That feeling of nostalgia

Tupin · April 02, 2012, 05:19:49 PM

Quote from: Not Sad Keanu on April 02, 2012, 08:32:16 AM
anyway

It's difficult to not like Dragonball.

Mona · April 02, 2012, 05:22:20 PM

Quote from: Tupin on April 02, 2012, 05:19:49 PM

Oh God. That. That doesn't exist. I refuse to acknowledge its existence.
No. No no no no noooooo...

Tupin · April 03, 2012, 05:47:07 PM

Between that and the American Godzilla movie...

I don't think either one quite understood what made the source material popular.

Eizweir · April 03, 2012, 05:52:28 PM

Quote from: Tupin on April 03, 2012, 05:47:07 PM
Between that and the American Godzilla movie...

I don't think either one quite understood what made the source material popular.

Or the film rendition of The Last Airbender, if we want to get into that.

Tupin · April 03, 2012, 06:12:34 PM

Quote from: Diego Armando on April 03, 2012, 05:52:28 PM
Or the film rendition of The Last Airbender, if we want to get into that.

I didn't expect the movie to be directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

Or be in live-action, for that matter.

Eizweir · April 03, 2012, 06:24:53 PM

Quote from: Tupin on April 03, 2012, 06:12:34 PM
I didn't expect the movie to be directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

Or be in live-action, for that matter.

M. Night was definitely an interesting choice.
It could have easily worked live-action. That wasn't the problem. It was just terribly written, and then was brutally murdered by the Producers who cut it to 90 minutes.

Zero · April 03, 2012, 06:46:30 PM

"Interesting" isn't the word I'd use

The Riddler · April 03, 2012, 07:01:09 PM

Honestly on both the DB movie and the Airbender movie: They weren't bad as standalone movies. They're only bad in the sense that they suck at following the series stories. Take away the "Airbender" and "Dragonball" title and they're not bad. Sort of like FFXI: Good game on it's own but shouldn't have "Final Fantasy" attached to it.

Neerb · April 03, 2012, 08:10:56 PM

Quote from: The Riddler on April 03, 2012, 07:01:09 PM
Honestly on both the DB movie and the Airbender movie: They weren't bad as standalone movies. They're only bad in the sense that they suck at following the series stories. Take away the "Airbender" and "Dragonball" title and they're not bad. Sort of like FFXI: Good game on it's own but shouldn't have "Final Fantasy" attached to it.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiight.... No.

They were terrible; I mean, yeah, don't compare them to the original, and they get a WHOLE lot better, but they're still not good by any stretch (except "so bad it's good," because my friends and I laughed the heck out of Dragonball Evolution; not sure about Airbender because my brain was still rattling from disappointment).

The Riddler · April 03, 2012, 08:43:07 PM

I disagree. They weren't GREAT but they weren't bad.

zephilicious · April 03, 2012, 09:53:59 PM

good movies can change whatever the intercourse they want and get away with it

in these particular cases the source material we're judging them against isn't even great to begin with

Zero · April 04, 2012, 06:32:41 AM

Quote from: zephilicious on April 03, 2012, 09:53:59 PM
in these particular cases the source material we're judging them against isn't even great to begin with

I have to disagree. If Dragonball isn't great, then not much else can be.

zephilicious · April 04, 2012, 07:52:21 AM

dude why'd you edit your post the first response was much better

Zero · April 04, 2012, 08:06:27 AM

cuz i'm tired of being an poop hole all the time

Neerb · April 04, 2012, 08:24:25 AM

Quote from: zephilicious on April 03, 2012, 09:53:59 PM
good movies can change whatever the intercourse they want and get away with it

in these particular cases the source material we're judging them against isn't even great to begin with

Agree with the first part; a movie can be good or bad regardless of how accurate it is (though I prefer accuracy most of the time).

Don't agree with the second point; The Last Airbender is one of the greatest American cartoons of all time.

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That feeling of nostalgia