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  Written April 16, 2009

  They took the heat and soul out of DB

  by XyZ_MarK

  I just saw this movie no more than 20mins ago. I had a bad feeling from the start when i saw the first preview, my worst fears were realized within the first 10mins and i do not lie. The movie truly did not follow any of the story line those who comment on how there were "Minor changes to the story" are wayyyy off. what similatries are there??? the names are right most of the backgrounds fit the story, but saiyans and namekians are suggested to have worked together when in reality they had never encountered eachother untill the DBZ series when Piccolo fights Radizs. I grew up on this show i loved this show and now i feel as tho my heart and soul are gone because that is what they took out of this movie. This may seem weird to most people but to thoese who grew up with the show they know how i feel. All i can say is start over again, forget this atroicy and begian anew with a DB movie that starts from the beginning and bring us the movie we have waited so long to see.

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• Oh No!
  Written April 16, 2009

  What a joke!!!!

  by mikeyboiz

  If you do decide to go see this movie, please watch it with a very open mind. If you are a big Dragonball or Dragonball Z fan, then you will be disappointed. From the cheesy acting to the horrible special effects, this movie is a let down from every aspect. I hope they start over as the name Dragonball deserves much more than what this movie delivered. With the CGI technology out today and the effects that I have seen in other movies, they should have put more effort and time into making this movie. I did find the movie entertaining at times, thats why I said that you would have to watch this movie with a very open mind. But, this movie doesn't capture the essence of Dragonball in any way.
  
  BTW.. the Kamaha-maha wave (if you can call it that) SUCKED!!!!!!

  • 17 out of 22 found this review helpful.
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• Oh No!
  Written April 16, 2009

  KAMEH AHMEH ARGH!!!

  by amsfrogs

  HORRIBLE...Simply Horrible. My going experience was fun, but the movie itself was purely trash. I'm surprised the children in the theatre were entertained. I for one will not recommend seeing this movie to any of my friends who are Dragonball Fans. The movie did no justice, other than getting a couple of names right, and that's it. Too choppy, and too teenage love fling plot. HORRIBLE!

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  Written April 10, 2009

  On DragonBall Evolution

  by Rafael86

  fans might not like some changes, but overall in my opinion I say director James Wong and cast crew, film special effects crew etc etc did a damn good job, after watching this film I felt pretty good, Looking forward to the sequel. Wondering how would Wong approach bringing back Piccolo in the sequel and would he bring Sayians for the next installment? if fans are dissapointed with the looks maybe in the next movie they will work on that more but good job Wong and cast.

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• Must Go!
  Written April 11, 2009

  OMGGG IT IS NOT SOOO BAAAD!! :P

  by animeprincess

  OKAY LOOK, I MYSELF have been a fan of dragon ball since the beginning, i've seen the series countless times over and over again. Now as a real fan, I walk in the movie theatre with this in my head "THIS MOVIE IS GONNA BE LAME" nothing can be compared to the real series come on guys....WHY EVEN EXPECT? IF U EXPECT DRAGON BALL, GO WATCH THE ANIME for f*** sake.
  
  i walk out in the theatre "HMMM NOT BAD" and it just made me think back to the old school days :P aahhh i loveeee my DB/DBZ/DBGT
  
  NOW Y'ALL WATCH SO WE CAN EXPECT A BETTER SEQUEL.

  • 13 out of 15 found this review helpful.
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• Oh No!
  Written May 7, 2009

  Dragonball Evolution

  by ironman15

  this was a very stupid movie. i am a big fan of dragon ball z, and i really wanted this movie to be good, but it was not. the acting was horrible. the CGI was very bad. sadly this is a movie to laugh at with some friends. you cant take it seriously. its just really bad. but one thing that i did like about it was the fight scene at the end with Piccolo and Goku. that was the only good thing about this movie.

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  Written April 17, 2009

  To The DBZ Fans

  by Domovoi_Butler

  So from reading the reviews, DBZ fans seem to be dissapointed, but it seems like a lot of you aren't familiar with Dragon Ball. This movie is based on Dragon Ball, and it seems that the purpose of it's creation was to explain a lot about Dragon Ball in a short set of time for a general audience. The movie wasn't made so much for the fans as it was the general public. Alslo, they must have had a fairly low budget considering the length of the film and the effects that went into it. But my girlfriend who never watched Dragon Ball anything, actually enjoyed the movie even though she thought she wouldn't. In conclusion, they did seemed to do their job of making it a general audience movie, and hopefully they continue with the Saiyajin Saga and maybe they will have the budget to make it longer and more fan oriented.
  
  P.S. My personal biggest pet peeve is that Goku didn't have a tail, the Nimbus Cloud, or the Nyoi-bou (Monkey Staff). Because Goku is based on the legend of the Monkey King.

