Live Action Movie Discussion Thread

XxAtarisCorexX · Post by **XxAtarisCorexX** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:06 pm

The Time Traveller wrote:
Captain Awesome wrote: I agree completely, case and point, I've always been a huge G1 Transformers fan, now with the new movie, everyone claims to have watched the original show, I went to a party last night and had to put up with some douche in an Optimus Prime T-shirt trying to tell me about the Transformers.

(so naturally being a G1 nerd, I had to prove my superiority)

"Who succeeded Optimus Prime after his death"

"..."

"Yeah, I thought so, the correct answer is Rodimus Prime (Aka Hot Rod) you fucking poser"
I dealt with it more drastically, and infact did with some of those strange Nerd Wannabe emo looking kids.

This was a few months after TF2 was announced.

"OMIGOD, They're gonna make Transformers 2!"

"That ooooold news!"

"Oh yeah, why has it just been announced then?" Chavy voice

"Who cares, All I know is Grimlock is gonna be in it!"

"Who's this Grimm Locke guy?" assuming its an actor... I had to write it funny.

What Generation is this? 5 or something? I'm assuming 3 was Beast Machines and RID and 4 was the Unicron Trilogy.

Damnit Emo kids, you're not geeks, you don't read Comic Books, you read summaries on Wikipedia.

Aww, not everyone of us who listens to what people consider "emo" are like that. I never claimed to have watched Transformers.

SonEric84 · Post by **SonEric84** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:29 pm

Urgh, I can't stand the word "emo"..

XxAtarisCorexX · Post by **XxAtarisCorexX** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:48 pm

SonEric84 wrote:Urgh, I can't stand the word "emo"..

The genre of emo has been bastardized...but anyways back on topic...I'm still wanting to slit my own wrists because of that article.

omegacwa · Post by **omegacwa** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:12 pm

Well, if that is the way they go, which I think would be harder then just making it over the top, then hopefully enough people will shit on it at the test screenings and it will never see the light of day beyond a possible DVD release.

Post by **TripleRach** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:38 pm

Yep, Gokuu is now kung fu Clark Kent. Not surprising at all.

Actually, this plot sounds kind of like the Chinese movie, just without the animals, King Horn replaced with Piccolo, and female-henchman-Pasta-analogue replaced with Mai. Plus the part about Gohan being alive at the start, but this time he gets killed instead of kidnapped. In any case, the choice of characters is definitely very early DB-centric, which is rather surprising since I think we all expected DBZ and the Saiya-jin invading.

The only thing that truly pisses me off is the fact that Grandpa Gohan has the San Xing Qiu instead of the Si Xing Qiu.

Remix · Post by **Remix** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:47 pm

So, this is some kind of Dragonball adaptation more than a DBZ adaptation, I take it.

Well, can't say that I like it, but I'm not very concerned with this. If they want to make a silly movie, that's their deal. I've still got the show to watch. But, I'm hoping that this is Piccolo Daimao they're using here.

caejones · Post by **caejones** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:54 pm

Heh heh heh...
This... actually sounds interesting!
Not a good adaptatio... just... an interesting take on it.
I certainly can't see it standing up as a big-budget production though. Maybe a fanseries... o.o.

But... if that's actually a real big budget movie idea... Wah?

Shenron · Post by **Shenron** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:17 pm

Oh. My. God. My eyes - and my brain - hurt. So bad. Please, tell me this website is well known for his hoaxes.

Where the hell does that Mai come from anyway ?

Anonymous Friend · Post by **Anonymous Friend** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:37 pm

As long as I get some awesome fight scenes and a kamehameha that takes out a mountain I'm good.

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:30 pm

More movie news.

"James Wong ("Final Destination" films, The One, "The X-Files") is writing and directing the live action Dragon Ball Z movie for 20th Century Fox."

http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=12002

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:52 pm

I don't remember either of those first two and I never watched The X-Files, though I am aware of it. TT_TT

QuantumDestiny · Post by **QuantumDestiny** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:17 pm

Oh DEAR GOD NO!!!!!!....... HIGH SCHOOL NEVER ENDS....

Goku... ahhh... well, I guess I like how the Goku/ChiChi might play out.... but.. James Wong? NO! DragonBall isn't some horror/mystery. This sucks...

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:34 pm

Oh Jesus, that article better be a joke or just plain not true. I wouldn't even attempt to watch the DBZ movie.

If it is true and Akira Toriyama finds out, he'll probably take back the license because he's so horrified at what his masterpiece has been turned into.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:38 pm

I'm sure it'll be fine.

*Sits back, slaps on sunglasses, and waits for the fireworks to star*

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:38 pm

QuantumDestiny wrote:Oh DEAR GOD NO!!!!!!....... HIGH SCHOOL NEVER ENDS....

Goku... ahhh... well, I guess I like how the Goku/ChiChi might play out.... but.. James Wong? NO! DragonBall isn't some horror/mystery. This sucks...

Ah yes, good luck to them for trying to make Mr. Marriage-isn't-a-food? fall madly in love. ^___^;

jjgp1112 wrote:Oh Jesus, that article better be a joke or just plain not true. I wouldn't even attempt to watch the DBZ movie.

If it is true and Akira Toriyama finds out, he'll probably take back the license because he's so horrified at what his masterpiece has been turned into.

Oh I would love to see Mr. Toriyama slap a lawsuit on these guys. >:3

Post by **TripleRach** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:52 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:If it is true and Akira Toriyama finds out, he'll probably take back the license because he's so horrified at what his masterpiece has been turned into.

I highly doubt he cares that much, especially now, 10+ years after he finished the series. Even Naoko Takeuchi, who has openly protested some of the changes in Sailor Moon adaptations, never got that worked up about them, and still even assisted said adaptations.

bardock013 · Post by **bardock013** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:08 pm

I just hope it won't be too horrible. (Remembers Fist of the North Star Live-Action film

)
I'll still go watch it anyways. I'll go total fanboy at the theater. JK

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:16 pm

bardock013 wrote:I just hope it won't be too horrible. (Remembers Fist of the North Star Live-Action film )
I'll still go watch it anyways. I'll go total fanboy at the theater. JK

My outlook exactly. I don't care if it's bad; I'm gonna go enjoy it anyway.

Anonymous Friend · Post by **Anonymous Friend** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:25 pm

Aren't we tired of the same exact retelling of the series? I'd rather have this than to have them try to retell the anime again and have everyone gripe and moan and bitch about every little insignificant change that was made.

Atleast there's a focus on the DRAGONBALLS. If the did it the way everyone wants, we'd have a movie with characters fighting and maybe a two minute conversation about something called a dragonball.

And I really happy they're starting in the first series. We can build up the heroes relationships now so that everyone can die in the next movie.

Chaozu · Post by **Chaozu** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:51 pm

James Wong as director doesn't exactly instill me with confidence in the final product.