Why the Hate for this Movie?

[CaptainClown]

wow..just saw the trailer...wow....was that even dragon ball?

 

[Water Wagon]

No it was GI Joe

 

[Majin...]

no it wasn't...let us all get back to sleep..it's just a bad dream...

 

[DorkyFresh]

no it wasn't...let us all get back to sleep..it's just a bad dream...

there is no spoon.....the cake is a lie.

 

[CaptainClown]

Seriously, it was like GI Joe/Matrix/Bullet Proof Monk. I was actually hoping for it to be outlandish or something but ya.... wow... it was a bad dream.

 

[Octoberist]

i don't know what to think of the trailer. I need sound.

However, yeah, it looks too much like our own reality; i've always that was the fun of dragon ball: it was it's own little universe. But i kept on seeing that US taxi cab in those shots, and it does take away the mystic of it all.

 

[Nathan]

Talking animals i think would ruin it, especially seeing Pigs and Dogs in clothes, the Dinosaurs would be cool though unnecessary

They are part of the world. Just like a stone giant, a big snail, a talking Turtle (it had a giant talking Turtle for christ's sake!) and an annoying talking bird were part of the Neverending story. Why are people afraid of fantasy?

 

[CaptainClown]

man just imagine if they went crazy with the sets, creating the cars and vehicles similar to the show and manga. oh well.

 

[CaptainClown]

They are part of the world. Just like a stone giant, a big snail, a talking Turtle (it had a giant talking Turtle for christ's sake!) and an annoying talking bird were part of the Neverending story. Why are people afraid of fantasy?

seriously, if approached correctly people don't care about talking animals. The way that DB looks, ya it would look stupid.

also you forgot a giant talking dog/dragon

 

[Majin...]

dudes! how many times have u watched this teaser?i just read all the minor details u all have noticed like that''ha!'' thing and now the us taxi cab? i only watched it 3 times (fully)...u really analyze it huh? i guess that's a good thing though....

 

[Nathan]

i don't know what to think of the trailer. I need sound.

However, yeah, it looks too much like our own reality; i've always that was the fun of dragon ball: it was it's own little universe. But i kept on seeing that US taxi cab in those shots, and it does take away the mystic of it all.

I noticed that too. Amazing how a Taxi can ruin a trailer so much. Not that it was good in the first place.

 

[Sentinel X]

Yes, there is NOTHING dragonball about this. It looks like Jackie Chan and Jet Li's Forbidden Kingdom 2 with the next random white kid to be trained by asian ninjas ....but thats just my opinion.

Its hard to make a a good dragonball movie but it CAN be done (with changes of course) but yeah...ugh, this sucks. And I used to be a huge DBZ fan.

 

[CaptainClown]

oh ya it reminded me of wanted also.

 

[StylishHokie21]

Forbidden Kingdom....never thought of that. I never got a chance to watch that. You're right though. It's a cross between Forbidden Kingdom and Bulletproof Monk.

 

[Water Wagon]

lol it wasnt a taxi its that Carey Fullers car the yellow one

 

[Octoberist]

dudes! how many times have u watched this teaser?i just read all the minor details u all have noticed like that''ha!'' thing and now the us taxi cab? i only watched it 3 times (fully)...u really analyze it huh? i guess that's a good thing though....

i only saw it once, and i just remembered seeing the taxi. The point is, that the movie looks like it's straying from the 'out of this world' fantasy/sci-fi stuff from the anime.

It's understandable, but I hope that it doesn't stray too far. Dragon Ball is very Japanese, which is a good thing. If you take away too much, it looks generic. At least they kept the crazy hair but still.

 

[Water Wagon]

There was no Taxi

 

[CrashNburn]

They are part of the world. Just like a stone giant, a big snail, a talking Turtle (it had a giant talking Turtle for christ's sake!) and an annoying talking bird were part of the Neverending story. Why are people afraid of fantasy?

you can thank Batman!

 

[CrashNburn]

Forbidden Kingdom....never thought of that. I never got a chance to watch that. You're right though. It's a cross between Forbidden Kingdom and Bulletproof Monk.

FK= good movie. you should check it out.

 

[Water Wagon]

Yeah people are making out its awful i really enjoyed it

 

[chelo248]

this is an interview to Akira Toriyama (year 2002):

July 28, 2002 — The Hollywood Reporter reports:

Recently Dragon Ball Z's creator, Akira Toriyama, met in Japan with Fox executives to discuss creative plans for the property. Toriyama had this to say, "Recent movies have surprised us by entering such territory that used to belong only to comics with wonderful technology and wisdom. As a big movie fan, I am truly looking forward to the movie version of Dragonball. I hope you will entertain millions and millions of people with the brand new Dragonball of a totally new dimension that surpasses my imagination."
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

and I think that, this is"a brand new Dragonball of a totally new dimension".
I like the movie so far and the teaser was amazing.

 

[DorkyFresh]

this is an interview to Akira Toriyama (year 2002):

yeah but that was 6 years ago...before he knew his creation would be rushed into production. not only that, but this film definitely does not surpass his imagination. this may be a brand new DB of a new dimension, but it's watered down Dragon Ball when it should have been Dragon Ball on acid.

 

[huzzah]

And how has this adaptation surpassed his imagination? Toriyama is probably dumbfounded and that's why we haven't heard from him. t:

 

[thegameq]

They are part of the world. Just like a stone giant, a big snail, a talking Turtle (it had a giant talking Turtle for christ's sake!) and an annoying talking bird were part of the Neverending story. Why are people afraid of fantasy?

I have come to accept that there are some people in this world that just don't get it. Not intended as a slam against anyone. Some people just don't get fantasy. These are the people that usually say things like:

"I don't get what the big deal is with Star Wars"...

(or the new poster child for fantasy films.....)

"I don't see what the big deal is about LOTR"


I think there is a certain degree of....necessary escapism and creativity needed to fully understand, enjoy and "get" fully blown fantasy films.

My opinion of course.

 

[Majin...]

yea,but from what i've seen db is not one of them...it's just mediocre(the movie)...