  • 21 out of 33 found this review helpful.
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• Oh No!
  Written April 15, 2009

  Power Rangers Evolution - Original older fans will not be pleased

  by thomasvision

  I have loved Dragonball Z since I was about 14 years old. I am now a 28 year old Screenwriter who has grown up (just a little) but still loves when my old childhood past times are turned into GREAT Live Action master pieces (Transformers).
  I am sure someone who watched just a few episodes wouldn?t find any reason why some of us find the original cartoon so epic. The horrible racist depictions of minorities, long drawn out silly dialogues would certainly not win any academy awards or popularity contest (and for good reason). However minus those big negatives the world that was created was/is so original, the superpowers so powerful, and the fights were so captivating that we ignored the negatives and kept on watching.
  The Dragonball Evolution Movie seems it was made as if they figured the original fans have long died off and all that was left is their great, grandchildren. To be honest they should have just called it Power Rangers Evolution.
  

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• Oh No!
  Written April 16, 2009

  dragon ball???

  by hec_exe

  anyone who has any idea of what dragon ball is knows that this is not even close to it, totally disapointed

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• Oh No!
  Written April 14, 2009

  DB Evolution

  by animepnk88

  I didnt like the person who played Goku or Yamcha they didnt portray the characters well at all. and Bulma and and Master Roshi's characters were bad as well. and even though no one ever really knew Grampa Gohan he was possibly the only good actor they actually had. and Piccolo is one or my favorite characters but just no. and what was with his outfit...My brother made a piccolo outfit like 9 years ago out of sheets and he looked like a better piccolo and he didnt pant him face green. worst movie of the year it killed the anime. I've been a db and dbz fan since the age of 6 its been 14 years so the past 4 days i've been watching the series over the try to forget the most horrendous movie ever.

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• Oh No!
  Written April 14, 2009

  I THOUGHT I WAS BEING PUNKED!!

  by blackfilmstudent

  I would like to begin by saying that I went to see this film as a favor to a friend...I took my nephew to see it...I mistakenly went into the wrong theatre? Okay so I don't have an excuse for viewing this MASSIVE TURD, I just did okay.
  
  I won't point out everything that is wrong with this film, it would make more sense for me to just say the one thing that wasn't . There is a glowing moment in the last act of the film, when the screen turns black, the credits roll, and the house lights come up. If I ever were to applaud during a film's credits, it would have been during this film's.
  
  The is a new genre of action flick, one with NO action. The kid sitting next to me fell asleep several times during the film. A couple of teens got up and walked out...
  This film is nothing more than an extended first act. They introduce the characters and story, nothing else happens.
  
  Could they be setting up part 2? YES they are, hopefully the next one will actually be a REAL movie.

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• Oh No!
  Written April 18, 2009

  Awful, and im a fan of DB.

  by mdeez

  Bad directing,terrible script, horrible editing.

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  Written April 11, 2009

  Good! People expect too much

  by xmrmetalx

  People keep complaining about so many aspects of this movie. I think they did a great job on it though. No its not the exact same as the cartoon. thats good. different.
  People keep complaining that Goku was white. People like asianpak seriously need to stop complaining that they are treated SO unfairly because they really are not. Goku was NEVER stated to be asian. no one in the whole series was. Goku, among others, are aliens. Are all aliens in asian stories suddenly asian? asianpak also says that whites steal asian culture in movies. so if a white guy lives in japan or something his whole life, he cant live like everybody else there? yeah, thats right, shut up.
  That being said, i liked the movie and thought there were few things they could have done better.
  Yamcha could have been casted better. There could have been more of a background explanation. The giant ape could have been done better. More detail...... Etc. I used to watch the shows but dont any more so I was a little rusty

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• Must Go!
  Written April 12, 2009

  Dragonball: Evolution

  by moviesrprettycrunk

  Okay, so I came into this movie not knowing exactly what to expect. I used to watch the series when I was younger, and had started watching it a little again lately to refresh my memory. To be honest, I was afraid it would be bad- but it wasn't! I loved it! Yes, there ARE some changes in the characters' appearances and such, and, to be honest, I was windering why the directors made these changesThey seemed unnecessary (Bulma not having blue hair, .Gohan looking more like Roshi than the Roshi in the movie does, Yamcha being completely confident around girls, etc.), and I still wonder what the reason for these changes was. But, whatever the reason is, the movie is still great and I think any Dragonball/Z/GT fan should see it! The action sequences were great (although the last one could have been longer. They could've done Piccolo, the dragon, and the gorilla better, but they were still good. And I was glad they included Roshi's "habit" haha. Chich is hot! I hope for an even better sequel

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• Oh No!
  Written April 15, 2009

  FAN OF DBZ

  by toysrus123

  This movie sucked. I wanted to leave at the start of it. a white guy playing goku and brown hair not black and going to school. the customes sucked and the powers were weak and the little dragon and him turning into a wolf not a big ape. They changed to much. plus master y being really stupid and not bald. where was krillin and the other characters. Two fast of a movie. Even they changed about everything they could at least spend more time making it better. They should of did it like motor kombat but better fighting not part 2. I went with people that did not know about dbz and they said it was stupid. hopefully part 2 would be better but i doubt it. see it on dvd.

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