Create Your Own Dragonball/Z Movie

Cartman Blues · Post by **Cartman Blues** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:50 am

This is kinda iffy, as many fans are completely against having a Dragonball movie, especially after DB:E, but I'm very curious to see how fans, especially ones from a great place such as Daizenshuu EX, would make a Dragonball/Dragonball Z movie. Would it start in Dragonball or Dragonball Z? Would it be uber faithful, or be a loose retelling? (IE: A good version of DB:E) Who would you cast? Would it be light hearted or deep and complex? Post screenplays, ideas, pictures, etc. of how you would do it.

caejones · Post by **caejones** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:39 am

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So, you wanna hear my DB movie ideas, Eh CartmanBlues? Oby Kayby, but just remember that my writing style will most likely be heavily influenced by the rice, apple cenemon flaky bar, and cheetos I've eaten since I got up around 2 this morning.

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Ok, so really:

I haven't exactly worked out all the kinks, but let's just dive into it:

{ DGAH, No! My Technology! I'll ... edit into this post. T.T }

And we're back! ... How exactly tid that waterbottle grow a new one and refuse to decap itself even when it was a twisted... ur... I mean... DB movie~!

I think narration would be annoying with the "east meets west" feel? I dunno.
I'm not sold on a prologue-esque opening scene, but at the moment I'm seeing something like Red Ribbon personnel messing with a ricecooker that won't open, even when robots (Major Metallic?) are used. I can see Red scolding a scientist (*whistles*) over this, though the scientist insists that even though they've failed to open the jar, he thinks he can use it to create some sort of tracking system (Hmm, to track what, I wonder?).
And I'm moving to notepad, because for some reason my cursor keeps jumping to the top of the page. >.<.
So, here's something that probably won't be mentioned until ... I dunno, quite a ways into the movie, but here's my Piccolo backstory: the Mafuuba doesn't just trap him in the jar, but does so by drawing upon the ki of all life on Earth. So opening the jar requires two things: ki (so the likes of Metallic are out), and a ki that has its origins on not Earth. That this sets up the Spirit Bomb / Genki Dama was by no means intentional, and ... I haven't really thought of how to implement that.
So, story! Out in the woods, our "No, I do in fact not know what age would be best" ridiculously-haired tail-sporting protagonist karates up some wood, then runs off to grab a giant fish out of the closest watersource. Since I'm kinda wanting this to be a quick mood-setting series of scenes, it wouldn't hurt to have the camera at a distance for most of it. If tail-fishing is shown, then a close-up would be a good thing?
'Nyway, Goku makes his way back up toward his house, and meets his totally-not-dead-yet Grandpa Gohan. Apparently Gohan didn't wake up so early this morning, and Goku is surprised to discover that Gohan's hand has been injured somehow. (Um, and the area near the house should show signs of big thing hurting trees?) Gohan takes a drawn-out, round-about way of trying to start to begin explaining (while I guess working on food or something at the same time), but important details in the story are cut off when a messenger of some kind (no idea who it should be) shows up, calling for Gohan. The messenger was sent by the Ox-king, who has had messengers searching far and wide to deliver Gohan's invitation to the Ox-king's daughter's some kinda special birthday celebration. (Shut up, DBE mansion party scene. -_- ).
Fantastic journey montage later (which could well include Goku's further displays of unfamiliarty with social things, probably Gohan explaining girls, and of course a bunch of awesome landscape shots and someone gets to choose the duo's mode of transportation), we arrive at Mount Frypan! Which... ur... is actually on fire. Probably Computer-generated fire. I'm... sure there's awkward conversation with the Ox-king himself. And yes, he's a big guy, and ... has like... a... not-viking helmet-thing? . In this bit, ChiChi probably doesn't sport her headgear from the manga, but I expect it to have opportunity to appear later.
Also showing up is the legendary Turtle Master himself. Let's call him 'Muten Roshi', though I'd not mind use of the Sen'nin concept in some capacity. I'd also like for Kuririn (I'd not mind calling him Krillin here. I don't know what I'm using for the rest of this...) to show up here as well, either as a current student of Roshi's, or as someone who's made the journey to Mt. Frypan because he heard that Roshi would be there. (Existing student sounds better).
I'm thinking that Kento'un / Nimbus / I don't know which name to use could fit here as a gift to ChiChi from Roshi. I'm not sure that I can see a decent Kento'un in Live action... for some reason. But eh. (Oooh, though I all of a sudden imagined a special effect where it's summoned by moisture in the air gathering into mist, then a the cloud itself... but eh. Crap, now I'm going to want to play with that idea some...).
Oh, and the Red Ribbon army probably crashes the party. . Make it the Silver group, I guess. Now, the RRA's technology isn't quite at its best, yet, and they've got a mobile fortress type thing (Probably roughly RV-sized. ) parked near the mountain. So the old guys do most of the awesome fighting, while our younger trio kinda... ninjas around. Maybe the RRA did something at the temple Krillin came from prior to meeting up with Roshi and the gang?
Team Kamekids bumbles their way to the mobile fortress, which is being guarded by... ur... Shuu and Mai? . Who are probably in the form of gun-wielding spec-ops chick and big dog that can sometimes use weapons. (Our puggle has sword-fought. I don't think training a guard-dog to randomly pull out a sword in the middle of a fight is unrealistic. And it'd be fun. ). Shuu and Mai get humiliated by the kids, but a dwarvish (probably not blue. D: ) Pilaf-like guy hops in a mech-suit with a ricecooker embedded in its chest, as he thinks he's realized where the dragonball is.
And I'm wanting an epic-though-short aerial battle in which Pilaf in Mech Suit flies over the fire in search of the DB, and Team Kamekids interfere, but I'm not sure of motivation for them. Unless ChiChi took Kento'un over the flames to try and find a way to get back to the castle that's buried therein, but I don't really know if I like where that'd go.
Ok! Let's have ChiChi searching the fire when Pilaf shows up. Epic Aerial ChiChi Vs. Pilaf battle of doom! And... ur... The Ox-king notices and has Goku (using Nyoui-bo to get better distance?) jump up and give ChiChi her weaponry? At which point Pilaf is getting own'd, and at some point Goku knocks the Ricecooker out of the mech-suit, and it appears to fall into the fire. Goku and ChiChi are having fun with Pilaf, until Silver decides to shoot an anti-air missile that blows up the Kento'un, and the survivers of the RRA escape with the Dragonball.
Roshi probably uses a kamehameha in this portion? I dunno, that feels wrong-ish. But if it could reduce the flames enough and wipe out a lot of the army, then... yay? I kinda prefer the Kamehameha be saved for later. .
Oh, and Krillin picks up the ricecooker when it rolls out of the flames, opened and empty. Ur... and... everyone ... goes... homeward?

