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Dragonball Evolution Reviews

2009

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A young boy named Goku seeks out upon his grandfather's dying request to find the great Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls (of which he has one) in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls to take over the world. Read more

Starring	Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung
Director	James Wong
Genres	Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Live-action caper based on the original manga cartoon strip that started in the 1980s, Luke Perry... read more on Time Out
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- - David Jenkins
  - Time Out
  - 08 Apr 2009 at 03:33
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  A major disappoinement
  
  Ok being a Dragonball fan myself I've been waiting for a live action movie for years, and now that it's finally here I wish they didn't bother, ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - RichC
  - 5 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Apr 2009 at 20:39
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  - 0
  Kinda fun but still pants
  
  I spent £1 to rent this from my library and I kinda want my money back. I love fun movies and I'm not really a tough critic at all, but this was all ... read more »
  
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- - Mickey Mouse
  - Dorset, England
  - 22 Apr 2012 at 10:25
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  avoid at all costs
  
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  Shame that I can't give this film a zero on the rating. It doesn't even deserve the half star.
  
  The acting is... well, the word pitiful is an ... read more »
  
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- 1079129
- - AuronGrande
  - 39 reviews
  - 06 Jan 2012 at 15:48
- - 0
  - 0
  As a fan I fill with rage after watching this movie.
  
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  I watched the Dragon ball series as I was growing up and was very disappointed in this film, either the writers of the film had no idea about dragon ball or ... read more »
  
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- 1071705
- - TurtleBoy
  - 2 reviews
  - Preston
  - 09 Dec 2011 at 00:52
- - 2
  - 0
  If you watched the cartoon this movie will annoy you!
  
  So many things in this film that aren't true to the storyline of Dragonball and Dragonball Z. To start with Goku was world famous when he was a kid in the ... read more »
  
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- 975599
- - ajbrownlee
  - 3 reviews
  - Aberdeen
  - 23 Mar 2011 at 14:37
- - 2
  - 0
  extremely disappointing
  
  i wasnt impressed with this movie in the slightest, they completely changed the whole concept of the story, if you are a major dragonball, dragonball z/gt fan i... read more »
  
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- 930085
- - markistar
  - 5 reviews
  - newcastle
  - 08 Oct 2010 at 23:13
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  dragonball the movie.
  
  I chose this film for my son, he loves dragonball z. He said that although it wasnt as good as the cartoon, he still loved it. so thumbs up.
  
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- 901232
- - taggart
  - 2 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 25 Jun 2010 at 14:16
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  - 1
  Speaking as an outsider of the Dragonball franchise...
  
  I have no idea about anything else from the Dragonball universe. I never saw the shows or read the anime or anything else.
  
  I purely rented the movie ... read more »
  
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- 886353
- - moontear666
  - 31 reviews
  - UK
  - 25 Apr 2010 at 01:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Nearly there!
  
  As a Dragonball fan, I was looking forward to this day, Dragonball the motion picture!!
  
  However as the film sticks closeish to the story and does ... read more »
  
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- 875837
- - funktgreen
  - 6 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 23 Mar 2010 at 15:50
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  Really good!
  
  This was a really good film i wasn't initialy expecting it to be that good as its only a PG, but i was surprised as its really good and a credit to the ... read more »
  
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- 860002
- - Eggcup
  - 41 reviews
  - Chiswick, London
  - 10 Feb 2010 at 15:40
- - 0
  - 0
  A Perfect Evolution!
  
  What a great movie this was!
  
  If you love fantasy/adventure movies, then this should be placed on one of your top lists!
  
  I have never ... read more »
  
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- - Jordan
  - 282 reviews
  - London
  - 08 Feb 2010 at 17:32
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- - 27
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  A major disappoinement
  
  Ok being a Dragonball fan myself I've been waiting for a live action movie for years, and now that it's finally here I wish they didn't bother, ... read more »
  
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- 743056
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  - RichC
  - 5 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Apr 2009 at 20:39
- - 6
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  THE LEGEND COMES TO LIFE?
  
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  So here we are, hollywood latest attempt to crack the anime world.
  
  The question is, is Dragonball Evolution bad? The answer yes, but not terrible. ... read more »
  
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- - VIDEOMONSTER
  - 252 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 28 Apr 2009 at 12:33
- - 3
  - 0
  Unleash The Dragon
  
  Absolutely silly, but utterly fun!!! I wasn't expecting much from this film, having struggled to come up with a film to add to my rental list. But frankly, ... read more »
  
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- 814930
- - weaponX
  - 21 reviews
  - Loughborough
  - 26 Sep 2009 at 16:42
- - 2
  - 0
  extremely disappointing
  
  i wasnt impressed with this movie in the slightest, they completely changed the whole concept of the story, if you are a major dragonball, dragonball z/gt fan i... read more »
  
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- 930085
- - markistar
  - 5 reviews
  - newcastle
  - 08 Oct 2010 at 23:13
- - 2
  - 0
  If you watched the cartoon this movie will annoy you!
  
  So many things in this film that aren't true to the storyline of Dragonball and Dragonball Z. To start with Goku was world famous when he was a kid in the ... read more »
  
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- 975599
- - ajbrownlee
  - 3 reviews
  - Aberdeen
  - 23 Mar 2011 at 14:37
- - 1
  - 0
  Not Good
  
  Watched this with my 10 year old son - and while it started off OK (for what it is) it turned increasly 'power rangers' - complete with poor special fx... read more »
  
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- 807924
- - tcw5
  - 8 reviews
  - London
  - 07 Sep 2009 at 14:11
- - 1
  - 0
  ok
  
  yeah the move was ok but i felt it could have been better, the animated series was awsome, less chat more fight, hope the next movie match up to the cartoon
  
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- 808760
- - kooldeep
  - 117 reviews
  - Grays
  - 09 Sep 2009 at 16:15
- - 1
  - 0
  dragonball z the movie
  
  Loved the cartoon series but found the flim disappointing.
  
  I would'nt rent or buy this flim.
  
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- 809528
- - thetudors
  - 1 review
  - Helston
  - 11 Sep 2009 at 16:39
- - 1
  - 0
  Better than you'd expect
  
  Turn your brain right down to 1 before you watch this and you may just find that this is very enjoyable hokum. Absolute nonsense with no pretensions to being ... read more »
  
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- 809590
- - William Brown
  - Edinburgh
  - 11 Sep 2009 at 20:02
- - 1
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  Completely Terrible.
  
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  There has been a lot said about this film in the Anime and Manga circles and none of it is good. This film is a terrible representation of one of the best shows... read more »
  
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- 810121
- - Mraellis
  - 7 reviews
  - Alfreton
  - 13 Sep 2009 at 17:33

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  - 08 Apr 2009 at 03:33

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  James Wong adapts the rich myths of the DRAGONBALL manga saga, with this 20th Century Fox production starring Justin Chatwin. The plot revolves around Goku (Chatwin), Earth's greatest champion, who must defend the planet against an invading race of alien warriors hell-bent on dominating the ...

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  A young boy named Goku seeks out upon his grandfather's dying request to find the great Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls (of which he has one) in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls to take over the world....