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The DRAGONBALL Teaser Pretty Much Sucks, But...

Yes!!!! by PTSDPete	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:36:22 AM

Awful by Midnightxpress	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:37:28 AM
This WILL suck...I'd hate to be a fan of this series when this POS drops...
Son of a bitch by PTSDPete	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:37:30 AM
Missed by seconds....
Argh... by JonBlizzard	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:37:36 AM
Does anything at all about that seem interesting to anyone? I'm kinda hoping this movie bombs.
Aint It Cool News by enderandrew	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:39:22 AM
DBZ is perhaps the worst anime I've ever seen, and the movie is a piss-poor adaptation of that. No one here seemed remotely interested. So why give any press to this?
Worst Movie Everrrrrrr!! by TheTaf	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:39:53 AM

This Franchise is Officially Dead Now : by PTSDPete	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:45:30 AM

I think it looks ok! by Marxeffect	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:46:53 AM
I mean, yeah it doesn't look fantastic but i'll admit I was expecting worse
I think it looks ok! by Marxeffect	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:46:53 AM
I mean, yeah it doesn't look fantastic but i'll admit I was expecting worse
Fist of the North star by Demon_Style82	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:47:28 AM
This is bringing back memories of the Live action Fist of the North Star movie
Wow...that looks completely lame.... by Crimson King	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:50:18 AM
and NOTHING AT ALL like DragonBall...
It looks like crap and I love it by Flipao	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:50:21 AM

Aaaarrrgggghhh double post! by Marxeffect	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:53:19 AM
Gutted
Dragonball Fighter Kombat by killianx	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:53:39 AM
Basically looks to be about the same quality as the Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat movies
Seven DWAGONBAWWZ? by Squashua	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:53:39 AM
DWAGONBAWW ZEEEEE!!!!!! Oblig. over 9k.
That looks like some schlock right there. by HoboCode	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:55:09 AM
Looks to be on par with Mortal Kombat.
What the Hell was that? by Ironmuskrat	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:55:35 AM
Admittedly it been a long time since I watched any DBZ, but I only recognized Goku and Piccolo from the trailer. Who were the rest of those fools dancing around pretending to know some kind of Martial Arts.. If your going to fill the movies with a bunch of secondary characters no one cares about, at least put in the perverted pig guy who likes to steal panties. Or was that DB and not DBZ.. And how hard is it to make Piccolo look like he did in the Anime, he a green skin lizard looking guy, not a Cenobite from Hellrasier. Christ! I can't believe I am getting pissy about a Dragonball movie, I need some sleep.
All I want to know is: by Shut the Fuck up Donny	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:58:14 AM
Does it have a hemi? rolls eyes
Poor, poor, poor Chow yun Fat.... by eggart	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:59:21 AM
That poor, poor bastard.
Ka-meh-a-meh-a-mee... by Evil Hobbit	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:01:45 AM
...eeeeeeeeeh-aaaa-meeeehh!
Is that a Road Rules by comedian_x	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:10:58 AM
castmember I saw in there?
Ha! it looked better than I anticipated! by tile_mcgillus	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:15:36 AM
I was expecting something truly awful though...this just looks not horrific. Kinda.
killianx nailed it by jub3i	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:16:36 AM
Mortal Dragon Street Kombat Fighter Ball.
Some intellectual properties by CyG	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:17:35 AM
shouldn't leave the format in which they were created. Dragonball will only ever work as animated fare because the budget needed to do a live action version properly would never be secured. The money that will be spent on this travesty would be better spent redubbing the shitty Funimation version of the anime since the Vegeta Saga and part of the Ginyu Saga are the only dubs they got right out of the whole series.
This Will Fit Right In At The Walmart $5 DVD Bin by A-COD	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:25:28 AM
Next to Double Dragon, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat 2, and Super Mario Brothers.
haha A-cod by brandon11	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:27:24 AM
so so true. but lets not pretend liek we didnt secretly love super mario brothers or street fighter.
Wait... by Anna Valerious	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:29:23 AM
Why is Piccolo not green? Anyway, this looks way better than the crappy '80s one.
That looks like crap. by rbatty024	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:34:45 AM
However, if they include more asian cleavage then the film might break $10 million.
Dragonball never took itself seriously... by yesiamaplant	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:41:28 AM
...so why is this movie?
KungFu Hustle looks more DBZ than Shaolin Soccer by StrokerX	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:44:23 AM
I saw some wire fu in here....no one should ever be using wire fu again...i hate wire fu...ruins movies for me...GIVE ME MY REALY PHYSICS!
Realy phycics by StrokerX	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:46:08 AM
arent they the awesome?
Mmmm Padding by Frankenbastard	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:47:14 AM
I love how they have to show an action scene twice within the preview just to pad it out. If you have to pad out a trailer... well, strange things are afoot at the Circle K.
Thats not Dragonball by Wonderboys	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:51:20 AM
Its a movie that take the names of the characters from Dragonball, but the resemblance ends there. Shame.
Rather have seen by toxicbuddha	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:51:20 AM
Chow Yun Fat in a gay crackhead bath house than this steamer.It looks like the trailer for a new Mortal Kombat flick. I don't expect a moving tribute to the Last Emperor, but this does look like Velveeta.
Mmm Padding (Redux) by Frankenbastard	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:58:02 AM
Damn i just imagined they played the same scene twice that means what i really saw was the movie parodying itself which is even stranger.
Mai? by BigSteve03	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:02:39 AM
I actually watched this crap cartoon many years ago and I dont remember a Mai. who's she supposed to be? And where's Krillian? The bald midget was the best character by far, heh.
There's nothing wrong with making a live action movie about it by Flipao	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:04:08 AM
Look at Sin City, you couldn't pull that off without a Green Screen. Dragon Ball looks like a cheap Hong Kong movie, because it was shot that way.
not surprised by fartedinthefaceofhollywood	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:10:07 AM
i expected nothing less than shit...i was right right right.
Oooh Man.. by TJ Donkey Show	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:20:10 AM
Chow Yun, what are you doin' buddy?
crap that looks bad by T 1000 xp professional	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:27:22 AM
nothing about that said Dragonball, they even had to spell it out and put the characters' names ....i'm still watching it and it looks so freaking cheap. I'm a fan of the series and i've already X'ed this movie after having hope. Oh well, I still have the show.
how can anyone over the age of 12 think this looks good by mrfantomashawk	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:27:42 AM
seriously, this looks like pure crap, it looks like the red headed step child of surf ninja's and the double dragon movie
Sailor and the Seven Ballz by godoffireinhell	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:29:15 AM
I can't wait for the live action version of THAT!
So....no Kamehameha money shot in trailer? by knowthyself	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:30:50 AM
You think that would be the easiest thing to put in there. Boring.
looks worse than mortal kombat by modern_lovers	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:47:34 AM

