Live Action Movie Discussion Thread

Gyt Kaliba · Post by **Gyt Kaliba** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:47 pm

I wouldn't doubt a Super Bowl airing for the first trailer at all.

Man, I'm still just gonna have to wait and see this film for myself before I fix my opinion one way or the other for good. Every time I get my hopes up, something crappy kills it, and then something else hopeful comes along. Quit jerking me around Fox!

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:46 pm

// Kaboom is considerably elated //

Blue hair for Bulma = yay. Goku's hair just being Chatwin's with gel is okay. I mean, you can't expect a live-action movie to represent Goku's hair when a anime-styled video game can barely do it.

Sedorna · Post by **Sedorna** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:13 pm

SSj Kaboom wrote:// Kaboom is considerably elated //

Blue hair for Bulma = yay. Goku's hair just being Chatwin's with gel is okay. I mean, you can't expect a live-action movie to represent Goku's hair when a anime-styled video game can barely do it.

I, too, am happy that Bulma has blue hair. Though I do wish they had at least dyed Chatwin's hair black. Brown haired Goku makes me pout in very, very, very mild disappointment.

In other words, I am looking forward to this movie, and I'm following Kaboom's posititive attitude, but that still makes me pout.

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:31 pm

DaemonCorps wrote: - Justin Chatwin wont wear a wig because his hair is "already like Goku's".

If you take a close look in some of the set photos for him, you'll notice that most of his hair is parted to one side while a smaller amount is to the other, in a somewhat Goku fashion.

I'm really curious what the Japanese fans think of us trying to make a live-action Dragonball movie...

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:36 pm

The new information regarding the hair = yay! haha.

I'm quite worried about how this film is being rushed.

Sun_Wukong · Post by **Sun_Wukong** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:46 pm

Gyt Kaliba wrote:I wouldn't doubt a Super Bowl airing for the first trailer at all.

Mmm mabey, both Iron Man and Batman 2 come out next summer and they both already have teaser trailers out. But I think the Super Boul is pushing it.

That gives them a little under two months to film anything. I mean they dont even have any cast photos yet. Id say we should at least wait for those before we get our hopes up for a teaser trailer.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:28 pm

Blue wig amuses me. And I do like the idea of aztec temples, but that's about it.

I'm still uneasy about Goku.

VEGETA_DTX · Post by **VEGETA_DTX** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:29 pm

I'm really curious what the Japanese fans think of us trying to make a live-action Dragonball movie...

I'll tell you what! me and them are preparing for Kamikaze attack on 20th Fox headquarters, thats what!

Contra Deus · Post by **Contra Deus** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:34 pm

VEGETA_DTX wrote:
I'm really curious what the Japanese fans think of us trying to make a live-action Dragonball movie...
I'll tell you what! me and them are preparing for Kamikaze attack on 20th Fox headquarters, thats what!

Really now, while it's understandable to have reservations about this film, let's not go off the deep end. Even if this movie bombs, it's not going to be the end of DB. Most fans will still identify with Dragonball primarily through the anime/manga/videogames. One crappy, live-action flick isn't going to send Toriyama's work up in flames.

I myself am endlessly curious about how this will turn out. Yeah, it'll probably be a cheese-fest, but so what? We still have our Dragonboxes, and season-sets, and manga. Might as well kick back and enjoy the spectacle.

VEGETA_DTX · Post by **VEGETA_DTX** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:09 pm

^I really envy you, you don't give a damn if it suck or not...
I'd like to have nerves like you.

I know it will not affect DB manga/series/movies by itself, but it will affect it's name, it's pride...

BTW there are some news on blog http://www.dragonballmovieblog.com/

the original ero-sennin · Post by **the original ero-sennin** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:39 pm

VEGETA_DTX wrote:
I'm really curious what the Japanese fans think of us trying to make a live-action Dragonball movie...
I'll tell you what! me and them are preparing for Kamikaze attack on 20th Fox headquarters, thats what!

Good Lord... What an overreaction. What people like you need to realize is that this can never change the original manga written by Toriyama. No matter how bad this film turns out to be it can never change all the wonderful things that came before it. Try to remember that we have already had a less than stellar live action adaptation of DragonBall. That didn't change anything. We, as fans, have survived far worse than some film adaptation of the material we love. If you are seriously beginning to think that it is big enough of a issue that you are willing to throw away your life over it, then you need to take a few steps backward and try to see this for it is. It isn't the end of the world. Hell, it isn't even the end of the DragonWorld.

