Movie: Dragonball

[animus]

It's a shame these characters look nothing like their anime/manga counterparts.

Chow Yun Fat isn't nearly old enough and lacks glasses.

[Psyke]

For the curious, the kanji on Goku's shirt is 運, meaning fate or destiny.

Edit: new photo:

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2516/justinchatwingokujapan1eu6.jpg

[Munsu]

Here are more scans... Yamucha included:
http://dbthemovie.com/2008/05/22/more-scans-yamcha-and-chi-chi-revealed/

[iMUSTbeTHEdevil]

Bitch if you will, but you know all you bitches are going to see this movie! I will. Looks worth watching to me.

[Buffalobiian]

Yamcha looks like what I'd expect him to in real life. That part at least is a good sign.

[David75]

Bitch if you will, but you know all you bitches are going to see this movie! I will. Looks worth watching to me.

Not if the flames are 99% of reviews (even @ 60 I will not even consider watching it ripped)

[Sapphire]

Oh god, Chatwin compared Goku to Luke Skywalker. Make it stop!

Just kidding, but wow. I hope the DB movie is as epic..

[Yukimura]

I weep for Goku's hair, there was really no way they could have pulled of the proper look so I was hoping they'd just ignore it and give him normal person hair, oh well.

Jaime's pic as Chi Chi look nothing like what I'd expect and based on her real personality I don't know how she's going to pull of what I was hoping would be a good tsundere performance. At least from the comments it seems she'll have fighting ability.

[Animeniax]

Oh god, Chatwin compared Goku to Luke Skywalker. Make it stop!

Just kidding, but wow. I hope the DB movie is as epic..
I had to shake my head at that comparison too. At least he tried to feign some geek culture knowledge, but he still fails miserably.

I've woken up with Goku-looking hair plenty of times, without the help of styling products. I can't imagine it'd be that hard to style the actor's hair correctly to resemble our hero, if they really wanted to.

Oh, and in case anyone didn't notice, the producers "keeping the hair color from the anime" resulted in those two blue extensions in Emmy Rossum's hair. Excellent work.

[Sapphire]

Ah. I didn't notice her hair had blue in it until you pointed it out.

[Animeniax]

I don't get why they cast Goku white but Chichi yellow? Considering Emmy Rossum is the hottest chick on the set, will they try to make a Goku/Bulma relationship side story? That would definitely deviate from the anime.

[Archangel]

I don't get why they cast Goku white but Chichi yellow? Considering Emmy Rossum is the hottest chick on the set, will they try to make a Goku/Bulma relationship side story? That would definitely deviate from the anime.

Maybe he'll be married to chi chi and have an affair with bulma :D

[NM]

I don't get why they cast Goku white but Chichi yellow? Considering Emmy Rossum is the hottest chick on the set, will they try to make a Goku/Bulma relationship side story? That would definitely deviate from the anime.

Meh, at this point I don't think it matters who is playing as who. I've had low expectations for this movie from the beginning. Although yes, Emmy Rossum is indeed the hottest chick on the set. The guy playing Yamcha is one lucky bastard since he'll probably score with her in the movie...

[David75]

Meh, at this point I don't think it matters who is playing as who. I've had low expectations for this movie from the beginning. Although yes, Emmy Rossum is indeed the hottest chick on the set. The guy playing Yamcha is one lucky bastard since he'll probably score with her in the movie...

Exactly, Bulma is interrested in guys that are at least her age (Goku is younger) and are badasses at least on the outside.

[Archangel]

Exactly, Bulma is interrested in guys that are at least her age (Goku is younger) and are badasses at least on the outside.

You're talking about anime bulma, this one might be a transsexual lesbian for all we know. If they made goku's hair look like that anything can happen.

[XanBcoo]

I am in complete agreement with Rossum's hotness.

[Animeniax]

The first time I saw Emmy Rossum was when she was around 14 years old in a small role on Law and Order where she played a middle-eastern kid whose parent wanted to give her a female circumcision, in accordance with their local customs to curtail her "wild" ways. I thought even then that she would be someone amazing to watch when she matured.

If white Goku hooks up with yellow Chichi I will be very upset at the continued trend of white guys hooking up with my yellow sisters. Leave some for us, you bastards.

[Archangel]

I thought even then that she would be someone amazing to watch when she matured.

God, i hope you're talking about her acting :rolleyes:

[Animeniax]

God, i hope you're talking about her acting :rolleyes:
What else would I be referring to? Watching her cook or mow the lawn or something?

[Archangel]

What else would I be referring to? Watching her cook or mow the lawn or something?

I wouldn't know, one of the first things i heard when coming to this forum was that some guy named ani was a world class perv :P

[Animeniax]

I'm not the shirtless-wonder around here.

Anyone seen the new DBZ screenshots floating around the internet?

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7992/still1officehu0.jpg

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/5720/still5kidsvk0.jpg

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/817/still4pillarmidsra7.jpg

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/343/wizardscu8.jpg

[Archangel]

I don't get it, are those images from a commercial or something?

[Zhan]

Lol it looks like a giant Jaffa. If those were real I think I would be kinda disappointed. It looks so lame..and when the hell did dragonballs float around like that.

[Death BOO Z]

since forever.
they float after they are used and spread around.

so it seems that the movie will happen in modren days, and not that 'semi advance yet filled with open space' world that the series took place in.

also
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7222/vjump2sv8.jpg

who is the girl beneath Yamcha? (lower left corner)
she doesn't look like anyone I remember, and since Pan shouldn't be in this film, I can only think of Snow.
which makes even less sense.

edit: link fixed, hopefully.
edit2: Apparntly, I do fail at link copying. now it's just a picture.

[Yukimura]

In addition to double posting you also fail at copying links.

[NM]

who is the girl beneath Yamcha? (lower left corner)
she doesn't look like anyone I remember, and since Pan shouldn't be in this film, I can only think of Snow.
which makes even less sense.

http://www.dragonballcinema.com/

The website above is a blog giving most of the updates on the movie. If you check the cast, there's two villains listed: Piccolo and Mai (which I'm assuming is the girl beneath Yamcha). Mai was one of Emperor Pilaf's subordinates (Pilaf is the first villain Goku faces in Dragonball if you don't remember).

If it's true, I guess their going to have adult Goku face off against Emperor Pilaf as well as Piccolo? I only remember Goku facing off against Pilaf's group as a child but then he did meet them at the beginning of GT when he was grown up (but then turned into a child by a wish from the dragon).

[Vegechan]

I'm not the shirtless-wonder around here.

Anyone seen the new DBZ screenshots floating around the internet?

Quite a bright idea (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2P2Tg_ucGjc) you had there.

[Archangel]

Quite a bright idea (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2P2Tg_ucGjc) you had there.

Lmao great one Ani

[Psyke]

On the subject of hair, I thought that Sousuke from the current Super Sentai series Engine Sentai Go-Onger has dragonball-like quality to it. I wouldn't mind if Gokou has hair like this.

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/1677/47f3c29d17dd4bv9.jpg

[Buffalobiian]

I can go with that. I've kind of given up on having the characters actually looking like the original, since they're not eve trying to resemble them. Just throwing in something remotely symbolic so they can say "This is so and so....(points to prop)...see."

[Animeniax]

They could have gone the wig route to achieve the Goku-hair on a white guy.

[Archangel]

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/1677/47f3c29d17dd4bv9.jpg

Dam! that hair would be perfect for goku!

[Shadow Skill]

Actually i think his hair looks pretty good. Your suggestions would be cool too saph but spiky hair is goku's trademark so it wouldn't make much sense to chnge that. I really do hope this movie does well.

Since Chojin Locke is older than Goku/Dragon Ball, I'd have to say Chojin Locke is the character that should have the spiky hair Trademarked. :P

[Psyke]

2 new pics:

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6503/goku1ng1.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9499/group1tq9.jpg

[Archangel]

Are there any pics out on how the kamehameha will look like?

