DBZ Movie: Here We Go Again

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Raven

Something has me even more worried for this film, I keep hearing that Krillain might not be in the film?

Can any one else confirm or deny this? I cant find a clear source.

Nope. No Krillin. He's not on the character bible. Neither is Oolong. Krillin wasn't even in Dragonpearl. Oolong was tho.

Im more interested in seeing Forbidden Kingdom. Altho Im not sure if Oolong is in that...probably is tho since it more closely resembles the original story (Jet Li as Sun Wu Kung/Goku, what more could ya want).

[Mecha Cow]

I am now hearing whispers of Hugh Jackman being cast as Vegeta. Smells like bullsh*t to me, seeing as Vegeta doesn't even appear in DragonBall and Jackman should be busy with the whole Wolverine thing, but who knows. I'll believe it when it's officially announced.

[Anarchistguy]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Nope. No Krillin. He's not on the character bible. Neither is Oolong. Krillin wasn't even in Dragonpearl. Oolong was tho.

What's Dragonpearl?

[Drtooth]

Dragon Pearl must be that Unlicensed Chinese film...

[Mecha Cow]

I believe it's the name of that unofficial Chinese pseudo-DragonBall movie.

[AquaParade]

Three questions...

#1. Do the season sets they've been releasing of dragon ball z include the original japanese dub with english subtitles?'

#2. Are there dates for the future seasons of the show, or do you think they might just cancel them and start releasing them on bluray?

#3. Is the original japanese dub of dbz a big improvement over the english one? In my experience I always enjoy the japanese audio more...will I probably feel the same about dbz?

[gobo]

#1: Duh... Of course.

#2: Here's a list of DB-related future DVD-releases.
02-12-2008 Dragon Ball Movies Box Set (Movies 2-4) 19.98
02-19-2008 Dragon Ball Z Bardock/Trunks Double Feature 29.98
02-19-2008 Dragon Ball Z Season 4 49.98
05-27-2008 Dragon Ball Z Movies: Dead Zone/World's Strongest 29.98
05-27-2008 Dragon Ball Z Season 5 Box Set 49.98

#3: No idea...

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by LeoInRed

Three questions...
#3. Is the original japanese dub of dbz a big improvement over the english one? In my experience I always enjoy the japanese audio more...will I probably feel the same about dbz?

It depends. A lot of characters have fundamentally different voices from the English version if that's what you're more familiar with.

For instance, all the males in Goku's family are voiced by the same woman, even as full grown adults. So they all have very high-pitched, screechy voices. To make matters worse, she isn't particularly versatiles, so Goku, Gohan and Goten all sound pretty much the same.

Krillen is also voiced by a woman in Japan, though I never found his Japanese voice particularly irritating.

Picollo sounds totally off from the characterization you'd expect from the offspring of a demon king. He sounds very relaxed and normal. I much prefer the gritty and growly ENglish versions. Vegeta also has a similar problem.

The Japanese version isn't terrible by any means, but most of the characters don't sound even remotely similar to how they're portrayed in the English version, which can be rather jarring to someone unfamiliar with the Japanese performances.

Personally, I find the English cast, both Ocean and Funimation, to be a lot more entertaining. I like Picollo and Vegeta to sound suitably evil and Goku to sound like a man.

[Krang]

Originally Posted by LeoInRed

#3. Is the original japanese dub of dbz a big improvement over the english one? In my experience I always enjoy the japanese audio more...will I probably feel the same about dbz?

Here are some clips of the Japanese version of DBZ so that you can get a general idea of what they sound like.

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

For instance, all the males in Goku's family are voiced by the same woman, even as full grown adults. So they all have very high-pitched, screechy voices. To make matters worse, she isn't particularly versatiles, so Goku, Gohan and Goten all sound pretty much the same.

Personally, I wouldn't say that their voices are high-pitched or screechy. Goku's Japanese voice isn't as deep or heroic-sounding as his English voice, but I think his Japanese VA does a good job of lowering her pitch to the point of sounding believable for the character. I agree with you on the second point, though.

[AquaParade]

Thanks a lot guys. Is there a difference in the dialogue with the japanese version? And are the episodes uncut on the dvd sets? Sorry if these have been answered already.

[gobo]

Originally Posted by LeoInRed

And are the episodes uncut on the dvd sets?

Absolutely.

[Raph's Girl]

Piccies!!

Martial Arts Tournament:


Goku:


Mai:


The current cast is:

Justin Chatwin as Goku:

James Marsters as Lord Piccolo: The antagonist of the film. Marsters explained that this incarnation of the character is "thousands of years old and a very long time ago he used to be a force of good, but [he] got into a bad argument and was put into prison for 2000 years. It got him very angry, and he finds a way to escape and then tries to destroy the world. The cool thing is, anybody who has seen Dragonball knows that Lord Piccolo transforms into a character named Piccolo, and that is a whole other ball of wax. [...] Heroic wouldn't be the wrong term by the end, but it's a long journey." He also confirmed Piccolo will retain his physical appearance from the anime. Marsters is a fan of the television series, which he described as being "the coolest television cartoon in the last 50,000 years [because] it’s got a Shakespearean sense of good and evil." He admitted, "When I got the role I had doubts. The more I live with it I realize that I am going to rock this harder than I have anything in my life."

Jamie Chung as Chi-Chi

Emmy Rossum as Bulma

Chow Yun-Fat as Master Roshi

Joon Park as Yamcha.

Eriko Tamura as Mai

Texas Battle as Carey Fuller: A high school bully

Luis Arrieta as Teto: A classmate and friend of Goku. He is an original character created for the film.

Randall Duk Kim as Grandpa Gohan: The adoptive father and grandfather of Goku who teaches Goku everything he knows about martial arts.

Ernie Hudson will play as Mr. Popo

So Teto is the replacement for Krillen....

[gobo]

Winston Z FTW!!

[Spitfire]

I have a feeling a lot of fans are going to be pissed when this comes out. They waited all these years, they better be careful.

[poiuytre]

I agree with Spitfire, but at the same time, it looks better than I thought it would from the pictures already.(low expectations ) The hairstyles are the toughest to recreate and from the look of the Gokou shot, it's pretty good. I'm glad they didn't try to make it too much like the actual characters. It would look so rediculous and stupid.

[Mecha Cow]

Is that pic even of Goku? Doesn't look like Chatwin to me.

Also:

Texas Battle

This is one hell of a badass name.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

Is that pic even of Goku? Doesn't look like Chatwin to me.

Also:


This is one hell of a badass name.

Most people are assuming that it is actually a pic of his stunt double...what's with those pants? I would have preferred a more faithful outfit..hopefully I'll be surprised.

[Mecha Cow]

Faithfulness is one thing I wouldn't hope for with this movie.

I think the blue pants look alright though, for what it's worth.

[Kendamu]

Originally Posted by LeoInRed

Thanks a lot guys. Is there a difference in the dialogue with the japanese version? And are the episodes uncut on the dvd sets? Sorry if these have been answered already.

Yes. Double yes. Very yes.

[AquaParade]

Ya thanks for the info on those dvd sets a while back guys. I picked up season 3 a few weeks ago. Definitely better in Japanese. Dragon Ball z, with all it's cons really is an awesome epic saga. I like to think of it as the Japanese form of a disney adventure(ironic considering the origin of anime), and I find that it is a lot more enjoyable. It's not so much the specific episodes, but the big picture that makes me love DBZ.