Live Action Movie Thread

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:06 pm

*hopes Vampire-piccolo we've seen is the old man*

fogdark · Post by **fogdark** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:12 pm

Every time James talks about the movie, my hope for the movie goes up. Its like we get awful mews about the movie, and then James makes them look not so bad after all.
So i assume that the "albino" Piccolo is the Older version, and when he regains his youth thanks to the Dragonballs, he'll be green.
I like how he describes the movie as a "world in between Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z"
Also, can't wait to see a good flying battle between Goku and Piccolo, because if there is going to be "lots of flying" then hopefully we will get one.
And finally, I'm always glad when James Masters talks about the show, he really knows about it, and its obvious he is a fan.

Saiyajin no Tatsujin · Post by **Saiyajin no Tatsujin** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:34 pm

I'm still upset at the fact that we won't get to see Goku as a kid.

Bura · Post by **Bura** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:11 pm

fogdark wrote:So i assume that the "albino" Piccolo is the Older version, and when he regains his youth thanks to the Dragonballs, he'll be green.

Maybe we should compare this with old dead plants. They go yellowish when they die (or... get older) and when they're young and healthy they're green! Also wasn't the Namekian race based on plants anyway?

Maybe THAT'S why?

snaku · Post by **snaku** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:17 pm

Bura wrote:
fogdark wrote:So i assume that the "albino" Piccolo is the Older version, and when he regains his youth thanks to the Dragonballs, he'll be green.
Maybe we should compare this with old dead plants. They go yellowish when they die (or... get older) and when they're young and healthy they're green! Also wasn't the Namekian race based on plants anyway?

Maybe THAT'S why?

I think this is the last best theory for albino Piccolo. Oh how I hope it's true.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:27 pm

Bura wrote:
fogdark wrote:So i assume that the "albino" Piccolo is the Older version, and when he regains his youth thanks to the Dragonballs, he'll be green.
Maybe we should compare this with old dead plants. They go yellowish when they die (or... get older) and when they're young and healthy they're green! Also wasn't the Namekian race based on plants anyway?

Maybe THAT'S why?

Makes sense.

fogdark · Post by **fogdark** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:36 pm

Bura wrote:Maybe we should compare this with old dead plants. They go yellowish when they die (or... get older) and when they're young and healthy they're green! Also wasn't the Namekian race based on plants anyway?

Maybe THAT'S why?

I have thought about it too, i mean the Nameks are very similar to plants with only needing water to survive, for me it would make perfect sense

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:54 pm

Bura wrote:
fogdark wrote:So i assume that the "albino" Piccolo is the Older version, and when he regains his youth thanks to the Dragonballs, he'll be green.
Maybe we should compare this with old dead plants. They go yellowish when they die (or... get older) and when they're young and healthy they're green! Also wasn't the Namekian race based on plants anyway?

Maybe THAT'S why?

Or they're like most living creatures that suffer from jaundice when they age... like people?

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:38 pm

When I see an image of green Piccolo, I'll believe that green Piccolo made it into the movie.

DominatorLost · Post by **DominatorLost** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:31 am

JAPPO wrote:
Bura wrote:
fogdark wrote:So i assume that the "albino" Piccolo is the Older version, and when he regains his youth thanks to the Dragonballs, he'll be green.
Maybe we should compare this with old dead plants. They go yellowish when they die (or... get older) and when they're young and healthy they're green! Also wasn't the Namekian race based on plants anyway?

Maybe THAT'S why?
Makes sense.

ITT: Dragon Ball fans know they're not going to get what they're wishing for.

Acid_Reign · Post by **Acid_Reign** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:45 am

Bura wrote:Maybe we should compare this with old dead plants. They go yellowish when they die (or... get older) and when they're young and healthy they're green! Also wasn't the Namekian race based on plants anyway?

I believe they’re based on slugs. Hence: Lord Slugg, antennae, regeneration, single sex, etc. Some slugs do change color as they get older, so there is potential support for this theory. But who knows if movie Pic will even follow the slug model anyway.

