Dragonball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn, in selected theatres

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:15 pm

What's the big deal? It comes out to own two weeks later anyway. Most of you are acting as if this is your only chance to see it ever.

Sebastian: Nope.

Eclipse · Post by **Eclipse** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:34 pm

Slickmasterfunk wrote:
desirecampbell wrote:Though looking at FUNi's main page, they have "all new DragonBallZ.com its all Super Saiyan 5 and stuff!"

(it says "its" and "Super Saiyan 5" )
Probably to attract the large Dragon Ball AF fan base .

Where does it say that?!

Sweet! First Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is promised to be released in theaters, now Fusion Reborn! This is...so friggin sweet. Now....if Movie 13 was ever released...that would make my day

The S · Post by **The S** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:52 pm

Curse Square and their inherit delaying of a U.S. release of Advent Children...

You know what? I would be excited, except I'm betting that it won't release even in my state.

Conan the SSJ · Post by **Conan the SSJ** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:04 am

Dayspring wrote:What's the big deal? It comes out to own two weeks later anyway. Most of you are acting as if this is your only chance to see it ever.

I agree. I admit first and foremost if this comes to a local theater around my area, I will make a trip to see it. However, I definitely won't be making more than one trip. This'll just be the dub, most likely Uncut of course, but nonetheless just the dub. Now, if the Japanese version were to be shown following the dub of movie 12 rather than movie 6, I'd definitely relish that up. If Turner Classic Movies can do that, why can't it happen for movie 12? But regardless, we'll just be getting the dub of movie 12, so I agree that the DVD being released has a lot more worth to me than this theater showing.

By the way, I kind of had my suspicions about movie 12's release when I first saw its "trailer" on movie 11's DVD, kind of odd to just use a still image like that for just a DVD release.

Majin_Gojira · Post by **Majin_Gojira** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:10 am

Sebastian (SB) wrote:Did anyone else notice that error they made on that particular Anime Insider issue regarding Movie 12?

They called Paikuhan Janemba.

On other DBZ Movie news, Fox still holds the rights to the DBZ live-action movie. They are still looking for a director through Hollywood trade magazines, according to what VegettoEX calls "an anime trash magazine", Anime Insider. Doing pretty good work for trash, huh?

Eclipse · Post by **Eclipse** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:22 am

On other DBZ Movie news, Fox still holds the rights to the DBZ live-action movie. They are still looking for a director through Hollywood trade magazines, according to what VegettoEX calls "an anime trash magazine", Anime Insider. Doing pretty good work for trash, huh?

Oh dear.

I thought by now FOX had forgotten about those rights..

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:30 am

What's the big deal? It comes out to own two weeks later anyway. Most of you are acting as if this is your only chance to see it ever

Well, actually it IS a big deal. It's really sad if you consider yourself a Dragonball fan and aren't a little excited about a Dragonball movie comming to theaters. Now Iam not saying you MUST go and see it, cause if you rather wait two weeks thats fine, and like you said its not that its your only chance to see this movie, but if you have been a Dragonball fan way back in fan-sub days you have probley dreamed about a theatrical release of any Dragonball movie.

It's like when they re-released Star Wars in theaters. Sure you could go up the block to the video store and rent it, but seeing it in the movies is a gazillion times better and ontop of all of this anime isnt such a mainstream property as to get casual theatrical releases. If any Dragonball movie was coming to theaters I'd probley go and see it just for the hell of it, but its not just any Dragonball movie its freakin movie 12!

MultilangDBZ · Post by **MultilangDBZ** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:36 am

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:Well, actually it IS a big deal. It's really sad if you consider yourself a Dragonball fan and aren't a little excited about a Dragonball movie comming to theaters.

... but seeing it in the movies is a gazillion times better

It depends on what kind of 'fan' you are. There is no conventional rule on having to like theatrical releases.

And yes, a large appeal to those who have already seen the movie before, may be the theatrical screen.

SpaceKappa · Post by **SpaceKappa** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:02 am

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:Well, actually it IS a big deal. It's really sad if you consider yourself a Dragonball fan and aren't a little excited about a Dragonball movie comming to theaters.

I'm a huge fan and I'm not excited. I prefer to not watch the dub.

It just depends on what you want out of the series. Some people are excited about this, and that's fine. Some people don't care and that's fine too.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:35 am

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:Well if all of this is true, I hope it's FUNimations uncut version.

It better be! After all we are paying to go see it aren't we?

I was happy to read this today on FUNi's site. If there was ever a DBZ movie that should go theatrical, it's definately Movie 12!

Blitzen · Post by **Blitzen** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:30 am

Conan the SSJ wrote:If Turner Classic Movies can do that, why can't it happen for movie 12?

Lets just say that the appeal and integrity of Toei's merchandise-based films hold much less weight than Studio Ghibli.

Plus Ghibli was on TV, this is at the movies. Very different things.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:36 am

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:
What's the big deal? It comes out to own two weeks later anyway. Most of you are acting as if this is your only chance to see it ever
Well, actually it IS a big deal. It's really sad if you consider yourself a Dragonball fan and aren't a little excited about a Dragonball movie comming to theaters. Now Iam not saying you MUST go and see it, cause if you rather wait two weeks thats fine, and like you said its not that its your only chance to see this movie, but if you have been a Dragonball fan way back in fan-sub days you have probley dreamed about a theatrical release of any Dragonball movie.

