On-Topic thread of Awesomeness!

Ducard · Post by **Ducard** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:55 pm

Obviously, the real reason for Piccolo's actions is so he can get his own field of delicious strawberries.

Oh hey, leaked storyboard: http://dragonball.zeldac.com/2009/01/dr ... toryboard/

omegacwa · Post by **omegacwa** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:54 pm

Not that there was any doubt in my mind that I would see this movie, I feel even more excited now for some reason, even though I haven't really learned anything new.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:45 pm

I just realized part of the reason I feel so awful about "live action" Gohan dying is because he kind of reminds me of the real Goku. (If Goku was that age.)

>_<

I am really gonna miss that guy.

Bura · Post by **Bura** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:06 pm

Grandpa Gohan was also the only one who actually appealed to me in the trailer.. :p Even though I'm not a big fan of him in the anime/manga (probably because the very limited screentime XD)

Onikage725 · Post by **Onikage725** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:19 pm

Just reading off the first post... it's so weird... Goku feels so much more like Gohan in this movie (except that he isn't coping by becoming a tokusatsu-esque super hero).

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:48 pm

Chuquita wrote:I am really gonna miss that guy.

I agree. He really seems like a likable character. He didn't stand a chance getting ganged up on by Mai and Piccolo. It's all Chatwin's fault! Running off to party like that! Family comes first! The exchange between Goku and Bulma was cool though.

Taku128 · Post by **Taku128** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:14 pm

Tsukento wrote:-Gohan, despite being a student of Roshi's...can't take having a house collapse on him.

Well he did die in the manga from being crushed.

shinmaru · Post by **shinmaru** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:18 pm

I Think there gonna be 3 movies and this is the first dragonball.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:23 pm

Taku128 wrote:
Tsukento wrote:-Gohan, despite being a student of Roshi's...can't take having a house collapse on him.
Well he did die in the manga from being crushed.

By a giant super powered monkey alien.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:44 pm

Wow. Okay, if this script is genuine, then...wow. I'm more disappointed than I was to begin with.

Anyone who said the trailer wasn't indicative of Goku's nature is pretty much proven wrong. Goku is Clark Kent from Smallville and Peter Parker from the Spider-man movies put in a blender. On top of that...

Goku has a vision. A quick series of shots. An asteroid totally engulfed in flame enters the Earth's atmosphere. It burrows into the ground. In the cracked burning rock, a MONSTROUS RED EYE opens.

...he apparently has Sauron from Lord of the Rings chasing him

The whole thing reeks of "generic action flick." And seriously, Bulma training her laser-sighted pistol on Goku's head? What next, is she gonna curve bullets? >_>;;

Highly, highly unimpressed. Before I at least thought the film might surprise me. Now...I'm pretty certain it won't even get me to go see it.

-Corey

jda95 · Post by **jda95** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:54 pm

shinmaru wrote:I Think there gonna be 3 movies and this is the first dragonball.

They have already announced that they have plans for two sequels.

Bussani · Post by **Bussani** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:59 pm

NeptuneKai wrote:
Taku128 wrote:
Tsukento wrote:-Gohan, despite being a student of Roshi's...can't take having a house collapse on him.
Well he did die in the manga from being crushed.
By a giant super powered monkey alien.

And this time Lord Piccolo destroyed a house while he was in it. I'm sure there was more to it than just the house falling on him.

And even if he were a super martial artist, it sounds like he couldn't move at the time. In the anime someone of his strength probably wouldn't have died from that, but I get the impression everyone is being toned down for the movie. I doubt we'll see bullets fly off Goku's forehead either.

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:05 pm

Bussani wrote:I doubt we'll see bullets fly off Goku's forehead either.

She has to do something to him because there is a photo of Chatwin's stunt double and Bulma in the house together.

Bussani · Post by **Bussani** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:09 pm

Chrono Trigger wrote:
Bussani wrote:I doubt we'll see bullets fly off Goku's forehead either.
She has to do something to him because there is a photo of Chatwin's stunt double and Bulma in the house together.

Yeah, I just kind of doubt she'll shoot him in the head like in the manga.

...I could be wrong, but I can't imagine it happening.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:10 pm

DELETE

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:12 pm

Bussani wrote:...I could be wrong, but I can't imagine it happening.

Well I hope that if she doesn't shoot him in the head, she'll at least "shoot" him.

Bussani · Post by **Bussani** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:12 pm

JAPPO wrote:- Gohan didn't die from the house collapsing. He died from Lord Piccolo's ki. The house collapsing didn't do anything.

I just this second was going to edit my post to propose that possibility, but decided it didn't fit with the rest of what I was saying and left it.

I wondered if Lord Piccolo just killed Gohan with his ki and the house collapsing was a dramatic result of that, rather than the cause of the death.

Edit:

Chrono Trigger wrote:Well I hope that if she doesn't shoot him in the head, she'll at least "shoot" him.

I figure she might shoot at him, but not hit him. And/Or maybe he'll instinctively use ki to stop the bullet eventually. He'll do something to make her decide he's useful enough to take along.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:13 pm

JAPPO wrote:Can't think of anything else. I'll answer questions because I don't think I'll be able to post part 3 for a while.

Where did this come from? I just find it odd that sites that typically get script drafts haven't posted this, but you have O_o;

-Corey

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:15 pm

JAPPO wrote: I'll answer questions because I don't think I'll be able to post part 3 for a while.

Do they visit a lot of different locations in the movie? Does Goku still have his Saiyan appetite? How is the tournament integrated into the plot?

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:16 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:
JAPPO wrote:Can't think of anything else. I'll answer questions because I don't think I'll be able to post part 3 for a while.
Where did this come from? I just find it odd that sites that typically get script drafts haven't posted this, but you have O_o;

-Corey

I got it from someone, that's all I'm saying. He has provided me with other stuff as well.