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Hollywood’s Dragonball Movie

December 11th, 2008 by James

The trailer for Hollywood’s live action Dragonball movie is finally on YouTube:

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Comment by Kevin
2008-12-11 09:57:52

Unbelievable. Not even commenting on the movie, I’ve never seen such a poorly cut trailer in my life (and I hang out on Apple.com’s trailer site all the time). Think to yourself – when was the last time you saw the names of characters appear in a trailer?!

That said, it’s sad that they reduced the TV series into a giant, crappy CG effects reel. If you really want to see live-action Dragonball (although unintended), simply watch the fight between Neo and Agent Smith in the third Matrix movie.

 
Comment by taksan
2008-12-11 10:05:25

Holy… that looks bad. insult to the dragonball fans! THE CG does look crappy.

 
Comment by Ben
2008-12-11 10:22:12

*cue hundreds of fanboys whining about inaccuracy, poor casting etc. etc. etc.*

It looks fun, chill out!

 
Comment by christopher
2008-12-11 10:28:22

Look, for all the haters out there, this looks like its going to be so bad its good. I look forward to seeing this with all my friends and I’m sure we’ll have a great laugh seeing as we were all Z fans at the age of 10. Anyone who disagrees….

Kamehameha!

P.S. Actually, I’ll cop to being annoyed at the way he said it in the trailer. Its “Ka-Me-Ha-Me-HAAA!”, not “Kame – Hame – Haaaaa”. Just saying.

 
Comment by Colin
2008-12-11 10:59:49

Hah it looks funny.

Oh and Ayumi Hamasaki is going to sing the theme :)

 
Comment by edwardhasnewgoggles
2008-12-11 13:17:22

So…I can buy it on DVD on 3.13?

 
Comment by Ola
2008-12-11 14:27:25

What is all about CG here… PPL didnt complain about CG when first gainax movie on daikon was out…. And now all I hear is CG. Why do you watch anime? You like the story or the colors? Or maybe all of it? I am not a Dragon Ball fan, never was, never will, but i think this movie will be pretty cool.
Why? Well first of all Bulma looks cute. And the capsule vehicle! Man, better than latest BatMobile… And ofc Akira Toriyama is great. I think it is enough :P
To hell with CG, lets hope they do not mess up the story…

 
Comment by Blacknimbus
2008-12-11 14:38:12

Good old fashioned nightmare fuel….

It should make money, though. Not a lot but at least over Ninethousaaaaand!

Comment by christopher
2008-12-11 16:37:24

I burst out laughing at this comment. Thank you Blacknimbus for making my day

 
 
Comment by Jay K
2008-12-11 14:44:25

this is F***in gayyyyyyyyy to the extreme!

 
Comment by Bruce Smith
2008-12-11 14:55:09

The point that non-Japanese seem to always miss about Dragonball is the humour. It’s packed with lame jokes. But I suppose this movie will just be another martial arts movie just borrowing the names from Dragonball.

 
Comment by Jack Elliot
2008-12-11 15:09:13

OVER NINETHOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSAND.

Comment by yeeliberto
2008-12-13 13:41:03

IMAO

 
 
Comment by Hangmen
2008-12-11 15:11:19

BELOW -9000.

 
Comment by fe
2008-12-11 16:29:44

in the next few years, i wont be surprised if they made a doraemon movie with the doraemon being a white like they did with this movie and 21.

Comment by Eddie
2008-12-11 22:52:28

Hahahaha

 
 
Comment by Rated-R
2008-12-11 17:33:18

Wow… This movie looks like it has just about NOTHING to do with Dragonball. Finally a movie that will be worse than that MARIO BROTHERS disasterpiece! Not even so bad its funny. Just bad. This movie is gonna flop bad.

 
Comment by ダビ
2008-12-11 17:48:23

Where are the 金玉 jokes??

 
Comment by ken
2008-12-11 17:56:01

who does lucy liu play???

 
Comment by Alex
2008-12-11 19:40:19

They did a really good job of editing in 7 orange balls into a generic white-kid-meets-kung-fu action adventure!

 
Comment by Lee
2008-12-11 22:51:59

it’s as bad as raping akira toriyama’s manga!