It's like when they re-released Star Wars in theaters. Sure you could go up the block to the video store and rent it, but seeing it in the movies is a gazillion times better and ontop of all of this anime isnt such a mainstream property as to get casual theatrical releases. If any Dragonball movie was coming to theaters I'd probley go and see it just for the hell of it, but its not just any Dragonball movie its freakin movie 12!

No, sad is accusing me of not being a real fan because I don't want to take a roadtrip to see the possibly edited dub in theatres. Woohoo! Fuck whether I actually do like the series, real fans only like Dragonball if it's on the big screen! And for the record, I have been a fan since before the fansubs and still don't want to see the dub in theatres!

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:49 am

No, sad is accusing me of not being a real fan because I don't want to take a roadtrip to see the possibly edited dub in theatres

Actually Dayspring, I said " Now Iam not saying you MUST go and see it, cause if you rather wait two weeks thats fine" I was just pointing out that as a fan you should be a little happy that we might get a theatrical release. It's not a common thing to happen for an anime other then Pokemon so for it to happen to Dragonball is pretty cool.

Well, Whatever Iam not about to start a whole topic that is post after post of me and you answering each other back.

Sorry if I got you all wound up, I guess I was wrong some people aren't as excited as other people and thats OK.

Edit: Let's also keep in mind this might just be a hoax, FUNimation has not mentioned anything about this and there are no links to this so called "FUNimation Films Website" anywhere on any FUNimation based website.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:19 am

Well ANN has had an announcement up about it too on their main news page for a few days now too, so hopefully that means it is true. Though they've also been wrong occasionally....

Li'l Lemmy · Post by **Li'l Lemmy** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:29 pm

Whether the theatrical release shows the dub or even just an edited version of it, and despite the fact that it precedes the DVD release by a mere two weeks, and no matter whether I or you or that guy or this other person drives out to go see it? . . . a release of this style can only help to make more people aware of Dragonball who aren't (y'know, that one guy), maybe pull in a few new fans and expand the fan base.

One step closer to the world domination we so sorely crave.

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:07 pm

You folks do know that not every theater will be getting viewings of these movies, right? >_> Chances are they'll be in the theaters way down in the corner of the city that no one really goes to. XD

Too bad I can't stand the English dub. Can't say I'm not at all excited. Woulda been nice if they had an English dub and a Japanese subbed screening. Wishful thinking, though. XP

MultilangDBZ · Post by **MultilangDBZ** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:23 pm

Now if only they have various screening times with the original Japanese version... I'd be there in an instant.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:21 pm

Hm, english dub in a theatre...no thanks. I'll watch the DragonBox on my 43" plasma, and be damned happy to do so.

Still, kudos to FUNi for marketing, if nothing else...and I really can't think of anything else to give them kudos for ;p

-Corey

ShadowAssailantX · Post by **ShadowAssailantX** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:57 pm

So many of you are displeased about how it's the American dub being shown and not the original. I have to say, although it's disappointing, you can’t really expect Funimation to show the Japanese version as their first theatrical project. All they're doing is testing the waters with this viewing.

Hopefully, in the future, if this gets a good response from the public, they WILL have a theatrical viewing of a Subbed Movie, but it won't happen without support from the fans. It's truly disheartening to hear people saying that just because Funi didn't produce everything they wanted on their first try, that's it's not worth going to see.

Sure, it's not exactly what EVERYONE likes, but it certainly is a step in the right direction. I'm not telling everyone to go out and see it on opening day, because I'm well aware that the dub is far from flawless, and many fans just can't stand certain aspects of it. But this is Dragonball in theatres. You can at least support the idea and where it's going.

Maybe when the new fan base they acquire from these theatrical releases is large enough they will start to show some anime movies in their original format, but it'll never happen unless the public is exited and supportive of the idea.

MultilangDBZ · Post by **MultilangDBZ** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:25 am

ShadowAssailantX wrote:... you can’t really expect Funimation to show the Japanese version

Of course, in all realism.

ShadowAssailantX wrote:It's truly disheartening to hear people saying that just because Funi didn't produce everything they wanted on their first try, that's it's not worth going to see. ... But this is Dragonball in theatres. You can at least support the idea and where it's going.

Well, it's disheartening yes, though it's inevitable through exchanging preferences.

While I do support the idea 100% solely because of it being Dragon Ball per se, I wouldn't want to see it at all due to personal preferences. This has nothing to do with whether I would encourage other people to see it or not - the answer to which would of course be full encouragement.

ShadowAssailantX wrote:Maybe when the new fan base they acquire from these theatrical releases is large enough they will start to show some anime movies in their original format, but it'll never happen unless the public is exited and supportive of the idea.

Well, there is a chance of that happening although very slim.

However, I would think that in the (unlikely) event that FUNi decides to show the Japanese version subbed, it would be due to FUNi milking every last possible drop of the profits from the English dub, rather than anything to do with considerate reasons for fans of the original. Either way - support or non-support of the upcoming release - I doubt it would cross the mind of FUNi that it would be a good idea to show the original version subbed in theaters, due to obvious problems of audience and popularity.

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