Goku doubting himself? Piccalo white? by Mr Slippy Fist	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:55:11 AM
I thought the reason Goku had no limits was because of his confidence? Also, why is Piccalo white?
Dragon Ball ROCKS ASS BITCHES by Proman1984	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:58:21 AM
But this trailer sucks it!
No Krillin? by Nuck81	Oct 3rd, 2008 11:10:54 AM

Wow by CharyouTree	Oct 3rd, 2008 11:12:00 AM
that looked poo
That was the Dragon Ball trailer??? by pezduro	Oct 3rd, 2008 11:12:29 AM
Did they even watch Dragon Ball before making this?
That looks cheap... by Greenleaf1	Oct 3rd, 2008 11:32:58 AM
What was the budget for this movie? It looks like it has the quality of an episode of Heroes (I also thought the trailer evoked Power Rangers quite a bit). I was kinda thinking this might've been a cool movie, but it looks like I'd be better off watching D-Wars again (man was that a shitty movie).
Crap Crap CRAP by Zeegloo	Oct 3rd, 2008 11:34:39 AM
Will crash and burn worse than Speed Racer. Atleast that one was good... this one will get deservedly raped by the critics.
BUAHAHA - BUAHHHA - BUAHHHA .. Z! by frg10	Oct 3rd, 2008 11:35:25 AM

