Dragonball Evolution
Directed By: James Wong
Starring: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun Fat
What’s It About
Eighteen year old Goku, along with his trusty companions, must find the sacred 7 dragonballs before the evil alien known as Piccolo does. You see, Piccolo is planning on using the balls to summon a mystical dragon that will grant him his wish of destroying the world! Will Goku have enough balls to foil Piccolo’s plans? Will Piccolo get to go all ballistic with his balls? This is a ballsy situation indeed…
Thoughts
First off, I’m no expert in the Dragonball world, though I do like to casually watch the Z series on DVD with my son. That being said, I went into this film with the basics on what this series is about. Oh yeah, almost forgot! No, I was not expecting much from this film. With that, all I want to say is, my heart goes out to all the fans of the series. America has destroyed Dragonball.
In an age where CGI should look pretty realistic, there is no excuse for the mess that is displayed on screen. I had no idea what Goku and team were fighting in the volano area. It looked like fuzzy goo. The fireballs that are projected from the fighters were laughable. But then came Goku’s transformation. I almost cried. If you cannot afford to do even a decent job on a CGI piece… DON'T DO IT!
As far as the cast, the only two who I feel did a decent job with what they were given were Justin Chatwin as Goku and James Marsters as Piccolo. Justin, to me, felt more like Goku as the movie progressed. He carried some of that same lightheartedness that the character carried in the anime series. It’s too bad that Piccolo was only given 7 minutes of screen time because James portrayed him with a menace! Even though they butchered his look, he made up for it in his performance! Everyone else overplayed their roles. I don’t feel like going through them because it’s just not worth my time, but then again, here I am taking the time to actually write this thing!
Story wise, there was absolutely nothing unique to take home and brag about. Every plot, line, and twist was more predictable as the movie moved forward. I mean, this could have very well been another Power Rangers episode, easily.
It’s too bad. Seriously.
Memorable Moment
When one of the characters reveals her name to Goku. Her name is Chi Chi.
FYI
In the anime and manga series, Goku had a tail that allowed him to transform into the giant ape known as Oozaro until it was cut off. He doesn't have a tail in the film adaption.
Score
2 out of 10
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