[Psyke]

Official banner is out!

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8346/bannerxx4.jpg

[XanBcoo]

That's the largest forehead I've ever seen.

There's something extremely unnatural and off-putting about that picture. Even chow yun fat looks like he accidentally stumbled into the background.

[Animeniax]

I don't mind it so much, it looks kind of interesting, just not as it pertains to DBZ. Emmy Rossum's heaving bosom is the most appealing aspect of the banner.

Sad to say, but Chow Yun-fat is all wrong in the role of Roshi. He's even more wrong than Chatwin as Goku.

[Sapphire]

Pretty good Photoshop though.

It looks aesthetically pleasing, except for the gun.

[Animeniax]

You're not suggesting that Emmy's chest is photoshopped are you??

I think it would be more fitting to have a goofy look on Goku's face on a poster. Unless he was fighting, he almost always had a spaced-out look on his face, in the anime anyway.

[Eurasian]

I'm sad to see that Chow Yun-Fat is Master Roshi. He's such a well-respected actor. Master Roshi is just...Master Roshi.

Spike from Buffy is Piccolo!!! *excitement*

[Animeniax]

They'd better put him on lifts because he's too short to be Piccolo who is a giant at 7'.

[Sapphire]

lol. Considering that guy is wearing a Hawaiian shirt... Should we really still have hope for this movie to turn out the way the cartoon was? I think not. All I wish for now, is that there is some amount of comedy in this latest soon to be cartoon-to-movie-blockbuster-flop.

[Animeniax]

Roshi sometimes wore the Japanese equivalent of a Hawaiian shirt in the show:

http://aycu29.webshots.com/image/43468/2003845735445504674_rs.jpg

[XanBcoo]

That shirt looks like Fred Flintstone spilled Alphabits on himself when he was having breakfast.

[Animeniax]

Did they even have an alphabet in the stone age?

It wouldn't be such a colossal disappointment if they'd just show some attention to detail with this movie. I can even forgive the white Goku, but why not give him an orange shirt at least.

And Chow Yun-Fat had no issues shaving his head for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, so why is he sporting a full head of hair for the DB movie?

[XanBcoo]

Did they even have an alphabet in the stone age?
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/359/flintstonequarryxk6.jpg

I hear they also used to use Warthogs as garbage disposals.

[rockmanj]

They'd better put him on lifts because he's too short to be Piccolo who is a giant at 7'.


I thought he was only like 6'4"(195cm) or something, and everyone else was like super short (Goku towered over most other characters at an imposing 5'7" [173cm]).

[Animeniax]

You could be right, but either way, Spike from Buffy doesn't tower over anyone else in the movie.

Man, just think if this movie is a success and they made a sequel with Vegita and Nappa. How f*cking amazing would that movie be! But when this movie fails, we'll never get to see a big budget live action Vegita kicking ass on puny live action humans.

[Sapphire]

Oh yeah, he did wear those shirts didn't he? Unfortunately I get the "cool asian from Eli Stone" image rather than the "cooky humorous old man" image... isn't that the point? D:

[Psyke]

Not related to the movie, but this video shows dragonball artwork (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYT2A3Z_xFU) drawn by manga artists of other popular series. I can translate some of the titles if anyone wants to know, but its probably more fun guessing who's style of drawing the art belongs to.

[darkshadow]

One piece goku and to love ru bulma were the best.

[XanBcoo]

I've had the one done by Kishimoto for a few years now. I never realized there were others out there like it. Very cool.

Edit: And the first one is done by Kubo Tite. Trunks' and Piccolo's mouth in that one are a dead giveaway.

[Buffalobiian]

And Chow Yun-Fat had no issues shaving his head for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, so why is he sporting a full head of hair for the DB movie?

Because he isn't even that old. The hair's needed to show his age.

As for the video, I thought Claymore Piccolo was rather interesting. Lots of good ones there that I can't name.

[Animeniax]

I think you're mistaken about that. If I remember correctly, Master Roshi had the white beard and mustache even in the original DB series. He's always been portrayed as an old guy, even when he was Jackie Chun. And where are the trademark sunglasses?

Here's a picture of Chow from another movie, which is a much better likeness to Roshi:
http://www.daily-mag.fr/imagerie/Kibi/dbzlefilm/Chow%20Yun-Fat%20(1).jpg

[Buffalobiian]

That would be a very good Evil Roshi. Just give him a Hawaiian shirt and a magazine, and I'll buy it. Well, at least good to be proven wrong that Chow Yun Fat can act/look old. Perhaps they intentionally made these characters different from the anime. After all, directors would rather be creators rather than copy cats.

[animus]

I'd rather they be copy cats than be the creators of crap.

[ForteCross]

if you are expecting a dragon ball movie, you are not going to like it... if you are expecting a movie with elements from dragon ball it could be nice...

[Animeniax]

That's actually an excellent way to think about it. Wow, welcome to the new guy. Here's hoping it's a great movie with elements of DB then.

[darkshadow]

lol new guy? more like lurker.

[Archangel]

Not related to the movie, but this video shows dragonball artwork (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYT2A3Z_xFU) drawn by manga artists of other popular series. I can translate some of the titles if anyone wants to know, but its probably more fun guessing who's style of drawing the art belongs to.

U post the most awesome links Psyke :D

Can anyone tell me who did the third one?

[Buffalobiian]

U post the most awesome links Psyke :D

Can anyone tell me who did the third one?

Riichiro Inagaki, author of Eyeshield 21

[Eurasian]

Psyke, that link is awesome!!! I really want some of those artworks now...*goes on Google*

[Psyke]

Here's a good look (in manga form) of how Goku's gi is going to look like:

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/1341/jumpsq3zn9.jpg

[animus]

They're not doing Chatwin's huge forehead any justice.

Btw, whose the artists and what does the dialogue say?

[Death BOO Z]

it's been awhile since my shitty humor met my shitty Mspaint skills,
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/9824/jumpsq3zn9gi8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


also, Now I see that it's not Krillin and Yamcha, since Yamcha came to the turtle hermit school a year or two after Krillin, which doesn't fit with these two charecters.


edit: My guess is that this is the same scene in the anime, before the final tournament, when Goku comes back and is now taller (and bigger) than the others.

[Psyke]

They're not doing Chatwin's huge forehead any justice.

Btw, whose the artists and what does the dialogue say?

Guy on right: "It's a Hollywood version cosplay!"

Guy on left: "It's the real thing!"

:rolleyes:

[XanBcoo]

I love the American-ness of Goku in that drawing. Vacant stare, blonde hair, light eyes.

I like it though. Looks good.

[Wanded]

i think the only thing a live action DBZ movie can do is confuse non-fans and infuriate actual fans. There is way too much plot to possibly ruin and / or not cover. unless they plan on filming 5-6 at a time to run in succession.
yea...
how are they gonna make a movie about DBZ without DB?
and people will get confused when they see both dinasaures and machines,in the series it was clear that everything there is like in a different timeline but im sure people will ask when is this happening.
and ill bet the action wont be that good either X:
the rays will be bad and the fights will be invisible...

[Paulyboy]

yea...
how are they gonna make a movie about DBZ without DB?
and people will get confused when they see both dinasaures and machines,in the series it was clear that everything there is like in a different timeline but im sure people will ask when is this happening.
and ill bet the action wont be that good either X:
the rays will be bad and the fights will be invisible...



We should just wait till a trailer or something comes out before bashing on it. The design of the gi is really crazy but are they really gonna use that?

[Shadow Skill]

I sense the ki of a monumental failure from this movie.

[Animeniax]

I'm guessing this will be like the recent Speed Racer movie: endlessly analyzed on the internet, but subpar results in the theatres. I have yet to see SR, and it will probably take a while for me to bother watching the DB movie.