Goku... by Shepard Bauer	Oct 3rd, 2008 11:53:29 AM
was so positive and happy go lucky as a kid. Seriously, why would you change that? He was so positive in the face of danger. He doesn't have doubts. He's light-hearted and almost goofy sometimes. Maybe he got a little more serious in DBZ, but not in Dragonball. Oh, and they should have picked an actor to play Piccolo that would be worth keeping around for future movies, that guy looks 100 years old. However, I'm willing to give it a shot...
They just...... by the1980mutant	Oct 3rd, 2008 11:54:05 AM
...took a shit on Dragonball Z. They should go ahead and start talking a re-boot lol!!!!!!!!!
To play Devils Advocate.... by ASKEWD	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:10:33 PM
That isnt a trailer. Its just a teaser. And a poorly put together one. The movie may still be good.
Y didn't FOX donate the budget to starving kids in Africa. by The Founder	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:36:17 PM
What a fucking waste. This movie looks nothing like Dragonball.
I wonder who their target audience is supposed to be???? by The Founder	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:37:57 PM
Surly not fans of the show.
So THAT'S how you adapt DB to the big screen! by Dapper Swindler	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:43:11 PM
You simply ignore it completely and make a totally different movie. Brilliant!
This reminds me of Masters of the Universe by RobertBaron	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:46:27 PM
I remember how psyched I was for that movie as a kid. I enjoyed the hell out of it when I was 8. But catching it later on tv as an adult, you realize it's a piece of shit. I imagine alot of DBZ fans who are kids right now will experience the same thing.
White Men and Asian Women...An American Love Story Revisited by SKLICE	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:46:31 PM

Looks like it was made for the SciFi Channel by Akai	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:58:08 PM
Kinda strikes a similar vibe to the old live action Mortal Kombat TV series. Where pretty much nothing ever happened while actors exchanged terrible dialogue on cheap looking sets. The only way to make the movie work would have been to give it the Speed Racer treatment....make it into a live action cartoon, with all the weirdness and fun that comes with it.
What zom-bot.com said by TroutMaskReplicant	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:59:03 PM
Dragonball should have been done more like what they're doing with Tintin. Of course, who'd pony up the cash for that?
SERIOUSLY? NO KAMEHAMEHA WAVE IN THE PREVIEW? by dr sauch	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:01:41 PM
They would have had me if I had heard one "KAAAAAAMEEEEEEEE..!"
Emmy Rossum is in it... by stuatfunnyordie	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:20:20 PM
and that of course means that I will see it. For the sweet creamy goodness that is Emmy Rossum.
UM NOT TO SOUND STUPID by knowledge1027	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:36:55 PM
BUT WHY DOES GOKU LOOK LIKE HE'S FIGHTING POWDER
Any got an alt link please ? by kingoflight	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:50:08 PM
yeah i missed it, i've not laughted all day help a brother in need of a chuckle.
What about the "but".....? by Movies4dummies	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:30:16 PM