Gah, I've put way too much thought into that intro, and not enough into act2. Which is what will probably break it.

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Actually, I'll work on Act2 in its own post, since that was long. :-/ ...

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:39 am

There's two possible ways I'd go about a DragonBall film.

First way is to make a kids' fantasy/adventure movie out of the early portions of DragonBall. Have child-actor Goku and young-teenager Bulma and animal-people and all that in a quest to get the DragonBalls, with probably Emperor Pilaf as the villain. Since it's a cheesy, fun kids' flick, one could really go all-out with the CGI and makeup to make the locations and characters really fantastical and exotic.

To maintain a PG rating, the violence would have to be stylized and often comedic, without too much or even any blood or gore. But it would work just fine and be thrilling nontheless. Nudity would have to be minimal (no full frontal Gokudity, obviously), as would things like Roshi and Oolong's antics, but most other Jump-esque immature humor would be rampant.

The second way is to have a slightly more serious-toned sci-fi/martial arts trilogy, that would end up with a PG-13 rating at the very most. First movie would have the same general concept as DBE, just without sucking. An origins story for the main cast. I obviously wouldn't try to cram everyone in there, but save some characters for the sequels. Piccolo would be the main villain, and I'd have the Red Ribbon Army deeply involved in the plot as well. Hints would be dropped towards the future villains for the sequels, but not too heavily in case said sequels never happen.

Second movie would focus on the Saiyan invasion of Earth. I'd make it about a little more than just 'Vegeta shows up, kicks butt, gets butt kicked,' though. A few more of the heroes that were omitted in the first film would get introduced in this one, some even replacing ones that were killed. Freeza would be introduced and foreshadowed, but will not be explicitly shown or featured.

Third movie would be about facing down Freeza and his forces on various planets, eventually reaching a climax in a final confrontation with the tyrant himself on the ancient, mystical world of Namek. The finale will be Super Saiyan Son Goku vs Freeza in a fight to the death, the only ones left on the dying planet. Goku will kill Freeza, and appear to die in the explosion. But a bonus scene during or after the end credits will show a single-person space pod rocketing away from the aftermath, suggesting he survived.

JAMM · Post by **JAMM** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:39 am

Well DB is a BOMB so the movie version has to be as good as the manga and the anime or even better.
The movie must be one of the top movies ever, and that's not hard to be done i mean we have a very great and complex story it can be even more complex if we put the right screenwriters.
it must have it's own world like middle earth in the lord of the rings, amazing martial arts like kill bill,an incredible comedy merged with the series like Pulp Fiction, etc...

"R" rating will be perfect.

SHINOBI-03 · Post by **SHINOBI-03** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:18 am

I actually started a comic as an answer to Dragon Ball Evolution. ((Check out my signature))

I've putted it in hiatus for now until I free myself from other things.

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:09 pm

Uh...does it have to be live action?!

Anyhow, the first film would begin with Gokû living with Grandpa Gohan in the moutains. Show their daily routine and such, and then climax the opening with Oozaru Gokû stomping on Gohan, before cutting to opening (Makafushigi Adventure!!) and then catching up with Bulma, traveling on her bike. Over the radio we can hear reports of the dreaded Red Ribbon Army which has begun to make its way to the Capital City. Bulma's taken her summer vacation off from school to do some traveling, looking for the magical Dragon Balls of legend. As per usual depiction, she bumps into Gokû. Back at Gokû's she tries to convince Gokû to give her the Four-Star, but suddenly a load of RR troops bust into Gokû's house, demanding the Dragon Ball. Defending his treasure with his incredible strength, Gokû sends them (and Colonel Yellow) packing. Flabbergasted, Bulma convinces Gokû to be her bodyguard, saying his home and the Dragon Balls will be safer if he moves around. Gokû asks Bulma what she wants with the Dragon Balls and she admits it is for less than admirable reasons (a boyfriend!)

Gokû and Bulma set out with their two balls (*snicker*). The Oolong story comes into play, primarily the same (save for the inclusion of Kinto'un), and Oolong joins the group, hoping to get a wish in.

In the desert the gang...comes across a sea turtle. Wishing to be brought back to the ocean, Gokû agrees to help. Meanwhile, Yamcha and Pu'erh have found their latest pigeons and go on the attack, but Son Gokû's skills provide Yamcha with more of a challenge than he thought. With hunger beginning to weaken him, Gokû is effectively on his last legs before the finishing blow is delivered. Exciting their trailer (and stripped down to the bare essentials in this heat), Bulma sends Yamcha running in fear, leaving her to drool.

Yamcha and Pu'erh try to plan their next move, but ultimately decide to follow the trio on their quest for the Dragon Balls (they learned of them from an fearful-of-bandits-Oolong when they first introduced themselves). Reaching the sea at last, Umigame retrieves his master, Muten-Rôshi, who gives up his Kinto'un and Dragon Ball in reward. Asking what they want with the balls, Gokû (to Bulma's charagin) mentions that they're gonna keep 'em safe from the RR Army. Rôshi, afearin' the might of the army (and their recent hiring of the feared mercenary Tao Pai Pai) agrees to tag along with the gang (Rôshi and Oolong in the same trailer as Bulma...oh, the antics).

