James Marsters Talks DragonBall Movie

Right, without bieng funny.
Kame seperated himself from his evil side in order to become the new guardian of Earth, thus the evil side of him Manifested into Lord Piccolo. Hedidn’t get locked in prison tink about how powerfull the guy is!!!

I have the feeling im going to be as pissed off as the old school transformers fans were…

omg my spidie sence is tiggling in antisapation of a lot of bsing of the story line but….there is one thing im looking forward too that even if the moive sux that this one part will be good….chow young fat as roshi doing a kamahamaha wave ….. if they mess that up then yea ill be even more mad

from the looks of how things are going, I have a feeling that everyone save the ignorant and the fans of Marsters or Yunfat or whoever are going to boycott this movie

Wow. This is the farthest thing from the truth that i could possibly read. 1st: thousands of years old? No, only a few hundred. maybe 500? think about it - master roshi is a little over 300 cause he climbed korin’s tower 300 years before goku did, and roshi was alive and yuong when king piccolo first tried to take over the world and was sealed away in a jar by master mutyito (moo-ty-ee-toe, not sure how to spell it)
2nd: He never got into an argument with anyone, he never got sent to jail, he never was locked away for 2000 years, this is all BS. maybe the ‘argument’ they talk about was the fight between him and mutyito, and maybe the ‘jail’ is the jar, but he was released from that by pilaf. ‘then he tries to destroy the world’ thats about the only thing they got right lol.
3rd: he didnt use to be a force of good, he and kami used to be one person then kami forced the evil part of him (king piccolo) out of him so kami could become guardian of the earth.

this is seriously BS. honestly, this movie could be very visually amazing and an excellent, exciting action adventure movie. but if they mess up the story, the ppl who are gunna go see it, fans of the series, are gunna throw a fit.

i know sometimes movie makers take liberties with the stories when they make a movie out of something thats not a movei (i.e. a book, anime, etc) and sometimes it’s necessary, but this time around, they changed the story so much for absolutely no reason whatsoever. it’s only barely reminiscent of the actual story. =/

Would u guys quit bashing the movie, it hasnt even came out with any footage and u instantly hate it. Have faith in DBZ, they have ruled for over 10 years after production ended in 1996 and they are still coming out with the dvd’s. U really think that Fox is gonna let DBZ fail? Too much is riding on the success of this film. So quit hating and show some respect to Dragonball Z, they have earned it, and you fellow dbz viewers should know better!!!!

people be mindful that no cartoon/comic book adaptation is going to be just like the original…hollywood if you think about it has never really stayed true to any storyline….for one if it did it would be way too long of a movie and for two they can’t have the live action movie be as “fantasy” as its cartoon/comic counter part. I think we should just kinda forget the cartoon and take it for the visually awesome movie that it is going to be. I’ve been a fan of dragonball, and dragonball z from the beginning and I dont expext them to truely honor every part of the storyline, they have to change things to make the storyline interesting for adults as well so they wont put piccolo in a jar instead it will be prison….ya’ll stop whining and take the film for what it is. ” a movie”

Well I think this is a great way to keep the Dragon Ball franchice alive. I loved Dragon Ball/Z/GT as a kid. So if you don’t like the idea just respect. You have to realize after all the DBZ (maybe DB and GT) episodes and the movies are remastered, Dragon Ball will probably be hung up in the closet and never come out again. So if the movie is or isn’t a success, it was a good way to go out with a fight. I’m really excited to see the Dragon Ball movie! Long live Dragon Ball!!

With boycotts against this movie erupting all over the world, this country’s making itself stand out like an idiot with so many comments defending this cinematic obsenity.

anime just be anime. it doesn’t fit to be live action. so dragon ball only for manga and anime. i just want akira toriyama continue the dragon ball z story. and change the dragon ball GT. too much error on GT. gohan can become super saiya again, no fusion, no ten shin han,goku became a kid and etc.

