First Dragonball Trailer = Fail

While the trailer doesn’t look like it will be in the same field as the cartoon, I didn’t see anything drastic about it. The main actor has been a problem for me when I first heard he was playing Goku. BTW, I am a Dragonball Z fan.

Wow… I’m one of dragonball biggest fans and I know that everyone was criticizing this movie but with this trailer any support that I had for this movie are gone… It basically looks like a TV series.

People need to face it… Dragon Ball is just not the type of story that would ever work on live film… I am a huge anime/manga fan of all genres… and I have seen the asian versions of the live action film. The bottom line is nothing will translate well regardless of the special effects and talent you put in it. I am disappointed as a fan to see Chow Yun Fat actually take on the deal to star in this movie. The thing that made the series so popular in the first place was it’s rediculously exaggerated storyline and scenes. I am annoyed that people try over and over with this series only having it to come out as utter disappointment and ruin it’s name with live-action film with, if at all, absolutely minimal improvements from it’s previous attempt. Until someone can come out with a revolutionary script, and by the way this one just seems like a super-powered version of Fast and Furious, leave the monkey alone!

who knows, it might just be a fun ride.

you hear that sound? that’s the sound of my inner child’s heart breaking. this looks like the type cheesey kung-fu action flick that oughta go straight to DVD. dragonball is just not meant to be a live action movie.

DragonballZ is one of my favorite shows of all time. I love it and own all the animated movies and most of the episodes. With popular movies about transforming robots among others making huge dollars I don’t get how people can say this type of story could never work on screen. People said the same thing about Iron Man. All that’s necessary is a strong vision and good directing skill and actors to make it work.

Question:
“Fail” How?

That (for a I am guessing an early, forced Trailer) seemed to be more of a plot line for how the film will play out (Heroes, Quest, etc.) Basically the point of the movie.

The trailer your looking for (The one that shows way to much, spoils the best bits and basically tells you the ending.)
will come out just before the movie does.

btw… Piccolo looks awesome.

I think you’re being a bit harsh. Some trailers look amazing, and then the film itself turns out to be crap (did you see *any* of the X-Men films? Huge let downs, in my humble opinion). Anyway, I don’t think it would be fair to judge a film until you’ve actually *seen* it–bottom line. How can you possibly review a film based on a one minute clip show? When I first saw the trailers for “Wanted,” I thought that was going to be lame. I saw a free preview of it…and it was much better than expected. Not my favorite of the summer by far, but better than what the trailer showed.

Someone saw a rough cut preview, and was not only pleasantly surprised, but enjoyed it, and cannot wait to see it again. This person was not an original DB fan, so my guess is is that it has mass appeal potential.

He&l, if most of the hardcore fans here were given the money and told they had `to make a live action “Dragon Ball” they probably would CGI 1/2 the characters and dub the thing in Japanese. If their was anyone in it that didn’t already speak Japanese! What you would have is an imprint of the anime into actor/CGI
with no added value in the story telling. What has it been five years since the last original episode aired in Japan? Face it this is as much of an effort to keep other people from taking the story premise and making a independent film as anything else. The more you widen the scope and expand the versions of the property the harder it is to capture the core entertainment/attraction that the original had for an independent story.
Besides all the basic story elements are intact. You might hate this version of “Dragon Ball” but it just might be instrumental in keeping the property from being watered down by others trying to cash in on a similar but different somehow story.

Here’s a better idea. Rather than make this, make a movie about Monkey and Pigsy and Sandy and Tripitaka, which Dragonball was just another version of.
That is much easier to put into live action.

People who aren’t Dragonball fans might give this a go, something fun and dumb to watch, and fans might well turn up just in hope.
However I can’t see this wowing either. I’m not excited by it. Don’t even see the need for it.

Anime is perfect as it is to me.

well this was a trailer that was an ok thing. they did say that the story line was gonna be changed and not many things were gonna be like in the anime…i am a dragon ball fan and to me it doesnt look that bad.

That’s my point steven check: http://www.saiyuki.jp/index.html

They all derive from “Journey To The West” and are competing against each other. So you can see why they brought this to market. Just think of the market and look a little on-line. The weakest of this bunch might just get challenged for ownership of the story someday! Who knows what’s going on in the Asian courts? It might come down to the lack of a sufficient ‘war chest’, if the DB/DBZ properties were attacked. Is that what the haters want, no more DB/DBZ ever, and current media pulled from the market?
Wow, just think of the collector possibilities say, a decade from now? A pristine collection might command a nice price, if they lost “THE MONKEY KING WARS.” Mind you, it’s not like I’m saying this Will happen or will it??