Meanwhile, Mercenary Tao retries the second Dragon Ball for the RR army, leaving but one remaining unclaimed.

The gang continue their journey (with Yamcha and Pu'erh stealthily in-tow). While listening to the radio, they learn that the capital city is under attack. If the king is captured the RR army will effectively control the world. Rôshi decides he should go do something about it (it'd be too much of a hassel living under a General Red rule), and so decides to make his way to the Red Ribbon army's HQ. Gokû wants to go with him, and Bulma dare not leave his side. Yamcha reveals himself to the group and decides he will lend his Roga Fufu-ken to the cause of peace (once he has the Dragon Balls...he'll be at last able to wish away his fear of girls, FWUAHAHAHAHA!!!)

Arriving at the barrier wall of the RR HQ, Rôshi unleashes his Maximum Power KameHame-Ha, leaving the gang speechless. Mimicking Rôshi, Gokû is similarly able to create a powerful KameHame-Ha. Rôshi is of course flabbergasted, 50 long years of work trumped in a mere 5 seconds, but that's Gohan's grandson for you. Storming the castle, the gang similarly fight through the waves of soldiers. Red orders for Tao Pai Pai to stop the masterful Muten-Rôshi before he can interfere with their plans. In a move similar to Tenshinhan's kneeing Rôshi in the back of the kneck, Rôshi is taken down after an impressive fight. Enraged when he learsn the old man won't ever wake up, Gokû attacks Tao with all his might. Tao's skill outmatches Gokû's, however, and Gokû is sent flying into the forest, the cord on Nyoi'bo tied tightly around his neck as the case is sent flying. Offering to spare Bulma, Yamcha, Oolong, and Pu'erh's lives in exchange for the balls, Yamcha agrees--manning up (which of course impresses Bulma). Tao brings his General the final Dragon Balls, but they are shocked to see one is still missing (as per Yamcha's plan!)

Elsewhere, a monkey-boy crashes into a large pole, sticking out from the ground.

Movie One: End!

caejones · Post by **caejones** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:20 pm

And I'm back with problem-ridden, overly detailed notes/summary for the rest of the thing!
Yeah, I tried to do way too much. In the past I've tried to focus more on T'en and Krillin and ChiChi; this time I tried to make Yamcha and Bulma more involved, and tried to keep the thing cohesive. I think I failed horribly, but that's why I'm calling it notes~!
Now on with the wall-o-text!

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Act2, y'all biscuitheads!