Onikage725 · Post by **Onikage725** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:57 am

Don't forget (S)Nail and (Es)Cargo(t)!

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:02 am

It seems to be a FUNimation dub thing.

I see dub fans saying it all the time, does it actually say anything that would lead the viewer to believe the whole Namekian plant thing?

Onikage725 · Post by **Onikage725** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:03 am

Captain Awesome wrote:It seems to be a FUNimation dub thing.

I see dub fans saying it all the time, does it actually say anything that would lead the viewer to believe the whole Namekian plant thing?

I think people just take the "only drink water" thing, the green skin, and the asexual reproduction to mean plant. It's an easy mistake, I suppose.

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:35 am

Onikage725 wrote:
Captain Awesome wrote:It seems to be a FUNimation dub thing.

I see dub fans saying it all the time, does it actually say anything that would lead the viewer to believe the whole Namekian plant thing?
I think people just take the "only drink water" thing, the green skin, and the asexual reproduction to mean plant. It's an easy mistake, I suppose.

Plus, "Nail" and "Cargo" are only snail puns if you're looking for snail puns. Otherwise, they're the thing you whack with a hammer and a large mass of boxes loaded on a ship.

And nobody knows what the hell a "dende" is supposed to be.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:21 pm

Rocketman wrote:
Onikage725 wrote:
Captain Awesome wrote:It seems to be a FUNimation dub thing.

I see dub fans saying it all the time, does it actually say anything that would lead the viewer to believe the whole Namekian plant thing?
I think people just take the "only drink water" thing, the green skin, and the asexual reproduction to mean plant. It's an easy mistake, I suppose.
Plus, "Nail" and "Cargo" are only snail puns if you're looking for snail puns. Otherwise, they're the thing you whack with a hammer and a large mass of boxes loaded on a ship.

And nobody knows what the hell a "dende" is supposed to be.

dandelion.

Onikage725 · Post by **Onikage725** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:05 pm

Rocketman wrote: Plus, "Nail" and "Cargo" are only snail puns if you're looking for snail puns. Otherwise, they're the thing you whack with a hammer and a large mass of boxes loaded on a ship.

And nobody knows what the hell a "dende" is supposed to be.

Well, their species' name is taken from the word slug (Namekuji). Dende comes from dendenmushi, which is either a word for snail or a specific type of snail (I'm not sure which). The only one I don't get is Moori. To my knowledge that's a type of fish that eats snails. And then you have Lord Slug, which is a freebie on figuring out the pun. Piccolo doesn't fit, but that's because his naming scheme was on earth instruments (before the retcon, where apparently a word for flute will open a Namek ship).

Kid Trunks · Post by **Kid Trunks** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:09 pm

Captain Awesome wrote:It seems to be a FUNimation dub thing.

I see dub fans saying it all the time, does it actually say anything that would lead the viewer to believe the whole Namekian plant thing?

I think its because Dende says (in the dub) that "Namekians are grown from those plants you saw outside", or something to that effect. That isn't in the original?

Bura · Post by **Bura** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:24 pm

And what about the green suns on planet Namek? Sunlight is great for plants! XD
Also, Piccolo didn't die in salty seawater.

Ah well, I don't really care who's right here, the important thing is that the movie makers might go with the plant analogy.

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:32 pm

Onikage725 wrote:Well, their species' name is taken from the word slug (Namekuji). Dende comes from dendenmushi, which is either a word for snail or a specific type of snail (I'm not sure which). The only one I don't get is Moori. To my knowledge that's a type of fish that eats snails. And then you have Lord Slug, which is a freebie on figuring out the pun. Piccolo doesn't fit, but that's because his naming scheme was on earth instruments (before the retcon, where apparently a word for flute will open a Namek ship).

Well, yes, but I meant to US viewers. AFAIK, none of the Namekian names were changed, it's just that the puns are either completely missed or thought of as a different pun. Which is part of the reason we don't make the "Namekians = slugs" connection.