Here guys, if you really want it by kungfuhustler84	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:46:02 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =pvJcqbNYL2s What a piece of shit. Way too fucking late. Excactly how it doesn't have to be done. And I love how the only character who isn't actually Asian is Goku. Ugh.
It's A Shame by Crow3711	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:48:26 PM
How bad this movie is going to suck. I really think any one competent could make a decent DBZ movie. All you have to do is respect the animations and take it seriously enough that its bad ass. I really don't think it would be terrible difficult. Do the Saiyan Saga in one movie, Frieza next if it does well, then Cell, then Buu. I'm sad this movie is such terrible idiotic schlock. We're past the time where a movie is allowed to look like this. I think the proper term for this point in time is a Post-Dark Knight landscape.
kungfuhustler by AragornElfstone	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:57:08 PM
"And I love how the only character who isn't actually Asian is Goku. Ugh." Um, Goku wasn't Asian in the Manga, either. He's a Sayan (alien), remember? Anyway, I agree that this looks terrible.
I guess Aragorn Elf-Nerd by kungfuhustler84	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:01:56 PM
But you have to agree that it looks really weird when there are all these Asian people playing the characters and then this Caucasian guy is the protagonist. It looks dumb, and a little racially challenged. By the way, that is the nerdiest correction anybody has made to me. It's a good point, but still...
and aragorn by kungfuhustler84	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:02:38 PM
that wasn't meant to be an insult. I'm pretty sure that anybody who clicked on this post is a true nerd at heart, including me.
HOT ASIAN GIRLS! I'LL SEE IT! by Earthquake WestCoast	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:08:16 PM
The movie has hot asian girls and a really cute Emmy Whatshername. I'll see it just for them. It doesn't matter anymore if they look nothing like the cartoon, after Transformers, G.I. Joe, X-men, etc, I'm used to the fact that Hollywood butchers every property they touch. But, at least Dragonball has HOT ASIAN GIRLS IN TIGHT, SKIMPY COSTUMES!
Didn't see the trailer yet by Phategod2	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:16:46 PM
But This sounds worse then MAsters of the Universe, At least Frank Langella was good. Kungo_fu Hustle and The Matrix was the blueprint for a DBZ movie and they seem to have ignored it.
Theres Nothing To It by RosebudsTheSled	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:25:40 PM
That trailer doesn't give ANY feeling as to the asthetic of the film. It doesn't have any tension, and it uses pretty cheap looking graphic cut aways. It really doesn't even seem to be for a film, just a collection of images. So really, I don't have anything to say about it, other than its a fucking shitty trailer. Maybe if they come up with something to show me that actually solidifies that theres a movie behind it, then I'll be dissapointed or impressed.
Yikes. Looks like an embarassment from the 90's by drewlicious	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:24:55 PM
Doesn't even look like anyone can fly. I remember the main appeal of the TV show were the ridiculous explosions. They took the destructions to an insane level and that was about it. The movie looks like wire-fu with some terrible costumes. Does Chow Yun Fat have gambling debts or something?
That was good by NYSCO6390	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:24:56 PM
Good for a laugh I mean. Yeah, this was an anime where you had pervert old man jokes and panties gags all the time, taking it all dark and moody like this is just pathetic.
I'm stunned that this movie looks bad by Chief Joseph	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:39:27 PM

Just kidding. by Chief Joseph	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:39:44 PM

