Well Abdula, you can use shit like : "this is the shit" that means its cool. and the term " thats gay" is often used for something lame. So i hope i cleared it for you.
Well Abdula, you can use shit like : "this is the shit" that means its cool. and the term " thats gay" is often used for something lame. So i hope i cleared it for you.
Chow-Yun Fat = Master Roshi
I'm glad someone's in this movie who I can expect to be at least somewhat entertaining. Maybe not in the way intended by the story, but still...
I don't know what to think about that. I like Chow Yun-Fat he does great action scenes and he can be funny but I don't picture him as master Roshi. There is no way he could pass as a bald, perverted old man but they don't seem to care whether the characters resemble their anime counterparts in anything beyond name.
Last edited by Abdula; Wed, 12-19-2007 at 04:33 PM.
Dreaming impossible dreams.
Sapphire is awesome!
Wasn't there an Asian live action DBZ movie? Hahaha they killed it horribly.
It would look better if it was like 300 or Sin City type. You could pull off the hair and stuff better.
That is actually a great idea. A Sin City like DBZ movie would be awesome, I think if someone had to do a DBZ movie that should be the way its done. The mood, the pace, the setting would all be reflected clearly and the action sequences would look amazing.
Now that you've put that idea in my head, you have succeeded in killing all my hopes for this movie.
Dreaming impossible dreams.
Sapphire is awesome!
Heyyyy, finally someone with some talent in the cast.
I'm pretty happy with that news. Hopefully he'll be involved in the choreography.
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
The guy who's playing Goku looks as though he's going turn Goku in to a pansy and a homo. I fear the worst after seeing who they chose to play Goku.
Not too fond of who they chose to play Chichi.
The others... they're not giving me much hope that a Live action DBZ can be achieved without it being cheezy and boring. Sounds like a Dead or Alive movie.
My dad said Jackie Chan and Tom Welling are in the movie. Dunno if it's true.
But I remember I once saw Dragonball, an old movie based on DBZ and I loved it when I was a kid. It's pretty old. >.>
But anyway, Spike from Buffy? Piccolo? Not too bad actually...similar features.
And Master Roshi...ugh...no o.o;
Last edited by Junior; Tue, 01-15-2008 at 11:15 AM.
Wow, this is getting worse and worse. A white Goku? Will they change his name to Gary or George or what? A white Bulma? Emmy Rossum is hot but she doesn't fit the role. I think she's taller than the guy playing Goku.
Some Chinese or Japanese company should preempt this production and release their own version. Let's see, Edison Chen as Goku, Gillian Chung as Chichi, Charlene Choi as Bulma, Andrew Wong as Master Roshi.
Or the Japanese version:
Tsumabuki Satoshi as Goku,
Abe Hiroshi as Piccolo,
Ueto Aya as Bulma,
Ishihara Satomi as Chichi.
Last edited by Animeniax; Tue, 01-15-2008 at 12:10 PM.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Wow nice choices!
AND OMG EDISON CHEN? God, he's hot. I had a huge crush on him after I saw the Twins/Vampire Effect.
I love the Chichi...she's beautiful.
That's weird that you'd like him after that role, since he played a pathetic pansy in that film. Personally I hate Asian pretty boys like Edison Chen, but the girls seem to like him, and Goku is a guy after all. Oh well. As long as it's not Stephen Fung. I can't stand that guy.
I'd prefer Japanese actors and actresses play the roles, but I don't know if they are as well known as Chinese, since there's 10x as many Chinese as Japanese in the world.
Last edited by Animeniax; Tue, 01-15-2008 at 12:26 PM.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Aww, he's not a pretty boy. Well...a bit. XD
But Goku isn't a pretty boy. I think of him more as a free spirit and very laid back. He has to be played by a guy who suits the smiling, happy-go-lucky type role.
And yeah, you're right. You never see many famous Japanese actors, but I guess it depends on the looks in the end.
We fans are so judgemental. O: We won't settle for just anyone.
I especially don't like that Chen is acting in Japanese movies. There's enough Japanese to fill those roles, they don't need to import Chinese actors. I just mentioned him for the role of Goku because I don't know enough Chinese actors to suggest someone suitable.
I think the American public knows 2 or 3 Japanese actors/actresses, including Ken Watanabe, Koyuki (chick from Last Samurai), and maybe Mako. Ohh, he'd make a good Master Roshi:
Too bad he died 2 years ago.
Maybe Watanabe can play Piccolo if Abe is busy:
This guy can play Pilaf:
He's about the same height as the King anyway, though I don't like to make short jokes about my yellow people.
Last edited by Animeniax; Tue, 01-15-2008 at 01:44 PM.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Pretty creepy...but he's Roshi material. It sucks he died. =(
wtf? WHY would they have a Chinese actor act in a Japanese film? Japanese are such proud people. That's strange.
oooh Ken Watanabe...hm...Vegeta maybe? He seems a bit old.
Mako was in a lot of American films. You'd probably recognize him if you saw a picture of him in his younger years (50s and 60s).
Supposedly Edison Chen can speak Japanese. Chinese make the goofiest choices when they westernize their names.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
I wonder why you hate him then.Originally Posted by Animeniax
Ani please don't turn this thread into a Chinese actors playing Japanese roles thing. Yes its a problem but it has been going on for years and I don't see it changing anytime soon. Oh and the reason that the actors are going to be white is because these movies are directed at a specific demographic, namely Americans.
Dreaming impossible dreams.
Sapphire is awesome!
What's to wonder about? Pretty boys suck. That's why I love hockey. Pretty boy hockey players get their asses kicked.
The Chinese portraying Japanese has happened in western movies for years, but I'm talking about Chinese acting in Japanese movies made for Japanese audiences. That's just wrong.
I think most fans of Dragonball would prefer Asian actors. It would sell better in Asia too.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Now you start talking about hockey. Hell if the Japanese are casting Chinese actors in their movies then they must not have a problem with it. Japan is becoming more and more Westernized anyway and yes I know you have a big problem with that but take it somewhere else.
Dreaming impossible dreams.
Sapphire is awesome!
But not all pretty boys are metrosexual! D:
But Abdula's right. It is aimed at mostly Americans, so it makes sense to choose a more...caucasian cast? Even tho that seems...a bit racisty.
That's crap, just because a couple producers decide to use a Chinese guy in their movies does not demonstrate an overall acceptance by Japanese audiences for foreigners in their movies. Japanese remain xenophobic and isolated, the way it should be. We do not all look the same or act the same. It's easier to support that argument if we keep to our own countries.
Back to the movie, I think they could fill more of the roles with Asian actors. How about John Cho (Harold from Harold and Kumar) as Goku?
My suggestion was for an Asian movie company to make their own DB movie and release it before the US version, and see which does better.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
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