Comments on: Hollywood’s Dragonball Movie

By: Global_Nomad

Global_Nomad — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:38:08 +0000

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

By: Ichi

Ichi — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:17:38 +0000

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!!!

By: LadyLLawliet

LadyLLawliet — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:38:46 +0000

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?

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:53:08 +0000

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.

By: yeeliberto

yeeliberto — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:41:03 +0000

IMAO

By: Julia

Julia — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:24:19 +0000

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?

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Dragonball Evolution (2009) movie trailer | YeinJee's Asian News — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:37:05 +0000

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By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:02:34 +0000

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.

By: Karasu-kun

Karasu-kun — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:17:17 +0000

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.

By: schwelty

schwelty — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:51:27 +0000

IT’S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!!

By: dena

dena — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:02:56 +0000

Rather watch Hollywood’s Street Fighter than this. hahhaha

By: anon

anon — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:42:25 +0000

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

By: koy

koy — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:24:51 +0000

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…

By: schwelty

schwelty — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:19:57 +0000

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!!

By: Klumpen

Klumpen — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:55:38 +0000

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!

By: MelonPan

MelonPan — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:21:50 +0000

Cartoon only onigashimasu

By: James

James — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:05:08 +0000

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

By: Greippi1

Greippi1 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:28:12 +0000

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.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:47:17 +0000

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.

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By: Buster

Buster — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:16:36 +0000

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

By: Eddie

Eddie — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:52:28 +0000

Hahahaha

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:51:59 +0000

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

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:40:19 +0000

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

By: ken

ken — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:56:01 +0000

who does lucy liu play???

By: ダビ

ダビ — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:48:23 +0000

Where are the 金玉 jokes??

By: Rated-R

Rated-R — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:33:18 +0000

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.

By: christopher

christopher — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:37:24 +0000

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

By: fe

fe — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:29:44 +0000

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.

By: Hangmen

Hangmen — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:11:19 +0000

BELOW -9000.

By: Jack Elliot

Jack Elliot — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:09:13 +0000

OVER NINETHOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSAND.

By: Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:55:09 +0000

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.

By: Jay K

Jay K — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:44:25 +0000

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

By: Blacknimbus

Blacknimbus — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:38:12 +0000

Good old fashioned nightmare fuel….

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

By: Ola

Ola — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:27:25 +0000

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
To hell with CG, lets hope they do not mess up the story…

By: edwardhasnewgoggles

edwardhasnewgoggles — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:17:22 +0000

So…I can buy it on DVD on 3.13?

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:59:49 +0000

Hah it looks funny.

Oh and Ayumi Hamasaki is going to sing the theme

By: christopher

christopher — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:28:22 +0000

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.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:22:12 +0000

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

It looks fun, chill out!

By: taksan

taksan — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:05:25 +0000

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

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:57:52 +0000

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.