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 DragonBoxZTheMovies » Tue Sep 02, 2014 4:32 am

This movie has surely gone above and beyond what Toei probably expected from it initially.

More screenings have been scheduled for both Australia and New Zealand this weekend. Will probably end up going again, myself. Seeing a DBZ movie in theatres is too rare a thing to pass up. :wink:
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There's also a listing for the DVD and Blu-Ray on Madman's website now, as well:
http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view ... ed-edition
http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view ... ion-bluray

Release date is 26/11 in AUS. The NZ listing hasn't been put up yet.

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Post by Bullza » Tue Sep 02, 2014 4:51 am

I looked on there a couple days ago and they've definitely added quite a few showings since I last looked. There was no showings at all on the Friday before.

It makes me wonder how much more money the movie could have made if they'd released it in all these countries only months after the Japanese release rather than a year and half.

Maybe they can with the next movie. Release it in more countries, more theatres, for more days and no more than 6 months after the Japanese release and it could do pretty decent I bet.

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Post by tinlunlau » Tue Sep 02, 2014 6:45 pm

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Post by Ajay » Tue Sep 02, 2014 6:47 pm

Oh, dude, that is fucking badass! Consider me extremely jealous.

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Post by tinlunlau » Tue Sep 02, 2014 6:57 pm

AjayLikesGaming wrote:Oh, dude, that is fucking badass! Consider me extremely jealous.

How was the event?

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

Post by DragonBoxZTheMovies » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:11 am

I know the artwork's not final, but it's kinda funny how prominent the 20th Century Fox logo is on Madman's cover, compared to other releases of the film.
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Post by MarcFBR » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:31 am

DragonBoxZTheMovies wrote:I know the artwork's not final, but it's kinda funny how prominent the 20th Century Fox logo is on Madman's cover, compared to other releases of the film.
http://cdn.madman.com.au/images/slicks/ ... 5377br.png
It's effectively the same size as the Madman logo. Logos around that size are relatively normal on Australian DVDs and BDs because of how prominent they have to make the rating information.
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by NintendoBlaze53 » Wed Sep 03, 2014 6:05 am

DragonBoxZTheMovies wrote:This movie has surely gone above and beyond what Toei probably expected from it initially.

More screenings have been scheduled for both Australia and New Zealand this weekend. Will probably end up going again, myself. Seeing a DBZ movie in theatres is too rare a thing to pass up. :wink:
http://reelanime.com/#/films/21680

There's also a listing for the DVD and Blu-Ray on Madman's website now, as well:
http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view ... ed-edition
http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view ... ion-bluray

Release date is 26/11 in AUS. The NZ listing hasn't been put up yet.
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Post by SaiyaJedi » Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:34 am

NintendoBlaze53 wrote:Again I was baited. I clicked, I hoped and no Darwin. UGH. My BoG hype is dying down now anyway. Still doesn't take away the fact I'm still mad. Oh well bring on October 4th.
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Re: Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods

Post by Weejus » Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:54 pm

MarcFBR wrote:
DragonBoxZTheMovies wrote:I know the artwork's not final, but it's kinda funny how prominent the 20th Century Fox logo is on Madman's cover, compared to other releases of the film.
http://cdn.madman.com.au/images/slicks/ ... 5377br.png
It's effectively the same size as the Madman logo. Logos around that size are relatively normal on Australian DVDs and BDs because of how prominent they have to make the rating information.
I find the large size of logos and information patronising towards the people who buy them, as if people won't notice anything unless someone waves it right in front of their face. Either way, speaking of Fox, I'm glad they mostly didn't have any hand in the production and distribution of the international release. When I first heard they had the licence due to them producing Evolution, I was a bit nervous as to how they were going to handle BoG, but they made the right decision to leave it practically unaltered.

