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Post by Snail » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:32 pm

That was an interesting read. I hope it'll play out as well on screen as it did in my head.

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Post by Chrono Trigger » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:32 pm

So while he's at Chi-Chi's party, Gohan is at home getting stomped by Piccolo, Mai, and his demons. I'm sure there gonna be a shit storm because he blew off his Grandpa to go kick it but at the same time it makes sense. If he was with Gohan then Chatku would have been killed too.
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Post by jda95 » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:33 pm

Chrono Trigger wrote:So while he's at Chi-Chi's party, Gohan is at home getting stomped by Piccolo, Mai, and his demons. I'm sure there gonna be a shit storm because he blew off his Grandpa to go kick it but at the same time it makes sense. If he was with Gohan then Chatku would have been killed too.
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Post by Kaboom » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:34 pm

Chrono Trigger wrote:If he was with Gohan then Chatku would have been killed too.
In addition, my theory for a while has been that Goku brings the Suushinchuu WITH him to the party, to show it off to Chi-Chi or something. The bullies get a hold of it and that REALLY gets Goku mad, and prompts him to finally "fight" them.

So Piccolo doesn't get it, which means Bulma tracks it and finds Goku with it, and then...
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Post by jda95 » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:34 pm

SSj Kaboom wrote:
Chrono Trigger wrote:If he was with Gohan then Chatku would have been killed too.
In addition, my theory for a while is that Goku brings the Suushinchuu WITH him to the party, so Piccolo doesn't get it, which means Bulma tracks it and finds Goku with it, and then...
Aha! I smell a plot forming!

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Post by Kaboom » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:36 pm

jda95 wrote:Aha! I smell a plot forming!
I might have come up with and posted an entire "theoretical plot summary" by this point, if I could figure out how and when to factor in the darned Tournament.
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Post by Kendamu » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:36 pm

Well, that's nice that the High School stuff isn't like Spider-Man or Transformers. However, I'm still not convinced. I'd like to hear about more of what goes on after the boring "mainstream" stuff they tacked on. I'll wait until it comes out and if I hear really good things about it, I might go see it.

Still not on my list of things to do, though.

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Post by Chrono Trigger » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:37 pm

SSj Kaboom wrote:In addition, my theory for a while is that Goku brings the Suushinchuu WITH him to the party, so Piccolo doesn't get it, which means Bulma tracks it and finds Goku with it, and then...
So he gets home and finds everything is all messed up and Gohan is dead. Then cut to Bulma checking her radar and riding her bike up to Gohan's house. She gets inside and at the same time Goku is inside looking around he senses her and thinks it's the murderers who did it. So basically Bulma and Goku will get into it. I mean...that's just my guess.
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Post by jda95 » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:38 pm

It's funny because we have all worked out the whole plot from this ten minutes of script.

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Post by Kaboom » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:40 pm

Chrono Trigger wrote:So he gets home and finds everything is all messed up and Gohan is dead. Then cut to Bulma checking her radar and riding her bike up to Gohan's house. She gets inside and at the same time Goku is inside looking around he senses her and thinks it's the murders who did it. So basically Bulma and Chatku will get into it. I mean...that's just my guess.
Well, the old screencaps we have of Bulma holding a gun to Goku's head while he's perfectly calm (even... smiling?) seem to suggest otherwise.

Rather, I think he comes home to find Gohan mortally wounded, and Gohan tells Goku to keep the DragonBall safe and seek out Roshi. Goku doesn't really know where to start, though, so after burying Gohan, he ends up stopping going to school living on his own for a while, until Bulma arrives with her radar...
jda95 wrote:It's funny because we have all worked out the whole plot from this ten minutes of script.
I've been trying to piece this stuff together for a LONG time. This news has just shed a little more light on some specific parts.
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Post by Kendamu » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:40 pm

jda95 wrote:It's funny because we have all worked out the whole plot from this ten minutes of script.
It's not like this is a mystery thriller or anything. The High School part was really the only thing that people were left guessing about.

Also, I just noticed... Goku skipped a freakin' feast to go hang out with Chi-Chi!

Not cool. I'm not raging over it, but still...

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Post by Chrono Trigger » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:40 pm

SSj Kaboom wrote:Or rather, he comes home to find Gohan mortally wounded, and Gohan tells Goku to keep the DragonBall safe and seek out Roshi. Goku doesn't really know where to start, though, so after burying Gohan, he ends up stopping going to school living on his own for a while, until Bulma arrives with her radar...



That probably explains this picture...

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Post by JAPPO » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:44 pm

I'm glad you liked my review I'll work on part 2 now. It's much better.
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Post by MisterFlashdude » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:54 pm

jda95 wrote:It's funny because we have all worked out the whole plot from this ten minutes of script.
This plot was predictable with next to no information over a year ago.

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Post by jda95 » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:57 pm

MisterFlashdude wrote:
jda95 wrote:It's funny because we have all worked out the whole plot from this ten minutes of script.
This plot was predictable with next to no information over a year ago.
That is amazing. :shock:

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Post by JulieYBM » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:59 pm

SSj Kaboom wrote:Goku doesn't really have to know what he's feeling to feel it. Twelve-year-old Goku probably wouldn't feel it at all, but a somewhat older Goku? Yeah, probably.

Goku: "Wow, y'know, my childhood friend Chi-Chi is really awesome. I like to look at her for some reason, too. It'd be cool if we could both just spend all day lounging in a field of... why are my pants getting tighter?"

Odds are though, that's not the case, and he'll just have a crush on her in the movie.
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This almost sounds too good to be true...I don't know...I mean, 'ki' being kept?! Mind boggling. However, it seems like's an awful dick move on Son's part to skip a party his grandpa through together for him. Wouldn't he be more likely to pack it up and take it with him? Alas...
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Post by Bussani » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:02 pm

JulieYBM wrote:However, it seems like's an awful dick move on Son's part to skip a party his grandpa through together for him. Wouldn't he be more likely to pack it up and take it with him? Alas...
Goku wasn't exactly Mr Sensitive in the manga either... But yeah, ditching one party to go to another. Ah well.

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Post by JAPPO » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:02 pm

MisterFlashdude wrote:
jda95 wrote:It's funny because we have all worked out the whole plot from this ten minutes of script.
This plot was predictable with next to no information over a year ago.
Some major things are wrong but yeah I could piece together things too.
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Post by JulieYBM » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:07 pm

Bussani wrote:
JulieYBM wrote:However, it seems like's an awful dick move on Son's part to skip a party his grandpa through together for him. Wouldn't he be more likely to pack it up and take it with him? Alas...
Goku wasn't exactly Mr Sensitive in the manga either... But yeah, ditching one party to go to another. Ah well.
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Post by Gozar » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:12 pm

Aw, this is what I feared the most...
"What friends?" he replies. "I don't fit into any group."
Though this statement is true about Goku. It's insanely out of character for him to outright say it like that. We're really gonna have "emo" Goku. >.<

Plus the clear switching of feelings between Goku and Chi-Chi. Also like Kendamu said, Goku skipping out on food to hang out with Chi-Chi.

I've heard Chatwin say that he read the Manga to see how Goku would act. But it's clear that the director has no intention of keeping any facet of Goku alive. It's just a stereotypical teenage super hero with the name Goku thrown on him.

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