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Release Date:
10 April 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
This Easter the legend comes to life. more
Plot:
The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power. full summary | full synopsis
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The perfect movie for anyone who hates Dragonball Z
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Justin Chatwin | ... | Goku | |
| Yun-Fat Chow | ... | Master Roshi | |
| Emmy Rossum | ... | Bulma | |
| Jamie Chung | ... | Chi Chi | |
| James Marsters | ... | Lord Piccolo | |
| Joon Park | ... | Yamcha | |
| Eriko Tamura | ... | Mai | |
| Randall Duk Kim | ... | Grandpa Gohan | |
| Ernie Hudson | ... | Sifu Norris | |
| Texas Battle | ... | Carey Fuller | |
| Megumi Seki | ... | Seki | |
| Ian Whyte | ... | Oozaru | |
| Richard Blake | ... | Agundes | |
| Jon Valera | ... | Moreno | |
| Rafael Valdez | ... | Butler |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Qi long zhu: Quanxin jinhua (China: Mandarin title) (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Chat lung jyu: Chyunsan jeunfa (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
D.B.E. (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Dragon Ball (USA) (original script title)
Dragonball (USA) (working title)
Dragonball: Evolution (USA)
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Chat lung jyu: Chyunsan jeunfa (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
D.B.E. (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Dragon Ball (USA) (original script title)
Dragonball (USA) (working title)
Dragonball: Evolution (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for intense sequences of action/violence and brief mild language.
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Runtime:
85 min | 100 min (uncut version)
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
Australia:PG |
South Korea:All |
USA:PG (certificate #44706) |
Singapore:PG |
Finland:K-11 |
UK:PG |
Ireland:PG |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Netherlands:9 |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Chile:Y7 |
Mexico:A |
Argentina:Atp |
Peru:PT |
Sweden:11 |
Germany:12 (DVD rating) |
India:UA
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Director James Wong personally asked Japanese pop musician Ayumi Hamasaki if she could compose and sing the film's theme song. Since Dragon Ball was created in Japan, he felt that the song should be by a Japanese singer and in Japanese. Wong was so impressed with Hamasaki's song "Rule" that he ensured that the song would appear for all international releases of the film.
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Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: It was initially thought that there was a continuity error, as Goku makes a bridge to cross a lava pond, the high temperatures of the lava, plus jumping to get over it should have made him sweat, yet when he reaches the other side, he doesn't have a drop of sweat. This was initially considered an error, but the strength attributed to his character throughout the movie and the corresponding TV show indicate that he is not human and therefore may not be effected by the heat of the lava short of direct contact.
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Quotes:
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Grandpa Gohan: In a time before many can remember, our planet faced its greatest challenge. A warlord named Piccolo camed from beyond the stars, bringing darkness and chaos to our once peaceful world. Aided by his disciple Oozaru, the evil pair brought the human race to the brink of annihilation. Cities and countries crumbled beneath them. Countless lives were lost. But...
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Grandpa Gohan: In a time before many can remember, our planet faced its greatest challenge. A warlord named Piccolo camed from beyond the stars, bringing darkness and chaos to our once peaceful world. Aided by his disciple Oozaru, the evil pair brought the human race to the brink of annihilation. Cities and countries crumbled beneath them. Countless lives were lost. But...
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References "Channel 4 News" (1982/I)
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Soundtrack:
Rule
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A Note Regarding SpoilersWill Goku turn to his oozaru form?
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Watching DBE i can immediately tell the directors and everyone else involved have not watched more than a few episodes of the entire Dragonball series. The characters are only similar in name and the story feels like they chewed it up and spit it out and whatever stuck to the storyboard they went with. I wont ruin the story but its nothing like the anime, as i said before the characters are only similar to the anime by name. It almost seems like they wanted to make this movie as bad and as far away from the original story as they could. The only time an actor or actress acts like their anime counterpart is when they are first introduced speaking mainly about Master Roshi and Yamcha.
For one of the most action packed animes around they sure did the opposite with the movie. I can count the number of fight scenes with one hand and count how long they lasted with two hands. Its pretty pathetic when the first fight scene with Goku and the "bullies" is the best and he never threw even threw a punch. The big screen debut of the Kamehameha is sad and pathetic and all the Ki blasts look like different color fire balls. They don't look pure energy (like they are in the anime) but just like slow motion fire.
I could go on for hours about what they did wrong. If you have never seen the anime series don't watch the movie. The story is probably too confusing for anyone who doesn't know the entire back-story of the anime. The movie only gives you the who and the what but no why. In fact i think why sums up the entire movie. Why did they do this and why did they do that is all i was thinking during the entire movie. At the end of the movie all i could do was ask "Why did they make this movie and who did they make this movie for?" This is not a movie for the fans or anyone who has never seen the anime. It feels like they made this movie for the people who hate the anime.
As a fan of the series I will award this no points and may god have mercy on their souls.