Woah woah woah, is that suppose to be Piccolo?! Sheesh, god help em

You guys…they haven’t finished editing. That isn’t finished product Piccolo. That’s all I have to say about that…

Yep this movie will be crap. The only people this appeals to is people who think crap movies like PG-13 horror movies are awesome. If you are a true fan you will admit this movie is crap and boycott it. Live Action StreetFighter, DOA and Mortal Kombat Annihilation ALL SUCKED, and this movie will be about as good and exciting as a turd that won’t flush. My week was already bad when I found out May Payne was rated PG-13, but this makes me want to start drinking.

As a db and dbz fan i was worried when i heard about this film but when i saw the pics i was ..even more worried hahaha i saw the trailer and i thought wow its crap then i watched it again and again, its an interesting concept and they won’t show all the best bits of a movie in a teaser so i say wait just don’t be so negative towards the actors who in my own opinion fit their roles quite well especially james marsters .two things will decide this movie the dialogue between goku and picollo and the fight between them decide then cos thats really all db and dbz were,and db was about everyone dbz was just bout goku

Still holding out hope for this one.

Like someone else said this DB movie is based on Dragonball and not DragonballZ. DBZ was MUCH more popular than the latter and I feel this is why fans of the series are so judgmental of the movie.

The director has talked about a trilogy to incorporate the Saiyan Saga and Frieza Sagas in later films which I would love to see. Unfortunately, if this film does poorly we may never get to see them.

At this point I would have rather seen them use the money to produce 5-10 more DBZ animé’s but like I said, still hopin’.

@ John Taylor
@ INK
@ Graham Day

I’m a big DB AND DBZ, Of Course fan will be judgmental this is more realistic.

Movie trailers themselves can make or brake a movie. Number one u will see if alot meaning the same scenes over and over.

Look at Rise of the Silver Surfer they completely changed it i read the comics not the same

Xmen -not the same

Spawn- i mean they were aiming for Rated R and hollywood wanted Rated crap.

Now look at how movie have evolved since the last 3 years alot has changed

CG, and money being spent on movies increase all the time

look at how they did the recent hulk, hancock , transformers

This is the best they can do on the 1st trailer

I will give this movie a chance when it hits HBO.

Just from looking at this trailer the move looks cheap.
Some graphic looks like a Scifi movie

I mean i seen better CG in Smallville
then still havent seen krillin
Next thing we know krillin will be a CG character

I understand the whole actor thing , and changing a story so that i will make a litte more since to the senseless

LIke SIN said DOA,mortal kombat 2, street fighter. It looks like a mix between and Japnese movie remake that we stole and made it our own

this will Stain DB and DBZ

The adventure part of the story makes it watchable for the non fan. Which might save this from commercial failure. One of the things fans don’t realize is that their opinion doesn’t matter. Company perception is that while fans may grumble they will end up seeing it anyway. Since the non-fan has no sensibilities about the franchise they aren’t going to be bothered that Piccolo is only slightly green/yellow or that for some reason his antenna are slicked down. They will be more concerned about pure entertainment value. I think the reason “Speed Racer” failed at the B.O. was a combination of high tech beyond anything filmed before combined with the wrong pacing. “Dragonball” is filmed in a traditional style and has a much greater action/adventure tone to it.

And the Speed Racer trailer looked like crap from the beginning. THis is a plot to appeal to tweens.

It seems like a kung fu action movie with dragonball stamped on the front so that it might capitalize on that popularity. There really aren’t words for how bad this looks.

Dude, it’s not even the real trailer–

“No Trailer with Max Payne
October 6th, 2008
Our friends at DB Legends talked with Fox about the status of the trailer and if a different one would be shown with Max Payne. As it turns out, the trailer that was leaked was not meant to be shown to the public, and they were working on a better one that was planned on being shown with Max Payne. But because the film’s special effects are still not done, it has been delayed until later this year.
Fox quote:
First off, we love your enthusiasm for the film. We are so sorry to ask that you remove the content. It is not meant to irritate or discourage you and your readers from following this film campaign. It’s just that the pieces of content that are being leaked were not created to be used this way. They were only meant to be shown to potential Licensing & Merchandising partners who need to make partnering decisions far in advance of release date, and the content has not been approved for online use. Elements like music clearances and even talent approvals have not been pursued because we had no intention of having this go online. Alot goes into a trailer or video being authorized for online use….

