Full Movie Trailer Online

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:45 am

Gozar wrote:
Chrono Trigger wrote:Or people could just be a bit more open minded and realize it's a live action movie and not the Anime/Manga.
That means everything must be different? Alternate plot elements are a good thing. Characters acting unlike themselves is a no-no.

_StreetSonic_ wrote:I am really looking forward to this movie. I am honestly glad it's not like the manga/anime. Maybe I will like the movie Goku, because I can't stand him in the anime.
It's my worst nightmare. Pro-Live Action movie people coming out of the woodwork, joining forums, and saying what they don't like about the Manga/Anime.

Super-agreement with the part I bolded.
I like alternative plots. They can be fun.
But characters are the heart of the series; changing them so drastically (I'm talking to you, Chatwin!) means changing the core itself and potentially turning off a good portion of your audience.

This and the salon are the only DB forums I visit, so I think I'm safe.

And if for some bizarre reason all of DB fandom turns into an apocalyptic nightmare once this movie comes back; well, I still have Tsubasa, XXXHolic, Kobato, and One Piece sites to hang out at.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:46 am

Gozar wrote: It's my worst nightmare. Pro-Live Action movie people coming out of the woodwork, joining forums, and saying what they don't like about the Manga/Anime.

I'm just surprised it's taken this long. And I was impressed by the big explodey's and lights...

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:47 am

SSJ2bardock wrote:
Gozar wrote: It's my worst nightmare. Pro-Live Action movie people coming out of the woodwork, joining forums, and saying what they don't like about the Manga/Anime.
I'm just surprised it's taken this long. And I was impressed by the big explodey's and lights...

Maybe this forum is more difficult to find than I had previously thought?

*Goes to try and see if she can get here by just typing in "Dragon Ball forum" in google*.

EDIT: You guys, I just went through 10 pages on http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&clie ... tnG=Search and we don't show up.

I think we're safe.

Gozar · Post by **Gozar** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:50 am

This and the salon are the only DB forums I visit, so I think I'm safe.

Luckily the Salon is a much smaller Forum...I'd hate for the Salon to be run over by Pro-LA People and have it turn into a war zone.

DaizEX is different...It's always a War Zone.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:52 am

Gozar wrote:
This and the salon are the only DB forums I visit, so I think I'm safe.
Luckily the Salon is a much smaller Forum...I'd hate for the Salon to be run over by Pro-LA People and have it turn into a war zone.

DaizEX is different...It's always a War Zone.

I <3 The Salon. X3
It's my "talk about writing and Dragon Ball" place. :3

I'm pleased to note it also does not show up within the first 10 google search pages (dunno how much further I'd have to go to hit it or Daizex's).

I enjoy reading the various War Zones we have here. I don't participate in them much, but I like the debates.

Forgotten Hero · Post by **Forgotten Hero** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:53 am

Just got to watch the trailer... It seemed ok. So of the effects were kinda corny, but some of them were really cool, like Bulma's motorbike.

Yamcha just looked really stupid...and the whole "seven mystics made the dragonballs" was really stupid. It was a bit off putting, but the trailer turned out to better than I thought.

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:54 am

So now it's Justin Chatwin's fault that the movie has a bad script and James Wong directed him to act like a dull Goku?

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:54 am

I seem to get into an argument with somebody at least every other day yet I still keep coming back so we must be doing something right over here at the ol' daizex.

Gozar · Post by **Gozar** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:55 am

Chuquita wrote:
Gozar wrote:
This and the salon are the only DB forums I visit, so I think I'm safe.
Luckily the Salon is a much smaller Forum...I'd hate for the Salon to be run over by Pro-LA People and have it turn into a war zone.

DaizEX is different...It's always a War Zone.

I <3 The Salon. X3
It's my "talk about writing and Dragon Ball" place. :3

Yeah, I haven't been around there as much as I'd like. But it's a very peaceful place and a tight-nit community.

Forgotten Hero · Post by **Forgotten Hero** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:58 am

Chrono Trigger wrote:So now it's Justin Chatwin's fault that the movie has a bad script and James Wong directed him to act like a dull Goku?

Chatwin is ok from what the trailer showed. We'll see if acts well or not.

