Dragon Ball: Evolution- Speculation and Discussion

snaku · Post by **snaku** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:47 pm

Snail wrote:4145.

So judging by this flash game..the ki blasts in the film will be extremely smokey and misty? That's a drag.

The scene where Goku lights up those three lamps in the trailer, which this game is based on, is when he's learning how to do the Kamehame-Ha. But if the Kamehame-Ha is the highest form of airbending, why does it set fire to lamps?

Dr. Casey · Post by **Dr. Casey** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:49 pm

I thought Goku learned the Kamehameha by blasting the tire off a car?

snaku · Post by **snaku** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:51 pm

Got 10828, currently ranked #2 as LAV.

The Tori-bot · Post by **The Tori-bot** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:53 pm

Dr. Casey wrote:I thought Goku learned the Kamehameha by blasting the tire off a car?

No, he just learned it by watching Kame-Sen'nin; the car was just something to try it out on.

By the way, if that was an attempt at sarcasm, it phailed with a "ph".

Dr. Casey · Post by **Dr. Casey** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:53 pm

Congrats, Snak. Be sure to play again and overthrow whatever bastard is currently number one.

And that's awful pedantic, Tori.

snaku · Post by **snaku** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:09 pm

Dr. Casey wrote:Congrats, Snak. Be sure to play again and overthrow whatever bastard is currently number one.

Done, LAB 15422.

Accidentally hit B instead of V. =/

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:07 pm

omegacwa wrote:So.... no new trailer on Street Fighter.... Not surprising though as Fox pretty much set up that movie to bomb.

"Reception

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li was not pre-screened for critics,[4]. The film ranking website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 6% of critics had given the film positive reviews, based upon a sample of 32.[5] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 21, based on 9 reviews.[6] Amongst the more positive reviews, Rob Nelson of Variety wrote that "Neither the best nor the worst of movies derived from videogames, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li at least gives action fans plenty to ogle besides the titular heroine (Kristin Kreuk)".[6] while The New York Times wrote that the film was "Reveling in the vivid Bangkok locations, Geoff Boyle's photography is crisp and bright, and Dion Lam's action choreography unusually witty".[6] Negative reviews focused on the screenplay and fight scenes. The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "other than a few reasonably well-staged fight sequences, the proceedings are dull and visually uninspired. Justin Marks' solemn screenplay lacks any trace of wit."[6] Jeremy Wheeler of TV Guide wrote that "Fight scenes, while admirable for shaking off the shaky-cam aesthetic of their big-screen brethren, neither inspire nor find a good balance between martial arts and FX-laden power punches".[7] IGN gave the movie 1.5 stars out of 5, saying "There's better staged and more enjoyable brawls between Peter and the Chicken on Family Guy." They also stated the previous Street Fighter film was more enjoyable than this one."

I just found this on wiki. What else would you expect from that film?

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:19 pm

Just a tidbit, but DB:E was prescreened for critics a month or two ago and they've had press conferences with screenings.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:23 pm

JAPPO wrote:Just a tidbit, but DB:E was prescreened for critics a month or two ago and they've had press conferences with screenings.

Why no reviews then?

-Corey

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:23 pm

JAPPO wrote:Just a tidbit, but DB:E was prescreened for critics a month or two ago and they've had press conferences with screenings.

What did the critics say? Was it a positive review?

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:25 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:
JAPPO wrote:Just a tidbit, but DB:E was prescreened for critics a month or two ago and they've had press conferences with screenings.
Why no reviews then?

-Corey

Because they are forced not to publish them until it's close to release. Just like every other movie. Just like when you go to RT there's very few reviews until the movie is released.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:28 pm

JAPPO wrote:Because they are forced not to publish them until it's close to release. Just like every other movie. Just like when you go to RT there's very few reviews until the movie is released.

"Very few," but some if the movie's been screened (Kevin Smith was going on about a rough cut of Watchmen that he saw last year, and that was a promotional screening also). Besides, there are several types of NDA's, and the movie comes out in about a week anyhow in Japan doesn't it? We should have heard something by now.