We had hoped to have a really kick-ass trailer done by MAX PAYNE’s in-theater date, but because alot of effects shots are still being worked on - we’ve decided to wait until there is more material to work with, so we can really “wow” you and the fans. This is not uncommon for a film that still has 6 months until it goes in theaters. It looks like the real trailer will be released a little later in the year.

Again, thanks for all your interest. I am happy to update you when we get new artwork and approved video to distribute. We appreciate you removing the content, and don’t mean to cause you any headaches with your readers.”

with old man here …. i hope i get a smile put on my face

i wont gripe if its worth paying for i jus hate how sometimes hollywood takes movies and just do what ever they fill is good to them..

I wanna be impressed i want to thing it will be good so i will wait for the real trailer. .. and then when u finish school u will unleash great movies upon the planet earth

Whether this trailer was an accidental leak or not, the movie will still be crap regardless of what else they do to the effects. Special effects don’t always equal a quality movie.

The same goes for the one trying to say its not crap without having seen it also trying to make it out to be the gospel or something. The fact of the matter is this movie is not going to be stellar and will be an overall let down which equals crap. I’ll wait for Never Back Down part 2 before I waste theater money on this.

This franchise doesn’t have the base to be stellar. To be stellar it would need a base 5 maybe 10 times greater than it has. Then you could command a 190 million budget. That would draw better quality everything. Then it would have a chance to be stellar. They need to grow the franchise and all the hate isn’t helping. I can only hope for a solid “B” movie with enough entertainment value to draw more interest to the franchise. The story material is good, certainly better than GT episodes. Just wait for it to come out and if you can’t stomach it, then wait for a TV release, or a dollar a day rental. Just tell yourself it’s all a … dream… it never happened.
You’ll sleep easier.

First off,they used hollywood losers to write the story.Instead of using the acutal creator of the series to come up with an original story.Two it seems that Japanese manga characters in hollywood movies aren’t given the same respect as say Spider-Man or X-Men.All the characters in the Dragonball series don’t really have complex outfits to design so why couldn’t there be more orginal wear.The only character with problems in design is Piccolo.Oww by the way is Kami going to make an appearance and will he look like a Blade reject?This movie will make 50 million and fade away faster than a dying old Namek!!!

Ben Ramsey’s credits include
love and a bullet which was rated a 5.1 out of 10 star movie

The Big Hit which was rated a 5.7 out of
10 star movie

and has penned “Luke Cage” which
is currently in production

James Wong credits

Final Destination was rated 6.7 out of
10 stars.

While the ratings aren’t stellar they are a few steps up from a steaming pile!
Which can be expected with a relatively small fan base. By the way Toriyama san wouldn’t write a new DB property he’s said as much before.

ratings are from IMDB.com

I agree with SUPA 46 some Hollywood movie that are Japanese Influenced fail… the characters look crappy, the story dumb’s down and the complexity of the whole movie fails. Not every hollywood action movie does this though, but i do have to say that lots of Asian action movies are better even with crappy effects.

I wouldn’t say that hate is keeping movies from going places but think about the movies that should have been great. X-MEN all of them think 1st movie ok
2nd movie better than 1st 3rd movie FAIL 1st of yall why get the guy who made the rush hour movies to even make XMEN he even said he never read a comic

So with that being said i would have more faith if some director’s did there homework when it comes to video game movies, anime and comic book movies

Marvel has a path paved out follow them a little bit .. their movies have been good because they know about the genre
And so has Chirstoper Nolen he changed up batman but made it good.. Even that guys that made smallville

I believe the fan base is strong, but the strength is relative. Especially in the U.S. Its popularity isn’t equal to Batman, Spider man, X Men, or Iron man. I bet the average U.S. film attendee over 59, if shown the Hulk photo and a Goku photo, could name the Hulk and his alter ego. Goku and the name of his Saiyan father doesn’t even have that level of recognition. They simply haven’t been around long enough.

Who are the Asians??

