characters. I'm looking forward to some kamehamehas. Heck, I'd watch it just to hear Chris Sabat voice Shenron.
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Agent kWo
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I always thought he was an asian alien.
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Shadowrun20XX
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penguintruth
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Yeah, Goku isn't Asian- in fact, as far as the Dragon Ball world is concerned, there's very little consideration to proper nations.
But it's still weird to see a paper-white teen with a name like "Goku". |
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Acinom
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Honestly, I'm not that hardcore of a DB fan. The series itself is enjoyable but nothing all that special.
The movie very loosely follows the show. In all honesty, there's really nothing to ruin by deviating from the original when the original was okay at best to begin with. Another thing to keep in mind is that while the anime community has grown vastly, it's still a niche market. In order for a movie like this to sell, it practically has to deviate from the original (especially with the special effects bill that must have been rung up making this movie). I intend to see it. Obviously it's not going to be a master piece, but it should still be fun to watch. To keep with the trend of random comments on DoA, I have a vast amount for appreciation for Miike's total disregard for physics and human limits in the ending of DoA. It warms my heart and brings a smile to my face every time I see it. |
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