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DB needs it's equivalent of The Last Jedi, a story that sees the buildings blocks and gives them a good kick to the nuts.
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Wait, but I thought the movie was shit.ekrolo2 wrote:DB needs it's equivalent of The Last Jedi, a story that sees the buildings blocks and gives them a good kick to the nuts.
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It's probably going into my top three of the series alongside Return and RevengeDoctor. wrote:Wait, but I thought the movie was shit.ekrolo2 wrote:DB needs it's equivalent of The Last Jedi, a story that sees the buildings blocks and gives them a good kick to the nuts.
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Well, I don't have an opinion either way. Never watched the series nor do I intend to, just saw a lot of outrage on my facebook and youtube feed this week.ekrolo2 wrote:It's probably going into my top three of the series alongside Return and RevengeDoctor. wrote:Wait, but I thought the movie was shit.ekrolo2 wrote:DB needs it's equivalent of The Last Jedi, a story that sees the buildings blocks and gives them a good kick to the nuts.
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My friend, you have no idea, the nerd rage is real and I'm loving it.Doctor. wrote:Well, I don't have an opinion either way. Never watched the series nor do I intend to, just saw a lot of outrage on my facebook and youtube feed this week.ekrolo2 wrote:It's probably going into my top three of the series alongside Return and RevengeDoctor. wrote: Wait, but I thought the movie was shit.
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I loved it as well. I never understood how fickle Star Wars fans until I saw the fan reaction to it. I'd also like to see DB turn some of the conventions of its story on their head.
The biggest truths aren't original. The truth is ketchup. It's Jim Belushi. Its job isn't to blow our minds. It's to be within reach.
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WOW! I was really expecting us to disagree on this oneABED wrote:I loved it as well. I never understood how fickle Star Wars fans until I saw the fan reaction to it. I'd also like to see DB turn some of the conventions of its story on their head.
But yea, I really appreciate that we got a big franchise movie that so ruthlessly but with a purpose, decide to just break so many of its conventions.
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Damn, never seen the line up before.ekrolo2 wrote:It's probably going into my top three of the series alongside Return and RevengeDoctor. wrote:Wait, but I thought the movie was shit.ekrolo2 wrote:DB needs it's equivalent of The Last Jedi, a story that sees the buildings blocks and gives them a good kick to the nuts.
People are just salty that their (bad) theories didn't come true. It's amazing, lol. Probably my 3rd favoriteekrolo2 wrote: My friend, you have no idea, the nerd rage is real and I'm loving it.
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Not to derail the thread even further, but nobody hates Star Wars quite like Star Wars fans doSoppa Saia People wrote:Damn, never seen the line up before.ekrolo2 wrote:It's probably going into my top three of the series alongside Return and RevengeDoctor. wrote: Wait, but I thought the movie was shit.People are just salty that their (bad) theories didn't come true. It's amazing, lol. Probably my 3rd favoriteekrolo2 wrote: My friend, you have no idea, the nerd rage is real and I'm loving it.
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Hunter x Hunter basically takes Dragon Ball's characters, setting and even power system and turns it on its head, if you're interested.ekrolo2 wrote:WOW! I was really expecting us to disagree on this oneABED wrote:I loved it as well. I never understood how fickle Star Wars fans until I saw the fan reaction to it. I'd also like to see DB turn some of the conventions of its story on their head.
But yea, I really appreciate that we got a big franchise movie that so ruthlessly but with a purpose, decide to just break so many of its conventions.
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I'll read it the same way I'll read Berserk, when its complete so neverDoctor. wrote:Hunter x Hunter basically takes Dragon Ball's characters, setting and even power system and turns it on its head, if you're interested.ekrolo2 wrote:WOW! I was really expecting us to disagree on this oneABED wrote:I loved it as well. I never understood how fickle Star Wars fans until I saw the fan reaction to it. I'd also like to see DB turn some of the conventions of its story on their head.
But yea, I really appreciate that we got a big franchise movie that so ruthlessly but with a purpose, decide to just break so many of its conventions.
