6 more movies???

HoustonRH7 · Post by **HoustonRH7** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:34 pm

http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/967/967600p1.html

In this interview, Martsters says he's been been signed on for a three movie deal, but he is personally hoping for 7 movies total.

I'm really hoping with all I have in me that these contracts were made with as much trepidation as, say, the ones they used for the last superman movie, where they say they will only be retained for a sequel if the film rings in a set amount of money....

The fact that Marsters is so excited about this movie makes me a bit ill. Is anyone else maybe hoping that this movie will crash and burn, but garner enough attention that fox will reboot it, like so many other series have been lately? (see: Batman, Superman, The Hulk, and soon Fantastic Four)

VenomSymbiote · Post by **VenomSymbiote** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:38 pm

I'm not. I'm one of the few who is truly looking forward to the movie. If he wants to make 6 more, fine by me!

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:38 pm

I hope it fails simply to stop the production of more half-ass popular culture amalgams with anime names attached. If the overseas totals are any indication, that won't be an issue. The movie is tanking badly.

-Corey

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:49 pm

Well if the budget for Evolution truly is 45 million then it's pretty much guaranteed to turn a profit.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:03 pm

In my opinion, the live action movie was rushed, wretched, half-baked, and a little more than disrespectful to the series it attempted to emulate.

My biggest beef is what they did to Goku and Chi-Chi. After watching the whiny Chatku and "It Girl" Chi-Chi in action I can say they have destroyed any and all chances of me ever enjoying said film.

That said, I feel Marsters himself was underused and I could see how he'd like to do more simply because his character seemed to be given the shaft in terms of how much screen time he actually got.

With how much bad press this movie has, with how much competition at the theaters there will be, with the economy the way it is, and with just how awful (again, my opinion ^^;;; ) this adaption is, I can't see them ever greenlighting a sequel.

If anything, I hope they learn their lesson (though I'd hoped Hollywood had learned its lesson after creating the awful Super Mario Bros live action and the super-cheesy live action Street Fighter--but I was proved wrong there too) and if they do ever make another Dragon Ball live action movie, that they hire a director and writer who actually give a damn about the series itself.

Kingdom Heartless · Post by **Kingdom Heartless** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:47 pm

Yeah, does anyone actually know what the budget was? I've seen it stated that it was over $100 million, but that doesn't seem likely.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:52 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:The movie is tanking badly.

-Corey

Couldn't be more inaccurate.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:53 pm

Kingdom Heartless wrote:Yeah, does anyone actually know what the budget was? I've seen it stated that it was over $100 million, but that doesn't seem likely.

One Dragonball Evolution news blog was saying that it was recently revealed (within the past couple of days) that the budget was around $45-Million.

Dr. Casey · Post by **Dr. Casey** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:02 pm

JAPPO wrote:
MajinVejitaXV wrote:The movie is tanking badly.

-Corey
Couldn't be more inaccurate.

Could you give us some figures, maybe? Because I'm inclined to believe Majin.

Of course, I also want to believe him. Six more movies? Dear Lord. I'd rather deal with seven Cell Juniors than seven Evolution movies.

SSj_Rambo · Post by **SSj_Rambo** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:04 pm

When I first saw this, I was thinking 6 more anime movies, from Toei.

I'm sure they're not going to make six more movies based on the wishes of one of the series' main actors. Six seems ridiculous on many levels, but at least it would give them more opportunities to included all of the important details and plots from the series.

omegacwa · Post by **omegacwa** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:05 pm

Chuquita wrote:In my opinion, the live action movie was rushed, wretched, half-baked, and a little more than disrespectful to the series it attempted to emulate.

My biggest beef is what they did to Goku. After watching the whiny Chatku

Um, i hate to be a total dick about this, but he is really only whiny in one scene in the entire film. It's when he is talking to Grandpa Gohan about how he is uncool. I personally don't recall another time where he is self doubting or a "whiny emo bitch". And even in this scene he says that he could "tear them apart with one hand". So really, the entire source of his "loserdum" is the fact that Gohan won't let him show off his athletic ability for whatever reason.

