Dragonball trailer

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by: Dave Davis Dec. 10, 2008

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The trailer for DRAGONBALL (now apparently retitled DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION for some reason) is now online, and since I can't properly articulate my reaction, I will leave that to you.

The movie (adapted from the endless manga/anime) stars Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Ernie Hudson, Emmy Rossum and Chow Yun-Fat. James Wong (THE ONE, FINAL DESTINATION) directs the pointy hair and explosive punching. Check out the trailer at IGN.

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Source: IGN

Extra Tidbit: Ron Perlman was reportedly first approached to play villain Piccolo.

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DPlace
7:15PM on 12/15/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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uggh.. poor Chow Yun Fat. At least they are making a movie about my favorite part of the Dragon.
uggh.. poor Chow Yun Fat. At least they are making a movie about my favorite part of the Dragon.
 
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kieliaowe
6:58PM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
still not sure but ...
Ok, so the first teaser that came out made me not want to see this movie at all regardless of enjoying the dragonball series as a child... it looked like Fast and the Furious meets Spy Kids... now that the new international trailer has come out... it's gradually looking a bit better....it still has that spy kids flare to it but it also has this Mortal Kombat thing going on as well ... so it doe...
Ok, so the first teaser that came out made me not want to see this movie at all regardless of enjoying the dragonball series as a child... it looked like Fast and the Furious meets Spy Kids... now that the new international trailer has come out... it's gradually looking a bit better....it still has that spy kids flare to it but it also has this Mortal Kombat thing going on as well ... so it does look a bit dated... i don't care... some of my most fond memories with movies are still the ones that came out 20 years ago..lol... i'm hoping for the best with this take on Dragonball... and if it does in fact stay true to the series .. GREAT.. if not... well atleast they tried and i can get it second hand at Blockbuster
 
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passthepuss
4:02PM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
DRAGGING BALLS!!
Lubrication.

come on,porn version's just around the corner:)
Lubrication.

come on,porn version's just around the corner:)
 
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Kill Billionair
3:41PM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Now all they have to do is change the word Dragonball also and all the character's names and it won't shit all over one of the best animes ever.
Now all they have to do is change the word Dragonball also and all the character's names and it won't shit all over one of the best animes ever.
 
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NuclearMisfit
2:29PM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Looks better but not enough to warrant me to buy a ticket.
Looks better but not enough to warrant me to buy a ticket.
 
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rasagathi
2:23PM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Also, on a side not, what's this 'Evolution' bullshit? Now it sounds like a shitty, X-men cartoon. The title 'Dragonball' was fine...
Also, on a side not, what's this 'Evolution' bullshit? Now it sounds like a shitty, X-men cartoon. The title 'Dragonball' was fine...
 
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gameslave
2:05PM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
huh?
ya kno, the action look cool, dragonballish, but why the fuck did they replace the whole saiyan story with this chosen one bullshit. the most intriguing part of dragonball, the biggest catch, was that he was like superman and his backstory was to actually kill everyone but he hit his had and had amnesia etc. and whats this crap about some dudes makin dragonballs.
i'm not that into the s...
ya kno, the action look cool, dragonballish, but why the fuck did they replace the whole saiyan story with this chosen one bullshit. the most intriguing part of dragonball, the biggest catch, was that he was like superman and his backstory was to actually kill everyone but he hit his had and had amnesia etc. and whats this crap about some dudes makin dragonballs.
i'm not that into the show, but i know enough from watchin it a lot when i was a kid, and it seems they took out everything that made the original so cool.
 
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rasagathi
11:35AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
This looks infinitely better than i'd expected...
...and it still looks like a pile of shit. They're butchering the story, look, feeling, and characters of the original comic. Goku, what the hell? He was little kid, an innocent, awestruck by everything, excited by adventure. How the hell did he get changed into this brooding, moody loser? Piccolo seems all right, but damn, this looks bad...
This looks infinitely better than i'd expected...
...and it still looks like a pile of shit. They're butchering the story, look, feeling, and characters of the original comic. Goku, what the hell? He was little kid, an innocent, awestruck by everything, excited by adventure. How the hell did he get changed into this brooding, moody loser? Piccolo seems all right, but damn, this looks bad... I'll stick with the manga, thanks.
 
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Mautio
9:35AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Dragonballz
OMFG! This movie's going to suck dragonballz!
OMFG! This movie's going to suck dragonballz!
 
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SeymourClearly
9:28AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Garbage!!!
What a piece of SHIT!!

What a piece of SHIT!!

 
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Maudibe
6:28AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Crappy so far...
1-I'd rather jerk myself off with a fist full of broken glass than pay good money to see this.