[XanBcoo]

Is Speed Racer still in theatres? If not, you've missed your chance. That movie was a fucking blast on the big screen, but probably won't have the same effect at home. Sort of like Cloverfield.


how are they gonna make a movie about DBZ without DB?
and people will get confused when they see both dinasaures and machines,in the series it was clear that everything there is like in a different timeline but im sure people will ask when is this happening.
and ill bet the action wont be that good either X:
the rays will be bad and the fights will be invisible...
1. The movie is based on Dragonball (or at least the "beginning" of Goku's training), not DBZ.
2. I'm sure in a movie where people shoot colored lasers at eachother and collect magical balls, most people can suspend their disbelief enough to accept that in a fantasy world, Dinosaurs can coexist with machines.
3. They probably won't include the dinosaurs. No one cares about them.
4. The action and fight scenes are probably the only things this movie have going for it.
5. Yes, the rays will probably be bad.

[Sapphire]

I remember when they just used massive puppets, and CONVINCING CGi if needed. RIP good movies.

[Jman]

I'll wait it out and give it a chance when it comes out. Just remember, it could be worse.
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2960/dbtmbthecharacterssn9.png
;)
*runs off to watch dragonball (http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=7710822910811986699&hl=en&autoplay=1)
Get a few good laughs

[Animeniax]

Is Speed Racer still in theatres? If not, you've missed your chance. That movie was a fucking blast on the big screen, but probably won't have the same effect at home. Sort of like Cloverfield.
I also missed Ironman :(

I'm hoping it will be almost as cool watching it on a projector at home with surround sound on the stereo.



http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2960/dbtmbthecharacterssn9.png
So who is who in this picture?

[Death BOO Z]

goku, elder gohan, roshi, Chi-chi. maybe metaltron (one of the earlier RR robots)
I think there's someone from FFVII (girl), and a hawian\greek warrior from God of War.
heck, 5 out of seven, and metalitron was a tough one.

[Jman]

So who is who in this picture?
Bulma, Oolong, Chichi, Roshi, Grandpa Gohan, Goku, Yamcha and Puar (not seen in the picture, but it's a talking bird sidekick of the character "Westwood")

Btw, anyone else watch it? It was somewhat comical and I can honestly say, though cheesy in nature, it wasn't as bad as it was made out to be in the reviews I've read.

[Abdula]

Yeah I watched about half of it before I got bored.

[Animeniax]

Bulma, Oolong, Chichi, Roshi, Grandpa Gohan, Goku, Yamcha and Puar (not seen in the picture, but it's a talking bird sidekick of the character "Westwood")

Btw, anyone else watch it? It was somewhat comical and I can honestly say, though cheesy in nature, it wasn't as bad as it was made out to be in the reviews I've read.
Strangely this all-Asian cast seems like it made for an uninteresting movie. They look Chinese.

[Psyke]

New pics at last!

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7839/53700788eq0.th.jpg (http://img295.imageshack.us/my.php?image=53700788eq0.jpg)

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8052/26743006hj8.th.jpg (http://img295.imageshack.us/my.php?image=26743006hj8.jpg)

[animus]

I was never aware Emily was short for Emmannuelle, ewwww

[Animeniax]

It's not, her name is Emmy, which is short for Emmanuelle.

I don't know how to feel about the gi. It looks right, but it's bluish-purple. Why stray from the orange?

[Psyke]

I don't know how to feel about the gi. It looks right, but it's bluish-purple. Why stray from the orange?

It's homage to the very first gi which Goku wore in the beginning of Dragonball.

[Animeniax]

Oh yeah, forgot about that. It's been a while since I've seen the original DB series. Still, it's a lot less festive than Goku's blue gi.

http://animeguides.free.fr/series/dragonball/dragonball4.jpg

It sucks searching the internet these days for information about DB, since most results return information from this movie.

[darkshadow]

the blue gi looks pretty badass though, wouldn't mind having one myself :x

[Animeniax]

Don't worry, it will be on sale at Walmart around Halloween. It will be vinyl though, so it might itch a little.

[Sapphire]

I'm hoping it will be almost as cool watching it on a projector at home with surround sound on the stereo.

Heck yes, I'm sure it will, most projectors are better quality than el cinema, and you don't have to put up with sticky floors and crying kids (usually).

[Archangel]

Don't worry, it will be on sale at Walmart around Halloween. It will be vinyl though, so it might itch a little.

Sweet, i look good in vinyl

[Psyke]

Japanese clip showing Goku's orange gi. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-JhGmbe2sg)

[iMUSTbeTHEdevil]

That orange gi has Master Roshi's symbol on it!

[Psyke]

Looking good:

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6083/dragonballpic2008071912yh9.jpg

[Munsu]

Was about to post that:


The Sankei Shimbun paper has posted the first poster from the Dragonball live-action film that features a main character on Friday. The poster portrays Canadian actor Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds, The Invisible, Lost television series), who stars as Son Goku, in his familiar orange gi martial arts uniform complete with the kanji for kame ("turtle" for his mentor Master Roshi or Kame Sennin) on the back. Just as in the previous teaser poster, the new poster's Japanese text reads when translated: "The legend comes to life." The new poster also adds the following text: "Opens worldwide at maximum speed on March 13, 2009."

Twentieth Century Fox signed director James Wong (Final Destination, X-Files television series, The One) to adapt Akira Toriyama's shonen fighting manga. Viz Media publishes the original manga in North America, while Funimation distributes the anime version.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-19/1st-live-action-dragonball-poster-with-son-goku-posted

[Archangel]

lol the difference between Japanese Tv and European TV is abysmal to say the least

[Psyke]

Some new pics at last:

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7441/12174857180ua6.jpg

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/3070/12174857182zj1.jpg

[insane]

nice pic psyke...

[Buffalobiian]

Who's the second pic? My first guess was the Snake Princess on Snake Way.

[Psyke]

Who's the second pic? My first guess was the Snake Princess on Snake Way.

That's Mai, played by Tamura Eriko from Heroes.

[Death BOO Z]

*drool*
it's been years since I've been so interested in DragonBall... though, it's a quite different kind of interest.

I assume Mai has been promoted to main villain? or is she just deadly nikita-ninja fem-fatal?

[Psyke]

I assume Mai has been promoted to main villain? or is she just deadly nikita-ninja fem-fatal?

I don't really see Piccolo as the side kick of Mai, so I'm hoping for the latter... :)

[Archangel]

Lol is pilaf gonna show too? I hope so the dude was funny.

[Junior]

Second girl...Heeeeeeeeelllllllllloooooooooooo sexy.

I still can't stand that damn Goku, but I really wanna see this movie. Maybe to laugh at it or hopefully, to eat my words.

[Archangel]

Yay Junior is alive

As for the second girl... she's got the tits going for her but otherwise not that big of a deal.

[Animeniax]

I remember in Heroes when at first sight Hiro says she (Tamura Eriko's character) is the most beautiful woman in the world. I had to laugh at that. He must not get out much in his own native country.

[Psyke]

I remember in Heroes when at first sight Hiro says she (Tamura Eriko's character) is the most beautiful woman in the world. I had to laugh at that. He must not get out much in his own native country.

Nah, he just needed to change his glasses that's all.

Don't think Pilaf's gonna make it, but I'm currently re-reading the classic Dragonball manga to see if I can pick up more details about Mai.

[Psyke]

News aside from the movie, the new animated special (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball:_Yo%21_Son_Goku_and_His_Friends_Return %21%21) will be due this Nov, and here is a better version of the picture shown a few weeks back:

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/1328/2008dragonballshortbq4.png

Official website (http://www.jumpfesta.com/anime/anime-info/index.html)

[insane]

Thanks for the link. I hope this doesnt become a disaster like other movies like this.

[Death BOO Z]

about to be canceled? (http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/21/fox-considering-scrapping-dragonball-movie/)

what the hell? keep your dirty hands away from my precious film, fox-evil-doers.


also, check my post count (sorry docodan)...
it's over 2000!!!!

