Why were there no more movies produced after the show's end?

Trunks_Rage · Post by **Trunks_Rage** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:56 pm

I know that I've read that the DB series is over with after GT, but I didn't understand if they would make anymore movies just for the heck of it or not. The movies do not relate to the series, so why should they stop when the series does? I know it would be logical to stop making movies after the series stops, but why not for fun?

Post by **VegettoEX** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:24 pm

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The reason they stopped making movies is because it wasn't popular anymore. For a long while, DB was just... well... dead. GT pretty much killed it off, and from then on out, no-one cared. Why keep making movies off of a franchise that no-one will buy the products of? It's not like Lupin that can get new movies every couple years and have the fans eat it up.

Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 1:30 am

I'm surprized this hasnt happened to Pokemon yet, but hey, long live Lupin III!

Ben Plante · Post by **Ben Plante** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:34 am

More movies would be overkill. 508 TV episodes, 17 movies, 3 TV Specials... I think Japan had enough by then.

Trunks_Rage · Post by **Trunks_Rage** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:54 am

Yeah...more than likely. But is it true that a real life motion picture movie may be in the works?

Ben Plante · Post by **Ben Plante** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:15 am

Yeah...more than likely. But is it true that a real life motion picture movie may be in the works?

Hopefully not. Probably not. Maybe. God, we all hope not. I direct you to the 80 million other threads on this. But so you don't hve to, long story short, it would suck.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:12 am

*sigh*

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Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:39 pm

Ben Plante wrote:
Yeah...more than likely. But is it true that a real life motion picture movie may be in the works?
God, we all hope not. I direct you to the 80 million other threads on this. But so you don't hve to, long story short, it would suck.

Speak for yourself.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:45 pm

I'm speaking for myself and I say it would indeed suck.

Trunks_Rage · Post by **Trunks_Rage** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:56 pm

It might depend on how they go at it, if they try to mimic DB characters like Goku and Vegeta and try to use their hair styles, it would suck and just look plain stupid. But if they try to come up with something original it might not be that bad.

Ben Plante · Post by **Ben Plante** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:14 pm

Speak for yourself.

I was, I just phrased it like that because that seems to be the most common opinion I've seen.

OH NOES, a text misunderstanding! What a rarity.

oponok · Post by **oponok** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:44 pm

It would be an insult to both Dragonball and film. It will also likely kill any remaining popularity in the series, which means no more Budokai games or DBZ products. Then it would spread like a virus to Japan, which would kill the resurgence in popularity over there, which would mean no more bizarre or quality products/collectibles. People would then forever mock you if you openly admitted you like Dragonball. Dragonball fans would become pariahs, hiding in the shadows from hence they came for all time. Tarantino movies would flow into theaters like water! And the Japanese would eat us alive!

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:24 pm

oponok, haven't those things already happened?

The S · Post by **The S** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 12:54 am

Then it would spread like a virus to Japan

Virus? Japan? Spread? Ahhhhhhhhh! Ringu!!!!
(begins running around screaming)

But I think that they should have at least released a reunion special or something for the 20th anniversary.

Tenken · Post by **Tenken** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 6:15 pm

We were talking about this in chat the other night. IF it does suck: big surprise, some of the ones TOEI made suck, too. And besides that, give the US a chance. It has just as much chance at being good as it does at sucking. I used to think the same way, but, in all fairness: If any country has a chance at making a decent Live-Action DB film, it's the US.

To the person who said a live action DB would ruin popularity.

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:56 pm

Err... I'd say that's bull, Tenken. It's not the US that makes the movie, it's people. It doesn't matter which country makes the movie, it's what director is chosen, what actors, if they're talented enough, if there's a good script.... And honestly, that doesn't apply to 90 percent of American movies I've seen. Of course there're good American movies, some of the best I've seen are, but that doesn't mean an American movie is automatically good... I've seen plenty of good, or even brilliant, Russian movies, but that once again doesn't mean that if a DB movie were created and produced in Russia, it would be just as good as those.

James R. Cadwell · Post by **James R. Cadwell** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:27 pm

I think the United States does have the best chance of making a decent live-action DB film. The larger movie studios here can afford to spend millions of dollars on the expensive special effects that would be required. I get the feeling that a lot of studios in other countries would only be able to afford swinging the actors back and forth on strings and having them toss colored foam balls at each other.

We also have a very large talent pool, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find muscular hulks with passable acting skills, which is something that tends to be an issue in certain other countries.

The basic plot has already been written -- it only requires editing and minor tinkering with the dialogue. I'd bet that most posters here could come up with a reasonable script for a Saiya-jin Saga film in just a few hours. The only major impediments would probably be the possibility of heavy rewriting and poor direction/acting/execution.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:02 pm

You may be right about the U.S. having th budget James, but that doesn't equal a good film. One of the things about action movies, especially ones made in America, is that they spend 95% of their efforts on the special effects and stunts, and the rest on the quality of acting, writing and directing. I believe it's Roger Ebert who has always said that Hollywood movie studios always make the same mistake with their action films. They figure if they do "out of this world" special effects and awesome stunts, the film will automatically be good. They don't need to concentrate on the other important aspects. And that very rarely works.

James R. Cadwell · Post by **James R. Cadwell** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:17 pm

Fortunately, Dragon Ball is already 75% fighting, explosions and flashes of light -- precisely the things that Hollywood can do properly. The plot was never particularly complex to begin with, so I would assume even a team of hacks could handle adapting it for the big screen.

Tenken · Post by **Tenken** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:39 pm

Dai wrote:Err... I'd say that's bull, Tenken. It's not the US that makes the movie, it's people. It doesn't matter which country makes the movie, it's what director is chosen, what actors, if they're talented enough, if there's a good script.... And honestly, that doesn't apply to 90 percent of American movies I've seen. Of course there're good American movies, some of the best I've seen are, but that doesn't mean an American movie is automatically good... I've seen plenty of good, or even brilliant, Russian movies, but that once again doesn't mean that if a DB movie were created and produced in Russia, it would be just as good as those.

Um, the only thing you showed me there is that you failed to read my post. Of course US doesen't equal good. I'm just saying that US doesen't equal bad either, seeing as how most DB fans I've talked to seem to think that no one can make good DB movies except TOEI. And the reason I use 'US' is because of this: It wouldn't matter which movie studio was doing the movie, we'd be having the same discussion. All I said is that 'It has just as much a chance to be good as it does to be bad.' Check my above post, it's there...

And I base my view on the fact that, in general, US live-action films stomp mudholes in everything else. (Look at the top movies in Japan right now) *snicker

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