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Co-produced by Hong Kong legend Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle), Dragonball Evolution is an agreeable if low-wattage live action adaptation of the iconic manga and anime series Dragon Ball. Director James Wong fuses the series’ fantasy-based characters and devices with a somewhat lacklustre storyline involving average teen Goku (Justin Chatwin), who breaks from his wholesale pining for classmate Chi-Chi (Jamie Chung) to find that he’s at the center of an intergalactic search for the all-powerful Dragonballs by evil warlord Piccolo (Buffy’s James Marsters). With the help of master Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat, who backburners his stoic screen image in favor of some God of Gamblers/Once a Thief-level hamminess), Goku develops his fighting skills to take on Piccolo and save the Earth. The film’s abundance of martial arts should please younger and less discerning viewers, but its hackneyed dialogue and sluggish pace (especially in the fight scenes, which stutter where they should flow) may disappoint longtime fans of the book and television adaptations. The CGI effects, which labour mightily to reproduce the source material’s eye-popping look, also fall short, though the cast is game, especially Marsters and Chow.--Paul Gaita, Amazon.com
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Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum, Randall Duk KimDirector: James Wong
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
DO NOT BUY THIS DVD. The movie makes a complete mockery of the dragonball franchise, Goku isn't a kid, Goku doesn't go to high school, Piccolo is green, the kamehameha wave is NOT a wind technique and CANNOT HEAL PEOPLE!!!!! I could list all the problems with this movie but it would take up two much time which I really do not want to waste reviewing this movie. But I'm going to keep this as short as I can. Dragonball Evolution is an incredibly short film that was terribly thought out holding no decent tribute to Dragonball, it's only positive outcome is the money it gave the creators for murdering a decent anime.
btw if you think that the action scenes might be good, you are wrong. There is one half decent fight between Goku and some high school guys but THAT IS IT. The climactic battle between Goku and Piccolo amounts to ONE PUNCH!!!!!
So please don't buy this, it's horrible!
And with that my rant is over
btw if you think that the action scenes might be good, you are wrong. There is one half decent fight between Goku and some high school guys but THAT IS IT. The climactic battle between Goku and Piccolo amounts to ONE PUNCH!!!!!
So please don't buy this, it's horrible!
And with that my rant is over
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
to be fair this was never going to be a classic, but still i hoped they would stay true to the manga and tv series. what the hell was roshis island doing in the middle of a crater in the city?!? maybe someone tried to bomb james wong for making the movie, but missed. my one star goes to james marsters who i thought actually did really well as piccolo and deserves credit for giving it a go! i eagerly await a sequel!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By S Williamson
Format:Blu-ray
Well as an avid dragonball/z fan i can honestly say this movie was a complete shambles to anyone who has seen dragonball and knows the story, to anyone who hasn't they might find it enjoyable, but even then i dount the guy i went to see it with doesn't watch the anime and didn't enjoy it at all , the story is very disjointed from itself and bares hardly any relevance to the original other than there some guys called goku,roshi,yamcha and piccolo and some girls called chichi and bulma but it manages to invent some out of nowhere and then forget some of the greatest characters in the show (tienshinhan and krillin) the movie is awful and i would not recommend it to anyone , the fight scenes aren't even good from what i remember it was mnostly goku running around as an oozaru....( for some bogus movie reason).
Do not waste your money.
Do not waste your money.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
NEVER BUY THIS!!!! ("The Balls are Inert")
I did not watch it but I heard bad review about it that I totally agree.
Goku when to high school, have not dive a car yet - later on dragonball Z cell game saga (Never... Read more
Goku when to high school, have not dive a car yet - later on dragonball Z cell game saga (Never... Read more
Published 5 days ago by J. Wilkinson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not for the living
This isn't for anyone who has any life left in them. i'd rather shoot myself in the foot with a rusty nail coated in lemon and salt than be forced to watch this again. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Karl
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome
Awesome movie special effects were good hoping that it will continue some day in to a second movie and maybe see goku go super saiyan.
Published 3 months ago by John
5.0 out of 5 stars
received
received the product very quickly through the post and are very happy with it and would like to send my thanks
Published 4 months ago by mark cato
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kid Friendly Martial Arts Madness
OK - I have to say I knew nothing about Dragon Ball when I saw this movie so I suppose I do approach it from a general perspective. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Sean T. Page
1.0 out of 5 stars
the worst
as a dragonball Z series fan you can understand that i was looking forward to a real life version however this isnt what ANYONE would look forward to. Read more
Published 18 months ago by blonxie
1.0 out of 5 stars
same names...thats about as close to the anime it gets!
I couldn't wait for this movie to come out but I was horribly disappointed when I saw it!, I spent the whole movie going "what???, huh??? Read more
Published 18 months ago by Cat Den
3.0 out of 5 stars
Dragon ball z i grew up with
I am a big fan of dragon ball z i grew up with it its my best anime in the whole universe. In my own opinion this film was not bad it was alright but of course i prefer the dragon... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Yasser Baradah Goku
1.0 out of 5 stars
Both Sides
Speaking firstly as a fan of Dragonball Z, I can say that there is nothing in this movie lives up to how great the original is, and I mean nothing. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Gennosuke
1.0 out of 5 stars
A lesson
This film is a lesson. A lesson in how to ruin an amazing franchise. I'd like to say one thing, all those people who say it's okay if you ignore the Dragonball connection are just... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ollieoniom
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