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Amazon.co.uk Review
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
Synopsis
Akira Toriyama's beloved manga attacks this silver screen in this adaptation from director James Wong (Final Destination, The One). Justin Chatwin (The Invisible) stars as Goku, the man responsible for saving the world from villains such as Piccolo (played by Buffy, The Vampire Slayer's James Marsters).
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9 of 9 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: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.
6 of 6 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!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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 28 days ago by Sean T. Page
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 6 months ago by blonxie
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 6 months ago by Cat Den
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 7 months ago by Yasser Baradah Goku
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 8 months ago by Gennosuke
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 8 months ago by Ollieoniom
this film is just a pile of s*!t
. i rented this film a while ago. just to give it a shot. worst film ever. Im just gonna stick to the DRAGONBALLZ cartoons!
Published 13 months ago by Malcolm X-ALI
It's a tought one really!
You can look at this in one of two ways.
1) You can view this as the biggest pile of rubbish to be created from the Dragonball franchise and a complete mokery to Akira... Read more
1) You can view this as the biggest pile of rubbish to be created from the Dragonball franchise and a complete mokery to Akira... Read more
Published 14 months ago by George Lester
Except it for what it is
people should except this film for what it is which is a kids movie i get sick and tired of people saying it's a bad if it's such a bad movie then why are you looking at the dvd... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr J.Richards
Horrible.. not even worth a star
I have seen this movie and honstly would never buy this in a million years. Watched it once and I was actually sick and dizzie with just how inaccurate it is. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Patrick Nevison
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