Dragonball movie trailer: because saving the world needs hair gel

Posted Dec 10, 2008 at 9:39AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Stephen Chow
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Let's take a short break from the serious news to have a bit of a laugh. Here's the latest trailer from the upcoming Dragonball movie, which shows that you can take time off from saving the world to make sure your hair is kept nice and spiky.



I don't know whether to cry or laugh. I was so preoccupied with Emmy Rossum's transformation into an Asian cosplaying chick that I almost missed James Marsters Apple-green, almost seasick-looking complexion. I am horrified at the sheer campiness of the whole thing, but I'm transfixed at the same time. The movie's sooo gonna suck. That's probably why I'm gonna go watch it. I hated Dragonball.


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by Keith K - 2008-12-10 04:19
» Ugh

So bad... So very bad...

by Genotype - 2008-12-10 04:41
» I hope...

It's campy. I'm a big fan of camp, just like the Street Fighter movie. Sure the movie sucked, but it was a lot of fun to watch.

by StingBlah - 2008-12-10 04:44
» what?!

I thought that looked great!

by SuperVegeta - 2008-12-10 05:22
» Great?

That looked great? Have you ever seen dragonball? i almost couldn't watch the whole trailer. Nothing like dragonball at all. The independent Mega Man movie looks better than this. sigh.....

by Aonike - 2008-12-10 05:50
» ...

Ok...

Can someone please tell me how they even got the idea of making the movie this horrible?

by RommelTJ - 2008-12-10 05:51
» I'll watch it

Sure, they took some creative liberties, but movie-making is not always about being real.



Go ahead and flame me, I liked the Doom movie as well.

by vannk - 2008-12-10 05:58
» ......

well... um.. that was something.....

by trigger - 2008-12-10 05:58
» well

it could have been worse. at least it's not uwe boll, right? hahaha





anyways. i'm watching this. just because. i love camp. i love dbz. and whatever people say... blah. i'm watching this as a movie of its own right - i don't want to be a nitpicky purist. like how all those xmen purists say that the movies were bad.



jeez. can't they just watch a movie and see it as a movie in itself? sheesh.

by Isaac C. - 2008-12-10 06:15
» Hm

I dunno. I don't think I'm that much of a purist, but if Hollywood's going to make a movie out of a beloved franchise and then ruins it for everyone, that kinda kills it.



It's like they just took the rights of a popular franchise just to make money off of the name, without particular respect to the culture of the fanbase. If this movie wasn't Dragonball, less people would pay attention to it. But because it is Dragonball, good or bad, it still gets hype.

by zeromatrix75 - 2008-12-10 06:24
» ...

Oh well, they could always make another much better one later on just like the hulk and batman

by bone39367 - 2008-12-10 06:24
» Not Dragonball

I'm not saying I won't watch it but that's definitely not the dragonball that I know.

by Darkthunder90 - 2008-12-10 06:49
» Well

Did anyone else notice that Piccolo looks just like the Green Goblin from Spiderman?

by LeonPSP - 2008-12-10 07:37
» there is always only one "chosen" warrior

What the hell is happening with those writers nowadays ? Don't they get tired of this "only one chosen warrior" crap ?

by SolidXnake - 2008-12-10 08:04
» ..

Sorry to said this but this was written years back. So that comment bout the writers of today does not apply.



Also, the movie will never looked like the cartoon- EVER- That it looked better than the previous DBZ movie which by the way I watched like in the 90's YEAh. That they will kill the franchise with this one? Absolutely.

That I will watch it? Yes I will because I like DBZ.

by Devil Outlaw - 2008-12-10 08:41
» Hmmmm.....

I think they should just make more dragonball animated movies....



I reckon even a CGI movie would be a hell of a lot better than this...

by Quixand - 2008-12-10 08:51
» in fairness

everybody was saying the same thing about Transformers how it was nothing like Transformers at all...but we all know how that turned out.



But really that trailer was awful.

by NarooN - 2008-12-10 09:37
» God, just smite me now.