Gohan and Goku arrive back at Mt. Paozu to find their house being robbed. By a not-normal-colored-haired chick who immediately pulls a pistol on the first person through the door. (I'm wondering if Gohan wouldn't deflect this, as letting the likes of Goku tank a bullet at this point would probably be a little messy. And if not messy, I'm sure parents would complain, or some not-too-bright person will act like a bullet will bounce off of their forehead and start a scandal, or something. -_-).
Ok, so I'm going to simultaneously soften, harden, and confuse the heck out of Bulma here, with an explanation from her: She was afraid she was being tailed by the Red Ribbon Army. Infodump~! Apparently, RR operatives have been trying to break into her father's house (I'd actually not mind keeping her connection to Capsule Corp a secret at first, since that's what the manga did), until she found a dragonball in s.
ome old boxes and started messing with it. Once she took the DB out of the house, RR operatives started stalking her, and ... ur... that told her they were valuable and she went off to search for them. (I'm not sure if her knowing about what they do makes any sense, though. Hmmf. It almost makes the DBE "energy source~!" thing seem smarter than I gave it credit for. T.T ).
Ur, and I'm not opposed to Bulma having a pig-slave that she picked up when going after another DB. . If talking animals doesn't work, but we still want a talking Oolong, we could tap into Bulma's technological expertees (Heh) and have her have built some manner of translationy thingy. Which, of course, leaves room for cheesy and perhaps annoying but still effective with the gradeschoolers in the audience comedy.
Ur, yeah, there was probably a flashback in there. . Anyway, once everyone realizes that the RRA is after the dragonballs, Gohan mentions that he meant to give his to Goku, but is reconsidering, as he doesn't want to put him in danger. (Make certain we can tell it's the four-star ball. Needs to have been seen multiple times, with the four stars emphasized for recognition's sake. But it probably stayed in the house during the Mt. Frypan episode.)
I guess Bulma can set up a capsule house nearby. And... could comment on the damage to the scenery, as continuing to alude(?) to the moonlight monster (!) is probably a good idea. And... umm... Meh.
Yeah, ok, fine: Piccolo or one of his minions (Tamberine?) shows up. I think we need to have Bulma see Goku do something awesome before or during this scene, as I want Goku to get knocked out while Gohan takes over the fight. (Gohan's hand injury should probably visibly handycap him here, and Goku might need to see this). Bulma gets out of there with the DBs in tow, and she brings Goku along as well, for some reason... Ur... and if Goku's got his tail (I'd rather he did), surely he's used it by now? Even though I expect that for movie's sake it would probably be less conspicuously positioned most of the time. D:
I'd call this a decent time to cut to the RRA headquarters, wouldn't you? Red is Furious that the Ricecooker has been lost. Pilaf manages to blame Silver, who is dishonorably discharged, and set up to be tried for execution (a show trial), but he just kinda... ur... leaves before anything happens. Red is about to order the guards go after him, when our favorite scientist brings up some important Dragonball-related information...
Elsewhere, Goku awakens in an uncomfortable position in the back seat of Bulma's car. (Oolong is forced to ride in the trunk? ). Goku's urgent to go find and help his Grandpa, but Bulma breaks the news to him that if Gohan isn't dead, then the best they can do for him is to keep the Dragonballs somewhere else so the bad guys will leave him alone. (An implication that freaks Bulma out when she realizes what it means for her). Goku winds up (at some point, perhaps in the next scene) pulling out the four-star ball (probably from Bulma's collection), and like, staring at it sadly, remembering stuff, and... shoves it in his shirt?
Bulma makes a pitstop. Oolong gets annoying, so Bulma mutes his talky thing. Winds up biting her in the butt (not so literally. Or is it?) when a mysteriously-colored Cat spots the car, then disappears into the shadows. Goku's not particularly into what's going on, and is busy sulking about his Grandpa's apparent demise.
Then Yamcha shows up. His kitty doesn't play nicely with Oolong. Bulma's still busy. Yamcha kinda casually grabs a bunch of Bulma's stuff (leaving the car itself, since Goku is naive and is kinda right there). And then Bulma shows up, and is ... not... happy. (The Dragon Radar is among the things that Yamcha took.). Pointless chase ensues
Yamcha has already made his way to the closest city-like place, where he's trying to sell things to a shop-keep. A gangster in a Bunny-suit walks in and accuses Yamcha of dealing behind the back of the rabbit-gang. Yamcha is dismissive of the remark, but the bunnyman informs him that the Red Ribbon Army has been breathing down "the boss"'s neck, but is willing to pay hansomely for anything of value to them. At least, until TaoPaipai walks in with a rabbit's head under his arm. Apparently, the RRA is mega-miffed, and have detected (thanks to their new-but-not-too-specific tracking system) some DBs in the area. He demands that Yamcha take him to where he got his latest lute. (TaoPaipai's reputation preceeds him?).
Back in the CC car, Goku, Bulma and Oolong aren't getting along at all. Goku's cluelessness is still evident. And oh look, there's a cat in the road. And Bulma doesn't really stop for it. Puar survives, much to Oolong's dismay (though admitedly Puar would be a clue to Yamcha's whereabouts, which is part of why the car starts _after_Puar dodges death). Goku jumps out of the car to confront Yamcha, who starts asking DB-related questions. They're about to fight, when Yamcha notices Bulma and freaks out, allowing Goku to just... casually hit him down a steep embankmant nearby. TaoPaipai steps in, swiftly takes down Goku, and liberates Bulma of the two DBs she has (and overlooking the one in Goku's shirt, which helps keep Goku alive?). TaoPaipai walks off, and as everyone's reacting, we see a shadow of something flying overhead, but we don't get a good look at it before it's gone.
Puar's checkin' on Yamcha (Ur, and yeah, I doubt Puar talks so far. Not that I'd mind.). Goku's coming to his senses, and everyone learns of Goku's holding on to his Grandpa's Dragonball ("It's like Grandpa's still protecting me!"). Yamcha witnesses all of this, since he's been kinda forgotten (and slips into some brush? I dunno.), so he decides he'll follow them, in case the RRA decides to come back / the DBs wind up being of use to him. (And assigns Puar to "Please don't let me get taken off guard by women again!"-duty?).
Of course, Yamcha took the radar (and... still has it?), so the gang is completely lost. Goku brings up the stuff in the beginning of the movie, and wonders if Roshi and/or the Ox-king might be of help (after all, they went after the Ox-king's DB as well). Noone likes that idea, but can't come up with a better one, so they head off toward Mt. Frypan.
TaoPaipai turns over the DBs to red, and mentions that the Monkeyboy from Mt. Frypan was there as well (but he left him for dead). Pilaf is happy, but the menacing figure that enters the room disagrees. In walks the Demon King Piccolo, in his old wrinkled Namekian glory. Naturally, the guards couldn't stop him. Piccolo knows that Goku had a Dragonball, which TaoPaipai missed. All the humans in the room are busy freaking out, and Piccolo explains that he was the force within the Ricecooker that was leading the RRA to the DBs. He also mentions that the seal on the jar had drawn on the life of the planet, so only a living being from another world could have opened it. Red demands that Piccolo help track down the remaining Dragonballs, but Piccolo dismisses the notion. Piccolo will have his own minion(s) go forthe Dragonballs. He wants the Red Ribbon Army to go find the Ricecooker and destroy it so that he can't be imprisoned within it again. Someone in the room (Pilaf's sucking up to Piccolo already. ) asks why Piccolo didn't retrieve the remaining ball from Goku's body, and answers that he was more interested in following Tao at that point, but left one of his children to take care of it.
Eh, let's have a pointless action-sequence while they're driving to Frypan. . With Tamberine (or Cymbal?) getting to the car from above, able to keep up with it, all of that. Catch being that this seems a good point for Yamcha to save the day, but I'd rather Yamcha's actions... eh, fine, let him panzerfaust Tamberine, thinking... umm... something selfish of which I am unaware. Maybe he's figured out what the DBs do at this point? (I'm not entirely sure about this vital piece of information, but yeah, it gives Yamcha motivation to deliver the DBs in person, that way he can still a wish while everyone's confused.).
I'm guessing the car gets damaged in the action. Yamcha gives them another, faining niceness (Heh.), and goes right back to scheming behind the backs of Goku and the ever-shifting secondary cast.
Frypan by night! Goku comments on the differences in time between his first trip and this one (multiple days with him and Gohan Vs. a lot quicker by car). Hint, the moon is probably still waning. I suppose there can be characterful exposition here. Goku thinks it'd be a good idea to seek training from Roshi (I'm not sure if he thought of htis himself, or if the Ox-king suggests it). This of course requires that ChiChi take him, since (A) she has Kento'un (which... I guess we need to clarify the regeneration of) and (B) might know where Roshi lives, at least better than anyone else ('sides Ox-king and Gohan, of course).
I'm guessing that since Piccolo's spawn failed, TaoPaipai goes back out to finish the job. During Goku and ChiChi's journey? Resulting in an aerial fight? With TaoPaipai lost at sea? .
This is where I have a pretty big problem, as the focus kinda shifts, here, and I don't know how to keep Bulma and Yamcha on the radar. Unless, you know, Tamberine comes back (covered in a tiretrack?) and like... kidnaps Bulma for some stupid reason. (Pilaf~!). For... why? Her connection to Capsule Corp? Her Radar? I don't know! It just seems like a convenient reason to get Yamcha to chase after Goku ("Well, at least that distracting girl is gone. ... Even though she was the smart one, and could fix this radar if it breaks, and... um... *sigh* and I think I want to save her."). -_- *doesn't like the Damsel in Distress twist*.