 
Comment by Buster
2008-12-11 23:16:36

Pretty sucky in a western rape a franchise by producing a shitty movie way, compared to the suckyness everything dragonball is by default.

 
Comment by Lucy
2008-12-12 00:47:17

At first i was a little pissed at the idea then i saw the pictures and changed my mind but the trailer is a little er cheesy.

But i will be one of the people that goes to see it

i will watch it .. *sigh* OVER 9000!

i can’t belive i wrote that.

 
Comment by Greippi1
2008-12-12 01:28:12

This is over nineTHOUSAAAAAAAAAAAND! Seems like it doesn’t know whether it wants to be a serious filma or just fun for the kids. Really not looking forward to seeing it.

 
Comment by James
2008-12-12 06:05:08

Wow, Mortal Combat “The Movie” The Next Generation! EPIC FAIL!

 
Comment by MelonPan
2008-12-12 06:21:50

Cartoon only onigashimasu

 
Comment by Klumpen
2008-12-12 07:55:38

I wont watch the movie if Mutenroshi does not wear a turtle’s shell on his back!

Ah… Whatever. Of course I am going to watch it. Damn you, Hollywood!

 
Comment by schwelty
2008-12-12 17:19:57

I wonder how many brain cells I’ll lose if I decide to watch this….’movie’. rofl

HEY VEGETA, WHAT’S UP??!!
WHAT’S HIS POWER LEVEL SAY??
IT’S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND WHAT THE FUC—OOOHOOHHWAAAAAAAAWHAAHHH!!

Comment by anon
2008-12-13 00:42:25

It’s btw “VEGETA? what your scouter say about his power level?”

Comment by schwelty
2008-12-13 08:51:27

IT’S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!!

(Comments wont nest below this level)
 
 
 
Comment by koy
2008-12-13 00:24:51

If it wasn’t called Dragonball, I’d have never guessed that it was a film about the anime series.

That being said, even for a generic martial-arts-hollywood-rape it looks like pure crap…

 
Comment by dena
2008-12-13 02:02:56

Rather watch Hollywood’s Street Fighter than this. hahhaha

 
Comment by Karasu-kun
2008-12-13 09:17:17

I didn’t realize it was April Fools Day alrea- wow, you’re kidding me, this crap is real? This simultaneously makes me think of that dreadful Mario movie in like 1992 with Bob Hoskins as Mario, and also that that April Fools Zelda trailer that they made in ‘07 is over 9000 better than this garbage. It doesn’t even look bad enough to be good, like MST3Kable good, it just looks like random kung-fu-meets-cracker junk, like Bulletproof Monk.

And DBZ was great because it took Saiyuki and made it into that trademark Japanese ridiculosity that is just brilliant. Cmon, the whole premise of the series is REALLY based on aliens conquering other worlds for real estate trade. It takes a lot of creativity to change a story that’s a few thousand years old into that.

 
Comment by Alex
2008-12-13 10:02:34

Come to think of it, though, Dragonball itself was a bastardization of 西游记 (Journey to the West) about a Buddhist monk. What’s all this business about space aliens they included?

Hollywood is simply adding on to the bastardization of the traditional story. With a white dude with annoying hair.

The movie’s problem is that it takes itself too seriously. It’s about finding some balls. I mean, come on, really.

 
Comment by Julia
2008-12-13 12:24:19

My childhood is being raped by Hollywood….first Dragonball, then Cowboy Bebop, Akira, and Ghost in the Shell..

Can you guys wake me up when this whole anime-goes-hollywood thing is over?

Comment by Alex
2008-12-13 13:53:08

It’ll end as soon as Japan stops selling the rights to Hollywood. Hollywood can’t make an IP-based film unless it receives the rights to it.

 
 
Comment by LadyLLawliet
2008-12-13 19:38:46

So, basically the movie has absolutely nothing to do with Dragonball, that’s what I take away from the trailer. What’s with the “Evolution” part?

 
Comment by Ichi
2008-12-13 22:17:38

hollywood has run out of ideas.they remake anything for $$$$.i haven’t seen a good remake yet.if it ain’t broke don’t try to fix it!!!

 
Comment by Global_Nomad
2008-12-17 12:38:08

I hated it the first when it was called Bullet-Proof Monk.

 
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