2- Speed Racer was underrated. I enjoyed it a lot.

3- Yun Fat needs to get back into his Tequila shoes.

1-I'd rather jerk myself off with a fist full of broken glass than pay good money to see this.

2- Speed Racer was underrated. I enjoyed it a lot.

3- Yun Fat needs to get back into his Tequila shoes.

 
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critic_h8er
6:10AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Oh gyeawd - it's co-starring ERNIE HUDSON?!

His career is doomed.

I officially have no interest in this movie, now.
Oh gyeawd - it's co-starring ERNIE HUDSON?!

His career is doomed.

I officially have no interest in this movie, now.
 
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SneakyGandalf
3:22AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
ROFL
@kor-guy
"Yikes
They went full retard"

haha, i laughed my ass off man.
Nice
@kor-guy
"Yikes
They went full retard"

haha, i laughed my ass off man.
Nice
 
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cupajoe
2:57AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
God that movie looks bad. It looks like a soft core porn only with out the screwing.

Plus his hair just looks ridiculous.
God that movie looks bad. It looks like a soft core porn only with out the screwing.

Plus his hair just looks ridiculous.
 
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IKnowMovies
2:07AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
no no no
i really want to like this, but i can't. if goku does a KAMEHAMEHA! i'll flip. and where the fuck is Krillian? and fuck Chow. maybe if this were a Woo film he'd play Goku.
i really want to like this, but i can't. if goku does a KAMEHAMEHA! i'll flip. and where the fuck is Krillian? and fuck Chow. maybe if this were a Woo film he'd play Goku.
 
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shelman2392
1:37AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Bullet proof Monk 2? Ouch
This is another of those projects that for the life of me I can' figure out why the excellent Chow Yun-Fat is doing these garbage products. This looks like a 12 year old boys version of "Bratz" Terrible.
This is another of those projects that for the life of me I can' figure out why the excellent Chow Yun-Fat is doing these garbage products. This looks like a 12 year old boys version of "Bratz" Terrible.
 
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Cho03
1:20AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
At least they got Piccolo's voice right.
At least they got Piccolo's voice right.
 
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DaForce
1:09AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Frankly, it doesn't look that bad.

I mean it doesn't look any worse than that Jackie Chan/Jet Li movie that came out earlier this year.
Frankly, it doesn't look that bad.

I mean it doesn't look any worse than that Jackie Chan/Jet Li movie that came out earlier this year.
 
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Darth Kenshin
12:53AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
that looked 140,349x better than I thought it would. Not bad, all things considered.
that looked 140,349x better than I thought it would. Not bad, all things considered.
 
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The Clif
12:52AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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i completley agree..speed racer was greatly underrated..not the best of the year, but it was good and not appreciated


i completley agree..speed racer was greatly underrated..not the best of the year, but it was good and not appreciated
 
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Dead as History
12:23AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I don't think there's enough weed in the state of California to make me enjoy this movie, and there's alooot of weed here. Unless 45 minutes of this movie consist of screaming while in horse stance, glowing, and hair color changing, then it can't be called Dragonball.
I don't think there's enough weed in the state of California to make me enjoy this movie, and there's alooot of weed here. Unless 45 minutes of this movie consist of screaming while in horse stance, glowing, and hair color changing, then it can't be called Dragonball.
 
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casketmouth
12:19AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
anyone who compares the guys who gave u The Matrix work to the guy who gave you The One, is a FUCKING idiot and an ignorant moron. The only ones who hated speedracer are people who don't appreciate viseral art or people who haven't watched it and feel cool dogging it. SPEED RACER was infact one of the best movies this year and definately the most underated. It was visually amazing and very w...
anyone who compares the guys who gave u The Matrix work to the guy who gave you The One, is a FUCKING idiot and an ignorant moron. The only ones who hated speedracer are people who don't appreciate viseral art or people who haven't watched it and feel cool dogging it. SPEED RACER was infact one of the best movies this year and definately the most underated. It was visually amazing and very well executed...so stop the comparisson and as for this movie it looks like SHIT and from the time they had a caucasian lead and a mediocre director it was a given so...what did anyone else fuckin expect????
 