[Jman]

^that's gotta be just another rumor. They got the word from an "anonymous source", besides if Fox did budget a huge amount on it, I think I read 100mil, I don't think they'd pull out now.

EDIT: And thanks for the news about the animated special. Wonder what they have in store for us with that one.

Something for old times sake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5-UsmR_IzM

[Psyke]

Something even more old school (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS_xXkAjwTo). Sure brings back memories.....

[Munsu]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=48229


ComingSoon.net has learned that 20th Century Fox will debut the first trailer for Dragonball in theaters on October 17 with the studio's video game adaptation Max Payne, starring Mark Wahlberg. We'll have to wait and see whether Fox will release the trailer online earlier that week.

Opening on April 10, Dragonball is written/directed by James Wong and stars Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson.

Dragonball is adapted from the manga created by Akira Toriyama. It was also turned into a Japanese anime series that played all over the world.

[Munsu]

Here are some screenshots from the trailer:
http://dbthemovie.com/
http://www.nerdorama.cl/dragon-ball-goku-roshi-piccolo-%C2%A1nuevas-imagenes/#more-3432

[Psyke]

Looking good. They some what changed Piccolo's facial features a bit, but luckily not too much. Can't wait for the trailer.

[Munsu]

Looking good. They some what changed Piccolo's facial features a bit, but luckily not too much. Can't wait for the trailer.
Well isn't this like the old Piccolo, Lord Piccolo or whatever? So this may not be the final version of the character.

[XanBcoo]

Lord Piccolo was pretty much identical to the Piccolo we know from DBZ. He certainly wasn't white.

Not that Vanilla Piccolo is a bad thing in itself, just jarring to see that they went with that choice.

[Animeniax]

Not bad, the film seems to be coming together with more of a DBZ look and feel than originally feared. Though how hard would it have been to give Piccolo green prosthetics instead of white? He looks more demonic instead of brooding/angry like the Piccolo from the anime.

[Munsu]

Lord Piccolo was pretty much identical to the Piccolo we know from DBZ. He certainly wasn't white.

Not that Vanilla Piccolo is a bad thing in itself, just jarring to see that they went with that choice.
Well, I can come up with multiple theories... one being to make the change more drastic on screen so that there's a noticeable difference. Paleness has often been associated with old age.

Maybe he's actually a light green at the moment, but the brightness and light of the set makes it look like it's whiter than it actually it is.

But either way, I think he looks quite creepy and looks pretty good in my opinion.


Not bad, the film seems to be coming together with more of a DBZ look and feel than originally feared. Though how hard would it have been to give Piccolo green prosthetics instead of white? He looks more demonic instead of brooding/angry like the Piccolo from the anime.

I wouldn't rule it out yet... hasn't the actor mentioned quite a few times that he was going full green and all?

[Psyke]

Fan made trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6inF7PPb0M) based on the few pics. I'm surprised how creative some people are with such limited resources.

[Sapphire]

Those screenies are pretty cool, surprisingly. I will be sad if the fanmade trailers are better than the real ones, though.

[iMUSTbeTHEdevil]

I dont know how I feel about Goku in his outfit, but I am still geeked for this flick.

Even the Bulma poster looked cooler than I expected it to.

I am hoping that it is more dark than anything.

[Carnage]

Im scared shitless as a long time dragonball fan to see this movie.

[iMUSTbeTHEdevil]

Im scared shitless as a long time dragonball fan to see this movie.

You never know, it could surprise you. Although most movie adaptations arent quite what the show is, due to the fact that they alter some events, but I mean they cant make a "remake" with real people, they have to change some stuff up. Will be interesting to see how "super-powerful" they make it. See if they dont try to down play the powers. And focus on the martial arts more.

[Death BOO Z]

what I'm really interested in, is how they use "it's over 9,000!!!!!" in the movie commercials. that's the big question.

[Psyke]

A peek at the trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRLoyjcK2zI) has been uploaded on youtube. Bad quality and no sound, but watch it before it gets taken off.

Sadly, nothing worth getting excited. :(

[Death BOO Z]

it looks a lot like a rush-hour clone in that thing..
if it was filmed in mexico, i'd expect to see some nature scenery in it, not the train station.

also, piccolo as a white vampire? give me back my dreams! he looks like those wraith things of stargate atlantis.

[Paulyboy]

MAN! Im so pissed I looked at this trailer

http://brokencontrollers.com/forums/real-trailer-for-the-dragon-ball-z-movie-not-a-joke-t17155.php

Surprisingly it wasn't it, I never saw the dragon wars movie so I was a bit surprised. I can't even find the trailer anymore lol....

Edit: Found it but really bad quality, atleast you get to see a bit of a peak

http://dbthemovie.com/

[Psyke]

Full trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwYq97fRzu0) with sound. See it while it's available!

[Death BOO Z]

prophecy?
pause game, I don't want to be on this train anymore.

seriously, they found the single point of the plot that wasn't somewhat retarded, and ruined it.

I'm DBZ, and I don't approve of this trailer.

[Munsu]

So you have a problem with the trailer mentioning a prophecy, when the cartoon itself had prophecies?

[Death BOO Z]

thing is, that I don't remember any of those prophecies.

there was no 'legends speak of the savior who will come from the sky' smallville shit.

[Munsu]

thing is, that I don't remember any of those prophecies.

there was no 'legends speak of the savior who will come from the sky' smallville shit.
So you don't remember a character named "Fortuneteller Baba"? Roshi's sister?

[Death BOO Z]

there's a river of difference.

Goku was never 'destined' to anything, it was a strong point of the anime plot (god knows there weren't many of them), nothing happened without a 'known' reason.

baba's prediction were hardly about the future, she basically told goku where to do, she never said 'OMG! this kid is the kid of destiny and he will save us all!'

the trailer says "the prophecy" and I assume it refers to someone beating evil kin piccolo.
the anime had it quite reasonable (shame on you, making me say reason and dragon ball in the same sentence) - Pilaf finds the damn jar and releases Piccolo, Tien (I think it was Tien) tries to seal Piccolo back in the jar, but fails and breaks the jar instead, so Goku has to defeat Piccolo instead.

back to trailer bashing - it feels like a mix up of tomb-raider movie and rush hour. and how the hell did Yamcha get a bigger part than Krillin? (who didn't even appear in the trailer!)

[Munsu]

there's a river of difference.

Goku was never 'destined' to anything, it was a strong point of the anime plot (god knows there weren't many of them), nothing happened without a 'known' reason.

baba's prediction were hardly about the future, she basically told goku where to do, she never said 'OMG! this kid is the kid of destiny and he will save us all!'

the trailer says "the prophecy" and I assume it refers to someone beating evil kin piccolo.
the anime had it quite reasonable (shame on you, making me say reason and dragon ball in the same sentence) - Pilaf finds the damn jar and releases Piccolo, Tien (I think it was Tien) tries to seal Piccolo back in the jar, but fails and breaks the jar instead, so Goku has to defeat Piccolo instead.

back to trailer bashing - it feels like a mix up of tomb-raider movie and rush hour. and how the hell did Yamcha get a bigger part than Krillin? (who didn't even appear in the trailer!)
The trailer mentions "prophecy" without any context at all. That you're assuming a ton of things of what this "prophecy" reffers to and what not is your problem. Anyways, nothing wrong with there being prophecies around when the anime has a fortuneteller.

[Death BOO Z]

I see, so I need to wait to hear a plot synopsis\script\see the damn movie before I get to cal Shannigans? that sucks.

Baba's peak of 'powers' was making a magical t.v that breaks during half time. she never had any 'fortunetelling' that meets the amount of 'prophecy'.

