The Turtle Hermit: Master Roshi Discussion Thread

[XSpidercideX]

My last hope for Master Roshi as far as looks go is maybe that picture they got of him in the magazine is just him practicing a part while he's not in costume?

I doubt it but there is a small hope that that is not a film shot but him out of makup just practicing or something...

 

[StylishHokie21]

they are putting 100 million dollars into the movie
do you honestly think they´d be lazy about anything related to it? i woudn´t
every little change they make from the original source must have a reason

Well...looking at Fox's track record, I'd say they would do anything to make a quick buck. They could care less if it's faithful or not.

 

[CrashNburn]

agreed

 

[nanjirou]

Well...looking at Fox's track record, I'd say they would do anything to make a quick buck. They could care less if it's faithful or not.

im really not familiar with their track record, but i do know they obtained the rights to do this movie around 2002, and the movie is coming out 2009, so that doesn´t seem to be the case here
i think they know they can make tons of money with this movie, and its being taken more seriously than some people think, why else would they keep it on hold for such a long time if their objective is to "make a quick buck"?

 

[CrashNburn]

maybe their line up of movies were too full to release db

 

[Cartman Blues]

Well the rumor was they WERE going to make it back in 2003 (I think), but Hugh Jackman, (Who supposedly would star as Goku) dropped out at the last minute for X-Men or one of the sequels. And then there were the constant cast rumors and the constant script writer changes. So all that somehow delayed it for 6 years....Yay

 

[DorkyFresh]

why else would they keep it on hold for such a long time if their objective is to "make a quick buck"?

because they needed proof that an adaptation of a cartoon aimed at kids would work. ever wonder why DB was all of the sudden fast tracked into production last year after Transformers made boat loads of money? it's obvious, in my eyes, that Fox saw how well Transformers did in the box office and they decided to try to duplicate TFs results (lots of money) and rushed the movie into production so they could release it this Summer (get their money quick and soon). it's not like there was any news or rumors about the DB movie the 5 years that Fox sat on the rights. the fact that they're trying to GROUND Dragon Ball in a more realistic and modern world (instead of making it more fantastical) is another indication that they're trying to duplicate Transformer's success. they ARE just out to make a quick buck, otherwise they would have taken the time to make sure the movie is as good as it could be. instead they rushed the film into production.


whenever a film is RUSHED into production, it's because the main reason is to make a quick buck (X-Men: Last Stand).

 

[LiveWire777]

I Hate Fox

 

[nanjirou]

because they needed proof that an adaptation of a cartoon aimed at kids would work. ever wonder why DB was all of the sudden fast tracked into production last year after Transformers made boat loads of money? it's obvious, in my eyes, that Fox saw how well Transformers did in the box office and they decided to try to duplicate TFs results (lots of money) and rushed the movie into production so they could release it this Summer (get their money quick and soon). it's not like there was any news or rumors about the DB movie the 5 years that Fox sat on the rights. the fact that they're trying to GROUND Dragon Ball in a more realistic and modern world (instead of making it more fantastical) is another indication that they're trying to duplicate Transformer's success. they ARE just out to make a quick buck, otherwise they would have taken the time to make sure the movie is as good as it could be. instead they rushed the film into production.


whenever a film is RUSHED into production, it's because the main reason is to make a quick buck (X-Men: Last Stand).

thats a good point
i hope they succeed in duplicating transformers then
or even surpass it

 

[CrashNburn]

i would love for db to be as successful as TF

 

[DorkyFresh]

i know that's what you guys wish, but don't count on it. Transformers was a behemoth. even if this film were being doing the way it SHOULD have been, the subject matter alone gaurantees that this won't be as successful as TF. TF is very accessible because it's based on pure sci fi while DB is based on Asian mythology. there is a cultural theme behind DB and that will turn many Americans off regardless of how the film is handled.

not to mention that this film doesn't have Spielberg, Bay, or ILM attached to it.

 

[CrashNburn]

how did forbidden kingdom do in the box office

 

[dodgers2213]

ugh

 

[DorkyFresh]

how did forbidden kingdom do in the box office

up til now it's only gotten $99 mil, but you also have to remember that even though it was Jet Li and Jackie Chan's first movie together...neither of them were main character and Forbidden Kingdom didn't have an already established fan base.

DB will probably make more than Forbidden Kingdom just because it already has a bunch of fans, and the action has more potential.

 

[TLH]

how did forbidden kingdom do in the box office

It's made $50 million domestically and $100 million worldwide. Decent numbers considering it is not high profile (although it does have some big name actors in it). Anyway, Dragonball should appeal to a much larger crowd so it's nice to see that there is an audience for this type of film.

 

[Adam]

It's made $50 million domestically and $100 million worldwide. Decent numbers considering it is not high profile (although it does have some big name actors in it). Anyway, Dragonball should appeal to a much larger crowd so it's nice to see that there is an audience for this type of film.

TFK kind of....sucked.

 

[nanjirou]

i know that's what you guys wish, but don't count on it. Transformers was a behemoth. even if this film were being doing the way it SHOULD have been, the subject matter alone gaurantees that this won't be as successful as TF. TF is very accessible because it's based on pure sci fi while DB is based on Asian mythology. there is a cultural theme behind DB and that will turn many Americans off regardless of how the film is handled.

not to mention that this film doesn't have Spielberg, Bay, or ILM attached to it.

i don´t think its really possible to accurately predict how well(or bad) it will do
i have really high expectations for this movie, and the more i see from production and hear from the actors and director, more real and achievable those expectations seem
im liking a lot what they are doing so far

i really disagree, i think the dragonball story could be appealing to everyone worldwide, the amount of fans it has all over the world is a good sign for that

 

[Adam]

I had my doubts on James Wong until I heard him say "the manga is a classic" and "we kept the spirit of the original."

 

[nanjirou]

I had my doubts on James Wong until I heard him say "the manga is a classic" and "we kept the spirit of the original."

yeah, those words are definitely very comforting
he knows what he´s dealing with

man, this makes it so much harder to have to wait till april 2009

 

[MoPlaYa]

Are we 100% percent sure that the pic of Master Roshi isnt a test shot or something?

 

[dark_b]

whats up with those test shots comments? thats people who are desperate because they dont like something.

 

[JP]

What amount of sense would that make? lol

 

[JP]

whats up with those test shots comments? thats people who are desperate because they dont like something.

Yeah... pretty much.

 

[MoPlaYa]

Woah!! I never said I didnt like it (I actually do ). I`m just asking if we know for sure?

 

[dark_b]

whats there knowing for sure?

show me test shots that were 50% different. and lets not forget that filming is already finished. so with filming already finished they were on computer searching for test shots to send them to the magazine?