Nods to famous movies and other cinema

Adamant · Post by **Adamant** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:00 am

Kiyza wrote:I just read through volume 3 today, and I realized the guy Kuririn fought in the preliminaries looks a lot like Bruce Lee.

Goku fights a Bruce Lee-lookalike while looking for Bulma in the city right after Muscle Tower, too.

Kunzait_83 wrote:
Innagadadavida wrote:Can you give me some suggestions. Where should I start? Which movies had a strong influence on Dragon Ball in particular?
Check your PM box.

Mind sending me a copy of that PM, too? You make these movies sound really interesting.

Post by **Herms** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:06 am

...Me three, Kunzait?

CashmanX · Post by **CashmanX** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:30 am

Me four!

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:58 am

It would be easier if he just posted it here, no use keeping it private.

Innagadadavida · Post by **Innagadadavida** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:41 am

It's a DAMN good read, guys. I haven't even finished yet, I had to take a break because I'm responding as I'm reading and I've already spent an hour and a half on this response. With Kunzait_83's permission, I can forward it, but I think he'd be better off posting it. He said he plans on going more in depth with it in a full on thread.

This is so interesting. I'd love to hear Kunzait_83 on the podcast talking about this stuff.

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:17 pm

Now THERE'S a podcast I'd love to see! ...Mike? You reading this?

SparkyPantsMcGee · Post by **SparkyPantsMcGee** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:28 pm

awwww,I wanna see the movies too. I'm running out of cool martial arts films to watch.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:28 pm

bkev wrote:Now THERE'S a podcast I'd love to see! ...Mike? You reading this?

NUH UH.

Of course I am

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DBZGokuSaiyan · Post by **DBZGokuSaiyan** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:09 pm

Wow, I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet, but oh well.

(In the dub...) When Frieza throws a huge rock at Goku, he says "Hammer time!!!", and then proceeds to smash it with his fist.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:20 pm

DBZGokuSaiyan wrote:Wow, I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet, but oh well.

(In the dub...) When Freeza throws a huge rock at Goku, he says "Hammer time!!!", and then proceeds to smash it with his fist.

Hammer was a rapper and I don't think he was in any noteworthy movies.

Metalwario64 · Post by **Metalwario64** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:26 pm

Raki wrote:
DBZGokuSaiyan wrote:Wow, I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet, but oh well.

(In the dub...) When Freeza throws a huge rock at Goku, he says "Hammer time!!!", and then proceeds to smash it with his fist.
Hammer was a rapper and I don't think he was in any noteworthy movies.

You could say that it was a reference to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3, which also referenced M.C Hammer.

DBZGokuSaiyan · Post by **DBZGokuSaiyan** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:42 pm

Raki wrote:
DBZGokuSaiyan wrote:Wow, I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet, but oh well.

(In the dub...) When Freeza throws a huge rock at Goku, he says "Hammer time!!!", and then proceeds to smash it with his fist.
Hammer was a rapper and I don't think he was in any noteworthy movies.

Oh crap!

I didn't notice the rest of the topic's title.

Well, then again... I guess music videos could count as cinema. Whatever.

Commander_Red · Post by **Commander_Red** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:53 am

Master of the Flying Guillotine has a guy wearing a turban that stretches his arms out.

Metalwario64 · Post by **Metalwario64** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:12 am

CashmanX wrote:Me four!

I would enjoy the PM as well if its not going to be made as a post on here.

I tried watching movies like The Chinese Connection/Fist of Fury, but I wouldn't know where to go after that...

It would make a great thread though, as an insight to many things that inspired Dragon Ball.

tinlunlau · Post by **tinlunlau** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:30 pm

Metalwario64 wrote:
CashmanX wrote:Me four!
I would enjoy the PM as well if its not going to be made as a post on here.

I tried watching movies like The Chinese Connection/Fist of Fury, but I wouldn't know where to go after that...

It would make a great thread though, as an insight to many things that inspired Dragon Ball.

Don't tell me that you've never heard of the great Donnie Yen! His latest slew of martial arts movies have been consistently amazing!!!

.:PoetikaL:. · Post by **.:PoetikaL:.** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:00 pm

I managed to find a playlist that has some nods to DB... but I remember it having more than just this:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... references

Meh, more or less interesting.

kenisu3000 · Post by **kenisu3000** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:18 pm

Oh... here's a question: During the Freeza saga, there are two separate scenes where characters (namely, Vegeta and Freeza) point their fingers at an enemy and say "BANG!"... and the word echoes eerily. This has got to be a nod to an old(er) movie. Does anybody know where it's from?

SSj_Rambo · Post by **SSj_Rambo** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:32 pm

kenisu3000 wrote:Oh... here's a question: During the Freeza saga, there are two separate scenes where characters (namely, Vegeta and Freeza) point their fingers at an enemy and say "BANG!"... and the word echoes eerily. This has got to be a nod to an old(er) movie. Does anybody know where it's from?

Dirty Harry, maybe?

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:41 pm

kenisu3000 wrote:Oh... here's a question: During the Freeza saga, there are two separate scenes where characters (namely, Vegeta and Freeza) point their fingers at an enemy and say "BANG!"... and the word echoes eerily. This has got to be a nod to an old(er) movie. Does anybody know where it's from?

I was gonna say Cowboy Bebop, but obviously that can't be it.