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Post by Rainbow on Dec 10, 2008 13:35:33 GMT
Wow - the special effects look fantastic - shame I can't make the sound work on my puter
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Post by Pluto7077 on Dec 10, 2008 17:13:52 GMT
WOW Watch it at work Rainbow and it's def. time you got a new machine.
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Post by wrigglerosie on Dec 10, 2008 17:58:09 GMT
certainly is WOW!!
James voice was soooo deep...!!
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Post by PokerKitten on Dec 11, 2008 13:50:10 GMT
This is Empire's (movie mag) take on the trailer etc - they also have a link to better quality copy of trailer. Dragonball Evolution Trailer Now Online Fights galore and the biggest hair ever! Source: IGN
The international trailer for Dragonball: Evolution, aka The Film Formerly Known As Dragonball Until About Five Minutes Ago, has just gone online over at IGN.
Ever since James Wong’s movie, based on a long-running manga about a young man who must fulfil his destiny and become a kick-arse fighter while stopping evil overlords from getting their hands on seven mystical objects known as Dragon Balls, was announced, we haven’t been able to make our minds up about it. Is it genius? Or is it goat?
And the trailer, to be honest, hasn’t helped – but it looks absolutely bonkers, in a good way. It starts with the Godlike Chow Yun-fat, as Roshi, banging on about the Dragon Balls and an eclipse, and then we’re quickly introduced to Justin Chatwin’s Goku, a hero with hair so big that it makes Robert Pattinson’s barnet look like Patrick Stewart’s, as he embarks upon a voyage of discovery.
Of course, given that this is produced by Stephen Chow and is therefore quite possibly demented, his voyage of discovery involves lots of slo-mo fighting, and some banter with Emmy Rossum’s Bulma, a heroine with hair even bigger than Goku's and a name that’s a couple of vowels away from a hideous eating disorder.
We also get some glimpses of Buffy’s James Marsters, twirling a non-existent moustache as bad guy Piccolo, some decent-looking fight scenes and a big old effects scene in which a massive explosion engulfs a city.
So far, so good, then. Well, we think, for there are disturbing echoes of DOA: Dead Or Alive and Bulletproof Monk here. Hopefully they’ll pass, and this might well turn out to be barnstorming, family-friendly fun.
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Post by wrigglerosie on Dec 11, 2008 14:27:03 GMT
OMG! - Bulletproof Monk was on a couple of nights ago and I was kind of watching it out of the corner of my eye and it was fairly crap! OK - a lot. (with a title like that? Not suprised!) Of course! - I knew I'd seen that guy somewhere before...! ;D
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Post by Ditto on Dec 11, 2008 18:16:55 GMT
A lot of the comments were dissing the trailer but I thought it looked damn good! You can't beat a good fight scene...
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Post by wrigglerosie on Dec 13, 2008 10:04:03 GMT
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Post by PokerKitten on Dec 13, 2008 14:04:50 GMT
Same, really, but I'm posting the link to Dragonball The Movie because I love reading their comments ;D
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Post by Rainbow on Dec 13, 2008 14:36:02 GMT
I prefer the shots of Piccolo in his hoody - much brooding James-ness
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Post by PokerKitten on Dec 13, 2008 16:56:29 GMT
But... but.. Cossacky trousers!
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Post by Pluto7077 on Dec 13, 2008 17:16:46 GMT
But... but.. Cossacky trousers! and tucked into damn fine boots
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Post by PokerKitten on Jan 24, 2009 15:05:19 GMT
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Post by Rainbow on Jan 24, 2009 20:01:04 GMT
hopefully James has a good head for hights!
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Post by PokerKitten on Jan 30, 2009 12:40:52 GMT
The folks at Dragonball The Movie have been sent a press pack which includes a detailed synopsis of the movie In their search for the Dragonballs, Goku, Roshi and Bulma face their adversary, Lord Piccolo. As depicted in the manga, Piccolo is a complex and intriguing figure whose journey sees him embodying both good and evil. For in the Dragonball mythos, any character can turn from good to evil, and vice versa. James Marsters, beloved to millions of fans around the world for his lengthy stint as the vampire Spike in the hit television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel,” portrays Piccolo in the film. His Piccolo is the story’s antagonist – “In the film, Piccolo is a figure of decrepitude, and his goals are centered on revenge,” says Marsters – but there are hints that his journey is very much an evolving process.
Working with Piccolo is Mai, an exotic beauty tainted by malevolence. Her weapons of choice are throwing knives known as shiruken. ;D I like the sound of Mai the knife-chucker ;D And more bits on the action stuff hereAnd what kind of training is required for the actor playing one of the most powerful figures in the universe – Lord Piccolo? According to James Marsters, it was drills involving punching/kicking/blocking combinations. “I thought my body would break,” says the actor with a laugh. “But [the stunt team and trainers] knew exactly what my body could take.”
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A climactic clash between Goku and Piccolo, set at the elaborate “Dragon Temple,” was executed and photographed as an all-out brawl, taking no less than ten day days to complete. Here, Goku executes his signature martial arts movie, “Kame-Hame-Ha,” in which he summons energies, both alien and earthly to launch a blindingly intense bolt towards his adversary. For the scene, Justin Chatwin and James Marsters were required to leap from twenty-feet above the Temple’s floor, and appear to “fly” up to some rocky ledges – all with the help of wires and cables, of course. Later, they battled in “mid-air,” suspended in front of a green screen.10 days!
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 3, 2009 22:30:03 GMT
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Post by DeeDee on Feb 4, 2009 15:22:03 GMT
a Dragon ;D ;D oh this sounds better than I thought it would be ;D ;D
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Post by Rainbow on Feb 4, 2009 18:12:51 GMT
Wow the special effects look amazing!
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Post by nightnurse on Feb 4, 2009 18:55:37 GMT
According to the Film Distributers site I've been keeping an eye on Dragonball is due for release in the UK on Friday 10th April ;D HERE
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 4, 2009 19:03:54 GMT
It's been on our calendar for weeks
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Post by nightnurse on Feb 4, 2009 22:50:13 GMT
That'll teach me to look at the calendar now and again ...although P will tell you I can look at one of the damn things and still not know wtf is going on
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