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Post by Super Sayian Prime » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:25 pm

So I hear Stephen Chow isn't too pleased with FOX and isn't agreeing to be on any promo tour. Oh Jeeze.
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Post by Chuquita » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:29 pm

Super Saiyan Prime wrote:So I hear Stephen Chow isn't too pleased with FOX and isn't agreeing to be on any promo tour. Oh Jeeze.

I heard about that; something like he wasn't able to get as involved as he wanted because of being in the position of "producer" instead of "director".

I don't really have a source though; just stuff I've come across on the other board.
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Post by JAPPO » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:59 pm

Dragonball is on Entertainment Weekly's top 17 anticipated movies of spring 2009 list.

I'll admit I never read anything on EW before :P
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Post by MajinVejitaXV » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:11 pm

LOL, their write-up shows they know DragonBall. For reals :lol:
Not sure what (or who) a Dragonball is? You might have missed the cult manga comics that have already spawned hit animated TV shows in the U.S. and Japan. But this live-action adaptation — about a group of warriors protecting Earth from an evil force — should catch you up.
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Post by Dr. Casey » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:13 pm

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XD

It's uninformed to the point of being funny, at least. Beats your typical stupidity.

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Post by Saiyan-Professor » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:20 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:LOL, their write-up shows they know DragonBall. For reals :lol:
Not sure what (or who) a Dragonball is? You might have missed the cult manga comics that have already spawned hit animated TV shows in the U.S. and Japan. But this live-action adaptation — about a group of warriors protecting Earth from an evil force — should catch you up.
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Not everyone thinks about Dragonball 90% of the time like many of us here, they are just doing their job and strangely enough, many of us that are thoroughly acquainted with the show and manga do want to see it. :)
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Post by Pain » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:29 pm

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Is it just me, or does Bulma's blue stripe seem especially bright in that picture?
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Post by MisterFlashdude » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:00 pm

JAPPO wrote:Dragonball is on Entertainment Weekly's top 17 anticipated movies of spring 2009 list.

I'll admit I never read anything on EW before :P
This sounds like a nice little bump until you look at the list.

I think a more appropriate title would be "17 movies we're pretty sure are coming out in the next six weeks".

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Post by SSJ2bardock » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:19 pm

MisterFlashdude wrote:
JAPPO wrote:Dragonball is on Entertainment Weekly's top 17 anticipated movies of spring 2009 list.

I'll admit I never read anything on EW before :P
This sounds like a nice little bump until you look at the list.

I think a more appropriate title would be "17 movies we're pretty sure are coming out in the next six weeks".
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Post by Taku128 » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:20 pm

Irate Gamer had it as #2 on his list of ten best movies this summer, which lowered my expectations of the movie even further.

Watchmen was #8. Seriously? You think Evolution will be better then Watchmen? Neither movie is even being released in the summer either!
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Post by JAPPO » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:25 pm

Taku128 wrote:Irate Gamer had it as #2 on his list of ten best movies this summer, which lowered my expectations of the movie even further.

Watchmen was #8. Seriously? You think Evolution will be better then Watchmen? Neither movie is even being released in the summer either!
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Post by Pain » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:28 pm

JAPPO wrote:
Taku128 wrote:Irate Gamer had it as #2 on his list of ten best movies this summer, which lowered my expectations of the movie even further.

Watchmen was #8. Seriously? You think Evolution will be better then Watchmen? Neither movie is even being released in the summer either!
No one's allowed to have an opinion that isn't popular. How dare he!
Yeah, what's wrong with someone thinking that Evolution will do better than Watchmen?
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Post by Taku128 » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:30 pm

JAPPO wrote:
Taku128 wrote:Irate Gamer had it as #2 on his list of ten best movies this summer, which lowered my expectations of the movie even further.

Watchmen was #8. Seriously? You think Evolution will be better then Watchmen? Neither movie is even being released in the summer either!
No one's allowed to have an opinion that isn't popular. How dare he!
It was more so the fact that it was the Irate Gamer saying it, not that I didn't agree with it. I don't even remember how I ended up on his page but he managed to piss me off like he always does.
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Post by JAPPO » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:32 pm

Taku128 wrote:
JAPPO wrote:
Taku128 wrote:Irate Gamer had it as #2 on his list of ten best movies this summer, which lowered my expectations of the movie even further.

Watchmen was #8. Seriously? You think Evolution will be better then Watchmen? Neither movie is even being released in the summer either!
No one's allowed to have an opinion that isn't popular. How dare he!
It was more so the fact that it was the Irate Gamer saying it, not that I didn't agree with it. I don't even remember how I ended up on his page but he managed to piss me off like he always does.
I don't really have sympathy for people who willingly sit through the entire video and then complain about it like they had no choice.
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Post by SSJ2bardock » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:33 pm

I'd say most people who are undecided when going to the movie theater will think "Hey Dragonball, I watched that as a kid so I'll go see that!" and "What the fuck is a Watchmen?" so I anticipate Dragonball doing better.
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Post by Taku128 » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:34 pm

JAPPO wrote:
Taku128 wrote:
JAPPO wrote: No one's allowed to have an opinion that isn't popular. How dare he!
It was more so the fact that it was the Irate Gamer saying it, not that I didn't agree with it. I don't even remember how I ended up on his page but he managed to piss me off like he always does.
I don't really have sympathy for people who willingly sit through the entire video and then complain about it like they had no choice.
It's a top ten list. Even if it's the worst goddamn list you've ever seen, you want to see it through to the end.
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Post by Pain » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:34 pm

SSJ2bardock wrote:I'd say most people who are undecided when going to the movie theater will think "Hey Dragonball, I watched that as a kid so I'll go see that!" and "What the fuck is a Watchmen?" so I anticipate Dragonball doing better.
So do I. :evil:
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Post by B » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:34 pm

Watchmen will most likely do better because it generally looks better, IMO. I hear people just eating it up in passing.

Though, the same may happen with DBE when we start getting TV ads for it.
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Post by SSJ2bardock » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:36 pm

Seriously? I saw a preview for Watchmen a while back and it looked really stupid, not to mention I don't even know what it is.
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Post by B » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:39 pm

I'd never heard of it either, until I saw the trailer and commercials. I think it looks pretty cool.

And apparently, the comic/novel/whatever it is based on is pretty cool, too. If the movie is good, I might dip my fingers in the comics.
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