It’s interesting to note that it’s considered an American phenomenon to label citizens by their ethnicity rather than the country they came from. For example, Koreans and Cambodians find little in common, but when they arrive here they become “Asian.” This is something that is becoming a greater and greater problem. Do U.S. citizens become hyphenated Americans when their nationality is, what? Koreans, Japanese, Haitians? How far can the emphasis on keeping cultural roots go before national identity is compromised? Because the nations of the world all face this problem, the same thing is happening in places like Japan too. As for the movies; “The Grudge,” “the Eye,” “One Missed Call” or even movies like “poltergeist,” and “The Exorcist” hold little interest to me. I haven’t seen any of those and so can’t judge based on their merits. I wouldn’t categorize mediocre movies with total wastes like “Ishtar” or “Three Amigos” either. A movie rated on a 10 star level would have to rate 2.5 to a 3 to be unworthy of seeing in some venue. For me ,because it’s “Dragon Ball,” it already rates a 3.4, because I’m interested in it. “Ishtar,” for example I had never heard of before seeing it. A friend wanted to see it, because they thought it would be funny…:( About as funny as cat claws on a chalk board to me. I was never so glad to get out of a theater in my life! That thing was 1/2 star. It got that for Beatty and Hoffman showing up. How they got through that without sickening and dying, I’ll never know! The movie in “The Ring” that killed everybody, was actually “Ishtar.”

Re: SIN187UM

I’m not saying it’s going to be great. I’m not making any comments one way or the other because the fact is, like you, I haven’t seen it. So how in the blue hell can anyone make a comment one way or the other without having seen it? That’s crazy. That’s like writing a book report on a book I only read the jacket of.

Re: the old man

You know what, after further contemplation…don’t bother. A lot of people can’t seem to comprehend reason. This is a circuitous discussion that is going no where. Kudos to you for making the effort, though

“Blue hell” is a figure of speech. Furthermore, the hottest part of a blame is the blue part, so if hell is a hot place, then referring to it as blue would certainly make sense.

And I’m not trying to “one up” anybody. I am just not one who will prejudge someone or something without knowing the full story. If you consider that attempting to “one up” you, then that’s your problem.

I don’t seem educated–I am.

And you’re welcome to your opinions, guy. Keep up your glorious comments. I’m sure everyone else here appreciates reading them, and experiencing first hand how insightful you truly are. Bravo.

SIN187UM vs Carrie: “Mortal Kombat!”

“Finish Him!”, Carrie.

@SIN187UM

I don’t know what kind of forum you’re used to but here at Screen Rant we are civil and polite to one another even when we disagree.

Dial it down or you’re going to start finding your comments deleted.

Vic

Re Chuck: “I also agree with SIN on the last bit, and didnt see how he was being uncivil. He just simply responded to sarcasm directed towards him and gave a shared point of view.”

Clearly you didn’t read all of the reviews, since SIN calls me out by name first, or where he calls me lame or accuses me of being uneducated.

“Carrie said,
October 7th, 2008

You know what, after further contemplation…don’t bother. A lot of people can’t seem to comprehend reason. This is a circuitous discussion that is going no where.

SIN187UM said,
October 7th, 2008
@ Carrie

LOL wow the fact that you try to make yourself seem so educated is funny. Thanks for telling me something I already knew. Furthermore blue can also represent coolness as well, or sadness. ”

I did read. Just because you did not type @ SIN187UM doesn’t mean it was not directed at him which seems like that is what he obviously felt that, it was the first comment. Secondly he never said you were not educated, just that you were trying to act so educated with the blue flame comment. there is a difference. Also he did finish it when he told you to leave him alone, and personally i would have chosen another 4 letter word for the trying to be sarcastic with compliments bit.

Think what you want too, but sorry not him. Also wasn’t it you who typed the last response? What it seems like is that you typed the last response then ran to the admin to make sure it was the last word. Oh my god he called you lame, big deal i’m sure you have been called worse, i know I have. Now you see how you try and put some one down who is only giving his view on something, trying to insult someone’s grammatical ability. You have clearly just now just proven him right in his statements.

Because I am respecting the what I feel is an unwarranted warning from admin, and from the simple fact I’ve told you to leave me alone anyway I don’t need to do anything but sit back and watch, nor do I need to disguise myself from anyone online or offline.

Thanks

@ Carrie

YAWN SQUARED.

Why are you still trying to have the last word??? Is it that hard for you to let go?