Dragon Ball Evolution review

[MrBrightside919]

Was this review even necissary? I mean, who actually thought this movie was going to be the least bit good?

Well, the movie (before they started/etc) had POTENTIAL to be good. The source materials is exceptionally entertaining.

Just the thought of a live action version of DB is covered with the word "suck"...even if the source material is entertaining (I don't like DBZ but I do like DB)

 

[ohellynot]

pretty much all live action adaption of anime fail miserably.
the sooner film mackers realise thiss the sonner they will stop dissapionting people who liked the anime and the sooner they will stop offending tha manga writters

 

[Chibz]

pretty much all live action adaption of anime fail miserably.
the sooner film mackers realise thiss the sonner they will stop dissapionting people who liked the anime and the sooner they will stop offending tha manga writters

If they aren't profitable, why do film makers keep attempting to do this?

 

[ohellynot]

pretty much all live action adaption of anime fail miserably.
the sooner film mackers realise thiss the sonner they will stop dissapionting people who liked the anime and the sooner they will stop offending tha manga writters

If they aren't profitable, why do film makers keep attempting to do this?

I never said they wern't profitable, like all bad films there are enough people who consider anything entertainment who go to see this crap to give the writters, actors dicrectors e.t.c. enough money to buy an entire village (which is about 25 million(no seriously someone was selling an entire village for this much, but i digres). To be profitable films don't have to be good, there just have to be enough stupid people to see them
I use the film "meet the spartans" to prove my point.
It was crap everyone said it was crap, it got no good reviews, but people went to see it and it made hell loads a money

 

[Fruitloops89]

wait, this movie is already out?

 

[tiredinnuendo]

So last night I got really hammered and watched this movie and I have to say.... man oh man... I've seen worse movies (I saw House of the Dead in theaters, after all) but I haven't seen too many. After you get past the terrible dialogue, the mediocre special effects, the nonexistent fighting choreography, you end up still baffled as to how they could've possibly spent $100 MILLION on this thing.

Also, Ernie Hudson was in this, and that's just heartbreaking.

And did it completely pass over everyone that they could've used that final wish to bring back

Spoiler

both Roshi and the Grandpa.

- J

 

[laikenf]

Is anyone surprissed this movie is a failure? I mean seriously: DBZ live action movie? What's next a live action Ren & Stimpy movie, or maybe an Assie McGee film (though thinking about it Assie McGee on the silver screen would be quite entertaining).

 

[Ancientgamer]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragonball-evolution

a bunch of talentless hacks with studio money slapped together a big steaming pile of baffling garbage that fails utterly on every possible level and will please no one at all.

 

[blackbustercritic]

If you REALLY WANNA GET PISSED OFF, watch the videos I play at the beginning and the end. I made people CRY with that original Dragonball anime footage from Toonami. XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI1OtUuhs10

 

[Chibz]

Best comment, ever: "Yeah, the trailers looked pretty bad. Was Vegeita even in the movie?"

Two fails, same sentence.

 

[Jman1236]

I was planning on using on my free movie passes I got for christmas on this but now I won't. It's not even worth seeing it for free.

 

[Chibz]

The problem is that such a movie only has limited niche appeal, and they seem to have tried their best to annoy that one particular niche that would want to view this movie.

 

[MrRandomitity]

Well I was expect as much but no matter what my excuse would be my friends are still going to force me to go see it. God kill me now. but oh well I guess it can't be helped that they had to choose some of the worse case scenario actors for the movie that had as much potential as Vista did 5 years ago.

 

[Chibz]

Is anyone surprissed this movie is a failure? I mean seriously: DBZ live action movie? What's next a live action Ren & Stimpy movie, or maybe an Assie McGee film (though thinking about it Assie McGee on the silver screen would be quite entertaining).

Oh, there's a DBZ live action movie now? I could've sworn it was based on the Piccolo saga.

 

[ElderScribe]

This movie has 'fail' written on it in bold letters with bright pink neon paint.

 

[Frank_Sinatra_]

SNIP

SNIP

SNIP

And it's being done by Spielburg, Lord of "Take a Sci-Fi setting use only the BAREST of resemblence to the plot, themes, or characters. And then insert your own stuff"

...

IF ANYBODY TOUCHES BIG O THEY DIE ON SPOT!

Does that mean I can't touch my copies?
*sniff* I was looking forward to watching those tonight...

On Topic: Jesus, that sounded so bad that my brain hurt while reading it. Quick question did you actually pay to watch that movie, or did you do what you should have done and snuck in to deprive them of money?

 

[Chibz]

I'll probably pirate it, to see for myself how bad the movie is.

 

[Aedwynn]

Why does this make me want to see the film more?

i agree

I believe the phenomenon is called Bile Fascination, you can read about it here;

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BileFascination

But stop it, you two - we really shouldn't encourage this.

(But I admit - I want to see it, too.)

 

[Frank_Sinatra_]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragonball-evolution

a bunch of talentless hacks with studio money slapped together a big steaming pile of baffling garbage that fails utterly on every possible level and will please no one at all.

+ Might be fun when you're hammered and surrounded by friends. Or suicidal, and need something to push you over the edge.
- Basically everything.

Best part of that review
(Sorry for the double post)