Jees, that's a lot. Well, ok, maybe Yamcha still fains not caring about Bulma when he follows Goku, since Goku has the Dragonball and stuff.

I'm not done.

. I've got more that I want to do here, but it seems like way too much for one movie.
Let's do it anyway! Maybe make it an epic three hour OVA!

Everybody hangin' out at Kamehouse. Which is on an island. In the ocean. And it's eccentricity is made evident by both the word "KAME" written on it, and it's blinding color. (To avoid overemphasizing the ridiculousness, mock it in-movie. ^___^.).
Roshi doesn't really feel like taking on any more students, though he is troubled by Goku's story. And before he can really decide, who should pop up and make his own training offer but the Crane Master. Let's call him 'Shin' for now. Even... though I like Tsuru-Sen'nin better. -_-.
Shin claims he's stopped by to say hello, since it's been decades (centuries, even) since he and Roshi have spoken. Roshi doubts, and suspects he's interested in showing off, since he brought a couple of his students. Shin doesn't quite dismiss this notion, as he brags about how his two students have excelled considerably, and Roshi is stuck with the likes of Krillin. Roshi... rather promptly drafts Goku, and agrees to begin his training almost immediately. (Unfortunately, I can't seem to find a place here for Roshi's pervyness. Hmm.).
Back at Red Ribbon Headquarters, Piccolo is unhappy about Tamberine (Or was it Cymbal?)'s defeat, and Bulma is brought in for questioning. And recognizes Dr. Gero. As it turns out, her Radar has been stolen, so Red orders Blue go look for Yamcha, since clearly he kept it from them. Piccolo insists that he doesn't need the radar (or Red, for that matter), but decides to let them play, since he has another of his minions out looking for some of the other DBs. (... with Pilaf, Shuu and Mai as annoying backup, if we see them.). Ignoring that Piccolo is clearly the one calling the shots, the humans consider using Bulma's capture as leverage against her father (who really shouldn't get so much mention, other than some minor backstory, outside of this bit). Mainly, we show that the humans are greedy, and that Piccolo doesn't care. Though Piccolo might make some comments and all, since his main goal is to restore himself to his prime.
Back at Kamehouse (no idea if ChiChi is still there or not), Chaozu tries to steal the Ricecooker. (Lunch? She could appear. As... a pre-established maid? Provides room for Roshi's pervyness and her to take an interest in T'en, though that probably won't get emphasis since we're already getting Spidey3-style messy). Krillin notices Chaozu's thievery, and guess what: they fight. I guess this breaks into an all-out brawl between the two schools. Until Yamcha comes in and warns everyone about the fleet of RR ships that's approaching the island.
It's revealed that Shin was working under orders from the RRA. Once the Ricecooker comes to the focus, Roshi realizes that Piccolo is involved. In recounting Piccolo's story, Shin gets ... tense, and kinda storms off. T'en might demand information from him, but get blown off, and... umm... yeah, Blue attacks Path To Power-style.
I don't know what T'en and Chaozu are doing during all of this. At some point, Shin jumps onto Blue's boat and tackles him, and they both disappear into the ocean. Roshi blows everyone else away with a Kamehameha? Goku starts asking things of Yamcha, who reveals Bulma's fate. So Goku is eager to go save Bulma, even though he hasn't had much time to train with Roshi. Roshi thinks that with Piccolo involved, he should go as well, and... ur... we basically have the entire pre-Gohan team here, sans Yajirobe. ChiChi may or may not get involved as well.

And I'm calling that ... ur... Act2? And a half?
Not that we need much act3. Or 4. I mean, ... Oh, I'll be back.

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And the final act...

