Dragonball Z Movie

[ironwez20]

...you are completely missing the point. This is geared towards 7 - 14 year olds. This is essentially like complaining about the storyline in power rangers. Its not meant to have an intricate plot or deep story...and yes, many plot devices were rehashed but still it is a unique and very adventurous universe. I'm 19 years old and haven't seen power rangers in such a long time but I appreciate it for what it was... a really good kid's show. I feel the same applies here or any children's show for that matter.

No it wasnt i can tell you right now that it was the same thing over and over again. It had no story. After one enemy dies another come's back,goku dies and gets wished back like 30 time's. Its all the same.

 

[Timstuff]

No-one staying dead was a huge issue for DBZ, and eventually it became somewhat of a jump-the-shark deal. I just plain didn't care about the characters being in any sort of danger because they'd just get brought back. In a movie series, they should plan it so that if a character is going to die it actually counts for something. If they're going to come back, only do it once, and if they're going to be dead dead, don't have them get resurrected several times first. They should avoid overusing the resurrection plot device as much as they can, because eventually I got sick of it. When I had to sit and watch the characters have 5 minute long expeditionary discussions to determine what the ideal wish to bring back the maximum number of people is, I knew the show was past it's prime.

 

[SouLeSS]

No it wasnt i can tell you right now that it was the same thing over and over again. It had no story. After one enemy dies another come's back,goku dies and gets wished back like 30 time's. Its all the same.

Errr, actually it's only once. He doesn't die on Namek even though we're lead to believe he is, and he comes back after he dies to Cell only because he wins the galactic martial arts tournament, and that was the grand prize for it.

 

[Sentinel X]

No it wasnt i can tell you right now that it was the same thing over and over again. It had no story. After one enemy dies another come's back,goku dies and gets wished back like 30 time's. Its all the same.

Wait...you're essentially agreeing with me. I just said that plot devices were rehashed. Everyone knows this but people seem to forget that its a kid's show. I just think with a few liberties and tweaks to the storyline, there is potential for a good story. At least for the first few sagas...of course, after a while the sagas starting recycling storylines but still, the film makers aren't obligated to have a saga complete per film. They can definitely make them span multiple films. I think it'd be a great idea to have the Sayin and Freiza saga as a duology or trilogy

 

[wattabrownsound]

Why is it a hard decision to put the talking animals/creatures in the movie when you look at how many talking creatures are in Star Wars and other movies. It's not like we haven't seen this kind of thing before...

 

[ironwez20]

Wait...you're essentially agreeing with me. I just said that plot devices were rehashed. Everyone knows this but people seem to forget that its a kid's show. I just think with a few liberties and tweaks to the storyline, there is potential for a good story. At least for the first few sagas...of course, after a while the sagas starting recycling storylines but still, the film makers aren't obligated to have a saga complete per film. They can definitely make them span multiple films. I think it'd be a great idea to have the Sayin and Freiza saga as a duology or trilogy

It just wouldnt make an epic movie the story isnt really that good. You need to start off with dragon ball, and then work up to Z for people to understand it more. It cant just start off with DBZ.

Errr, actually it's only once. He doesn't die on Namek even though we're lead to believe he is, and he comes back after he dies to Cell only because he wins the galactic martial arts tournament, and that was the grand prize for it.

Either way people just dont stay dead in that show. lol

 

[Alchemyst]

It just wouldnt make an epic movie the story isnt really that good. You need to start off with dragon ball, and then work up to Z for people to understand it more. It cant just start off with DBZ.

You could start off with Z, alot of people are more familiar with Z. The whole Dragonball series could be done in a fashion similar to Star Wars, DBZ could be 3 films which could be 4, 5, and 6. Dragonball could be the prequel being 1, 2, and 3. DBGT was the shortest of the series and wasn't well recieved so that can be omitted unless there was really a demand for it

 

[ironwez20]

No nobody wants to see Gt as a movie it was horrible.

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

What's this "nobody would under stand DBZ" crap? What's not to understand? It explains things perfectly well from the 1st ep on. The very first experience I had with DBZ was watching The World's Strongest, back in like 5th grade, and then I started watching the anime from the start. Unless you're an idiot, no one will be scratching their head, wondering what's going on.

It's like saying no one could understand what Jedi are since we didn't see the very first Force sensitive being born in the movies. Dragon Ball movies would be best suited for Pixar to do, keep the hardcore fighting for the live action. I'd choose an epic Goku vs Vegeta battle over over kid Goku looking for dragonballs anyday.

 

[Alchemyst]

DBZ had alot more airtime in the mid 90's than DB, it's the one series that people recognize the most. Even though Db had a decent amount of action, DBZ delivered more intense fights and the tone was rather darker. Starting off with DBZ first would make plenty of sense because those are the characters that fans would really want to see.

First film: The Saiyans Arrive on Earth

Second film: Freezer and the Ginyu Force battle the Z warriors (Introduces Super Saiyans)

Third film: Cell Saga (Include Cell games and end the film with Gohan defeating Cell)

I would omit the Buu Saga due to the fact that Goku was brought back to life to Battle Buu and then he leaves at the end with Uub to train thus leaving it on a cliffhanger, which we don't want because nobody wants to see GT

 

[scatterax]

DBZ had alot more airtime in the mid 90's than DB, it's the one series that people recognize the most. Even though Db had a decent amount of action, DBZ delivered more intense fights and the tone was rather darker. Starting off with DBZ first would make plenty of sense because those are the characters that fans would really want to see.

