Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods"

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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by InfernalVegito » Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:44 pm

DragonBoxZTheMovies wrote: Vegeta's legs?
No but I think it was already talked about why Vegeta wears his Cell arc armor.
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by soulnova » Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:50 pm

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DragonBoxZTheMovies wrote: Vegeta's legs?
No but I think it was already talked about why Vegeta wears his Cell arc armor.
He wears his armor for Formal occasions... and what better way to tell the Woman he cares by using one of her best armors. ;D


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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by Gyt Kaliba » Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:53 pm

soulnova wrote:He wears his armor for Formal occasions... and what better way to tell the Woman he cares by using one of her best armors. ;D

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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by DragonBoxZTheMovies » Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:59 pm

Can't believe I didn't notice this before. When Birusu turns the egg-like thing to sand, he's wearing something different to what's present on the poster.

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Post by Gyt Kaliba » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:02 pm

Bwah? He is? Any chance you can throw up some side-by-side screencaps for comparison?
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by Chuquita » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:19 pm

It's a shirt! He's got a white, v-neck t-shirt on in that shot. Wow I did not notice that before.
Actually, the next shot after that, when it pans up, you don't actually see what he's holding plus he seems to be in a different location than the egg-to-dust shot. That is some clever editing. I was so excited I didn't even notice. ^^;;

Also, the magazine-scan of that screenshot from before:
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Post by hleV » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:27 pm

After all this time, they still can't do electric sparks for SSJ3...

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Post by DragonBalllKaiHD » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:43 pm

hleV wrote:After all this time, they still can't do electric sparks for SSJ3...
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by DragonBoxZTheMovies » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:43 pm

hleV wrote:After all this time, they still can't do electric sparks for SSJ3...
Oh no, don't go there.

Please, don't go there.

At least wait until the movie is actually out.

It's just one screenshot, right?

Uh, erm... so what does everyone think of Uisu? Do you like that they're holding back information on him? I'm both loving and hating it at the same time. I have a feeling that he might be one of the deepest villains we've seen in the Dragon Ball franchise. Perhaps he has some link with Freeza? Y'know how Freeza destroys planets, and there needs to be destruction to make way for creation...if you see where I'm going here.

Another one of my concerns with this film is ticket sales. I really want this film to do well, but since it's been a non-stop bombardment of new Dragon Ball stuff since '08, I can't help but hear the Japanese crowds groaning in the distance.

Since the original Dragon Ball is something of an untapped resource, I feel like the first 16 volumes/153 episodes has more potential for a theatrical film since there's still that element of adventure and everyone's not overly powerful.

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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by Fox666 » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:46 pm

hleV wrote:After all this time, they still can't do electric sparks for SSJ3...
Even Toriyama forgot the electric sparks when Gohan was a Super Saiyan 2 against Darbra.


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Post by Chuquita » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:51 pm

DragonBoxZTheMovies wrote: Uh, erm... so what does everyone think of Uisu? Do you like that they're holding back information on him? I'm both loving and hating it at the same time. I have a feeling that he might be one of the deepest villains we've seen in the Dragon Ball franchise. Perhaps he has some link with Freeza? Y'know how Freeza destroys planets, and there needs to be destruction to make way for creation...if you see where I'm going here.

Another one of my concerns with this film is ticket sales. I really want this film to do well, but since it's been a non-stop bombardment of new Dragon Ball stuff since '08, I can't help but hear the Japanese crowds groaning in the distance.

Since the original Dragon Ball is something of an untapped resource, I feel like the first 16 volumes/153 episodes has more potential for a theatrical film since there's still that element of adventure and everyone's not overly powerful.
I am terribly curious about Uisu. Possibly more so than Birusu. Even though Birusu has that turning-stuff-to-sand ability, I feel like Uisu's the real magic-user/puppet-mastermind behind all this. I think Uisu also likely has ulterior motives to draw Birusu's interest towards Earth, is behind the shrunken Pilaf Gang, and he even might be behind whatever's going on with that Vegeta-tie-in-toy's expression/pose if indeed something magic-related caused that.

Also, I would adore a "circa 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai" DB movie. There's so much about that era that makes me wish there'd been another adventure arc stuck in there somewhere pre-Z.
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by Fox666 » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:55 pm

Personally I find it weird to place the new movie beetween the Boo saga and the epilogue. I guess they wanted Goku to use his strongest form, but still didn't have the guts to do anything after the time-skip.

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Post by DragonBoxZTheMovies » Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:54 pm

Chuquita wrote:It's a shirt! He's got a white, v-neck t-shirt on in that shot. Wow I did not notice that before.
Actually, the next shot after that, when it pans up, you don't actually see what he's holding plus he seems to be in a different location than the egg-to-dust shot. That is some clever editing. I was so excited I didn't even notice. ^^;;
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by Chuquita » Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:35 pm

*Wonders if:
A) The white shirt is a pajama top ala Majin Buu's pajamas.
or
B) If the fact that he's not wearing the jewelry in that shot means anything*


About that eye-socket bulge Birusu has going on in the movie poster; after YouTubing sphynx cats, looks like that's how their heads are shaped. (The meows are so high pitched though; it's kinda funny that Birusu has such a super-deep voice now that I know what sphynx cats actually sound like.)


Also! Looking at the new OPZ two-page ad in SJ 6-7; it's so nice, I can't wait for this sort of thing to start popping up for BOG.
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by Gaffer Tape » Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:20 pm

Sin wrote:Well at the time I think Fat Buu was a new and strange looking villain, but it's probably safe to say there will be some sort of transformation, there usually is :P
Oh, geez, somehow I never thought of that. Ugh, I hope not. I am so sick and tired of villain transformations, so I really hope they do something different.
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Post by BlazingFiddlesticks » Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:43 pm

So we can assume Uisu is the one who put Birisu's eyes on the Earth? You'd wonder why; only really notable thing about it is the huge powers. Would Uisu want them gone for whatever reason, or would pointing out the challenge be the only way to get Biri to cooperate?
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Oh, geez, somehow I never thought of that. Ugh, I hope not. I am so sick and tired of villain transformations, so I really hope they do something different.
Powerful second! How would you even go about it? His design looks pretty complete to me, probably the most so since Slug.

Which has sent me into a whole 'nother can of worms into realizing how most of the movies villains seemed built to transform.
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Post by DragonBalllKaiHD » Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:44 pm

Why would Virus have any transformation if he is the strongest being in the universe?
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by hulkty » Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:51 pm

Fox666 wrote:
hleV wrote:After all this time, they still can't do electric sparks for SSJ3...
Even Toriyama forgot the electric sparks when Gohan was a Super Saiyan 2 against Darbra.


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Post by Insertclevername » Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:01 pm

The only transformation I could see him going through would be him buffing up. Other than that, I don't think there will be multiple forms. That shit is old.
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Post by DragonBalllKaiHD » Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:10 pm

Abo & Cado didn't transform. Chilled didn't transform. Virus didn't transform. That's 4 years of 3 villians never transforming. How's that old?
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