(also, it ain't a prophecy if a living human made it)

[Munsu]

See, the prophecy doesn't have to be about someone beating Piccolo. The prophecy could simply be about Piccolo's arrival and his destructiveness, etc. The prophecy could be talking about someone using the Dragon balls for whatver reason. The prophecy could be about me taking a shit tomorrow. But yes, you should wait to see in what context the word prophecy is used and towards what. Taking exception to a word is simply ridiculous.


(also, it ain't a prophecy if a living human made it)

That's a load of crap. Again, it was the anime itself that has prophecies, that the movie has one doesn't mean anything since they exist in the Dragonball world. How they're using this "prophecy" device is what is important, not wether there is one or not.

[Death BOO Z]

we're just arguing about semantics now.
(which is fairly retarded, since I think you know what I mean already).


we have a different story definniation of about using the term 'prophecy'.

I think that the 'prophecy' the trailer mentions is one thing, and I don't like that thing.

anyways. I'm DBZ, and I don't approve of Piccolo being white.

[Munsu]

I'm not arguing semantics at all, you're the one who brought it up. I'm just saying that you're bunching up your panties because of something that you are ASSUMING, not because of something that IS. It would be one thing if we knew for a fact what the prophecy was about or what it reffers to. It's another thing to take exception to something just because a freaking word was used in a nonsensical fragment of a sentence.

So if I'm correct, you're actually unhappy because of what you're assuming is the case and not because there's a prophecy. If, you're actually unhappy because there's an actual prophecy in the film (regardless of what it is), then I call bs on that since as I said before, prophecies exist in the world of Dragonball.

Hey, I'd probably wouldn't like if the movie did what you're assuming. But fact is that it's completely baseless. Doesn't make sense to me to take issues with it at this point.

[Death BOO Z]

.....
I don't need to put a damn 'in my opinion' before every post I make.

I'm assuming that saying 'prophecy' in the trailer means something very specific (based on my prior knowledge from other films and story telling methods), which I oppose to.

Also. I think that placing the word in the trailer, suggests that the entire concept of prophecies and 'magical' prediction of the future, will have a bigger role in the story than it had in the original story. and I was very pleased with the original story being fairly neatly tied (within it's own limitations) without resorting to the prophecy (prophecy, in a very narrow definniation of the word) device.
so yes, my assumption about the prophecy being one thing is more problematic than the actual existence of the prophecy. but, if the prophecy wasn't something 'big' and was a 'dog gets fleas on sunday' type prophecy, it wouldn't have gotten such 'treatment' in the trailer.

seriously. bud, this isn't a 'rip through a internet message and find inconsistent arguments' class, leave that to the Naruto thread.

[Munsu]

I guess all I needed to say was that you're full of shit, and leave it at that. That would've been much easier. I guess that's all we'll need to hear of this issue. Let's move on.

Oh, by the way did you see a car in the movie? Holly shit, the trailer sucked because a car being in the movie means that they'll bore us to death with a 30 minute car chase through numerous narrow streets. My extensive experience of story telling methods tells me this, and I'm quite certain this will be the case because a car was shown in the trailer (a very specific one, a yellow one).

But as I said, this is the end of this. Don't bother replying, don't want to go more off-topic.

[Paulyboy]

Lol arguments are funny. Anyways yeah it seems like there will be lots car action (since they can't fly yet), including cars exploding for cinematic effect. Even though I have not seen the movie doesn't it seem a bit..... cheap? I think Steven Speilberg should have done it.

Edit: Oh yeah youtube took off that trailer. You can see the full one with the site you guys mentioned earlier

http://dragonball-trailer.blogspot.com/

[Sapphire]

The martial arts looks _very_ cheesy and wire-fuiy, and sadly, the trailer met my somewhat low expectations. It does look a bit darker toned than I expected, which I think will be a plus. The graphics is way better than I expected from those spoiler pics though. Including the costumes, except Mai looks like she is wearing a wig. Hopefully there are more plusses than this in the actual movie?

Chilling memories of The Covenant are creeping up.

[animus]

I just hope they don't pull Kamehameha's out of Goku's ass without learning it from Roshi first, it'd destroy the plot(lol) continuity.

[Munsu]

I just hope they don't pull Kamehameha's out of Goku's ass without learning it from Roshi first, it'd destroy the plot(lol) continuity.
Well, I don't really care about Roshi teaching him or not... I at the least hope that Goku sees Roshi doing it first. Didn't Goku learn how to do it by himself after watching Roshi doing it once?

[Death BOO Z]

episode nine of Dragon Ball.

Roshi doesn't teach the kemehameha to anyone. they just learn it off screen (besides goku, who tries it on screen), the only person who was taught an energy attack is maybe Gohan, by Piccolo.

[animus]

Er, yeah that's what I meant. I guess the meaning got a little skewed in that sentence.

[Animeniax]

The martial arts looks _very_ cheesy and wire-fuiy, and sadly, the trailer met my somewhat low expectations. It does look a bit darker toned than I expected, which I think will be a plus. The graphics is way better than I expected from those spoiler pics though. Including the costumes, except Mai looks like she is wearing a wig. Hopefully there are more plusses than this in the actual movie?

Chilling memories of The Covenant are creeping up.
My thoughts exactly, except for the darker tone. The trailer makes this movie look like any other wire-fu martial arts movie. If people don't already know about DBZ, they'll have no more incentive to see this movie than they would a Power Rangers movie.

I hope they add the comedy and silliness that made the anime so likable, like a perverted Master Roshi and a loser Yamcha and a bitchy Bulma. And how will they handle the animal-folk, like Puar and Oolong?

[Psyke]

If they really include Puar and Oolong, they're going to have a dog as the president. :)

[Death BOO Z]

doesn't compute.
he became president (prime minister, actually, methinks) only at dragon ball Z, during the time of the movie (the coming of Piccolo), he was merely the general (minister of defense), under the king (who was also a dog).

[Naruto_RNG]

Guys is it really ture goku goes to highschool?

for some reason I really can't get my thoughts past, as to why they didn't pick someone else to play as goku?

[XanBcoo]

My thoughts exactly, except for the darker tone. The trailer makes this movie look like any other wire-fu martial arts movie. If people don't already know about DBZ, they'll have no more incentive to see this movie than they would a Power Rangers movie.
My first thoughts when I saw the trailer were: "This looks like National Treasure 3".

Then my friend saw it and said "It seems kind of like another Mummy sequel".

Basically the consensus is that it looks pretty bland and ordinary. From the trailer, it seems as if it's lost some of its very essence, and will become just another forgettable action movie.

[Paulyboy]

http://dbthemovie.com/

Looks like the full trailer won't premiere till December 12th instead of today with the Max Payne. Another long wait. But who cares lets just hope this movie does not turn out that bad.

[Yukimura]

If I'm the only one who's running into Youtube take downs every time I try to view the trailer sorry for wasting anyone's time, however one of the kids on MT found this: http://www.dragonballfilm.es/portal.htm?pid=11 the trailer is in English even though the site is in Spanish and it seems the take down monkeys don't care about websites that aren't in English.

I must echo DBZ's displeasure. It sounded to me like there is some sort of 'Save the cheerleader, save the world' type prophecy plot device in this movie. Now I know that I'm not supposed to come to any sort of negative opinions based on anything in the trailer (though drawing positive conclusions seem to be allowed by the fan boy patrol) but I'm not about to let fanboy-acism dictate how I think.

I noticed that those first lines Mater Roshi said about having to find the Dragon Balls rhymed and sounded like they were only part of something longer. That was my first hint. Then when on Roshi referenced 'the prophecy' my worries increased even more.

But I know, just because an old monk-like guy says part of a doomy sounding rhyme and then later the same guy references a prophecy, and these are two out of the three things spoken in the whole trailer doesn't mean anything at all. Only a moron would think the two lines are 1) related to one another at all 2) related to anything that actually takes place in the film. I mean come on, this is a trailer, it's not like trailers ever have anything to do with the actual plots of movies. Ex. remember that weird Martian rover trailer for Transformers? Transformers didn't take place on Mars now did it?