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Post by dbboxkaifan » Wed Sep 03, 2014 5:25 pm

DragonBoxZTheMovies wrote:I know the artwork's not final, but it's kinda funny how prominent the 20th Century Fox logo is on Madman's cover, compared to other releases of the film.
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Ew. I'd rather pick FUNimation's cover which I despise over this one, not only are they using the wrong Super Saiyan Goku for the spine (regardless that it's not the final artwork) but the logos are huge too. Well, at least Madman didn't mess up the original title like FUNimation did (why must they scrap all of the Japanese words?!).
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Post by DragonBoxZTheMovies » Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:06 am

Tomorrow's encore screening of BOG in my city is a complete sell-out. Kind of expected, since it is being shown in the smaller theatre, but I was kinda hoping that I'd be able to just walk-up and buy tickets on the afternoon. No joy. Ah well, there's always next movie. :D

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Post by DragonBalllKaiHD » Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:09 pm

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DragonBoxZTheMovies wrote:I know the artwork's not final, but it's kinda funny how prominent the 20th Century Fox logo is on Madman's cover, compared to other releases of the film.
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Ew. I'd rather pick FUNimation's cover which I despise over this one, not only are they using the wrong Super Saiyan Goku for the spine (regardless that it's not the final artwork) but the logos are huge too. Well, at least Madman didn't mess up the original title like FUNimation did (why must they scrap all of the Japanese words?!).
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Post by dbboxkaifan » Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:19 pm

And so because we're not Japanese then that means they've gotta eliminate the Japanese kanji from the cover because we can't read it? The cover without it looks off and the font FUNimation used for Battle of Gods' title has a strange look to it (trying to imitate the Japanese title).

The UK, Italian, Latin Spanish and etc kept the kanji but for FUNimation is a no-no.

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Post by Bullza » Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:38 pm

All this discussion....over the appearence of a Blu Ray cover.....

How petty. Just be happy that you're getting it.

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Post by El Diabeetus » Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:43 pm

I have to agree with Bullza. It doesn't actually make a difference, in movie it's the original Japanese. Also, their logo is just the English colored to look like the Kami to Kami (神と神) in the original logo. Can't believe it's even an issue. I'd agree if it wasn't in the movie proper. Wouldn't call it petty necessarily, but it seems like it's being made into a bigger deal than it should be.
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Post by VegettoEX » Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:43 pm

Bullza wrote:All this discussion....over the appearence of a Blu Ray cover.....

How petty. Just be happy that you're getting it.
Without personally making a judgement call on it, you have to admit that it's at least interesting how FUNimation's the only company so far in the world that's removed the kanji from the logo. That's a legitimate discussion point. It might not be worth more than a passing curiosity, but it is one none-the-less.
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Post by Mewzard » Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:50 pm

VegettoEX wrote:Without personally making a judgement call on it, you have to admit that it's at least interesting how FUNimation's the only company so far in the world that's removed the kanji from the logo. That's a legitimate discussion point. It might not be worth more than a passing curiosity, but it is one none-the-less.
Quite a contrast from the Ultimate Uncut Editions adding random Japanese to their covers, no?

Who knows why they're doing it, though most of the stuff I own from Funi doesn't have Japanese on it (minus the Dragon Boxes, but we know the deal with that), so maybe they're trying to be consistent?
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Post by Baggie_Saiyan » Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:04 pm

Man, why are Aus age logo's so big? Bright Yellow too, just ruins the cover.

I wonder if we can get this thread to 1000 pages, I doubt it since all the big news has more or less come and gone, but it'd be pretty cool.

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Post by Freeza Soldier #156 » Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:54 pm

Bullza wrote:All this discussion....over the appearence of a Blu Ray cover.....

How petty. Just be happy that you're getting it.
I don't see how it is petty at all. It is a legitimate question that goes deeper than just nitpicking about the cover. It is a Japanese product made by a Japanese company. This seems like a step backwards to the days when they were Westernizing the show to the point that if someone didn't know what anime was, they would of thought it was another American cartoon. I knew tons of people when I got into the series back in middle school who had no idea that shows like DBZ, Pokemon, and Digimon were Japanese because most/all references to Japanese culture were eliminated. I was thinking about it and I'm not sure if all of the blame should really be thrown at FUNi. For all we know, this could have been a requirement by Fox when they released the movie into theaters. Either way, I just find it a really odd decision.

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