Post by **Herms** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:00 am

_StreetSonic_ wrote:I am honestly glad it's not like the manga/anime.

Several people have made comments like this, and I don't get it. While I can certainly see accepting a few or even a lot of changes to adapt an extremely long series into a film or two, I don't understand why any fan would actually be glad about the ways the film isn't like the original, in and of themselves. Isn't the whole idea of a DragonBall movie adpatation to see DragonBall on the big screen? If you want to see a movie that's not like the DragonBall manga/anime, go watch Army of Darkness.

MisterFlashdude wrote:Shenron is slated to appear, voiced by Chris Sabat,

Has that really been confirmed?

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:01 am

Then people are mad because he didn't flip out when Bulma took out the motorcycle! Given the origin of this "Goku" he has to have seen stuff like that plenty of times! Not to mention his Grandfather was just murdered! He had like 3 lines of dialog in the trailer and people are condemning him to death already. Not fair!

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:02 am

Chrono Trigger wrote:So now it's Justin Chatwin's fault that the movie has a bad script and James Wong directed him to act like a dull Goku?

They share the blame actually.

If at least one of the three is terrible (Director, Writer, or Actor), no matter if the other two are the best in the world I think it guarantees some drop of quality.

Truthfully, I always place the most blame on the writers when a movie or tv show starts to smell foul.

Gozar wrote:
Chuquita wrote:
Gozar wrote: Luckily the Salon is a much smaller Forum...I'd hate for the Salon to be run over by Pro-LA People and have it turn into a war zone.

DaizEX is different...It's always a War Zone.

I <3 The Salon. X3
It's my "talk about writing and Dragon Ball" place. :3
Yeah, I haven't been around there as much as I'd like. But it's a very peaceful place and a tight-nit community.

Wishing you a Happy Birthday, btw.

Noticed it at the bottom of the page on the salon.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:02 am

Herms wrote:
MisterFlashdude wrote:Shenron is slated to appear, voiced by Chris Sabat,
Has that really been confirmed?

I certainly hope so!

(dodges rocks)

Forgotten Hero · Post by **Forgotten Hero** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:03 am

I blame the writers if this movie fails.

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:05 am

Herms wrote:
MisterFlashdude wrote:Shenron is slated to appear, voiced by Chris Sabat,
Has that really been confirmed?

I'm not completely sure, but I haven't heard anyone saying it isn't true. It's been up on their wikipedia page for quite a while without them trying to take it down, and they're being really anal about what gets put up on that page at the moment...
Take a peek in their discussion section and see how they're refusing to add 'Evolution' to the name because there isn't a reliable source to confirm it.

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:05 am

Forgotten Hero wrote:I blame the writers if this movie fails.

Exactly! You could get the top 5 actors in Hollywood right now to act out this exact same script and you'd still probably get the same result! [/quote]

Post by **Herms** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:06 am

MisterFlashdude wrote:I'm not completely sure, but I haven't heard anyone saying it isn't true. It's been up on their wikipedia page for quite a while without them trying to take it down, and they're being really anal about what gets put up on that page at the moment...

But what was the original source for it?

_StreetSonic_ · Post by **_StreetSonic_** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:07 am

Herms wrote:
_StreetSonic_ wrote:I am honestly glad it's not like the manga/anime.
Several people have made comments like this, and I don't get it. While I can certainly see accepting a few or even a lot of changes to adapt an extremely long series into a film or two, I don't understand why any fan would actually be glad about the ways the film isn't like the original, in and of themselves. Isn't the whole idea of a DragonBall movie adpatation to see DragonBall on the big screen? If you want to see a movie that's not like the DragonBall manga/anime, go watch Army of Darkness.

It's because I like to see different approaches to a story by different authors. I also enjoy the differences between manga and anime of different series.

But, I'm not denying that I would love to see a better adaption, it just doesn't bother me that it's not. Even if it was, people would still find something to complain about.

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:09 am

Herms wrote:
MisterFlashdude wrote:I'm not completely sure, but I haven't heard anyone saying it isn't true. It's been up on their wikipedia page for quite a while without them trying to take it down, and they're being really anal about what gets put up on that page at the moment...
But what was the original source for it?

This is the cited source. He's also listed amongst the cast on IMDB.