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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#13176: Mar 31st 2015 at 5:31:15 AM

I do like how all that off-screen training to get way stronger, and it still doesn't look like Frieza is flat-out stronger than Goku/Vegeta from these spoilers.

edited 31st Mar '15 5:31:49 AM by VeryMelon

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#13177: Mar 31st 2015 at 7:17:20 AM

Good one.

Keep it up.

I need your nerd tears and/or your nerd rage.

It's for a thing.

You're awakening Majin Buu, aren't you?

I kind of like the idea of Vegeta wandering the earth after the Namek saga, he's stuck there so he may as well explore it.

No, he's not. He just has nowhere else to go, so he keeps coming back.

Well, i disagree with you Saiga and i fail to see how it was wrong for Krillin to ask 18 to protect their daughter.

If their daughter was in danger, 18 can clearly do a better job of protecting her.

18 can do a better job ensuring it never comes to that. Her battle power is so far above Krillin's it's not even funny. If 18 couldn't annihilate every force Frieza has at his disposal with a light sneeze, then Krillin's got nothing to contribute but an easily-avoidable, utterly pointless death.

Can we add Piccolo in there as well? M-maybe Mr Boo, he's pretty cool yeah? Then you wouldn't even need to contrive it. With Goku and Vegeta off training and Goten/Trunks enjoying peaceful lives, those would be the strongest and most capable of handling any future threats.

That's a good point. Goku and Vegeta training under Whis is a golden opportunity to write them out, reducing the necessary threat level in the process.

edited 31st Mar '15 7:17:44 AM by TobiasDrake

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13178: Mar 31st 2015 at 7:20:32 AM

Maybe Krillin's hoping to cash in his frequent dying points.

Get a smoothie or something.

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#13179: Mar 31st 2015 at 7:27:57 AM

  • KRILLIN: King Yama, how's things? I'm back to chill in the Afterlife for a few hours. Frieza's on Earth, it's a whole thing, but all I can think about is cashing in those points. I heard Namekian Sno-Cones were BLOWING UP here and I was just DYING to have one! Huh? Huuuuh?
  • KAIO-SAMA: *from a distance* I get it!

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#13180: Mar 31st 2015 at 7:50:23 AM

Nice one on Namekian Sno Cones. That would be a confection they'd make.

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#13182: Mar 31st 2015 at 8:09:50 AM

Well, they subsist on water, and Sno cones are just flavored shaved ice.

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#13183: Mar 31st 2015 at 8:27:25 AM

[up] x6 - AT: B-but Goku and Vegeta are the only characters anyone likes, aren't they?

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#13184: Mar 31st 2015 at 10:04:22 AM

Here's a write up from a guy who saw Revival of F:

THIS IS NOT A MOVIE.

There's a Japanese term 起承転結 (introduction, development, turn, conclusion) which is often referred to when it comes to writing fiction, and Resurrection F completely lacks development in it. Foes appear, warriors gather, fight, then win. There is no development in the story. It's just punch, punch, kick, beam, funny conversations, punch, beam, funny reactions, beam, punch, Kamehameha! I can even hardly call this a story. It fails to be something enough calling a movie.

However, that doesn't mean it's not entertaining. It sure has a lot of charms. It's got a lot of hilarious and heartwarming moments (like Jaco's funny lines, Piccolo rocking Pan's cradle and Android 18 showing her love for Krillin) that definitely entertain fans, and the characters feel very on-character thanks to Toriyama. Also, a lot of the fight sequences were much better than my expectations. They're mainly focused on fist-to-fist struggles and it's not a boring beam show that GT was. Especially, Kamesen'nin was really badass this time. You ought to check it out yourself.

Things that bugged me were some really amateurish transitions of scenes, the persistent and unfunny gag moments by Beerus, and the choreography of battle sequences. Some scenes were suddenly inserted that I couldn't immediately understand what's happening. For example, Sorbet finds Pilaf and co in his space ship, and within the next two shots, they're already trapped in the ship and talking with Sorbet. It could have been a lot better by showing Pilaf and his gang first, then the space ship comes, trapped, and Sorbet gets introduced. Also, though Freeza mentions his training for a few months, the training itself is never shown and you don't understand how he could have become stronger. He just comes to the Earth shortly after his resurrection. As for gag moments, honestly, Beerus was unneeded in this movie. He just continues on talking about foods, which we've already seen enough in Bo G, and contributes nothing to the story. Also, he acts high and mighty all the way that it spoils Freeza's terror. Whis alone would have been completely fine this time. The battle choreography was mostly nice, but it was often too "realistic" that it's not very DB-esque. It could have been more planet-scale. The overuse of slowmo doesn't help, too.