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robspider90
12:13AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Not Ridiculous Enough!!!
this looks like shit. it should have been made in a style sort of that of the speed racer movie, but obviously instead made to feel like dragonball. this looks like a poor man's version of the mortal kombat movie. i am deeply sadden:(
this looks like shit. it should have been made in a style sort of that of the speed racer movie, but obviously instead made to feel like dragonball. this looks like a poor man's version of the mortal kombat movie. i am deeply sadden:(
 
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disposablepal
12:07AM on 12/11/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
i think i feel the worst for Rossum, shes easily too talented to be in this, Chow Yun-Fat i can excuse, maybe he wanted to buy a new house or something and this was a quick paycheck. also i think they missed their mark to ride the Dragonball money train, that was about 8 years ago when it was big in the US. after watching The One again this past weekend i dont see anything good coming of this f...
i think i feel the worst for Rossum, shes easily too talented to be in this, Chow Yun-Fat i can excuse, maybe he wanted to buy a new house or something and this was a quick paycheck. also i think they missed their mark to ride the Dragonball money train, that was about 8 years ago when it was big in the US. after watching The One again this past weekend i dont see anything good coming of this film.
 
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ChinoMoreno7
11:57PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
If only I were 13 again...
If only I were 13 again...
 
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Servo
11:40PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Finally! A REAL movie!

This is gonna make Van Helsing look like Milk.
Finally! A REAL movie!

This is gonna make Van Helsing look like Milk.
 
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aronnyc
11:39PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Suddenly, Speed Racer looks awesome.
Suddenly, Speed Racer looks awesome.
 
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X-KID
11:38PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
dbe
I guess they took the title evolution to heart, the trailer is way better than the original and what I was worried about has been fixed, Piccolo being green, I had heard he would eveolve further in the film and would reveal his true form/color, I gues those rumers were right.

I'll admit it I wasn't too keen on seeing this film but as a fan of the show and now the new movie traile...
I guess they took the title evolution to heart, the trailer is way better than the original and what I was worried about has been fixed, Piccolo being green, I had heard he would eveolve further in the film and would reveal his true form/color, I gues those rumers were right.

I'll admit it I wasn't too keen on seeing this film but as a fan of the show and now the new movie trailer I'll give this film a chance and I will be seening it no matter the reviews or critics.
 
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numberFIVE
11:30PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
While never a DB, DBZ, or DBGT fan I respect the property and did enjoy a few arcs of the series (Cell saga, in particular). This trailer looks fine to me. The effects are cartoonish, the characters seem appropriately understated (truth be told, in the manga and anime they were only as "epic" as the current storyline was), and it's changed just enough to garner a reaction from source fans and...
While never a DB, DBZ, or DBGT fan I respect the property and did enjoy a few arcs of the series (Cell saga, in particular). This trailer looks fine to me. The effects are cartoonish, the characters seem appropriately understated (truth be told, in the manga and anime they were only as "epic" as the current storyline was), and it's changed just enough to garner a reaction from source fans and the newly exposed alike.

You can't please anyone, and I think a Wachowski "Speed Racer" style visuals would best be suited, but I think this will be okay. I'm not sure "fun" is the right phrase just yet, but it has the potential to be so... and, not to burst anyone's bubble, this flick is probably going to make a killing in Japan, and do modestly in the US- this is probably just the beginning.
 
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Vong
11:25PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Can't wait too see it!
Can't wait too see it!
 
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VegaDemonLord
11:11PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
So excited. I like the changes. Looks B and fun. Why not?
So excited. I like the changes. Looks B and fun. Why not?
 
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s1rus
11:07PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
OH NO
LOL you know the movie is gonna suck when Picollo is not green gayyyyyyy. Im glad they i like Naruto
LOL you know the movie is gonna suck when Picollo is not green gayyyyyyy. Im glad they i like Naruto
 
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Tyler Durden4
11:01PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
HAHAH
Hahah. Thanks for the laugh!
Hahah. Thanks for the laugh!
 
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abcdehacademy
10:38PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
WOW
im glad i dont care about dragon ball because that looks comically bad
im glad i dont care about dragon ball because that looks comically bad
 
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kor-guy
10:34PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
yikes
They went full retard
They went full retard
 
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The Clif
10:24PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
i mean i give them this..the effects, look pretty good. but the rest...no, not at all..again, imma try to keep a benifiet of the doubt with this until the reviews come in or i see a little more..but so far, not a chance in hell im seein this
i mean i give them this..the effects, look pretty good. but the rest...no, not at all..again, imma try to keep a benifiet of the doubt with this until the reviews come in or i see a little more..but so far, not a chance in hell im seein this
 
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movienachos
10:19PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
kamehameha
suddenly, after all the reactions, Piccolo changed hue and became shrek-like..
suddenly, after all the reactions, Piccolo changed hue and became shrek-like..
 
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pykowrnozes
10:18PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I liked it...
I liked it...
 
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The Clif
10:17PM on 12/10/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO TO MY CHILDHOOD SHOW?!

I think i died a little inside.

for the actors...can u say "career suicide?"
WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO TO MY CHILDHOOD SHOW?!

I think i died a little inside.

for the actors...can u say "career suicide?"
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