That was so bad I thought it was fan made by Rufferto	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:54:31 PM
Good job Fox.
Does anyone a superman Parallel by Phategod2	Oct 3rd, 2008 05:16:32 PM
in DB and parallel wi th Superman returns and DBZ. Oh well maybe in 10 years they'll reboot it.
Extendo Stick, Extend!!! by StrokerX	Oct 3rd, 2008 05:54:42 PM
tell me that shit's not cool as hell, fuckin Extendo Stick..that better be in there. As for this, Piccolo's not green and where are his cool antennae? No Krillin. Who the FUCK is Mia? It's MASTER Roshi not Roshi....no Kamehameha?? Like...not even a glimpse?
Seriously I'm pissed. by StrokerX	Oct 3rd, 2008 06:01:15 PM
Dont they realize this could be the BIGGEST freaking thing ever if done right? This could dominate Iron Man, Spider Man, Dark Night yeah i said it. If done right this could've been EPIC...but from the looks of the trailer I'll have to remake this badboy once i get to Hollywood....which is actually ok
Dragonball Vs. Dragonball Z by StrokerX	Oct 3rd, 2008 06:08:35 PM
Upon thought, that's the only reason this gets a pass from me right now. In Dragonball they couldnt fly and were just learning kamehameha's ....but still...where's krillan...
Watch us all be wrong and this rules by StrokerX	Oct 3rd, 2008 06:12:50 PM
and at the end we see the Saiyans headed towards earth....and then we get vegeta and freeza .... wishful thinking
Nice open mind there by Phategod2	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:14:04 PM
Truth be told there Cartoons are Head in shoulders above 95% of the crap that we Pay Koreans to animate in the states. On a side note I wonder where we would be tech, art , and entertainment wise without the "crap island nation"
no one is missing..... by the1980mutant	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:08:32 PM
.....anything
ColWTH your an idiot. by Roketopunch	Oct 4th, 2008 12:11:46 AM
I'll let your post speak for itself. I hate the trailer. The clips in no way resemble DB. Can anyone say Super Mario Brothers the movie?
I would rather watch.... by groorgman	Oct 4th, 2008 12:56:24 AM
The original DragonBall movie.
ColWTH is Right by A-COD	Oct 4th, 2008 07:15:46 AM
Japan has cool video games though. The cartoons and horror movies are worthless.
Goku is as Asian by Vincent Gecko	Oct 4th, 2008 11:34:36 AM
as Superman is Caucasian. I'm about as accepting about this casting as I would be if they got a Japanese dude to play Superman.
This Should Not Be An Action Film by smallerdemon	Oct 4th, 2008 11:54:29 AM
I've watched DBZ. This should be an indie art flick. The entire movie would basically just be all of the warrior just standing around talking about their and the other fighters' power and contemplating powering up for an attack and contemplating what's going to happen if they lose, etc. ad infinitum. If you have seen BBZ, you know that "battle" is practically irrelevant compared to all of the build up to the battle. The movie should END with them just starting a battle.
Japanese Superman by Chief Joseph	Oct 4th, 2008 12:32:56 PM
There was a Japanese Superman, Dean Cain. And he sucked, just like white Goku. And ColWTH, you're a xenophobic ass.
Isn't Piccolo... by Adelai Niska	Oct 4th, 2008 02:51:43 PM
green?
DRAGONBALL: The Death of Imagination by shinigami319	Oct 5th, 2008 02:24:26 AM
You know what looked good? 300. The Dark Knight. Batman Begins. the first Spider-Man. Lord of the Rings. Why do I mention these movies? Because they are film Adaptations fairly true to the source material. And don't give me the webshooter controversy cuz in spiderman they stayed TRUE TO THE CHARACTER! Goko never went to school, he was raised in the wilderness! He can't drive even as an adult he can't drive. He barely ever wears anything besides that training uniform. This film could have had such potential. Yeah yeah it's a trailer i know I'm not an idiot but I'm also an actor and an artist and I know crap when I see it. Someone got it right when they said the production value looked like it didn't eclipse 1 million. It's ridiculous when your source material gives you characters that can do LITERALLY ALMOST ANYTHING AND YOU HAVE THEM DOING FLIPS IN THE AIR!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? There are barely any real names in this movie so they obviously didn't spend any money on actors. I saw little to no effects so theres no money there. WHERE IS THE IMAGINATION? WHERE FOR GODSAKES?! PATHETIC! THATS HOW YOU GRAB AN AUDIENCES ATTENTION?! I LOVE THE DRAGONBALL SERIES I LOVE DRAGONBALL Z. WHAT THAT WAS, WAS NOT IT, NOT EVEN CLOSE. I COULD HAVE MADE THAT IN MY FRIGGIN BASEMENT! You wanna see what Dragonball could be go watch SHAOLIN SOCCER. Watch the last fight sequence between Neo and Agent Smith in the Matrix Revolutions. That was power rangers with obvious stunt doubles, where the camera is so far away thats theres no way that you can see the face of another person. this is ridiculous. FOX...wow. Real quality right there. Oh I am just soooooooooo impressed. These actors should be ashamed to be in this movie. I am beside myself with the garbage that I watched on Friday. That's film making? Film is an art. An ART! That was like watching my dog lick his gentials..but worse. That was worse than watching the cubs get swept, or watching Bush btcher the english language. How friggin dare you try to sneak that past us? After seeing Iron Man and the Dark Knight when it IS PROVEN THAT QUALITY SELLS YOU TRY AND DO THE LEAST QUALITY WORK YOU POSSIBLY CAN. MY ADVICE? SCAP THIS MOVIE. FIND AN ACTUAL WRITER, AND ACTUAL DIRECTOR WHO WILL BRING IN THEIR PEOPLE, THEIR CINEMATOGRAPHERS, AND DO IT RIGHT! WE AS CONSUMERS DEMAND QUALITY! I WILL NOT, I REPEAT, WILL NOT SEE THIS MOVIE! I WILL ADVISE AND ALREADY HAVE BEGUN ADVISING MY FRIENDS TO AVOID THIS MASSACRE ON THE SENSES. I WILL POST THIS ON MY BLOG I CAN FRIGGING ASSURE YOU THIS MOVIE WILL BOMB AS IT IS. SCRAP IT. START OVER. OR ELSE.

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