In conclusion, this is a compilation of battle sequences with Toriyama's elements inserted between them, which is enjoyable for DB fans and those who want to enjoy hardcore actions with an empty head. But to me, this does not feel like a movie at all. It feels like an overly rich OVA.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13185: Mar 31st 2015 at 10:14:05 AM

Yes.

More. I need more of that.

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#13186: Mar 31st 2015 at 10:29:45 AM

Just in case anyone's interested, i'll post this

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/dragon-ball-xenoverse-patch-1-03-exploit-unlimited-stamina-health-ki-bugged-z-souls-627708

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#13187: Mar 31st 2015 at 10:31:39 AM

Wow. Fail.

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Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#13188: Mar 31st 2015 at 10:35:56 AM

Given I hate Krillin and 18 as a couple, this sounds even worse.

MsCC93 Since: May, 2012
#13189: Mar 31st 2015 at 10:43:55 AM

Given I hate Krillin and 18 as a couple, this sounds even worse.
.

Why?

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#13190: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:14:20 AM

[up] Because the power of- Oh my god, your avatar is Blaze and Twilight Sparkle.

Because the power of boners is stronger and they hate that.

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Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#13191: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:15:51 AM

Beause they're awful together. It turns one of, if not THE only competent female DB fighters and turns her into "Krillin's Waifu" who ends up meaning nothing.

Nevermind how she essentially serves as a prize to Krillin because he's such a nice guy so he totes deserves a hot girlfriend because the stupid little wimp prioritized his crush over saving the planet.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13192: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:18:02 AM

I mean.

...I can't say I'm a fan of how 18 has been treated afterwards.

Equally. I mean.

I don't think that's quite an accurate assessment of everything.

I dunno.

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#13193: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:18:49 AM

[up][up]I don't think I can take someone who uses 'totes' seriously.

[down] Well I feel like an idiot now.

edited 31st Mar '15 11:22:32 AM by Raven666

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Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#13194: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:19:58 AM

I get part of it is Toriyama is an absolute failure with romance in general (hey, no issues hooking up with the genocidal, child murdering criminal who was directly responsible for the deaths of a large percentage of your friends, right?) What worthwhile thing has 18 done since hooking up with Krillin beyond being a good little wife and mother whose greatest contribution is throwing fights against Mr. Satan?

[up] Which is why I'm using it mockingly.

edited 31st Mar '15 11:21:24 AM by Lightysnake

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13195: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:23:06 AM

I mean, she threw that fight for massive amounts of blackmail. I don't mind it as a character moment.

Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#13196: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:24:06 AM

If she did anything relevant beyond that?

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13197: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:25:42 AM

Eh.

It's probably more relevant to the arc as a whole than anything Krillin does.

And. I'm not sure "relevant" is.

It's not a term I ever use with fiction. Because I hate the way it seems like it reduces a story and a narrative to a sequence of events.

So. I mean, the way she's kept to the sidelines isn't great, no. I kinda hate it, actually. I mean. She should really be involved in a lot more fight scenes than she is.

edited 31st Mar '15 11:29:52 AM by unnoun

Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#13198: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:28:56 AM

When the single competent and effective female fighter ends up doing absolutely nothing beyond being Krillin's arm candy and a mom? Not really a fan of how often that happens.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#13199: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:29:54 AM

But... a narrative is a sequence of events. Life is a sequence of events. I don't see how else you can view it.

Also, to be fair, it's not like she could have done anything in the Buu Saga. Majin Buu requires either a Super Saiyan 3 or Ultimate Gohan to handle and bother of those things are way stronger than 18.

edited 31st Mar '15 11:31:04 AM by Zelenal

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#13200: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:30:03 AM

[up][up]I'm not really a fan of it either.

[up] It's more like a web.

edited 31st Mar '15 11:31:38 AM by unnoun


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