Wong Takes on Dragon Ball Z

[Lobo]

Once we get a DB forum I'm SO making a Goten appreciation thread

 

[Star]

I just always thought it was a little silly that he managed to go to Super Saiyan basically from being wacked with a stick by Chi Chi...

 

[DarkSuperman]

Wow...I forgot I started this one...lol

 

[Final Night]

I must say that I wasn't a big fan of Dragonball, but I'm intrigued by how they're going to make it live action.

 

[fcrowelle06]

Act 1 : The Beginning

- Goku is an 17 yr old teen who is trained in martial arts by his grandfather, Gohan
- Goku attends a local school along with a child hood friend and love interest, Chi Chi
- Goku is unpopular at school and is periodically harassed
- Goku is involved in a fight at school, people are probably freaked out
- Gohan prepares a dinner for Goku's 18th birthday
- Gohan is mortally wounded by one of Piccolo's henchman, who steals the Dragon Ball
- Goku presumably defeats Piccolo's henchman, retrieving the stolen Dragon Ball
- Goku is told by Gohan to seek Roshi and the remaining Dragon Balls
- Gohan dies, Goku departs on his journey, alone

Act 2 : The Adventure

- Goku encounters a woman named Bulma, who tracked him with a Dragon Ball detecting radar
- More is presumably told of the Dragon Ball legend
- Goku and Bulma locate Roshi
- While on their journey, Roshi begins Goku's rigorous training
- The travelers fall victim to the pitfalls of a desert wasteland, Yamcha taunts them
- Roshi tells the tale of Piccolo
- Yamcha aides the travelers out of the desert
- nearing the end of their journey, the team encounters Piccolo
- Piccolo ask Goku to join his effort, revealing his Saiyan origin
- Goku refuses Piccolo offer, but is easily defeated by him
- Piccolo obtains the rest of the Dragon Balls
- Piccolos plan must call for other prerequisites
- to which the team prepare their counter effort

Act 3 : Tournament of Champions

- The group reunites at Tournament to foil Piccolos ambitions
- Chi Chi encounters Goku and his crew at the Tournament
- Chi Chi test Goku's strength in a exhibition match, after which they get intimate
- Events of the tournament take place, leading to the fight between Roshi and Piccolo
- Roshi tries to ensnare Piccolo within a curse
- Mai intervenes and saves Piccolo
- The negative effects of the curse kill Roshi
- Goku and Piccolo face off in the final round
- Goku defeats Piccolo, perhaps allowing him to live despite what he has done
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me and my friends have always called dragonball the manga that makes no sense, and you guys can fault wong, but he's trying to make it have sense, you guys may be ticked off at piccolo telling goku but in dbz kami knew a hellva lot about goku and the sayians, before vegeta came to earth, and since piccolo, and kami shared the same thoughts, wouldn't piccolo also know

 

[The Joker_1000]

I just always thought it was a little silly that he managed to go to Super Saiyan basically from being wacked with a stick by Chi Chi...

Well, in the manga AT doesn't tell us how Goten becomes a Super Saiyan or when, for that matter. For all we know Goten became one as early as the age of five or six, but AT didn't say so we don't know for sure.

 

[MoPlaYa]

This thread should become the official James Wong thread

I hope he does well with this movie

 

[DocHoliday]

Act 1 : The Beginning

- Goku is an 17 yr old teen who is trained in martial arts by his grandfather, Gohan
- Goku attends a local school along with a child hood friend and love interest, Chi Chi
- Goku is unpopular at school and is periodically harassed
- Goku is involved in a fight at school, people are probably freaked out
- Gohan prepares a dinner for Goku's 18th birthday
- Gohan is mortally wounded by one of Piccolo's henchman, who steals the Dragon Ball
- Goku presumably defeats Piccolo's henchman, retrieving the stolen Dragon Ball
- Goku is told by Gohan to seek Roshi and the remaining Dragon Balls
- Gohan dies, Goku departs on his journey, alone

Act 2 : The Adventure

- Goku encounters a woman named Bulma, who tracked him with a Dragon Ball detecting radar
- More is presumably told of the Dragon Ball legend
- Goku and Bulma locate Roshi
- While on their journey, Roshi begins Goku's rigorous training
- The travelers fall victim to the pitfalls of a desert wasteland, Yamcha taunts them
- Roshi tells the tale of Piccolo
- Yamcha aides the travelers out of the desert
- nearing the end of their journey, the team encounters Piccolo
- Piccolo ask Goku to join his effort, revealing his Saiyan origin
- Goku refuses Piccolo offer, but is easily defeated by him
- Piccolo obtains the rest of the Dragon Balls
- Piccolos plan must call for other prerequisites
- to which the team prepare their counter effort

Act 3 : Tournament of Champions

- The group reunites at Tournament to foil Piccolos ambitions
- Chi Chi encounters Goku and his crew at the Tournament
- Chi Chi test Goku's strength in a exhibition match, after which they get intimate
- Events of the tournament take place, leading to the fight between Roshi and Piccolo
- Roshi tries to ensnare Piccolo within a curse
- Mai intervenes and saves Piccolo
- The negative effects of the curse kill Roshi
- Goku and Piccolo face off in the final round
- Goku defeats Piccolo, perhaps allowing him to live despite what he has done
-
me and my friends have always called dragonball the manga that makes no sense, and you guys can fault wong, but he's trying to make it have sense, you guys may be ticked off at piccolo telling goku but in dbz kami knew a hellva lot about goku and the sayians, before vegeta came to earth, and since piccolo, and kami shared the same thoughts, wouldn't piccolo also know

Is this real? It seems believeable.

 

[The Joker_1000]

If that is how the movie is going to go, I'm happy, it seems to be a good outline, especially for a movie based on a manga that has been altered so much. Not bad.

 

[Avangarde]

I would estimate this movie running for 1 hour and 40-50 mins by the looks of that movie outline. It seems like it will flow well.

 

[The Joker_1000]

I hope it's at least over 2 hours long, I like it better when movies are long.

 

[MoPlaYa]

I was thinking it be about 1 hour 50 mins...that would be a good run time

 

[The Joker_1000]

An hour & fifty minutes seems kind of short to me but I could live with that.

 

[Prefix]

It's a FOX movie. You'll be lucky to get 100 minutes.

 

[The Joker_1000]

That's an hour & a half so depending on the elements that are being used for the movie, that might not be a bad amount of time for the first movie.

 

[oakzap425]

are we talking 1 hr 50 mins. excluding credits and previews?

 

[MoPlaYa]

Im guessing 1hour 50 with credits

 

[oakzap425]

Then that
's not a very long movie.

 

[The Joker_1000]

Yeah, but it's long enough if they're not trying to cram too much in one movie.

 

[MoPlaYa]

If they make a sequel it will probably be over 2 hours

 

[Adam]

If they make a sequel it will be at least 2 hours. The third movie will be around 3 hours. If it's any less than that they are pulling an X-Men 3, and cramming two movie lengths into one movie.

 

[MoPlaYa]

^^ I agree

 

[The Joker_1000]

The third movie will not be three hours, that'd be ridiculous.

 

[Adam]

The third movie will not be three hours, that'd be ridiculous.

Do you have any idea how long the Namek / Ginyu / Freeza sagas were?

 

[Dedpool]

Do you have any idea how long the Namek / Ginyu / Freeza sagas were?

They were fairly lengthy, but you have to remember a good portion of it was filler, and that won't be included in the films, just as it wasn't included in the manga.