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List Price: $29.98 | | Label: Twentieth Century Fox
Salesrank: 3763
Released: July 28, 2009 |
| Our Price: $5.73 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 07/28/2009 Run time: 85 minutes Rating: Pg
Description of Dragonball: Evolution:
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 lackluster storyline involving average teen Goku (Justin Chatwin), who breaks from his wholesale pining for classmate Chi-Chi (Jamie Chung) to 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 labor mightily to reproduce the source material’s eye-popping look, also fall short, though the cast is game, especially Marsters and Chow. -- Paul Gaita
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Dragonball: Evolution Reviews:
Dragonball,Evoolution 
2009-11-03 - I really enjoyed this movie It had A lot of action scenes & special effects.
Horrible 
2009-10-28 - As a Dragon Ball fan I can only say that the money I spent at the theater was already the biggest waste of $10 I have ever indulged in. Don't waste your money on a DVD the would be more enjoyable if it were used as a drink coaster.
Dragon Ball Evolution Worst Movie I Have Seen
2009-10-25 - Folks,
I am a big Dragon Ball / DBZ / DB GT fan and I bought this so I could have a complete collection.
In a sentence, this is the WORST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN!!
Even if you are a fan of DBZ... DON'T BOTHER. Wipe this from your memory.
It makes a complete mockery of the iconic series.
My guess is someone wanted to make a movie using DBZ as the backdrop, hit it big with the kids and come out with a series crafted from the Power Rangers business model as a follow-up. Didn't work.
Thank you.
Dragon Ball: Evolution - DVD - Sucked big time!
2009-10-21 - Hello I'm an autistic adult.
This is my review on Dragon Ball: Evolution - DVD.
Well to start off I rented this from my local library for free for one week. I'm very glad I did not buy this movie for a ton of reasons:
1. Goku in High school? What is wrong with the people who made this movie did they not watch the series at all?!?
2. Goku wanting to get girls? In Dragon Ball (cartoon series) Goku did not even know what a girl was intil Bulma had to explain it to him.
3. Grandpa Gohan being alive? & Giving Goku the 4 star Dragon Ball for Goku's 18th birthday?
I could give a whole lot more reason's but I'm not going to. I'll let you watch the movie to see all the big flaw's. All I can say is please rent the movie first before buying it. I am very dissappointed with this movie.
I've been a fan of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT since 2002. I never thought I'd live to see Hollywood botch up a movie so badly in all of my life time. This movie gives the whole Dragon Ball series all together a very bad name & rep.
Do your self a favor don't bother watching this movie unless you can rent it from your local library for free.
Overall if your between the ages of 3 & 7 you "might" like this movie cheap quality even for kids.
Happy Movie Hunting!
P.S. Your better off buying the whole cartoon series on dvd it's the real thing not like this movie at all!
This movie is cheap knock off of the original series!
movie reeks
2009-10-20 - The movie sucked big time. Im a huge fan of DBZ and have all the cartoons/sagas/animation movies for it. This live action rendering does no justice to the DBZ franchise and heres whys:
1) the fight b/w picollo and goku lasts one minute and has no detail. In the cartoon, entire episodes were devoted to long drawn out battles between the hero and the villain.
2) the special effects are mediocre.
3) the actor playing goku doesnt have charisma for this role.
4) too much screen time is devoted to goku and his 'trying to be cool' and him 'trying to get the girl'.
5) the plot is weak, has many unexplained segments, and doesnt really go with the time lines laid out int he cartoons.
Avoid the DVD!