-Corey

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:30 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:
JAPPO wrote:Because they are forced not to publish them until it's close to release. Just like every other movie. Just like when you go to RT there's very few reviews until the movie is released.

"Very few," but some if the movie's been screened (Kevin Smith was going on about a rough cut of Watchmen that he saw last year, and that was a promotional screening also). Besides, there are several types of NDA's, and the movie comes out in about a week anyhow in Japan doesn't it? We should have heard something by now.

-Corey

Kevin Smith is not going to review Dragonball... and I don't know if there's Japanese reviews, I don't live in Japan nor do I understand the language.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:33 pm

JAPPO wrote:Kevin Smith is not going to review Dragonball...

Uh...did I ever say he was going to? I said he screened a different movie, months before release, and wrote about it online. The point of this being that, if the movie was screened, there should be something out there about it. Even if it's just, "Saw DragonBall Evolution. Fox has me under an NDA."

and I don't know if there's Japanese reviews, I don't live in Japan nor do I understand the language.

You think with the vast amount of enthusiasts online, for or against this movie, that a review could exist without us finding it and at least having a piss-poor Google translation? To quote TFS Nappa, "Bitch please."

-Corey

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:38 pm

Right. Well I know for a fact there were pre-screenings. Some of them in Los Angeles and others in Asia. Believe whatever you want

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MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:39 pm

JAPPO wrote:Right. Well I know for a fact there were pre-screenings. Some of them in Los Angeles and others in Asia. Believe whatever you want .

It must have been pretty boring if you're the only one online writing about them then ;p

-Corey

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:39 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:
JAPPO wrote:Right. Well I know for a fact there were pre-screenings. Some of them in Los Angeles and others in Asia. Believe whatever you want .
It must have been pretty boring if you're the only one online writing about them then ;p

-Corey

Okay.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:42 pm

Pain wrote:
omegacwa wrote:So.... no new trailer on Street Fighter.... Not surprising though as Fox pretty much set up that movie to bomb.
"Reception

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li was not pre-screened for critics,[4]. The film ranking website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 6% of critics had given the film positive reviews, based upon a sample of 32.[5] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 21, based on 9 reviews.[6] Amongst the more positive reviews, Rob Nelson of Variety wrote that "Neither the best nor the worst of movies derived from videogames, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li at least gives action fans plenty to ogle besides the titular heroine (Kristin Kreuk)".[6] while The New York Times wrote that the film was "Reveling in the vivid Bangkok locations, Geoff Boyle's photography is crisp and bright, and Dion Lam's action choreography unusually witty".[6] Negative reviews focused on the screenplay and fight scenes. The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "other than a few reasonably well-staged fight sequences, the proceedings are dull and visually uninspired. Justin Marks' solemn screenplay lacks any trace of wit."[6] Jeremy Wheeler of TV Guide wrote that "Fight scenes, while admirable for shaking off the shaky-cam aesthetic of their big-screen brethren, neither inspire nor find a good balance between martial arts and FX-laden power punches".[7] IGN gave the movie 1.5 stars out of 5, saying "There's better staged and more enjoyable brawls between Peter and the Chicken on Family Guy." They also stated the previous Street Fighter film was more enjoyable than this one."

I just found this on wiki. What else would you expect from that film?

I remember reading something recently about this that made me laugh. I can't find the source now, but it went something along the lines of: "For those of you who are unfamiliar with the franchise, Street Fighter is about two Karate fighters, Ryu and Ken, who fight in martial arts tournaments. Naturally, Hollywood decided to ignore all of that in both Street Fighter movies."

trunkschan90 · Post by **trunkschan90** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:48 pm

My score is 10920 8th place as Liz, those darn dummies in level 3 get me every time, anybody been able to pass level 3?

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:52 pm

trunkschan90 wrote:My score is 10920 8th place as Liz, those darn dummies in level 3 get me every time, anybody been able to pass level 3?

I haven't even gotten past level two.