The Z-Team, which I'm assuming is some horrible play on terms like"The A-Team!", flies off in someone's personal aircraft (T'en and Chaozu can hover, just so we're clear on that.), following the Radar that Yamcha stole to the RR headquarters. Meanwhile, all the critics are scratching their heads, since there are so many characters haphazardly thrown in without much emotion, forcing me to remove character drama in the finalli for sake of believability. -_-
Piccolo and Gero's crappy radar that he's trying to force Bulma to help upgrade both detect the approach of Goku, since he's got the 4-star ball and all. Cymbal and Pilaf-tachi return with another Dragonball, leaving just one that neither group has. Gero wonders if he should turn on the cyborg project he's been working on; originally it was an attempt to open Piccolo's jar (ur, yeah, should mention that earlier. ), but once Piccolo escaped, Gero didn't bother activating it. Piccolo suggests some modifications that Gero should hurry up and make, and orders him not to turn it on without instruction. Red is annoyed that Piccolo is taking charge, so Piccolo decides to tell everyone Red's secret: that he didn't want to wish for anything they care about, but to be taller. Everyone freaks out, and Piccolo grants Red's wish by stretching him... really... painfully...
Cut to the heroes arriving at the RRA's secret arctic headquarters, since we didn't work in Muscle Tower before now. Some soldiers, and Metallic, and Ninjas (Murasaki~!) stand in the way, and guess what: Action sequence. T'en and Chaozu ultimately fight against the RRA, since they've come to understand Piccolo's significance, and how it influenced their master, and... yeah. Rushed Character development.
Goku reaches Piccolo, and is promptly owned. Piccolo takes the Four-star ball, but Roshi whips out the Mafuuba. Krillin and Chaozu handle the jar, and woah, Piccolo is actually captured! And Roshi dies.
Meanwhile, Yamcha releases Bulma, and Gero's radar starts freaking out, because Piccolo is sending ki-signals. So Gero activates #8. #8 turns out to be capable of overpowering the heroes, but just throws them aside rather than doing any actual damage. His real purpose is to open Piccolo's jar--he remained inactive until that moment so that his modified ki wouldn't be included in the Mafuuba seal. Awwe. Poor Roshi.
Gero yells at #8 to finish people off. #8 refuses--the ki stuff to get the jar to open also prevented him from being thoroughly programmed. Poo. Piccolo leaves, since there is only one Dragonball left.
Gero threatens to blow up #8, which would destroy the tower and probably kill everyone inside. Bulma takes out Gero's remote, though, forcing the good doctor to flee for his life.
Of course, Pilaf is still there, and some other surviving baddies, and... the moon comes out?
Goku returns to consciousness. And turns into a giant monkey. The tower is pretty well destroyed. (Ur, maybe Piccolo killed Chaozu?).
Goku's transformation ends not by the efforts of the perfectly capable other characters, but by Piccolo's summoning of Shenron./Long. The darkness covers the Earth, which blocks out the moon. Piccolo has his youth back, and proceeds to lay the smackdown on cities while the heroes are off recovering.
This thing is running ridiculously long! Anyway, I guess Krillin and T'en (since Yamcha has the misfortune of not getting enough training this movie) head out to confront Piccolo, while .... I dunno, I guess Goku wakes up in the presence of ChiChi? If she didn't join the previous efforts, then they stopped at Frypan to regroup?
Piccolo is effortlessly squashing Krillin and T'en. Goku drops in to save the day. Krillin probably uses a Kamehameha, but it's far too weak to do any damage. Goku fights. Piccolo points out Goku's alien-ness, what with the opening the jar, the tail, and the transformation that Goku doesn't really seem to know about. Goku keeps fighting, Piccolo cripples all but one of his limbs. So Goku pulls out his own Kamehameha-propelled Headbutt, hopefully featuring Oozaru Silhouette. And Piccolo's got a big hole in him. Goku passes out. And... ur... That's it. Some ... dramatic closing character-ful lines. Umm... happyendingI'mgoingtoclassnow bye!

Hellspawn28 · Post by **Hellspawn28** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:42 pm

I will do a DBZ movie where all of Goku's origins are shown in the credits and the movie starts out at Radditz coming to Earth then Goku beating Vegeta at the end. Have Goku become SSj in the second movie and finish off the movie series with Cell. I don't see how a Live action Majin Buu would work and I think we are better off without him in a movie series.

worldmonsters · Post by **worldmonsters** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:52 pm

Hmmmmm... I'm thinking... cram Dragonball in one movie and then Dragonball Z in 3 or 4...

And I'm thinking in the Dragonball movie that it should have a lot of story threads. I liked the idea of keeping Gohan alive and give hints that Goku shouldn't look at the moon and that Gohan sometimes wakes up injured and loads of destruction.

I think I'd like to start the movie with Goku waking up, getting fish and going home to grandpa Gohan, like caejones (I liked that :p). Around him Goku can see that things have been badly damaged as well as Gohan having some injuries of his own. Maybe Gohan is making blinds for the windows (it should be as subtle as possible, apart from the destruction around him). Gohan tells him that he doesn't know what happened.
In comes Bulma, wanting the Dragon Ball (she already has 1). Goku wonders why Bulma is so different than they are and Gohan explains that she's a girl. Bulma asks for the 4-star ball that Gohan had given Goku as a present, but Goku refuses. Bulma explains that she only needs it for her wish and Goku decides to go with her, wanting to go on an adventure and wanting to protect the ball. Before Goku leaves Gohan gives him the Power Pole.
Bulma says a lot of people are after the Dragon Balls and tells him what her wish is, a beautiful boy. In the shadows Yamcha and Puar are watching them, but Yamcha is stalking her, because he can't find the courage to confess his love for Bulma who he has known for a while now.
In comes the Red Ribbon Army (or at least a few soldiers) that want the Dragon Ball. Yamcha thinks this is the perfect opportunity to save Bulma and become her hero, but Goku steps in and wipes them all out (maybe even have Major Metallitron there). Yamcha quickly cowers back into the bushes, before he can be seen. He thinks that Goku is also out for Bulma's heart.
Some soldiers return back to Red Ribbon Headquarters and tell their superiors that they lost. However they know the location of the two and Commander Red dispatches Tao Pai Pai.
Goku and Bulma reach mount frying pan, which is on fire. The Ox-King is outside his castle and Goku talks to him. He reveals a big monster has set his castle on fire and that his daughter Chi-Chi is somewhere in there trapped. Goku tracks down the monster but his footprints become smaller and smaller until he reaches a pig called Oolong. He asks him if he saw a monster but he says no of course, closely watching his watch. Goku continues on searching until he's attacked by the monster. He engages but it takes a little while, because the monster keeps running away because Goku isn't scared of him. Finally Oolong's time runs out and he admits that he tried to scare the Ox-King away, because there was a Dragon Ball in the castle. His master, Emperor Pilaf, wanted him to get it, but he accidentally set the place on fire.
Ox-King still in distress because his daughter is in the castle asks Goku for Master Roshi's help. Goku agrees and asks Oolong to transform into something that flies really fast, so Oolong transforms into a rocket. They race to Kame Island (directions given to him by the Ox-King) and they reach the island in the nick of time. To get back to Mount Frying Pan Roshi summons Nimbus. He says only the pure of heart can ride it. He jumps on and falls through, as does Oolong. Goku tries and it works. They all fly to Mount Frying Pan, Goku carrying them.
Roshi annihilates the flames with a Kamehameha. Goku is intrigued and tries his own hand at it. Chi-chi is saved by the way and falls in love with Goku, but Goku has no idea, naturally. Roshi is impressed with Goku and donates Nimbus to him. Ox-King gives Goku the Dragon Ball that was in their castle.
Bulma threatens Oolong to come with him to show them where this Emperor Pilaf lives. Secretely Oolong is also thinking to himself that if he gains the Dragon Balls he doesn't have to be slave to Pilaf anymore. But just as the gang is alone out comes Yamcha and Puar! Puar and Oolong recognize eachother and start a battle of transformations. Meanwhile Yamcha challanges Goku to a fight and they do. However that's when Tao Pai Pai comes in. He takes both Yamcha and Goku on, but both are seriously outclassed.

