Japanese Dragonball: Evolution Spot Shows Shenron

Japanese Dragonball: Evolution Spot Shows Shenron

Why do the Japanese get all the good trailers?

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By OriginalPhysco - Feb 03, 2009 12:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Dragonball Evolution

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dbzfan
dbzfan - 2/3/2009, 4:37 PM
Shenron don't look to bad
Crazyhorrormovienerd
Crazyhorrormovienerd - 2/3/2009, 4:38 PM
Man why do the Japanese get all the good trailer? Well i guess maybe because they're getting the movie before us makes a difference haha
Majick
Majick - 2/3/2009, 4:47 PM
I can't see this movie being done right. I'll bite my tongue if I'm wrong, but I just don't see this being a great movie. It might be good, but I feel like it will go the way of Superman Returns. I'll still go see it though, I can't resist hearing Kamehameha.
JINXS5150
JINXS5150 - 2/3/2009, 5:06 PM
yeah, yeah, so they put shenron in and then all they did was but the end of the movie in but just edited it. i know there going to make a sequal damn damn they should of just made itright from the get go but oh well
CRUSH
CRUSH - 2/3/2009, 5:20 PM
looked good
shadowboxer
shadowboxer - 2/3/2009, 5:40 PM
Believe me i like Dargonball but the fight sences and pryotechincs with Shenron reminded me of the power rangers movies.
NoobMike
NoobMike - 2/3/2009, 6:25 PM
Ok, you complain because the japanese get the "best" trailers? well a japanese created the whole thing and it was japan that started the whole craze, I think it's fair, guess that's why they are releasing it in japan first.

Now I'll try a different approach to why I hate the movie, so I won't talk about how generic the damn dragon looks, or how cheezy the flying character (don't know who it is) near the end looks.

Suppossing that the movie is visually stunning (so far I haven't seen anything that looks amazing most of it looks crappy), I see way too many cliches being used. Chichi is the popular girl that is in love with the school jock but attracted to the misterious nerdy kid, a misterious prophecy (WTF, no prophecy was ever in DB) which the chosen one feels unprepared or doesn't want to carry it out until his grandpa gets killed by the bad guy, a villan who was trapped for many years and is now taking out his revenge, a misterious eclipse that gives enormous powers to the villain, an untested technique needed to master to save the world, a quest to get the only artifact that can stop the villain, the first kiss at the prom/dance, the shady character who unwillingly joins the quest, the suit for which the hero is unprepared for, etc, etc.

I just feel everything is extremely bland not to say generic (am I the only one that sees what we know of the beggining of DBE as a ripped off, watered down, cheezy version of the beggining of Spiderman, or maybe of the beggining of Transformers?). Someone said they were glad this movie was different from the anime and the manga because at least he'd get to see something different, guess what... you aren't. You'll see the same generic crap made by Hollywood you have seen over and over, just that sadly it's called Dragonball.

I know that Dragonball has it's fair share of cliches, but the characters and their reactions were what broke those standards and made the whole story unique. The concepts behind those characters have been utterly destroyed by Hollywood, and that is what pisses me most of the whole thing.
shibazz
shibazz - 2/3/2009, 6:35 PM
Noob said it best. Yeah those Dragon Wars Dragons were the best ever. But my gawd what a piece of crap that movie was!
mrHJK
mrHJK - 2/3/2009, 9:09 PM
Dragonball was created by the Chinese.

Anyone know if this is on youtube? This player doesn't work on my computer.
mrHJK
mrHJK - 2/3/2009, 9:09 PM
Dragonball was created by the Chinese.

Anyone know if this is on youtube? This player doesn't work on my computer.
SGA
SGA - 2/3/2009, 9:45 PM
actually mrHJK...Dragonball was created by the Japanese, but w/ a heavy Chinese influence.


and i'm not going to bother stating my opinion of the movie, cuz most of you already know it and hate me for it...oh, well. damned if you do, damned if you don't.
MoonDoggyX
MoonDoggyX - 2/4/2009, 12:22 AM
Dragonball was created by a Japanese guy. But, its was originally based in the Chinese legend of the Monkey King...
Hyson
Hyson - 2/4/2009, 1:04 AM
I would pay to have Shenron inserted in the squid's place into Watchmen. It would make it better.
Jib7z
Jib7z - 2/4/2009, 2:20 AM
Holy freaking Shenron.... This movie will probably make me FURIOUS, but i GOTTA SEE IT!!!!! AH!!!!!
OriginalPhysco
OriginalPhysco - 2/4/2009, 6:21 AM
except his tail isnt long
Shaman
Shaman - 2/4/2009, 10:03 AM
Noob is totally right on this, it will be the same generic crap that's in ANY teen oriented action adventure movie. the only thing that could save this movie is the action sequences and effects which really don't look that good to begin with. I know we've only seen bits and pieces but those trailers were "supposed" to give us a reason to see it. They just fall short. This movie will never be great. Maybe not even good. hopefully it will be watchable but it's not looking that way yet.
NoobMike
NoobMike - 2/4/2009, 1:19 PM
I feel as though this is what happenned to the DB movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygJM9PR9ozU

damn, tried to embbed it and couldn't
Sonny
Sonny - 2/4/2009, 1:43 PM
STOOPID !!
kdogg87
kdogg87 - 2/4/2009, 1:49 PM
GOOD GOD! Seriously. What did you guys expect a live-action Dragonball movie to look like? It costs soooo much more to do what there doing than do the animation we're all used to. Give them a break! Besides, the effects don't look THAT bad, and it's not going to be as terrible as the new Street Fighter movie. I GUARANTEE that if you guys go into the movie with this "It's gonna suck" attitude, you're going to think it sucks. If you go in thinking "cool, a movie BASED off of Dragonball. Let's enjoy it for what it is", you guys are going to have a MUCH better time.

