Dragon Ball: Evolution- Speculation and Discussion

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:44 pm

Pain wrote:I'm really looking forward to future merchandise and possible spin-offs that this movie could inspire.

Agent Enchanto: Darwinism

On a slightly more serious note, the acting is far worse than I ever anticipated. And that's saying something. I found Yun-fat to be pretty cringe-worthy in Bulletproof Monk, but I guess I should have just been thankful he never tried to pull off anger.

A more nit-picky criticism... C'mon Enchanto... You just got blown over, thrown back several feet and knocked through a wall (half a wall? pile of junk? something?)... shouldn't you be experiencing something other than mild frustration?

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:46 pm

JAPPO wrote:He's basically describing the manga.

"And the main protagonist experiences relevationary visions whenever he fondles the main plot device and must prevent it from falling into the hands of an apocalypse-bringing villain, check!"

"Goku's high school is typically American in the present day[...]"

Ah yes, I fondly remember the volumes where Goku and Samwise Gamgee destroyed the One Ring...you know, in between studying for their midterms at Smallville High ;p

-Corey

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:56 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:
whenever he fondles the main plot device

I thought they said there wasn't gonna be a sex scene.

B · Post by B » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:57 pm

So, THAT'S why Shenlong grants wishes. He's happy.

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:58 pm

B wrote:So, THAT'S why Shenlong grants wishes. He's happy.

What???

Rocketman wrote:
MajinVejitaXV wrote:
whenever he fondles the main plot device
I thought they said there wasn't gonna be a sex scene.

Say what?

B · Post by B » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:07 pm

I knew I couldn't make that joke work. It would've been too ambiguous or too obvious.

Fondling Dragon Balls.
Shenlong is a dragon.
Dragon Balls.

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:08 pm

B wrote:I knew I couldn't make that joke work. It would've been too ambiguous or too obvious.

Fondling Dragon Balls.
Shenlong is a dragon.
Dragon Balls.

This is the second time that I've killed a joke that could have kept on going. Sorry, B.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:38 pm

I'm totally getting that "campy-60's-Batman-Sitcom-with-today's-special-effects" feel from these clips, and I like that. :3
For PG, it works.

Chatku's voice actually is decent enough, but the lines he's fed aren't doing a thing for me. Also I'm not used to matrix-y db fights. They feel slow to me.

Olivier Hague · Post by **Olivier Hague** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:25 pm

omegacwa wrote:[Watchmen]
since I knew everything that was going to happen (as little was changed) my enjoyment of the film suffered.

You really can't blame the movie for something like that...

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:35 pm

MisterFlashdude wrote:
Pain wrote:I'm really looking forward to future merchandise and possible spin-offs that this movie could inspire.
Agent Enchanto: Darwinism

On a slightly more serious note, the acting is far worse than I ever anticipated. And that's saying something. I found Yun-fat to be pretty cringe-worthy in Bulletproof Monk, but I guess I should have just been thankful he never tried to pull off anger.

A more nit-picky criticism... C'mon Enchanto... You just got blown over, thrown back several feet and knocked through a wall (half a wall? pile of junk? something?)... shouldn't you be experiencing something other than mild frustration?

Her name isn't Enchanto.

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:47 pm

JAPPO wrote:Her name isn't Enchanto.

She isn't really an "agent" either, and yet that's what I call her... Curious...

Most curious...

KaiserNeko · Post by **KaiserNeko** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:48 pm

MisterFlashdude wrote:
JAPPO wrote:Her name isn't Enchanto.
She isn't really an "agent" either, and yet that's what I call her... Curious...

Most curious...

Not in the movies, though. At least, they don't call her Enchanto in the movie, according to the Ben Ramsey.

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:57 pm

KaiserNeko wrote:Not in the movies, though. At least, they don't call her Enchanto in the movie, according to the Ben Ramsey.

Rossum's Bulma will always be Enchanto to me. Agent Enchanto. With her lovely laser-sighted pistols and transforming ATV.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:16 pm

MisterFlashdude wrote:
KaiserNeko wrote:Not in the movies, though. At least, they don't call her Enchanto in the movie, according to the Ben Ramsey.
Rossum's Bulma will always be Enchanto to me. Agent Enchanto. With her lovely laser-sighted pistols and transforming ATV.

You don't care though.

Acid_Reign · Post by **Acid_Reign** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:57 pm

JAPPO wrote:http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse ... apped=true

The email VEGETA DTX sent is... painful.

He is either very stupid or a massive troll.

Chuquita wrote:Plus this is Mid-20's Bulma, not 16 year old Bulma; she's going to be more mature (and less driven by her sex drive).

A 20-something? Less driven by sex drive? Aha!

JAPPO wrote:I want to read negative reviews, just not from no-name sites who compare it to Watchmen and haven't read or seen the source material.

How relevant is the source material here, though? Not that I care about or even read the “review” (skimming, it looks like bullshit, so it probably is), but familiarity with previous versions of DB hardly seems like a prerequisite for this movie review given the liberties taken therein.

omegacwa wrote:And since I knew everything that was going to happen (as little was changed) my enjoyment of the film suffered.

By the same token, would the (rather faithful) animé adaptation of Dragon Ball not also cheapen the experience for you? Isn’t part of the fun of seeing an adaptation experiencing a known story in a new way… as opposed to experiencing a completely different story instead?

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:05 am

Acid_Reign wrote:
omegacwa wrote:And since I knew everything that was going to happen (as little was changed) my enjoyment of the film suffered.
By the same token, would the (rather faithful) animé adaptation of Dragon Ball not also cheapen the experience for you? Isn’t part of the fun of seeing an adaptation experiencing a known story in a new way… as opposed to experiencing a completely different story instead?

I've got to agree. That'd be like saying that a competent English dub of a series isn't going to be as enjoyable as one that completely rewrites the dialogue, simply because you know what is going to be said. Every new medium doesn't need to "reinvent" the series from scratch.

-Corey

Kingdom Heartless · Post by **Kingdom Heartless** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:55 am

I find it funny how Bulma wasn't that affected by being knocked down like that, and Chatwin/Goku being real casual about what he just did to her.

It's silly, but it feels Dragon Ball silly.

And the acting is looking hammy and over the top, but trust me, that will be a good thing when we're in later movies watching "FREEEEEEEEEEZAAAAAA!!!!"

sangofe · Post by **sangofe** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:10 am

JAPPO wrote:http://dbthemovie.com/2009/03/06/two-new-scenes/

Roshi vs. Goku. Sweet.

Ugh-uh. Is this supposed to be Dragonball? This movie should've been named... Hollywood Action with Dragonball names.

DominatorLost · Post by **DominatorLost** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:08 am

sangofe wrote:
Ugh-uh. Is this supposed to be Dragonball? This movie should've been named... Hollywood Action with Dragonball names.

See: Any other Hollywood adaptation. Now enough of that please.

B · Post by B » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:17 am

I don't think I'm gonna like this movie.

Goku's not Korean, which he should be.