I'd love to continue on with this, but it's getting rather late

I'll continue some time else, but in any case I'm trying to get in most of the important characters (I won't do Tenshinhan and Chaozu, cause it'll just be too much), but I am going to end with the Piccolo fight. Piccolo's gonna destroy the Red Ribbon Army and take all their Dragon Balls and finally of course Goku is going to defeat him. And cram all this in 2 and a half hours XD Yeah... I think it could be done... but that's loads of stuff.

MCDaveG · Post by **MCDaveG** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:25 pm

I will remake part of TV show, and all actors will wear these wigs....
No matter if added by computer or physically:

and Goku will have sister instead of brother, like on this pic

Hellspawn28 · Post by **Hellspawn28** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:38 pm

For my movie I would keep the titles simple not something lame like DBE had IMO. I make the titles like this:

Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Z: Rise of the Super Saiyan
Dragon Ball Z: Battle for the Universe

Cartman Blues · Post by **Cartman Blues** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:18 am

I think I might make this a little more organized. Let's start with the basics. When would you start the movie?

Sprite Satan · Post by **Sprite Satan** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:23 am

Cartman Blues wrote:I think I might make this a little more organized. Let's start with the basics. When would you start the movie?

At the beginning. (Ha ha ha, give this man a medal!)

Okay, because I'm assuming it's live action...

Picture a grimy little shanty town in Nowheresville, Asia. A street child urchin runs through a marketplace after stealing an apple or some DVDs or something. The shopkeeper guy chases after him brandishing a lacrosse glove.

They both stop when they hear a noise. Looking up they see what looks to be a spacecraft descending through the atmosphere.

Yamucha (for it is he) and the shopkeeper stare as we zoom inside the spaceship to see a little baby boy inside.

DUN DUN DUN!

Where's my Oscar?

Cartman Blues · Post by **Cartman Blues** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:56 am

Hm I like the unique approach. I'm debating whether starting at DBZ with DB flashbacks or having a DB movie would be better

caejones · Post by **caejones** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:17 am

Cartman Blues wrote:Hm I like the unique approach. I'm debating whether starting at DBZ with DB flashbacks or having a DB movie would be better

For me personally, the idea of a Z movie with DB flashbacks is horrible, but I'm sure plenty around here would prefer as much.
I've gone through a couple other mostly-Z-oriented ideas in the past, and both started with the end of a preceeding conflict (One with the 23rd budokai, the other with Piccolo Daimao), but at this point I'm pretty set on preferring not-recap intros.
Though I was thinking of an opening for the Freeza movie involving a Buu Flashback that Trunks is telling to Yajirobe... but *hides in the pits of simmar*.

... I was going to comment on inmedius Rais (SP?), but ... Sprite Satan's seems to both be IRS and awesometeresting, so neah...

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:07 am

DRAGON BALL Z EVOLUTION!!!

Vegeta (Robert Pattinson) would kidnap Chichi (Jamie Chung) for the same reason Raditz kidnaps Gohan in the series, Goku (Justin Chatwin) goes to fight him, Piccolo (James Marsters) appears and stops him and makes him go to the mountains to look for the oooooold Kaio (Danny DeVito), who'll train him to be a master of the Kaioken, and the Genki Dama.

Kaio and his monkey room mate Charlie (Charlie Day) would procrastinate in training Goku and go get drunk.

Yamcha, Roshi, Kuririn and Tenshinhan all go fight Vegeta, they can't even team up to fight him, then he has a rough time KOing Piccolo, but gets it done.

Vegeta reveals his troo farm! I mean true form. He is an UZAROO! And he stomps around a lot and reveals that Goku is a-Sighin', I mean a-Sayin', I mean a Saiyan.

Goku goes all Kaioken and PEWPEWPEW and ZOOOOOM and KABOOOOOOOOM and Vegeta is hurt, then Vegeta says "lol jk, only testing you" because really he needs to team up with another Saiyan to defeat the evil Freeza!

Freeza's ship lands and Vegeta says "IS TOO LATE D:"

...

Sorry, why am I writing it like this?

Vegeta and Goku would need to team up against Freeza (Played by a young Asian teen and voiced by Tim Curry), Freeza kills Piccolo who Goku learned to like and then Yamcha, and his henchmen use guns, which is where Bulma comes in riding a missile and carrying machine guns, because fuck it.

Goku turns Super Saiyan when his friends die and Bulma gets hurt, blinded by raaaaaaage, big battle, Freeza undergoes an amazing transformation turning from a tiny lil asian into BIG SCARY ASIAN and he's all GWAAAAAR, but he loses, then transforms into another lil asian teen with a transsexual transylvanian voice.

...

Dammit, I can't stop doing it...

Freeza powers up a super nova ball of death and throws it at the Earth in an attempt to kill everything on the planet. Goku calls out as the super nova ball of death hurtles directly at him for the Earth's ki, a ball of light emerges from his hand, slowly growing, everyone on earth feels slightly faint as he throws it and it grows as big as the moooooooooon and wipes Freeza out of the sky.

Shen Long is raised to bring Piccolo and Yamcha back to life, and to annoy fans of continuity, Shen Long will talk and be really really really long.

BONUS ENDING: Ron Jeremy (Mark Hercule Satan) appears and punches Freeza into a car, thus declaring victory.

BONUS ENDING II: Tori-bot punches everyone involved with both movies in the face.

ROCKETMAN ENDING III: Goku and Vegeta fuse into Vegetto and kill Freeza then bang Chichi and Bulma.