Some other things I didn't particularly like (mostly just in comparison to the original):

Every single energy blast they showed was one handed...couldn't we get one 2 hander in the trailer? Hopefully they didn't completely do away with the gesture I spent many an afternoon of my childhood perfecting the execution of lest any aliens or robots attack me.

Bulma took a level or two in badass and picked up the Dual Wielding Feat?! I don't remember Bulma even having Weapon Proficiency (Ranged).

Mai seems to have eaten Shu and absorbed what his powers were supposed to be. She seems to be effective looking ninja Dragon (sub-boss). Now I don't think this is a bad thing for the movie at all since Mai and Shu were kind of retarded, but this cool Mai/Shuu hybrid is kind of hot and she seems somewhat effective. Where are the bumbling lackeys I so fondly remember?

Yamcha seems a little more peppy then I remember..and was that a giant drill he had?

Goku trying to look serious in the one scene where he was just walking with someone looked really stupid to me.

Thinks I did like:
There was an eclipse, if it was actually be in context then that should mean they summon the dragon, which I would definitely go to the movie just to see.

Mai is kind of hot, could just be the outfit though.

Chi Chi is hot, but having seen her on the Real World kind of messes it up.

Piccolo looks moderately creepy.

Master Roshi looks like he kicks ass.

[Paulyboy]

Lol you haven't beed reading the other posts, I thought that was a different trailer, its the same one we have seen already. Even Munsu is arguing about the prophecy thingy but yeah Goku does look stupid when he looks serious in the trailer. Hopefully we get to see the full trailer for sure in December or earlier if it gets leaked.

[Psyke]

DBTheMovie has posted an image of what seems to be Goku in a transformed state, though it's likely to be unfinished. Oozaru? (http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1518/gokucreaturedbthemoviesu4.jpg) Judging from the responses, fans are getting upset by the picture..... :mad:

[Death BOO Z]

can this film not look like a crappy version of Stargate:Atlantis?
we've seen kong in a new movie already, now we just need him to shoot lasers from his mouth (unless Goku suddenly learns to control this form in the movie... GOUHHA!). it's not such a big problem, it really isn't!

also, the ozaru form wasn't human sized, and the scenery doesn't seem to be full moon light.
ahh, well, never mind. as long as he doesn't defeat picolo in this form...
did any of the goku pictures feature a tail?

[Abdula]

Nope, no tail.

[Yukimura]

To me it looks like a weird fusion of Super Saiyan and an eastern vampire...

[rockmanj]

This is starting to look more and more like a trainwreck.

[Archangel]

That's a fake, i'm positive.

Besides abdula is right, the movie goku doesn't even have a tail so how can they introduce the ozaruu into the story?

[XanBcoo]

That's a fake, i'm positive.
The site says they removed the image by request of Fox. Why would Fox want them to take down a fake picture?

It actually kind of reminds me of a more scaly version of the hero in the live action Journey to the West TV show I've seen.


Besides abdula is right, the movie goku doesn't even have a tail so how can they introduce the ozaruu into the story?
At this point it's obvious they're just taking elements from the Dragonball story and incorporating them into the movie. This isn't a direct adaptation, so if he doesn't have a tail and still transforms, then don't be surprised. Also we don't know for certain that he won't have a tail.

[Archangel]

The site says they removed the image by request of Fox. Why would Fox want them to take down a fake picture?

Do you have any proof that it really was fox that mad them take it down? May be just some elaborated rouse to makes us think that crappy gargoyle thingy is actually gonna show up in the movie.

[Sapphire]

At this point I'm sure it's real. It looks really disturbing, but let's just hope they CGI it up to look cooler.

[XanBcoo]

Do you have any proof that it really was fox that mad them take it down? May be just some elaborated rouse to makes us think that crappy gargoyle thingy is actually gonna show up in the movie.
You can only take skepticism so far, dude...

Also keep in mind it's unfinished, and could also be mid-transformation Goku.

Anyway, I don't know if this was linked to or not:
Review of an early version of the movie (http://kotaku.com/5069084/first-dragonball-movie-review-not-a-disaster)

I don't know whether to trust this guy, because he sounds like a 14 year-old.

[Archangel]

You can only take skepticism so far, dude...

Also keep in mind it's unfinished, and could also be mid-transformation Goku.

I don't know, maybe im just in denial because i dont want goku to end up looking like some mutant fish :(

[Death BOO Z]

I hope the won't make goku's transformation into an 'headshot instant win' situation, it will ruin the spirit of the series.

this is my homeplanet, planet Voun! by now you must have noticed something different in here, it's the gravity! ten times stronger than earth! your chances of winning are falling faster than this rock!
- ten times? maybe if it was five hundred times you'd stand a chance, but ten times? I don't even feel it.


DBZ, I still got it.

[Psyke]

Another new pic revealed. Anything to complain with this one? :p

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9177/yummyln8.jpg

[Death BOO Z]

the actor (jason Chow?) doesn't look like a guy who can eat an entire turkey chop.
also, I don't see how that vehicle comes out of a shiny capsule (no CapsuleCorp logo?),

but that's really pushing it.

[The Heretic Azazel]

Is that a turkey leg?

Awesome.

[rockmanj]

the actor (jason Chow?) doesn't look like a guy who can eat an entire turkey chop.
also, I don't see how that vehicle comes out of a shiny capsule (no CapsuleCorp logo?),

but that's really pushing it.


Well, there were like, capsule corp houses, I think....so a weird ATV shouldn't be out of the question.

[Death BOO Z]

new pictures, courtesy of dbthemovie.com

Piccolo
http://dbthemovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/piccolo.jpg

Bulma
http://dbthemovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/db_stills_016sm1.jpg

Roshi
http://dbthemovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/db_stills_006sm.jpg

I don't really have much to say... rumors say that Piccolo gets greener towards the end of the movie, and Roshi we've seen a few times already.

the Bulma pic is interesting.. she is less "OMFG! BADASS HOT FAM-FATALE!" she has a sort of alt-look, which I can't say is bad, but I also can't say matches my 'vision' of her. it still looks very nice.

Edit2: LOL at roshi's shirt... can anyone recognize it?

[rockmanj]

Hmmm...Bulma actually doesn't look that bad. I'm still skeptical, though.

[XanBcoo]

I'm not really sure how they're trying to portray Bulma. She is somehow both a super-genius, but is never more than a complete ditz anyway.

I don't think movie-Bulma will be either of those things.

I'm actually starting to like White-Piccolo, but everything else still seems off. I guess it's like I said before, this is just a very loose adaptation.

Edit: Overall, I think I'm enjoying Jamie Hewlett's live-action Journey to the West short film more than I'm anticipating whatever this movie will be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y90ONojCc6Q

[Idealistic]

trailer:
http://www.internapse.com/dbz/news.php?id=1530

lawl.

[Yukimura]

After seeing that latest pic of her i'm even more convinced that this 'adaptation' of Bulma has been advanced a few levels in Badass. I'm now expecting her only connection to the Bulma from the original will be a propensity for gadgetry, hoewever I don't think Hollywood woudl be able to handle having an action girl who's pretty much useless at action so I expect no small number of mooks will end up being dispatched by a duel wielding, ATV trick popping, illegitimate daughter of MacGuyver and Lara Croft who we're referring to as Bulma.

Chatwin looks like a retard with that turkey leg, but I can't blame him really. I don't think anime over eating translates well into live action without the character already being visibly fat.

The master Roshi picture though is somewhat heartening, hopefully they'll give a nod to his dirty old man persona by having him hit on all the girls and get a beat down for his troubles. I think a grope heavy fight scene with sexy ninja Mai might milk some laughs.