Fan, law, Nate, and Sato you guys all have good points. Fan is right when it comes to the storyline. But where’s the harm in changing it a little bit? If he went with the same storyline everyone would know what was going to happen. He just wants to suprise us. It’s not like he changing the character’s names and everything. Sato unfortunately unless some true fan has a story good enough the series is done. However fans are working on the DragonBall AF(which as fans should know would have came after GT) manga in Japan but I don’t when or if it will come to America. I think the series is on DVD but I don’t know for sure. Several video games will come out over the years Remember as long as you have the series on VHS or DVD,have video games, have action figures from when you were younger and other Dragon Ball products than Dragon Ball will never die.

Some people claiming to like Dragonball turn out to like only the name of it instead of what’s within the story, or else they would think it’s okay to change things in the live-action or support that ‘A FAKE’.

That’s it I’m gonna spirit bomb your ass Priverson.

Hey I agree with the boycotters and non-boycotters. I remember thinking about watching DBZ when I got home from school with my brother (I didn’t start watching DB till later.) First episode I saw I was hooked. I’ve watched each saga in about 6 different languages. It doesn’t get any better then the DBZ empire. I thought a movie would just be the ultimate of ultimate for a DB fan. But, I don’t want it to be done just because there’s a huge fan base, and people are just trying to fill their pockets I don’t want to be disrespected as an avid follower the anime Toriyama created. A movie of DB if done well with the heart and soul of a fan or a lover a great anime would make a DB movie worth while. Of course they are going to change the story around and the dialog that’s what they do, but if they do it the right way, and focus on what the viewer’s really want to see they will make one of the greatest movies ever made, and still put some cheese on their crackers. Sorry so long. Oh and Justin Chatwin HELL NO! I can’t think of anyone right now, but I know there is someone better for that role.

My bad if I got the creators name wrong.

Thank You Gaitosen nice to know someone’s actually taking it both ways .

Well, Gaitosen, the reason most fans are boycotting or feel like boycotting is exactly because the movie pays absolutely no respect to Toriyama.
Those Hollywood producers just think they’re so smart they can change the story in anyway to suit whatever marvel antics or white supremism they feel like publicizing, an annoying attitude which I find highly similar to that of some here who imagine they have the eligibility for gathering genki.

I agree with you on that Priverson Toriyama has to be involved.

Ya your absolutely right Priverson. I just talked to my brother about and he also said that they should have Toriyama involve. I can see if he was dead and they want to pay ommage to his creation, but he’s not. They need his insight. If that can happen then they will have a movie that’s praised, respected and watched for years to come. I think I might be more open to the idea if they would just change who’s playing Goku I’m not feeling him at all. I didn’t see enough of him in War of Worlds to have confidence in playing this role. Your thoughts Plz.

Well, as you all should have heard by now, Toriyama got kicked out of the production for having too many complaints against Fox’s choices.
You see, the main issue is Fox is making this movie simply for themselves or whatever’s behind them, instead of for the fans and the series itself.

I say boycott Fox and let Funimation, Columbia Pictures, or Michael Bay handle it. Fox has no right to kick Toriyama out since he created Dragon Ball. I want this movie to happen but Fox could turn it into a joke.

Actually I want anyone who knows the series and respects the storyline to make it.

The more and more I post on this thread, and read what you guys are saying the more pissed I get. Fox is going to bury Dragonball. I’m scared and hurt. How dare they kick Toriyama out. There just money hungry like those damn oil bastards. I’m not going to see it I refuse. I can just tell that it is going to be so lame. Now that I think about it I don’t think anyone can recreate Dragonball into a great Live action Film.

Funimation should sue.

A Dragonball move will be great and James Marsters in it thats Arsome
Spike was the best in buffy and angel and in smallville Brainiac was even better (james marsters green and bold lol)

Im not sure how good or bad the movie is going to be. But sitting here reading some of the dumb crap people are written is annoying, to call yourself fans and not even get stuff your complaining about right…I’ve been a fan of the series since day one I love All anime. When i heard they were making a Live action movie I shuttered, but here is the thing…… Its like reading a book and then watching the movie its never going to be the same. Things are going to change whether we like it or not. Im going to see it no matter what and see just how bad or good it might be. Im not happy with a few things i see but ill get over it.