Cartman Blues · Post by **Cartman Blues** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:53 pm

The Time Traveller wrote:DRAGON BALL Z EVOLUTION!!!

Vegeta (Robert Pattinson) would kidnap Chichi (Jamie Chung) for the same reason Raditz kidnaps Gohan in the series, Goku (Justin Chatwin) goes to fight him, Piccolo (James Marsters) appears and stops him and makes him go to the mountains to look for the oooooold Kaio (Danny DeVito), who'll train him to be a master of the Kaioken, and the Genki Dama.

Kaio and his monkey room mate Charlie (Charlie Day) would procrastinate in training Goku and go get drunk.

Yamcha, Roshi, Kuririn and Tenshinhan all go fight Vegeta, they can't even team up to fight him, then he has a rough time KOing Piccolo, but gets it done.

Vegeta reveals his troo farm! I mean true form. He is an UZAROO! And he stomps around a lot and reveals that Goku is a-Sighin', I mean a-Sayin', I mean a Saiyan.

Goku goes all Kaioken and PEWPEWPEW and ZOOOOOM and KABOOOOOOOOM and Vegeta is hurt, then Vegeta says "lol jk, only testing you" because really he needs to team up with another Saiyan to defeat the evil Freeza!

Freeza's ship lands and Vegeta says "IS TOO LATE D:"

...

Sorry, why am I writing it like this?

Vegeta and Goku would need to team up against Freeza (Played by a young Asian teen and voiced by Tim Curry), Freeza kills Piccolo who Goku learned to like and then Yamcha, and his henchmen use guns, which is where Bulma comes in riding a missile and carrying machine guns, because fuck it.

Goku turns Super Saiyan when his friends die and Bulma gets hurt, blinded by raaaaaaage, big battle, Freeza undergoes an amazing transformation turning from a tiny lil asian into BIG SCARY ASIAN and he's all GWAAAAAR, but he loses, then transforms into another lil asian teen with a transsexual transylvanian voice.

...

Dammit, I can't stop doing it...

Freeza powers up a super nova ball of death and throws it at the Earth in an attempt to kill everything on the planet. Goku calls out as the super nova ball of death hurtles directly at him for the Earth's ki, a ball of light emerges from his hand, slowly growing, everyone on earth feels slightly faint as he throws it and it grows as big as the moooooooooon and wipes Freeza out of the sky.

Shen Long is raised to bring Piccolo and Yamcha back to life, and to annoy fans of continuity, Shen Long will talk and be really really really long.

BONUS ENDING: Ron Jeremy (Mark Hercule Satan) appears and punches Freeza into a car, thus declaring victory.

BONUS ENDING II: Tori-bot punches everyone involved with both movies in the face.

ROCKETMAN ENDING III: Goku and Vegeta fuse into Vegetto and kill Freeza then bang Chichi and Bulma.

Tell me you're being serious.

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:27 am

Cartman Blues wrote:Tell me you're being serious.

Yeah. Totally serious.

Just like James Wong was.

Cartman Blues · Post by **Cartman Blues** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:30 pm

The Time Traveller wrote:
Cartman Blues wrote:Tell me you're being serious.
Yeah. Totally serious.

Just like James Wong was.

Excellent. We're gonna make this movie now. Just you and me, Mr. Time Traveller.

SSJmole · Post by **SSJmole** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:32 pm

After Evolution I'd reboot it. But here is how :

Opening Credits = Music : Cha-La Head-Cha-La. Photo recap like Spider-man 2 However all new pictures and footage showing a kid goku to end of Dragonball.. This way we know it's different and new people seeing it are caught up (partly)

Cast : Recast everyone except James Marsters , He showed enthusiasm plus my understanding is he stopped it been worse by improving how they did Piccolo

Costumes : Like Goku's Evolution costume. It looked good but worked for film. That should be the basis of costumes. Saiyan armour should be done like the Batman begins armour/suit but dark white, dark blue ect.. yet not too dark.

Hair : I don't want exact hair but like Wolverine in X-men make it like their hair but more realistic. Bulma's hair = like this : http://www.flickr.com/photos/64293968@N00/3477230686/ It works as far as I'm concerned.

Filming : Film 1+2 back to back like LOTR so kid Gohan doesn't age too much and have it movie 1 = Saiyan saga Movie 2 = Frieza saga.

Frieza : More realistic looking but still same e.g form 2 = like Alien but white and a little less scary (after kids watching)

Voices : For any character like Frieza who would be a cgi type character I say use the dub voices and then in Japan dub entire film with their voices.

Story : It needs to be broken down and examined to work for film. E.g Cut anything that doesn't advance the story. Flesh out other stuff E.g Raditz telling Goku he's a saiyan and kidnaping Gohan make it feel more emotional and drawn out.

Fights = like Neo vs Agent Smith from Matrix Revolutions.

Use the original Japanese score.

The idea is to create the film that feels like DBZ yet feels like a movie. Not dark and gritty like Dark knight as that's not DBZ. But Speed racer crrossed with Spider-man. That anime feel but also a family film. Yes people would complain but people complain at any adaptation people make. As loog as it's a good movie and a good representation of the series then that is okay.

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Game : Not a big part of the film but Instead of rushing it for the movie make game a prequel that plays through Dragonball and ends at the film's start. Why? more time and effort can be put in it.

Manga : Get Akira Toriyama I don't care of how much but get him to draw a manga of the film's version of what happened with the film's look. Why? How many dragonball fans never watched Evolution because it was obvious they didn't care for fans? Now had they got Akira Toriyama to help with a tie-in Manga more would have given it a chance.

Posters : More like this one

Teaser trailer new Dragonball animated like Kai's opening Imagine:

[new animation of Goku out side of his house"
"Hi I'm here to tell you all about an all new action packed movie that will burst on to your screen! Who am I?" - Sean Schemmel's voice
[live action Goku in costume standing in same location]"I am Son Goku" - Actor playing goku says the line while looking at camera.
[SOON] in big letters black background.

Kanzenshuu

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