Discussion regarding the entirety of the franchise in a general (meta) sense, including such aspects as: production, trends, merchandise, fan culture, and more.
-
MisterFlashdude
- OMG CRAZY REGEN
- Posts: 779
- Joined: Tue May 02, 2006 3:21 pm
Post
by MisterFlashdude » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:40 pm
Hmm... Oh Piccolo, you fail at being green...
And is that supposed to be the "young" Piccolo? If it is, so much for the hopes that he'll look better after he gets his wish...
If it isn't, he doesn't look all that old.
Really, it "sounds" just as I thought it would. The music is really dismissable, like it could go along with just about any action movie trailer.
Though, now I can add some bullshit about a "prophecy" to go along with the planets aligning, eclipses and a climactic volcano.
Also, Goku looks like a greaser without his uniform on. Thank God the bullies aren't wearing football jackets, I just couldn't take it...
-
Chuquita
- Namekian Warrior
- Posts: 15297
- Joined: Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:16 am
- Location: Somewhere
Post
by Chuquita » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:42 pm
DBHighDefinition wrote:Did any one else notice that at 00:42 Yamcha is holding some sort of minigun...
All I can see is their flashlights.
Or their parachutes.
Who knows anymore....
I find it hilarious that it's looking like Yamcha's going to be this movie's "badass antihero" because Tenshinhan isn't in the film, Piccolo's still evil, and Vegeta wasn't in this arc.
MisterFlashdude wrote:
Also, Goku looks like a greaser without his uniform on. Thank God the bullies aren't wearing football jackets, I just couldn't take it...
And that they didn't burst into song.
*hums Grease Lightning*.
Last edited by
Chuquita on Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
On hiatus.
-
DBHighDefinition
- Regular
- Posts: 614
- Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:04 pm
- Location: England
-
Contact:
Post
by DBHighDefinition » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:43 pm
Chuquita wrote:DBHighDefinition wrote:Did any one else notice that at 00:42 Yamcha is holding some sort of minigun...
All I can see is their flashlights.
Or their parachutes.
Who knows anymore....
I find it hilarious that it's looking like Yamcha's going to be this movie's "badass antihero" because Tenshinhan is isn't in the film, Piccolo's still evil, and Vegeta wasn't in this arc.

Look right at the bottom, there should be a spinny thing there.
[quote="Roshi in DB Evolution"]Believe it punk, you're getting your clock, cleaned![/quote]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/user/DBHighDef]My old YouTube is back up and running![/url]
-
Chuquita
- Namekian Warrior
- Posts: 15297
- Joined: Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:16 am
- Location: Somewhere
Post
by Chuquita » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:47 pm
DBHighDefinition wrote:Chuquita wrote:DBHighDefinition wrote:Did any one else notice that at 00:42 Yamcha is holding some sort of minigun...
All I can see is their flashlights.
Or their parachutes.
Who knows anymore....
I find it hilarious that it's looking like Yamcha's going to be this movie's "badass antihero" because Tenshinhan is isn't in the film, Piccolo's still evil, and Vegeta wasn't in this arc.

Look right at the bottom, there should be a spinny thing there.
OH I see it. that's an odd-looking gun. Almost like those stun-guns they use to temporarily paralyze people.
On hiatus.
-
JulieYBM
- Patreon Supporter
- Posts: 18869
- Joined: Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:25 pm
- Location: 🏳️⚧️🍉
Post
by JulieYBM » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:48 pm
spoiler]

[/spoiler]
Danged if those title cards don't look silly. Really silly.
-
DBHighDefinition
- Regular
- Posts: 614
- Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:04 pm
- Location: England
-
Contact:
Post
by DBHighDefinition » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:51 pm
JulieYBM wrote:spoiler]

[/spoiler]
Danged if those title cards don't look silly. Really silly.
What...
[quote="Roshi in DB Evolution"]Believe it punk, you're getting your clock, cleaned![/quote]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/user/DBHighDef]My old YouTube is back up and running![/url]
-
Chuquita
- Namekian Warrior
- Posts: 15297
- Joined: Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:16 am
- Location: Somewhere
Post
by Chuquita » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:51 pm
JulieYBM wrote:spoiler]

[/spoiler]
Danged if those title cards don't look silly. Really silly.
This one makes me feel a little better. :3
On hiatus.
-
SSj_Rambo
- I Live Here
- Posts: 3496
- Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:10 pm
- Location: West City
Post
by SSj_Rambo » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:52 pm
I'm not a cosmetics expert, but I fail to see how this make-up job would have taken as long as Marsters said it did.
----------------------------------------------------------------
SSj Kaboom wrote:JAPPO wrote:VIDEO hosting service. NOT SENDSPACE.
like youtube.com
A year ago, I'd have said Stage6, but they're shut down now.
Oh good 'ol Stage6...the one who taught me that not all DBZ AMV's are made with crappy quality and Linkin Park music. I first saw and learned about the Doomrider AMV there of all places (I still have the exact file of it straight from that site) and saw my other current favorite DBZ AMV's there too. Too bad they couldn't afford the bandwidth!

