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wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#19251: May 7th 2016 at 7:34:55 AM

I didn't see the original movie, but I was annoyed by the changes. Maybe because the edited scenes and characters looked so off.

Also, I started getting annoyed by the wish fulfillment edits right when Yamcha showed up to get blown up again. We already got that they look like Saibamen, that was just annoying.

nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
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#19252: May 7th 2016 at 7:37:51 AM

The machine-gun-arm change made me think - why DID Krillin run from it in the first place?

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#19253: May 7th 2016 at 7:38:34 AM

Yamcha Saibaman bit was the only bit I didn't find funny.

I was thoroughly amused by the rest of it all the way through. Especially the whole "Each with their own wants and needs. And a crippling fear of death!" That just had me laughing while feeling bad at the same time.

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#19254: May 7th 2016 at 7:40:31 AM

I found the Yamcha Saibamen bit pretty funny.

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nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
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#19255: May 7th 2016 at 7:45:50 AM

Also I liked the nod to the pre-TFS dub, what with the original names of the Biowarriors.

[up],[up][up]WE. ARE. BIOMEN.

edited 7th May '16 7:46:24 AM by nomuru2d

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EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#19256: May 7th 2016 at 8:09:23 AM

Yeah nobody cares.

As for the Bio-Warriors. The fact that they were made to help the elderly while being cute and cuddly probably makes sense with some of their abilities.

Blub-Blub is a big gas bag, meaning it'd be very hard for him to hurt anyone.

Zap would probably be capable of restarting a heart in case of emergency.

But as for Brrrrr, how would he help?

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#19257: May 7th 2016 at 8:22:22 AM

Having a mobile conversational AC unit is a big help for the elderly, especially if they happen to live in the Dragon Ball equivalent of Florida.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#19258: May 7th 2016 at 8:25:55 AM

The Yamcha bit was the only thing I didn't really like. It just felt too...try hard maybe? I don't know.

Again, I'm not saying that you'd only be bothered by the changes if you saw the original movie (because the change at the end was obvious and looked kind of weird) just that people are probably more likely to be bothered by it if they did.

edited 7th May '16 8:26:10 AM by LSBK

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#19259: May 7th 2016 at 8:29:18 AM

The end of World's Strongest was just one long ripoff of the end of the Saiyan saga anyways. I kinda liked the change, even though it was kind of odd looking.

Though there were a lot of bits in it that you could tell were edited.

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#19260: May 7th 2016 at 10:06:07 AM

I did get a good laugh out of Blub-Blub crying in his death, that's Black Comedy at its finest.

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#19261: May 7th 2016 at 11:03:08 AM

I prefer all of their changes to the original version. Making Dr. Wheelo a tragic good guy is so much better a characterization than the original characterization of 'generic scorned by his peers scientist out for revenge #1,276'.

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#19262: May 7th 2016 at 11:10:01 AM

Yamcha getting Yamcha'd was one of my favorite jokes in the movie, and one of the few bits I actually laughed out loud at, just for how much it caught me off-guard.

but HOW?
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#19263: May 7th 2016 at 11:57:49 AM

I'd say my favorite joke is Goku's frustrated sigh over Krillin and Gohan getting knocked out before spamming his kaioken.

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#19264: May 7th 2016 at 4:32:52 PM

I think that's Akira Toriyama's favorite joke, too, though the punchline is Super Saiyan instead.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#19265: May 7th 2016 at 4:33:59 PM

That was my favorite joke, too.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#19266: May 7th 2016 at 4:38:37 PM

Finally hearing Goku's opinion on sex with Chi-Chi is where I broke out laughing. Did not expect that at all.

edited 7th May '16 4:38:52 PM by Soble

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#19267: May 7th 2016 at 5:41:19 PM

The Yamacha joke kinda got a groan from me.

At this point they've mad it clear that mocking him is something they enjoy, and they won't be satisfied until they drive it into the ground. People are still gonna lap it up though. Well, not everyone, but I suspect if I say anything more, everyone will jus start mocking him out of habit.

Most everything else was fine. The complete disconnect between what Kochin did and what Wheelo wanted was pretty chuckle worthy. The stuff with the bio men was nice.

Though I think the Abridged series enjoys making the other characters look even worse then they actually do in canon. True Krillin and Gohan barely did anything in that fight, but still. I did like how they didn't bother to have Krillin run from the gattling gun like in the original, since he is probably bullet proof by now.

I'm now left to wonder if the Dragon purposely performed the wish that way, or if it just granted it to the best of it's abilities, and made a genuine mistake due to how he phrased the wish.

Considering how much he hates the gang (though that may be more Krillin then anyone else) I'd assume it's the former.

Fun little movie. Not perfect, but it made me laugh at some points, so that's cool.

It's not Super Android 13 though.

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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#19268: May 7th 2016 at 5:50:10 PM

Goku was basically bulletproof in the first chapter. That didn't stop everyone from being scared of Lunch for no particular reason.

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#19269: May 7th 2016 at 5:52:01 PM

...

Well, it's was a Gag Series in the beginning.

Plus I suppose when girl who was kind and demure mere seconds earlier promptly sneezes so hard her hair and eyes change color and then pulls out a machine gun on you, you're gonna be a bit surprised, bullet proof or not.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#19270: May 7th 2016 at 8:37:23 PM

Is it just me or did the drawn lip syncs and eye movements look way more... conspicuous? Like, right before Goku went Kaioken, it looked downright awful.

edited 7th May '16 8:38:37 PM by LordVatek

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#19271: May 7th 2016 at 8:46:34 PM

They don't usually change expressions that drastically...if doesn't happen often.

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#19272: May 7th 2016 at 10:36:09 PM

I haven't picked up on the dragon hating anyone more than anyone else yet. It just seems to be their whole crew.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#19273: May 7th 2016 at 10:39:17 PM

True. But when it comes down to the group everyone tends to hate Krillin the most.

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#19274: May 7th 2016 at 11:05:54 PM

[up]x7 Yamcha is a joke. TFS is just being more direct in pointing this out.

Yamcha's only purpose is showing how much better the other characters are compared to him. Basically "Hey, I'm not as strong a X, but at least I'm not Yamcha."

edited 7th May '16 11:07:17 PM by HextarVigar

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