First film: The Saiyans Arrive on Earth

Second film: Freezer and the Ginyu Force battle the Z warriors (Introduces Super Saiyans)

Third film: Cell Saga (Include Cell games and end the film with Gohan defeating Cell)

I would omit the Buu Saga due to the fact that Goku was brought back to life to Battle Buu and then he leaves at the end with Uub to train thus leaving it on a cliffhanger, which we don't want because nobody wants to see GT

and than after this they could do a prequil w/ younger actors for the king piccolo and piccolo jr saga. either that or just include key events in those sagas as flashbacks in the 1st and maybe 2nd film.

 

[BrollySupersj]

DBZ had alot more airtime in the mid 90's than DB, it's the one series that people recognize the most. Even though Db had a decent amount of action, DBZ delivered more intense fights and the tone was rather darker. Starting off with DBZ first would make plenty of sense because those are the characters that fans would really want to see.

First film: The Saiyans Arrive on Earth

Second film: Freezer and the Ginyu Force battle the Z warriors (Introduces Super Saiyans)

Third film: Cell Saga (Include Cell games and end the film with Gohan defeating Cell)

I would omit the Buu Saga due to the fact that Goku was brought back to life to Battle Buu and then he leaves at the end with Uub to train thus leaving it on a cliffhanger, which we don't want because nobody wants to see GT

Ya know, I think i'd do that too. Buu Saga was too goofy, I'd say if you're going make a trilogy, end at Cell.

 

[Alchemyst]

I think the Cell saga had more of a dramatic ending, especially when Gohan defeated him, that would be a good way to close out the Z story. I'm not saying the Buu saga was bad, but they should do it to where it doesnt leave any opening for GT.

 

[BrollySupersj]

I think the Cell saga had more of a dramatic ending, especially when Gohan defeated him, that would be a good way to close out the Z story. I'm not saying the Buu saga was bad, but they should do it to where it doesnt leave any opening for GT.

There is too much going on the Buu saga, too many fusions, transformations, absorptions, like 50 different plot points, it's hard to follow sometimes.

 

[Alchemyst]

There is too much going on the Buu saga, too many fusions, transformations, absorptions, like 50 different plot points, it's hard to follow sometimes.

True that, I think the fusion stuff works best for a villain in a film. Cell being able to absorb androids...cool, heroes of comparable height and what not fusing...just a little too much. The villain should have at least one advantage over the heroes in order to make the fight that much more intense.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I think the Cell saga had more of a dramatic ending, especially when Gohan defeated him, that would be a good way to close out the Z story. I'm not saying the Buu saga was bad, but they should do it to where it doesnt leave any opening for GT.

This. The whole Buu was a downgrade anyway.

 

[SouLeSS]

I think the Cell saga had more of a dramatic ending, especially when Gohan defeated him, that would be a good way to close out the Z story. I'm not saying the Buu saga was bad, but they should do it to where it doesnt leave any opening for GT.

That's how it was originally going to end, but Toriyama saw how much money it was making and expanded it to the "7 years later" jump.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

The funny thing was that it was originally supposed to end not only after the cell saga, but also after the Freiza saga with Goku becoming a Super Saiyan, sacrificing himself to save the universe, and stay dead.

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

DBZ had alot more airtime in the mid 90's than DB, it's the one series that people recognize the most. Even though Db had a decent amount of action, DBZ delivered more intense fights and the tone was rather darker. Starting off with DBZ first would make plenty of sense because those are the characters that fans would really want to see.

First film: The Saiyans Arrive on Earth

Second film: Freezer and the Ginyu Force battle the Z warriors (Introduces Super Saiyans)

Third film: Cell Saga (Include Cell games and end the film with Gohan defeating Cell)

I would omit the Buu Saga due to the fact that Goku was brought back to life to Battle Buu and then he leaves at the end with Uub to train thus leaving it on a cliffhanger, which we don't want because nobody wants to see GT

This would be perfect. The Saiyan saga has always been my favorite for some reason, it might be because it's what I first saw all those years ago, or the fact that Toonami kept replaying the first 51 eps over and over, back when they had the original, best voices. The Cell saga is a close 2nd for me, and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that didn't love Buu. I dunno what it was, I've just never been crazy about the Buu saga.

Anyway, all that rambling was agreeing that that would be a great trilogy, ending with Gohan being the most powerful being on earth after Goku's sacrifice.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

This would be perfect. The Saiyan saga has always been my favorite for some reason, it might be because it's what I first saw all those years ago, or the fact that Toonami kept replaying the first 51 eps over and over, back when they had the original, best voices. The Cell saga is a close 2nd for me, and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that didn't love Buu. I dunno what it was, I've just never been crazy about the Buu saga.

Anyway, all that rambling was agreeing that that would be a great trilogy, ending with Gohan being the most powerful being on earth after Goku's sacrifice.

No one's crazy about the Buu saga. The only good thing that came out of it was fusion (not the dance, but Goku and Vegeta's with the earrings) and Super Saiyan 3.

 

[terry78]

In all honesty, this movie series should be on par with Star Wars as far as the scope. That is about as big as the anime universe is, and if they weren't planning on ever going that big they shouldn't have done it.

 

[Alchemyst]

In all honesty, this movie series should be on par with Star Wars as far as the scope. That is about as big as the anime universe is, and if they weren't planning on ever going that big they shouldn't have done it.

Exactly, that ******** Fox called Dragonball Evolution should have never seen the light of day.

 

[Donut]

No one's crazy about the Buu saga. The only good thing that came out of it was fusion (not the dance, but Goku and Vegeta's with the earrings) and Super Saiyan 3.

Hopefully Dragonball Z Kai edits the **** out of the Buu Saga lmao. So much of that can be edited out

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

They probably will. I love the Kai edits so far.

 

[Donut]

They probably will. I love the Kai edits so far.

Isn't the goal of Kai to be 100 Episodes total ?