-
Onikage725
- I'm, pretty, cozy, here...
- Posts: 1502
- Joined: Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:00 pm
- Location: Outer Heaven
-
Contact:
Post
by Onikage725 » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:53 pm
MisterFlashdude wrote:Really, it "sounds" just as I thought it would. The music is really dismissable, like it could go along with just about any action movie trailer.
To be fair, a lot of movies have stock music used in their trailers. Hell,
Pirates of the Caribbeans trailer used "Vampire Hunters" from
Bram Stoker's Dracula. I agree though, that music is kinda weak. If it IS from the film... meh. But it may well not be.
Though, now I can add some bullshit about a "prophecy" to go along with the planets aligning, eclipses and a climactic volcano.
Is that really that outlandish? This is Dragon Ball we're talking about.
Krillin: "On earth when you call the dragon, all kinds of crazy stuff happens. For one thing, the sky gets completely black. The wind howls..." and w/e the rest was there.
Seems odd that gathering magical artifacts and using a special phrase to summon a wish-granting dragon is golden... but an eclipse and we've gone too far?
To show my appreciation, I'll only beat them half to death.
-
MisterFlashdude
- OMG CRAZY REGEN
- Posts: 779
- Joined: Tue May 02, 2006 3:21 pm
Post
by MisterFlashdude » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:55 pm
Onikage725 wrote:Seems odd that gathering magical artifacts and using a special phrase to summon a wish-granting dragon is golden... but an eclipse and we've gone too far?
That's just stuff that happens when you summon the Dragon. The sky getting dark isn't integral to the plot, which the eclipse is. Hell, it features not once, but twice in the trailer.
-
JulieYBM
- Patreon Supporter
- Posts: 18869
- Joined: Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:25 pm
- Location: 🏳️⚧️🍉
Post
by JulieYBM » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:56 pm
The character cards with 'Goku', 'Bulma', 'Mai', 'Yamcha', 'Roshi', and 'Piccolo' on them.
-
Chrono Trigger
- Advanced Regular
- Posts: 1269
- Joined: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:13 am
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
-
Contact:
Post
by Chrono Trigger » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:57 pm
Yugi's Black Magician said: The character cards with 'Goku', 'Bulma', 'Mai', 'Yamcha', 'Roshi', and 'Piccolo' on them.
They had to use those or people wouldn't know who was who.

I completely respect your opinion, and I respect you. I enjoyed discussing this with you, even if I don't completely agree.
If we're all here for a reason then I'm just visiting.
If it's held in your heart then you can't let go.
-
Olivier Hague
- I Live Here
- Posts: 2171
- Joined: Mon May 22, 2006 12:09 pm
Post
by Olivier Hague » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:58 pm
MisterFlashdude wrote:The sky getting dark isn't integral to the plot, which the eclipse is. Hell, it features not once, but twice in the trailer.
Still, that's not as much as the yellow car.
Maybe the prophecy mentions a yellow car?
-
DBHighDefinition
- Regular
- Posts: 614
- Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:04 pm
- Location: England
-
Contact:
Post
by DBHighDefinition » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:59 pm
The trailer music is not for the film. Immediate Music is doing the trailer. But the awesome Brian Tyler is doing the actual film score.
[quote="Roshi in DB Evolution"]Believe it punk, you're getting your clock, cleaned![/quote]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/user/DBHighDef]My old YouTube is back up and running![/url]
-
Chuquita
- Namekian Warrior
- Posts: 15297
- Joined: Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:16 am
- Location: Somewhere
Post
by Chuquita » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:01 pm
Olivier Hague wrote:MisterFlashdude wrote:The sky getting dark isn't integral to the plot, which the eclipse is. Hell, it features not once, but twice in the trailer.
Still, that's not as much as the yellow car.
Maybe the prophecy mentions a yellow car?
Movies w/prophecies make me think of that Pkmn 2000 movie with its' "the world will turn to ash" stuff.
Maybe the yellow car is a product placement?
On hiatus.
-
MajinVejitaXV
- Slut of the Daizenshuu EX Family
- Posts: 3149
- Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:39 am
Post
by MajinVejitaXV » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:02 pm
Oh Jesus. I finally watched it.
Looks like Mortal Kombat Annihilation has a successor!
-Corey
-
JulieYBM
- Patreon Supporter
- Posts: 18869
- Joined: Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:25 pm
- Location: 🏳️⚧️🍉
Post
by JulieYBM » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:03 pm
Chrono Trigger wrote: Yugi's Black Magician said: The character cards with 'Goku', 'Bulma', 'Mai', 'Yamcha', 'Roshi', and 'Piccolo' on them.
They had to use those or people wouldn't know who was who.

I know, but they look silly. Espicially the poses. And a white man named Goku...but alas...
-
Chrono Trigger
- Advanced Regular
- Posts: 1269
- Joined: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:13 am
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
-
Contact:
Post
by Chrono Trigger » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:05 pm
Yugi's Black Magician said: know, but they look silly. Espicially the poses. And a white man named Goku...but alas...
Oh it looks absolutely ridiculous but still if they didn't have those cards I couldn't tell you who was who.
I completely respect your opinion, and I respect you. I enjoyed discussing this with you, even if I don't completely agree.
If we're all here for a reason then I'm just visiting.
If it's held in your heart then you can't let go.
-
MorningBreeze
- Newbie
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:09 pm
Post
by MorningBreeze » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:07 pm
Yeah character cards do look silly to me. I cringed when I saw "Goku" come up. For a non fan it's like.. who the hell are these people anyway? Bulma... Yamcha bla ble bla. We know who they are cause we know the story but what about others.
There are other ways of exciting the crowds and you don't truly need those character names there. You can add more substance to the thing by actually showing some dialogue. Is that too hard. At least something giving people a bit more information, a few more lines. But then again I suppose this is a teaser trailer.
Is anyone else as disturbed by Bulma as I am. It just doesn't quite say Bulma to me. Wearing those clothes and with the high ponytails and totting guns and crap. Is this really our Bulma. Doesn't quiet seem that way to me for some reason, call me whatever but her overall look DOES seem a bit off. Her and Mai, they for some reason remind me of that whole powerrangerish vibe.
I know guys dig bulma as a "badass chick" but is she truly this character Emmy Rossum is portraying. I can't really feel that comfortable about it.