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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#11226: Apr 25th 2015 at 1:44:32 AM

[up]Uh....uh....uh....

That is a really difficult question to answer.

Dragonball Evolution is turning Dragon Ball into a generic Harry Potter movie rip-off. Man of Steel just has some cool effects in action scenes. But everything other than that was boring. And even the fight scenes had issues (like building destruction).

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#11227: Apr 25th 2015 at 2:12:52 AM

At least Man of Steel didn't ruin the Dragon Ball brand for thousands of potential new fans.

Does that count for something?

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#11228: Apr 25th 2015 at 3:17:53 AM

I've seen Man of Steel described as the Dragonball Z movie everyone wanted, what with all the wanton destruction and exaggerated fight scenes.

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#11229: Apr 25th 2015 at 4:13:39 AM

I lied Man of Steel better when it was called Dragon Ball Z.

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BaleFire Since: Dec, 2009
#11230: Apr 25th 2015 at 4:14:42 AM

I never actually thought of it that way, but it's true. The Man of Steel fight scenes involved super-speed, flying around and destruction on a massive scale.

If Dragonball: Evolution had had all that, then maybe it wouldn't have sucked so much.

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#11231: Apr 25th 2015 at 4:18:07 AM

No, it still would have sucked but you could at least turn your mind off and enjoy it.

Likewise, Resurrection of "F" may end up being that way.

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#11232: Apr 25th 2015 at 4:25:51 AM

The problem with Man of Steel is it tried WAAAAY too hard to be serious. DBZ never gets that dark, even in the most serious moments. Toriyama tends to avoid crazy melodrama when he can (Eg: compare the manga and anime versions of History of Trunks.)

The action was in Man of Steel was cool, but everything else wasn't even bad, it was just BORING.

And Dragonball Evolution's problem was it was too generic. You could have replaced the characters with anyone else and it wouldn't make much of a difference.

edited 25th Apr '15 4:27:15 AM by LOLypop1224

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#11234: Apr 25th 2015 at 7:26:27 AM

"I WILL FIND HIM!"

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#11236: Apr 27th 2015 at 10:30:07 PM

So he's a park ranger... in the future

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#11237: Apr 27th 2015 at 10:32:44 PM

Yeah, they seem to be having a lot of fun alluding to the park ranger thing.

Also, I liked Cell getting confused when he got to 16.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#11238: Apr 28th 2015 at 12:45:31 AM

Judging by the cut, it looks like they skipped Cell's creepy-as-fuck powering up bit from the anime entirely.

A shame. I was hoping they would keep that.

On the other hand, that means the fights might be cut down too, and one of the things I liked about how Imperfect Cell operated in the manga - at least in this scene - was the efficient way he would try to take out threats, which kind of slips when a bunch of fight sequences are added in the middle.

Not that I ultimately didn't like those fight sequences, but still.

edited 28th Apr '15 12:50:20 AM by KnownUnknown

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#11239: Apr 28th 2015 at 12:54:47 AM

Yeah, Cell powering up there was really disturbing. Like, surprisingly disturbing.

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#11240: Apr 28th 2015 at 1:52:40 AM

Oh, man. They sure like hyping me up for the new episode!

And on that note of future episodes, is anyone else REALLY looking forward to when they get to Vegeta vs Cell? I feel like it has so many comedic opportunities. Come on, take the two biggest egotists in the show, and make them fight one another? The possibilities are endless.

edited 28th Apr '15 1:52:57 AM by LOLypop1224

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#11241: Apr 28th 2015 at 2:09:28 AM

I'm really looking forward to/dreading Gohan's Super Saiyan 2 bit. I really hope that whatever happens is the end of "Goku the shitty dad" joke, 'cause they kinda milked it for all it was worth in History of Trunks, and they'll probably run it into the ground at the end of the Saga.

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#11242: Apr 28th 2015 at 2:12:54 AM

What I really want is to have the "Goku's a shitty dad" to be addressed in full during the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Like, Goku will be all like "What do you hate most in the world? Just try and think about that?" And Gohan is eventually like "I hate...I hate...YOU!"

And then he turns into a Super Saiyan. But Goku is so pleased at this that he doesn't seem to register what Gohan had said.

As for Super Saiyan 2...I hope they make that similar to canon. Just have everyone be like My God, What Have I Done? at the end.

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#11243: Apr 28th 2015 at 2:15:57 AM

You know what would be amazing? If Goku and Gohan came out of the HTC as friends. They'd have literally no one to interact with for an entire year. Either they'd be friends, or one of them would be dead. It would be beautiful if they came out of it as buddies, and therefore all the more tragic that right when Gohan and his father finally start to bond, Gohan loses his father again, and it's all his fault.

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#11245: Apr 28th 2015 at 2:27:36 AM

Goku should have taught Gohan Instant Transmission. That is possible the single most useful move in the series. Even Beerus kinda freaked out when Goku started spamming it like a boss.

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#11246: Apr 28th 2015 at 2:40:08 AM

I still don't know why Goku didn't teach anyone that. They had 3 years! And Goku never considered it that whole time?

I have to headcanon that Goku tried to teach it, but they couldn't figure it out. Maybe Goku is just a terrible teacher.

And, honestly, I don't think Abridged!Gohan HATES Goku, per se. He just has a lot of pent-up resentment from all the times he's been abandoned.

edited 28th Apr '15 2:41:09 AM by LOLypop1224

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#11247: Apr 28th 2015 at 2:41:20 AM

It's like Michael Jordan being an owner. When you're excellent at what you do, and it comes so flawlessly, you don't know how to teach people who don't have your innate ability.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#11248: Apr 28th 2015 at 5:11:13 AM

Cell powering up was my favorite part. sad

It basically turned him into Alucard.

edited 28th Apr '15 5:11:26 AM by unnoun

LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#11249: Apr 28th 2015 at 5:12:14 AM

Cell basically IS Alucard. At least, Perfect Cell will be.

I'm so looking forward to that.

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#11250: Apr 28th 2015 at 5:12:54 AM

Btw, you don't need to worry about TFS maybe covering GT later. There's a new anime coming this year.


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