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Haha, yep. Star Wars nerds are pretty woat.ekrolo2 wrote: Not to derail the thread even further, but nobody hates Star Wars quite like Star Wars fans do
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Granted, I'm not keen when the story switches main characters, but if DB did something this brazen and subverted expectations all over the place, I might be able to get on board with it.
The biggest truths aren't original. The truth is ketchup. It's Jim Belushi. Its job isn't to blow our minds. It's to be within reach.
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Your lossekrolo2 wrote:I'll read it the same way I'll read Berserk, when its complete so never
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I could use a new Shonen to read after My Hero Academia really just burned me out with its relentless pacing.Doctor. wrote:Your lossekrolo2 wrote:I'll read it the same way I'll read Berserk, when its complete so never. Recently had a reread through the manga and was surprised at how much I'd underrated it in the past for thinking it was just a poor man's DB. Turns out it's the other way around
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I'll advise you that the fanbase is pretty bad (and pretentious), but I guess you're no stranger to bad fanbases at this point.ekrolo2 wrote:I could use a new Shonen to read after My Hero Academia really just burned me out with its relentless pacing.Doctor. wrote:Your lossekrolo2 wrote:I'll read it the same way I'll read Berserk, when its complete so never. Recently had a reread through the manga and was surprised at how much I'd underrated it in the past for thinking it was just a poor man's DB. Turns out it's the other way around
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They can't possibly out pretentious the Tolkien fan base, not since Grand Moff Tarkin obliterated Alderaan have I encountered a collective cabal of contemptible cunts quite like those guys.Doctor. wrote:I'll advise you that the fanbase is pretty bad (and pretentious), but I guess you're no stranger to bad fanbases at this point.ekrolo2 wrote:I could use a new Shonen to read after My Hero Academia really just burned me out with its relentless pacing.Doctor. wrote: Your loss. Recently had a reread through the manga and was surprised at how much I'd underrated it in the past for thinking it was just a poor man's DB. Turns out it's the other way around
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Relentless pacing?ekrolo2 wrote:I could use a new Shonen to read after My Hero Academia really just burned me out with its relentless pacing.
The biggest truths aren't original. The truth is ketchup. It's Jim Belushi. Its job isn't to blow our minds. It's to be within reach.
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Don't take pointers from that crap. Kicking the building blocks over is meaningless if you have nothing to replace those blocks with. With Last Jedi the director seemed to make some plot points with no other thought given to them other than "It's 'surprising', so it'll be praised as something intelligent"ekrolo2 wrote:DB needs it's equivalent of The Last Jedi, a story that sees the buildings blocks and gives them a good kick to the nuts.
When Super apparently shoves Goku down our throats:
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I feel the opposite. People built up a lot of expectations in their head of where the story was going and instead of going right because expectations and build up pointed right, they took a left. That doesn't make it the wrong direction. It's like when Trunks warns Goku about the Cyborgs and after the build up, we find out that the big bad is someone else entirely.Kanassa wrote:Don't take pointers from that crap. Kicking the building blocks over is meaningless if you have nothing to replace those blocks with. With Last Jedi the director seemed to make some plot points with no other thought given to them other than "It's 'surprising', so it'll be praised as something intelligent"ekrolo2 wrote:DB needs it's equivalent of The Last Jedi, a story that sees the buildings blocks and gives them a good kick to the nuts.
I'm excited by this. By making some moves in the second movie that you would think would happen in the final movie, it excites me to think that I have no idea where they are going in the third one, in a good way. It's like in Breaking Bad's final season [spoiler]when you think the confrontation between Walt and Hank will take place towards the end of the season and it takes place in the first episode. Clearly the writers knew what the audience expected and subverted it.[/spoiler]
The biggest truths aren't original. The truth is ketchup. It's Jim Belushi. Its job isn't to blow our minds. It's to be within reach.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott
Happiness is climate, not weather.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott
Happiness is climate, not weather.




