Movie Review: Dragonball Evolution, Anime-Inspired Action-Thriller Film by James Wong
Note: Beware of some spoilers.
Basically, the story revolves around Goku who seeks out to find the great Master Roshi and gather the seven dragonballs, of which he has one. This was after the death of his grandfather Gohan in the hands of the evil Lord Piccolo who has returned to the earth to get all the seven dragonballs and use them to take over the world. Goku’s quest is to secure the mystical orbs before Lord Piccolo does.
More than the action scenes, I loved the exchange of dialogues in the movie. Goku (Justin Yatwin) is portrayed as an ordinary student bullied by the tough guys in school. He manages to get back at them with his sharp but funny tongue, if you know what I mean. I had quite a few laughs out of Goku’s good sense of humor when talking with his love interest Chi-chi (Jamie Chung) and allies.
If you’re a hard-core Dragonball fan, you might not appreciate the movie that much. Action scenes were okay in my standards. Expect a nice showcase of martial arts. Chow Yun-Fat as Master Roshi is still at his best form despite his age. The visual effects (e.g. forces, Kamehameha wave, etc.) are of course better to look at in film than what you see in the series, but that’s just about it. I think the only consolation is that you’ll get to see your Dragonball heroes come to life in the silver screen. Whether the actors look close to the Dragonball characters they portray or not, you decide.
Dragonball Evolution ends with a defeated Lord Piccolo and Master Roshi getting a second chance at life after having been resurrected by Goku through the mystical powers of the seven Dragonballs.
Personally speaking, I’d like to see more in the coming Dragonball movies. I hope the people behind this yet another Hollywood production work harder in giving justice to the popular anime series.
Dragonball Evolution opens in Metro Manila cinemas on April 11.
Invite Credits: Many thanks to Azrael Coladilla,SM Cinemas and Net 25.
Photo Credits: IGN.com and IMDB.com
Edel ang The Block ay sa may SM North Edsa at hindi sa SM Megamall. Naku baka maligaw ako nito! Ahahahaha!
Cool Post, I didnt know that in phili u guys get the movie shown before us in the UK.
I think anyway
So Far I didnt watch this film yet, But the pictures lool ok
@earthlingorgeous: nyak, oo nga naman. thanks for correcting me. nasa isip ko kasi dat time SM Megamall. hehe.
@watch dragonball: haha, it doesn’t happen all the time, i assure you. it was a red carpet premiere, by the way. dragonball evolution was cool in my standards.watch it.