Dragonball Movie

[DannyDamage]

Jesus tap dancing Christ... animes shouldent be made live action, ever! that defeats the purpose of a Anime to begin with

fanboy much? What, pray-tell, is the exact "purpose" for making it an anime to begin with? Seriously, I would love to know this all encompassing motivation.

One of the primary reasons for the larger use of animation in Japanese productions is for the practical reason that there is not the space in Japan for large production studios to accommodate actors and special effects and lighting.

Another of the reasons is the translation from the comic form. The exact same reason Batman and X-men have animated transitions to television.

That's only two of a handful, and neither of those reasons would be de-validated by a live action movie translation.

There is also the reality that making an animated series live action makes it more accessible to theatre going audiences. An anime movie that is released in anime style is only going to attract an audience of fans that already exists. Anyone else is going to think "fanboy" or "kiddie". If you want examples of this being successfully applied, consider any super-hero movie.

I agree with what you're saying here but I think the point is that the comic book films and video game films aren't really being made because that was the original creator's dream, to eventually get it on the big screen and in live action.

If that were the case, that'd be one thing, but it's not. As a DBZ whore myself I'm supposed to be impressed that they're doing this? No chance, I'd rather them continue the story in the format they always have done thank you very much.

Does DragonBall really need to expand it's audience? I'm sure by now anyone who would be potentially interested in this sort of thing would have heard about it and decided if it's gold or trash.

 

[H.R.Shovenstuff]

It will probably do as well as the original live-action version... which was crap!

which original live-action version is this?

 

[TheGreenManalishi]

Yup it's gonna suck. suck hard. which is a shame, i love DBZ. but it's just a cash-in really. its unneccesary piece of moneymaking

 

[WolfLordAndy]

It will probably do as well as the original live-action version... which was crap!

which original live-action version is this?

I'd also like to know this, would be interesting to see... if its like the bad japanese action movies of the past (spiderman, other powerranger-esque romps) then it will be bad, but i recon this ones gonna be just as bad, with vaguely pretty effects.

Why couldnt they have done the movie from when Goku was a kid, or from the very first saga of DBZ (Which to be fair, is one of the shorter ones...)

 

[AlisonPrime]

Piccolo is white.
Goku is a little prissy boy.
There will be no super saiyans.
I am by no means a DBZ fanboy, in fact I haven't even seen many of the episodes.
But by god, this is a travesty. What is the opinion of the escapist community on this movie?

1. Im not sure how man green actors there are
2. There were no super saiyans in the original Dragonball

Problem solved?

I'm pretty sure the actor who played hellboy wasn't red, but that didn't stop them.
And i know there were no saiyans, which just backs up my point that they shouldn't have made the movie at all. Who wants to see some shitty live action Dragonball? What was wrong with the cartoon? At last if you had some saiyans there would have been some action film type interest.

There are about 13 DBZ Movies, and 1 OAV that are all cartoons, enjoy those? if the movie sucks look at it this way, its proabably non-canon.

 

[H.R.Shovenstuff]

Well, even if it is non-canon that doesn't mean its gonna be a good film, just another hollywood action movie extravaganza!* And still waiting on info of this other supposed live-action DBZ movie.



*Extravaganza is used in a non-literal context. The movie and all others in this genre will fucking suck

 

[kenji8055]

When I heard about this movie it just reminded me of when I first heard about DOA and nothing good came from that movie... NOTHING.

All I hope is that it will be so bad it loops back and becomes legend-dairy

 

[H.R.Shovenstuff]

When I heard about this movie it just reminded me of when I first heard about DOA and nothing good came from that movie... NOTHING.

All I hope is that it will be so bad it loops back and becomes legend-dairy

Ah yes - 'Snakes on a Plane syndrome' I am familiar with this.

 

[WolfLordAndy]

When I heard about this movie it just reminded me of when I first heard about DOA and nothing good came from that movie... NOTHING.

All I hope is that it will be so bad it loops back and becomes legend-dairy

It was vaguely pretty to look at...

My feelings of the DB movie have yo-yo'd so much. But I'm pretty sure they've settled with "its gonna be shite" for the combination of story, actors and a white piccolo. *Goes to watch the old anime DBZ movies*

 

[H.R.Shovenstuff]

Is anyone else worried by the fact that this film might have the reverse effect and spawn a whole new breed of ill-informed DB fanboys?

 

[DannyDamage]

Is anyone else worried by the fact that this film might have the reverse effect and spawn a whole new breed of ill-informed DB fanboys?

That happened when the show got re-dubbed again for the UK Cartoon Network

But if might attract additional fan-girls. With the clean faced lead guy and the high-school plot lines :S

 

[Beowulf DW]

Is anyone else worried by the fact that this film might have the reverse effect and spawn a whole new breed of ill-informed DB fanboys?

That is the worst case scenario. I'm already stockpiling ammo, adjusting the sights on my rifle, sharpening my Bowie knife, and fortifying my safe-house. If we see another ill-informed fanboy infestation (known in the U.S. military as I.F.I.'s or "Iffies" as the enlisted men call them), I'll be ready to do my duty to nerd-kind, unpleasant though it may be.

 

[WolfLordAndy]

UK Cartoon Network is actually what got me into anime honestly... admittedly I went out and bought/downloaded/borrowed/etc much other and better stuff. But cartoon network still holds a special place for introducing it to me. Especially CNX or Toonami whatever they were calling it.

The true devil for anime is Fox Kids that butchers shows totally.

 

[Trace2010]

I will be one of the over 9000!! people going to see this movie

Sorry, very sorry. Terrible joke.

The problem is, you are probably not kidding. Anime+ Live Action= bad day at box office. Ummmm...where is the information to this movie, anyway?

 

[WolfLordAndy]

I will be one of the over 9000!! people going to see this movie

Sorry, very sorry. Terrible joke.

The problem is, you are probably not kidding. Anime+ Live Action= bad day at box office. Ummmm...where is the information to this movie, anyway?

http://www.dragonballmovieblog.net/

Oh dear... new interview up. "Fans will be more then satisfied with this adaptation"

*cringe*

 

[broadband]

i saw some pics, they didnt even tried to make a roshi that could look a bit like the anime one, no sunglasses, no baldness, not even a simple goathee.

and white piccolo and goku in highschool... i think after of this movie we could gather enough angry fans for destroy hollywood and stop this kind of crap once for all.

 

[rottenbutter]

When I signed on to the project, I was a big fan of the anime and knew [Bulma] as the iconic blue, bobbed character and wanted to stay true to that, but we also wanted to make it realistic.

You have got to be kidding me!

She did not just they were trying to make it realistic.

 

[H.R.Shovenstuff]

When I signed on to the project, I was a big fan of the anime and knew [Bulma] as the iconic blue, bobbed character and wanted to stay true to that, but we also wanted to make it realistic.

You have got to be kidding me!

She did not just they were trying to make it realistic.

*facepalm*
Dragonball... Realistic...

 

[DannyDamage]

When I signed on to the project, I was a big fan of the anime and knew [Bulma] as the iconic blue, bobbed character and wanted to stay true to that, but we also wanted to make it realistic.

You have got to be kidding me!

She did not just they were trying to make it realistic.

*facepalm*
Dragonball... Realistic...

Actors will say any old bull shit to build hype wont they? sigh