Dragonball Evolution

Genre: Epic Fantasy Family Movie

Language: English

Director: James Wong (Final Destination)

Cast: Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds), James Marsters (P.S. I Love You), Jamie Chung (I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry), Emmy Rossum (The Phantom of the Opera), Park Joon-Hyung (Speed Racer), and Chow Yun-Fat (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)

Runtime: 86 min

Plot:

Goku (Justin Chatwin) goes on a journey to find Master Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat) and gather the seven mystical Dragon Balls before the evil Lord Piccolo (James Marsters). Along his way, he meets Bulma (Emmy Rossum) who then joins him to help him in his mission. When arriving at Roshi's place, he is not welcomed with an embrace but has to fight Roshi. Roshi soon learns that Goku is the grandson of Gohan (Randall Duk Kim) and thus trains him to prepare him for the ultimate battle with Lord Piccolo to prevent him from collecting the powerful Dragon Balls.

Watched the movie 20 Mar evening @ Cathay Cineleisure with Sylvia.

I read the Dragonball manga when I was young. However, the movie version was a total different aspect from the original manga. The missing of Goku's Travelling Cloud and the lusty-ever Roshi disappointed me the most.

Although the story was off the manga, the main idea was still there, to locate the 7 dragonballs and be granted a wish. And this will be cycled again after the particular wish is granted. I must say the CG effect is good and the movie was entertaining and colourful. However, it was not up to standard for fans of Dragonball manga I'm afraid.

ah-deng says: 2/5 Fans of Dragonball should not watch. Don't leave the cinema yet when credits out, there is a preview of Part 2.