[Psyke]

Kick ass image, but can't say the same for the japanese text..... :p

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9099/28771063ur4.jpg

It says:

Sun Shopping Mall
Dragonball
Campaign!

The smaller text on the right says Tenkaichi Budokai.

[Paulyboy]

LOL! I have to say this... his facial reaction is way too retarded but lets hope its decent. LMFAO! Sorry the picture is way to funny to be taken serious...LOL!

[David75]

The pic with Goku and the turkey leg has me think it was shot in Europe and perhaps even France...

Why?

The car behing is a French one (not proud of that one: Renault Megane)

The 3(or 4) wheels motorbike is from Lazareth.

Shame on my country for the years to come...

[DB_Hunter]

White Goku who isn't hench is screwing this up fo rme, plus Piccolo looks more like Emperor Palpatine than a Namek.

And the high school setting with flash cars just kills it for me.

[iMUSTbeTHEdevil]

I am ok with the cars and the high school. I didnt really watch DB, was more into the DBZ, and you cant really explain the fact that Goku is an alien and that he lived in some remote location with only his grandpa, not to mention have Piccolo in there and make it good. So I am going to have to wait and see like everyone else...

[DB_Hunter]

Goku was supposed to be a simple guy because of his upbringing who could goof off. How on earth is that going to be transmitted in the current setting? The most they can do is make the character a dumbass, which skews things.

[Pandadice]

weeeell.. at first I was super curious to see how this was going to turn out. but after seeing the trailer and the pictures, I'm fairly sure this is going to be crap. I'll still go see it though.

[Eurasian]

I don't care if Piccolo isn't green...he looks pretty intimidating the photos and trailer.

[Shadow Skill]

I still say this movie is going to be a failure of massive epic proportions. :/

[XanBcoo]

Goku was supposed to be a simple guy because of his upbringing who could goof off. How on earth is that going to be transmitted in the current setting? The most they can do is make the character a dumbass, which skews things.
My prediction is that Justin Chatwin will be "an ordinary, everyday teen" who gets caught up in events far greater than himself, and must summon the courage within himself to become a truly great warrior. Actually, I doubt his real name will even be Goku. I'm guessing it will be something ordinary like Thomas Anderson and once he trains under Roshi he will be given a new name, Goku.

Then he'll team up with Rocky, Colt, and Tum-tum to kick butt and eat turkey legs.

Bulma will knock out one or two bad guys in a fight and thus fulfill the pitiful role of "Female Badass".

They really seem to be taking the easy, safe route with this movie. It won't be profound or amazing, but probably kind of fun. It will be an ordinary action flick, with superficial references to names and characters from the anime/manga. You all need to stop shitting your pants just because "Goku doesn't even have a tail."

[Animeniax]

Actually, I doubt his real name will even be Goku. I'm guessing it will be something ordinary like Thomas Anderson and once he trains under Roshi he will be given a new name, Goku.
...
It will be an ordinary action flick, with superficial references to names and characters from the anime/manga. You all need to stop shitting your pants just because "Goku doesn't even have a tail."
Pretty much what I've been saying, except I'm less enthusiastic about the possible fun of seeing this movie. I imagine he'll choose his own superhero name, much like Paul Atreides picked "Muad'dib" when he became a superhero.

[DB_Hunter]

Good to see a concensus that this is going to be shit.

[Psyke]

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3015/dbstills00004smrj5.jpg

"Woah."

[Death BOO Z]

god, please tell me this is from the "making of' special...
though, I guess every action sequence looks bad when caught on picture.

[XanBcoo]

I love how they're keeping the long-running theme of staging fights in remote quarries with unusually shaped rocks.

[Animeniax]

Bigger question is will there be dinosaurs roaming these remote quarries?

[Buffalobiian]

This show feels just like Power Rangers, action, clothing and all.

[hikkifan17]

All I can say this movie will be an epic failure due to how the trailer was made lol. It looks like transformer but worse. Also the names of American Actors doing such a movie doesnt fit at all.

On my opinion Japanese people do a better job then HollyWood. No offense but thats how I see it.

[Animeniax]

Obviously it depends on the subject matter, but for a movie like this, Japanese would definitely do a better job. The campiness fits better with Japanese (or Asian) culture. Read the entire thread for the good stuff.

And Transformers was a great movie.

[XanBcoo]

On my opinion Japanese people do a better job then HollyWood. No offense but thats how I see it.
You obviously haven't seen the Death Note movie, or you just have really bland taste or a huge bias.

Consider how the Japanese would have done it if they got a chance. I think Buffalobiian said it best:

This show feels just like Power Rangers, action, clothing and all.
He obviously meant something else, but it still stands. I guarantee this is how the Japanese would have done it. Head thrusting while talking, clenched fists raised to face level to show determination, and all the terrible dialog to go with it.

[Psyke]

On my opinion Japanese people do a better job then HollyWood. No offense but thats how I see it.

True, but only for the horror films. The Hollywood remakes were terrible, in my opinion.

[Animeniax]

I prefer the sad story movies done by Japanese. Nothing like an incurable disease to make you weepy.

I think romantic comedies are better from Hollywood, the Japanese just aren't as carefree and outgoing when it comes to romance.

[Jman]

In case anyone hasn't yet seen it, the new animated special has been posted on youtube.
>>Dragon Ball Z The New Special<< (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_23WRu06HHo)
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_23WRu06HHo

[rockmanj]

In case anyone hasn't yet seen it, the new animated special has been posted on youtube.
>>Dragon Ball Z The New Special<< (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_23WRu06HHo)
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_23WRu06HHo

Yea, there's a thread for it in the Anime section.

[darkshadow]

If the movie even has remotely the kind of action in this short indie film, ill be happy:
http://gt.tv/player/usermovies/293116.html?playlist=featured

Ugh, Those indie filmmakers would prolly make the perfect dragonball movie with 50 million in hollywood money.

[Animeniax]

If the movie even has remotely the kind of action in this short indie film, ill be happy:
http://gt.tv/player/usermovies/293116.html?playlist=featured

Ugh, Those indie filmmakers would prolly make the perfect dragonball movie with 50 million in hollywood money.
Wow that's an amazing take on live-action DBZ!! It's exactly like the anime but with people. The fight sequences are spot-on and had me cheering on Saiya-man. If the movie incorporates the frenetic action of this indie it might be saved. Unfortunately we know it won't.

[Psyke]

I posted this clip back in March. :p


Pretty amazing fan made stuff once again (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoky6Q_dw8)

Though I didn't really like the Gohan actor and the fact that he did the last kamehameha wrongly.

The movie's never going to be like this cause it's too similar to the anime and we all know that the movie will strive to be original.....

[XanBcoo]

It always bugged me in DBZ how it took longer for them to do that teleporting movement than it would for them to actually just perform the action quickly on-screen.

I agree that the action should be over the top, but none of us know that it isn't. The only review we've seen, unreliable or not, praises the action as the best part of the movie.

[Psyke]

Off topic post, but I just wanna post this picture of a soon to be released Kamesennin tissue paper holder. Not that I'm keen to get it though. :p

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/4175/3092590713fb3be7bae8qt0.jpg

[Pandadice]

holy crap. I want one of those D:.

[Psyke]

Part of the trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJVyevwqeM) out on Japanese TV. Check it out now, might not last long.

[XanBcoo]

That trailer looked great. The action scenes look really fun.

And hey! Green Piccolo!

[LaZie]

Especially the scene where Piccolo single-handedly blew up a city.

[Paulyboy]

Wow I really can't decide right now. Im in the middle because the quality is bad but shit at least we got to see more action scenes, gonna check online for a better quality.

[Death BOO Z]

bahha, the close-up on Chawtin's face when he spin-kicks is awful. why did anyone think it's a good idea to show us a face twitching in slow-motion?
other than that, it's a +1 trailer!

[Psyke]

HQ Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo4t8PeqJ6E) out!