Dammit, why is it so hard to please freakin' fanboys.
crappybumbum
crappybumbum - 2/4/2009, 2:57 PM
gosh everyone seems to be complaining about shenron c'mon people Shenron doesn't look that bad, they got Piccolo green, they have Oozaru, they have kept the little details like Bulma's bike, they got dragonballs correct (the size is acceptable), they got the kamehameha wave, they got Roshi's clothes (though he should have shades and at least a beard), they even got Goku's fighting clothes right (I don't know the right word lol), and even his hair almost right, I mean this movie seems pretty good, a fairly adapted movie, give the movie a break, it's not gonna be another Mario Bros. or Street Fighter movie (like the atrocities they were).

Action scenes are a different thing but it isn't DBZ for christ's sake! I think it won't be a bad movie at all. In fact I think they did a decent job with it (so far) but not great...decent...
Shaman
Shaman - 2/4/2009, 2:59 PM
Well, the same could be said for the new street fighter movie. DBE really didn't deliver anything "BETTER" to hope for than the street fighter trailer did. Both movies "might" be entertaining but won't be "good". Which pretty much makes them rentals for me.
Talontd
Talontd - 2/4/2009, 3:12 PM
HYSON-

You crack me up bro, any possible chance to mention the squid......I admire your tenacity my friend, lol.

This movie looks pretty much on par with Street Fighter, i'll still go see both in the theaters (mainly because i feel this genre NEEDS to be seen on the big screen), but i will be going to the matinee.
Doritos
Doritos - 2/4/2009, 3:14 PM
Mimimi, dont like it ? dont watch it, good post, nice trailer.
Shaman
Shaman - 2/4/2009, 3:23 PM
Bold BBQ there doritos!
NoobMike
NoobMike - 2/4/2009, 6:47 PM
Yes it is loosely based on the monkey king, but it strayed far from it's origin.

Has anyone seen Outlander? that movie was made with less than half the budget of DBE and has better/similar effects than what we have seen so far, maybe they are saving the best for the movie (but then how are they going to get people excited to see it if the trailers all have the worst shots, although the Shenron one wasn't that bad), as I have said many times before, I do want to see a DB movie, but if they are going to slap the DB on some movie that is as cliched as possible, I'll skip it. As for the details... the problem it seems, is that they are minding all the small details and not seeing the whole concept of the movie (story and characters).

I don't mind certain changes as long as they remain true to the concepts, I understand the hair is quite hard to do so lose it (although I have seen some really cool fan made wigs), a talking turtle will look ridiculous? definitely, a talking pig and something that resembles a cat that can transform into anything, ridiculous too, but having the dragon balls made by 7 human mystics, Roshi using TaiChi as his fightingh style (did they ever see him fight in any of the martial arts tournament episodes?), Chichi as the popular hip girl who has a secret desire to fight, Goku complaining about not being strong enough to fight.... well that's just the start of what I feel destroys the DB concept both storywise and characterwise. From what I have seen it just seems like a generic Hollywood production which slaps the DB title to attract all the fans (and they add some details to appease the fans). It has happened many times before, remember Godzilla? remember Lost in Space? remember Wing Commander? remember Double Dragon? remember Catwoman? remember the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen? remember Matrix Revolutions?

As for the movie having a bigger budget than the animation we are used to, Paris Hilton has a huge budget and she is still trash; a lot of money doesn't necesarily mean it will be better or even good.

I don't like the casting choices of some characters, I don't like the special FX I have seen, but I would let it slide if there was some feeling of respect for the movie, but what has leaked out and officially shown... well doesn't show much respect for anything. I sure hope it's not as bad as Mario Bros, but I also hope it bombs big time, I don't want to see what they do to the other characters and storylines.

And just because SF may be worse than DB, shouldn't make anyone give them a break. If a movie is bad, it will be bad regardless of there being worse movies.
MoonDoggyX
MoonDoggyX - 2/5/2009, 8:47 AM
The special effects look better Stormriders and that movie was awesome. If you've never seen it, you need to... I like Street Fighter a lot, my biggest beef with the movie is after all this time, still no movie about Ryu and Ken.
Shaman
Shaman - 2/5/2009, 12:18 PM
Sign the petition here: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/comic_news/news/?a=6172
crappybumbum
crappybumbum - 2/8/2009, 1:26 PM
oh yeah Shaman I agree...they'll both most likely just be entertaining but I still think they did a fairly decent job on adapting it...
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