So, try to relax, and remember what I say. Hey you never know, Fox may just pull a rabbit out of their hats with this thing and make a good film. And I think they'll at least make a film that is as watchable, if not more so, than the Chinese DragonBall film that we already have. So don't worry about it...

EDIT: Hey we got some more news on the movie. Apparently, Luis Arrieta will be playing Goku's school buddy in the film. A special thanks to http://www.dragonballmovieblog.com/.

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:25 pm

the original ero-sennin wrote:EDIT: Hey we got some more news on the movie. Apparently, Luis Arrieta will be playing Goku's school buddy in the film. A special thanks to http://www.dragonballmovieblog.com/.

God damn it...

"Teto" and a confirmation on a possible trilogy...

Contra Deus · Post by **Contra Deus** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:28 pm

VEGETA_DTX wrote:^I really envy you, you don't give a damn if it suck or not...
I'd like to have nerves like you.

Umm....thanks? I guess.

And you're right, I don't care if it sucks or not because it isn't going to effect how I view Dragonball.

I know it will not affect DB manga/series/movies by itself, but it will affect it's name, it's pride...

Superman 3 and Superman 4 (with the late Christopher Reeve) were abominations, but the Superman mythos is still going strong. The Resident Evil flicks were cheesy, popcorn camp but the Resident Evil franchise is still booming.

If the live-action film sucks, then most DB fans will reject it and go back to what they know best; the anime/manga. This is not the apocalypse of Dragonball.

Sun_Wukong · Post by **Sun_Wukong** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:02 pm

Contra Deus wrote:
VEGETA_DTX wrote:^I really envy you, you don't give a damn if it suck or not...
I'd like to have nerves like you.
Umm....thanks? I guess.

And you're right, I don't care if it sucks or not because it isn't going to effect how I view Dragonball.

I know it will not affect DB manga/series/movies by itself, but it will affect it's name, it's pride...
Superman 3 and Superman 4 (with the late Christopher Reeve) were abominations, but the Superman mythos is still going strong. The Resident Evil flicks were cheesy, popcorn camp but the Resident Evil franchise is still booming.

The sad part is, Chris Reeve wrote Superman 4.

But you make a good point. There have been properties with horrible adaptations and the fanbase is still huge

I mean look at Batman and Robin and then look at Batman Begins. Hollywood realized they had no freaking clue how to make a Batman movie so they decided to stick closer to its source.

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:05 pm

Maybe we'll have nipple suits in the upcoming Dragonball movie as well!

If this movie turns out to be a flop, I would doubt the possibility of a 'reboot' coming from America. What I would expect is if Japan's film industry continues to grow in quality, then we'll probably get a very interesting concept of a Dragonball or Dragonball Z film. Random guess I know, but I can dream? lol

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:12 pm

MisterFlashdude wrote:
the original ero-sennin wrote:EDIT: Hey we got some more news on the movie. Apparently, Luis Arrieta will be playing Goku's school buddy in the film. A special thanks to http://www.dragonballmovieblog.com/.
God damn it... "Teto" and a confirmation on a possible trilogy...

Um, maybe he'll be bald in the movie?

OC Kuririn replacement makes me sad.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:16 pm

Yeah, now this tidbit actually has me a little worried. Some weird new guy as the best friend instead of Kuririn?

Well, I'll try not to jump to conclusions. Hopefully he gets killed or something, and we still get Kuririn at least in the sequel...

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:21 pm

OMG! Teto?! That's frickin' fanta-s-..

Who the hell?

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:23 pm

SSj Kaboom wrote:Yeah, now this tidbit actually has me a little worried. Some weird new guy as the best friend instead of Kuririn?

Well, I'll try not to jump to conclusions. Hopefully he gets killed or something, and we still get Kuririn at least in the sequel...

Except that they have big plans for our dear Teto if a sequel comes to pass. He'll play a major part in the "next two" movies, if this movie is successful.

FindKenshi · Post by **FindKenshi** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:26 pm

Here's my theory about the movie. Goku is not going to have any kind of superhuman qualities to him.. just a bad assed martial artist. We are not going to even see Kamehameha in this movie. Piccolo will fight with guns. Saiyans were slaves to the Namekians, and the Eldest Namek: Freeza.