Dr. Casey · Post by **Dr. Casey** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:06 pm

There's that time when he's training for the 21st Budokai. He loses motivation at one point, and Roshi has to raise his spirits by talking about the olden days, where Gohan and Ox King underwent the same training.

B · Post by B » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:51 pm

Six sounds awful. Trying to emualte the number of Dragon Balls is stupid.

Enough to get to the Cell Saga would be nice, though judging by Evolution, I probably don't want more anyway because fanbitching is my cancer, and it wasn't a very good movie either.

laserkid · Post by **laserkid** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:54 pm

Yeahhh... six more is a bit much. At most, if they can connive Fox into thinking another movie is all they need for a hit we COULD see a second one. I don't see it getting further then that.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:56 pm

omegacwa wrote:
Chuquita wrote:In my opinion, the live action movie was rushed, wretched, half-baked, and a little more than disrespectful to the series it attempted to emulate.

My biggest beef is what they did to Goku. After watching the whiny Chatku
Um, i hate to be a total dick about this, but he is really only whiny in one scene in the entire film. It's when he is talking to Grandpa Gohan about how he is uncool. I personally don't recall another time where he is self doubting or a "whiny emo bitch". And even in this scene he says that he could "tear them apart with one hand". So really, the entire source of his "loserdum" is the fact that Gohan won't let him show off his athletic ability for whatever reason.

He still seemed whiny and angsty to me throughout the whole film. Its like Hollywood deemed Goku's actual personality and backstory completely unacceptable and felt like substituting him with some bland, generic cardboard-personality instead.

If I'm going to reply, I might as well list the other inaccuracies Wong and Ramsey made with his character though, including:

-him being all horny over Chi-Chi and fantasizing about her
-his inability to master the kamehameha; whereas in the manga he figures it out right off the bat
-him cheating at his lamp-related task
-him using hair-gel

These are all things I found really unacceptable about Chatku, and...I know I'm not going to be the first or last fan of any book that feels burned by (in my opinion) an embarrassing and inaccurate movie adaption, so the only thing I can take solace in really is that at least its not going to change the manga itself.

Nothing you can really say to me will change my opinion though. I intensely dislike the complete revamp of Goku's character. I find it unnecessary and appalling, but there's nothing I can do about it other than hope it doesn't get a sequel.

I'd be far more forgiving with this film if they hadn't completely butchered Goku beyond recognition.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:34 pm

Their intention was to make Goku like the anime by the end of the film. The sequel has no "whiny" elements in his character, even though I really don't know what a lot of you are talking about. He seemed like an average teenager to me at the beginning, not particularly whiny or emo.

I would bet a thousand bucks that this film gets at least 1 sequel. I mean it's hard to believe it wouldn't, with the actors advertising it and the script already written...

Plus with such a low budget for the first movie, it would be damn near impossible to not make a profit when you include total sales. Even if the theater box office isn't much, DVD sales usually account for 40-50% of the money studios get.

Dr. Casey · Post by **Dr. Casey** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:51 pm

Sure, but let's be optimistic and hope the bad press (Has any professional review been above a 5/10?) has a positive effect, someone causing a chain reaction which cancels Dragon Ball Evolution movie two.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:52 pm

Dr. Casey wrote:Sure, but let's be optimistic and hope the bad press (Has any professional review been above a 5/10?) has a positive effect, someone causing a chain reaction which cancels Dragon Ball Evolution movie two.

Variety gave it a good review on Rotten Tomatoes.

But I haven't been following the press, it's gotten to a point where everyone is just repeating themselves.

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:54 pm

JAPPO wrote:
Dr. Casey wrote:Sure, but let's be optimistic and hope the bad press (Has any professional review been above a 5/10?) has a positive effect, someone causing a chain reaction which cancels Dragon Ball Evolution movie two.
Variety gave it a good review on Rotten Tomatoes.

But I haven't been following the press, it's gotten to a point where everyone is just repeating themselves.

What was its score?

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:02 pm

I don't think Variety rates movies from 1-10, they want people to read the review.