[Yukimura]

Nice trailer indeed, old Gohan, capsule ATV, and the Kamehameha all made me more confident they are going to incorporate more elements from the source material than I was expecting. Evil Piccolo being Evil looked pretty cool indeed.

[Psyke]

New set of posters for the new title:

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/6093/dragonballevolution2008gl9.jpghttp://img383.imageshack.us/img383/4386/dragonballevolution2008ya1.jpg
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/5125/dragonballevolution2008kr4.jpghttp://img383.imageshack.us/img383/9987/dragonballevolution2008dv0.jpg

[Pandadice]

I wonder if Goku being an alien is going to come up.

[XanBcoo]

Well, no one actually knew Goku was an alien until Dragonball Z, so if it doesn't come up in this movie, then I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Also there is that picture of Goku's "transformed" state. I think it's likely that his being an alien will be addressed.

But man...why "Evolution"??

[darkmetal505]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYltu4usfXk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IpOdL80HRg

[XanBcoo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IpOdL80HRg
Hah, both of those are really great. I don't know if it was meant to attack those who are taking this way too seriously, but that's how I saw it. Funny as hell.

Also the guy in the second video at 2:56 has the best face in the universe. After I watched this movie in German class last year I had him as my facebook profile pic for several months.

[darkmetal505]

haha I think the best part is

"AND HE HAS NO ANTENNAS!"

[Psyke]

Dragonball movie blog (http://www.dragonballmovieblog.net/) has posted new pictures of Piccolo:

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9154/dragonballbts001smjr0.jpg

[Sapphire]

I just realized that there is way too much hype going into this movie.

[Munsu]

I just realized that there is way too much hype going into this movie.
I think that the level of criticism around more than evens out any hype the movie might have.

[Paulyboy]

I just realized that there is way too much hype going into this movie.



Yah....but bulma is hot.

[Pandadice]

I just realized that there is way too much hype going into this movie.
I don't think it's getting that much hype. mostly only in the japanese/otaku scene I guess. most people I talk with irl about it don't know about it, or if they do only know that it's a live action dragonball movie, nothing more.

[Psyke]

High def trailer out on Japanese site (http://movies.foxjapan.com/dragonball/).

[Junior]

That Bulma is beautiful. I like how they used Bulma's anime hair color in the actresses' make-up. XD

And who's the babe next to Piccolo? Chi Chi?

[Animeniax]

Yes, the actress playing Bulma is a babe.

The "babe" next to Piccolo is Mai.

[Junior]

Mai?

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonball/images/thumb/c/c1/Mai.jpg/250px-Mai.jpg

Not too bad...she looks kind of caucasian.

The actress should've got hair extensions. Just to be more...complete.

http://www.geektyrant.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mai_0009_v01.jpg

What outfit of Mia's is this outfit based on?


Anyway, this movie still looks lame. That Goku is STILL just no. And the Chi chi is boring. (I just looked her up)

[Pandadice]

any news on Yajirobe being in it? he was easily one of the coolest Dragonball characters. too bad he fell behind in dbz.

[Sapphire]

The fighting and graphics look worth it in the trailer, but if the graphics are poorly done it can come off as cheesy and abused. I can't really tell from the trailer, because of course the trailer is probably better than the movie as usual...

What I also can't tell from the trailer: Is this a serious toned movie that can perhaps actually pull off the bad cliche plot, or is this a kid's movie that will totally succumb to cheesyness and fail in both tone and plot?

It's funny because all of the characters seem calm and perhaps bored, instead of the expected "I'M NARUTO EXCITED TO SAVE THE WORLD BELIEVE IT" tone. I just pray this is better than Hercules/Xena, warrior princess.

[Junior]

It's funny because all of the characters seem calm and perhaps bored, instead of the expected "I'M NARUTO EXCITED TO SAVE THE WORLD BELIEVE IT" tone. I just pray this is better than Hercules/Xena, warrior princess.

Wait, what? Are you referring to Xena Warrior Princess the show? SHE WAS MY HERO. D:

...Where did Xena originate anyway?

Back to topic--> That Dragonball blog has a new picture of Bulma on her bike. The actress playing Bulma is gorgeous but I wonder if she can pull off Bulma's feisty, sassy attitude.

[Jman]

lmfao @ the hitler vid "He ruined my dragonball, now I'll ruin his".
Can't say I'm too excited after seeing the trailer, there might still be some good points to the movie but like adolf said, it's not true to the original. On another note, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQNSB6cp9cY

[Buffalobiian]

lol, that's the third time that vid's been posted here :p

Not that I mind watching it again. :)

[Psyke]

http://dbthemovie.com has some new scans from the official picture books:

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/8998/book3ko3.jpg

[Buffalobiian]

Guess it can't be helped if he's mimicking Goku's pecs. They remind me of Tsunade :p

But that shot actually looks rather decent.

[Shadow Skill]

I hope he's not the same guy from the Forbidden Kingdom with Jackie Chan and Jet Li, because if he is... Eipic fail.

I'm too lazy to look it up.

[iMUSTbeTHEdevil]

I hope he's not the same guy from the Forbidden Kingdom with Jackie Chan and Jet Li, because if he is... Eipic fail.

I'm too lazy to look it up.


Who? Goku? He is the actor from "Invisible"

[Pandadice]

http://dragonballthemovie.com/

hey, dunno if that trailer is any different than the one which has been posted. but that link gives the release date as April 8th. has that been posted yet?

[Munsu]

http://dragonballthemovie.com/

hey, dunno if that trailer is any different than the one which has been posted. but that link gives the release date as April 8th. has that been posted yet?
Well, it's the first time I've seen this particular trailer, so it's probably new.

[Psyke]

More new footage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OubHJwIT_nc) as the date draws nearer.

[Pandadice]

oh crap. did you see that dragon in the beginning? that must have been shenron or something. looked good.

[Psyke]

New trailer (http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/dragonball/domestic-trailer) up in full.

[Death BOO Z]

Split shot Kamehameha?
I'm in love.

not really, but at least the movie looks like it'll have nice effects, which is better than the rest of what I think about the movie...

oh, and a jetpack.

[Sapphire]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-18/justin-chatwin/dragonball-film-sequel-already-written

SAY IT ISN'T SO!!!

[Death BOO Z]

so, it means we might get to see a live version of 'it's over nine thousand!"

I'm all in for it, intergalactic dragon ball means androids, Cell, Trunks.

and a whole lot less of gun wielding bulma.

[Buffalobiian]

I suppose having a script written isn't all that big a deal. The guy who wrote the first one probably went ahead and wrote another 2 while he was at it. It'll still depend on this movie's performance. If it's a complete bog, good luck greenlighting the rest.

Edit: I just realised, since Piccolo ain't green anymore, what is Namek supposed to look like now? :p

[XanBcoo]

Edit: I just realised, since Piccolo ain't green anymore, what is Namek supposed to look like now? :p
That was a long time ago. Apparently he's greener now.

Although he still won't switch from gas-powered floating fortresses to electric ones. Ba-dum-tishhhh.

[Dark Dragon]

The special effects looks pretty good and the story is coherent enough for DBZ standards.

I will watch this with a very open mind.

[Psyke]

I just booked tickets for tonight's premiere. Will write a review when I get back :)

Edit: Movie failed beyond my expectations. Writing now....

Edit: Spoiler filled review up on my blog

[XanBcoo]

Yeah, based on your review, as well as some others I've just read, it seems this movie is just legitimately bad.

Not in a "oh, such-and-such was different in the manga, they've raped my childhood," way. Apparently it's just a poorly made movie in all aspects.

If it's as bad as you say it is Psyke, I may not see this at all.

[Buffalobiian]

Ah well, all the more reason to pad my wallet in these economic conditions then. Or at least spend it on something more worthwhile.

[Jman]

*wonders how the PSP game based on this movie will turn out :rolleyes: