On-Topic thread of Awesomeness!

[JAPPO]

Why would this thread stay open? It serves no purpose anymore anyway. It's just off-topic pointless posts now.

Only because of your attempts to derail it.

On topic, I think this script that Jappo posted was poorly written. I honestly don't see it being a final version, as Fox would most definitely attempt to Americanize it. I doubt terms like "ki" and the like will be in the theatrical version.

-Corey

I hope you realize it was a REVIEW. I said it wasn't word for word for legal reasons, but apparently that wasn't good enough.

(But all the names were as they appeared in the script. Ki, Nyiobou, etc.)

[Kaboom]

Fox would most definitely attempt to Americanize it. I doubt terms like "ki" and the like will be in the theatrical version.

I'd actually expect them to keep those terms. It's not like they're under any obligation to follow FUNimation or Viz's choices in such things.

[MajinVejitaXV]

I hope you realize it was a REVIEW. I said it wasn't word for word for legal reasons, but apparently that wasn't good enough.

You did post some small excerpts. Plus, you said certain "lines" were from the script word-for-word. And that the terms were in the script itself also.

So yes, I can read

-Corey

[JAPPO]

Fox would most definitely attempt to Americanize it. I doubt terms like "ki" and the like will be in the theatrical version.

I'd actually expect them to keep those terms. It's not like they're under any obligation to follow FUNimation or Viz's choices in such things.

The director said he read the manga, not watched the anime. I can only assume they followed the manga.

[Bura]

Okay, this might very shocking but I actually have something to discuss about the movie. People have been making theories about this eclipse which seems to be a big deal in the movie. People say that Goku will transform at the eclipse. Others say they you can only use the dragonballs *during* the eclipse.

Anyway, I got a little theory of my own about that. Remember what happens when someone uses the dragonballs in the manga? The sky turns dark while it's day.. like an.. eclipse! So maybe Chatku meant "We have to find the dragonballs before the eclipse" because if the sky turned dark, it would mean someone else would be wishing by then.

Am I thinking too much about this? I'm hoping for too much aren't I?

[JAPPO]

I think it's safe to say this but this alone: that's not accurate.

[Bura]

Ah well, never had much hope for that theory anyway.. Thanks though. xD

[Daburcor]

Fox would most definitely attempt to Americanize it. I doubt terms like "ki" and the like will be in the theatrical version.

I'd actually expect them to keep those terms. It's not like they're under any obligation to follow FUNimation or Viz's choices in such things.

The director said he read the manga, not watched the anime. I can only assume they followed the manga.

No way you could have gleaned that from the story, for sure.

Anyway, the bits of actual script we read were very badly written as I'm sure were the things JAPPO merely explained. They certainly seemed so. I also seriously doubt the final product will differ much, if at all. This whole thing has been a terrible joke from the first bits of info we saw, to the leaked pics, to the trailer, and now to this script. It's such a lazy attempt at making a movie of any kind, let alone a faithful adaptation of Dragon Ball. And no, I don't mean panel for panel. I mean something that even remotely resembles Dragon Ball. If I want to watch a terrible excuse for a Spider-Man movie, I'll watch Spider-Man.

As for JAPPO's attention seeking game, pretty much everything I wanted to say has been said. The whole carrot dangling "I've got this awesome inside info that I shouldn't tell you about... *wait for people to beg* Okay, here it is!" nonsense is really annoying. Though, I guess these types of posts don't help much, as they're giving him the attention he's seeking.

[Acid_Reign]

You can just make it up; that's how scripts get made. It's not a hard style to mimic either: there are no official "rules" for formatting, just generally accepted norms.

It’s not hard to mimic, but it is hard to mimic well. The difference between professional and newbie attempts is obvious if you know what to look for. And both the dialogue and scene directions seem to suggest to me that whoever wrote it has written a successful script before, or at least went to school for it. If it is indeed a fake, why would this person spend his or her valuable time on it, making sure everything checks out with the released information? And for Dragonball, no less? JAPPO isn’t that much of a glory hog. If he were a faker his information would have turned out untrue a long time ago; he has no reason to stake his credibility by starting now.

[MajinVejitaXV]

As for JAPPO's attention seeking game, pretty much everything I wanted to say has been said. The whole carrot dangling "I've got this awesome inside info that I shouldn't tell you about... *wait for people to beg* Okay, here it is!" nonsense is really annoying. Though, I guess these types of posts don't help much, as they're giving him the attention he's seeking.

Agreed, on both points -_-

-Corey

[JAPPO]

As for JAPPO's attention seeking game, pretty much everything I wanted to say has been said. The whole carrot dangling "I've got this awesome inside info that I shouldn't tell you about... *wait for people to beg* Okay, here it is!" nonsense is really annoying. Though, I guess these types of posts don't help much, as they're giving him the attention he's seeking.

Being cautious isn't seeking attention. But you're right that I probably shouldn't even mention it... but it's hard not to.

[Acid_Reign]

On topic, I think this script that Jappo posted was poorly written.

Poorly written, for a book maybe, but not for a screenplay.

[Kendamu]

What? Something important happened here?

I must've been sleeping.

[JAPPO]

What? Something important happened here?

I must've been sleeping.

No, just wondering why it's still open.

[bkev]

As for JAPPO's attention seeking game, pretty much everything I wanted to say has been said. The whole carrot dangling "I've got this awesome inside info that I shouldn't tell you about... *wait for people to beg* Okay, here it is!" nonsense is really annoying. Though, I guess these types of posts don't help much, as they're giving him the attention he's seeking.

Being cautious isn't seeking attention. But you're right that I probably shouldn't even mention it... but it's hard not to.

I'ma side with Jappo here actually... if you had exclusive information about something exciting (at least to you), wouldn't ya wanna share it?

[JAPPO]

As for JAPPO's attention seeking game, pretty much everything I wanted to say has been said. The whole carrot dangling "I've got this awesome inside info that I shouldn't tell you about... *wait for people to beg* Okay, here it is!" nonsense is really annoying. Though, I guess these types of posts don't help much, as they're giving him the attention he's seeking.

Being cautious isn't seeking attention. But you're right that I probably shouldn't even mention it... but it's hard not to.

I'ma side with Jappo here actually... if you had exclusive information about something exciting (at least to you), wouldn't ya wanna share it?

Thank you. It IS hard. It's like if you just won the lottery but you can't tell anyone!

[Saiyan-Professor]

For some reason a lot of people here seem to dislike you and revel in your misfortune. Not everyone feels that way.

[bkev]

For some reason a lot of people here seem to dislike you and revel in your misfortune. Not everyone feels that way.

Quoted for truth.

[MajinVejitaXV]

His "misfortune" would probably be lessened if people would stop bumping this thread

-Corey

[JAPPO]

His "misfortune" would probably be lessened if people would stop bumping this thread

-Corey

Or if it was, you know, deleted.