I can't BELIEVE I just saw that. Just WOW. That isn't crap like the series. Even if you hated the DBZ series, you could watch one episode and tell this trailer is horrifically inaccurate. The movie will flop and suck complete balls, and because of that, I'll watch it.

by lordoftheluis24 - 2008-12-10 09:57
» Look at the bright side :D

At least we know when it was gonna happen. We all knew it was gonna happen eventually XD

by nikko03 - 2008-12-10 10:26
» ...>_>

im so heartbroken...im a huge fan of dbz and was looking so forward to this...until 2 seconds ago. WTF was that man! lol y did they have to make this seem like another cheap kung fu flick...not to mention they didnt even try to make these people look like the characters..and since the f**k when did bulma become some crazy fighter at the age of 16! :`(

by jbwzrd213 - 2008-12-10 10:29
» Great...

I'm not sure I can watch it on the fact it's not even set in the Dragonball universe...

by Mabie A. - 2008-12-10 10:40
» ehng...

it looked.. erm... modern... i guess.

by Act II - 2008-12-10 11:44
» their hair

was not big and spikey enough for me

by papajag - 2008-12-10 11:45
» WTF!!!!!!!

Why the hell is Goku white?!!! Bulma's hot but I'm still asking the first question. This movie is gonna sell but it's gonna suck. Who ever casted Goku as a white guy should die. I have no problem with white people but Goku should be Japanese or at least Asian looking. Next time I'm gonna make a movie of Naruto played by a black guy(maybe Samuel Jackson because he's in every good movie).

by RommelTJ - 2008-12-10 11:53
» Just some clarification

Some people commenting here are REALLY confused, including, unfortunately, some QJ.net staff.



-This is DragonBall: Evolution, not a DragonBall movie. They added Evolution for a reason.

-This is DragonBall:Evol ution, not DragonBall Z: Evolution.



Sure, the movie is different from the original anime, but its not the case like in Fallout 3, where they just forgot about their roots. They added Evolution so that they can be different, so don't be so strict when comparing it with the anime.



Also, this is DragonBall, not DragonBall Z that we are talking about. DragonBall was WAY more cartoonish, anime-ish, and silly than DBZ.



Sure the trailer is weird, but what did you expect from a DB movie?



The directors and producers of this film are of top quality, and you should at least be skeptical about it. Kung Fu Hustle and Shiaolin Soccer were great movies, although cheesy. This is in the same tune.

by RommelTJ - 2008-12-10 11:56
» Something to be upset

If there is something to be disappointed at by that trailer is the lack of cleavage and panties shown. The DragonBall series was famous for that. Well, not the American version.

by papajag - 2008-12-10 12:02
» @ zeromatrix75

No they won't. This is a one time thing. A lot of people are gonna watch this movie because it's DBZ. If this movie sucks and they make another one then the chances of people watching that movie will drop. Hulk was okay...just because they added Abomination it made the movie better than the 1st but story still wasn't that great. Batman was perfect though(contrast between reality and fiction was great).

by DarkXCloud - 2008-12-10 12:44
» ...

Goku is not Japanese.... he wasn't even born in Earth.

by xploren - 2008-12-10 14:42
» Have you noticed?

The voice actor for this trailer voices almost all the trailers of bad movies.



F*ck, the movie's being released on my birthday. That's just mean. A movie like Watchmen I wouldn't mind (I would love it!), but crap like this? Bah.

by Stewies - 2008-12-10 14:45
» & Brian

Epic Fail!

by KingPoubar - 2008-12-10 15:12
» Meh

Im sticking to the tailand knock off, at least that was faithful.

by RommelTJ - 2008-12-10 15:40
» You are not

You aren't such a huge fan, because you can't tell the difference between DBZ and DB.

by SuperVegeta - 2008-12-10 15:41
» Reminds me of...

You know what it reminds me of? The Super Mario Brother's movie. The live action one where Bowser is just some dirty guy in a bad coat and the movie has absolutely nothing to do with the intellectual property that it is based on except in the names of characters. yeah, that's what this is. A super dragonball brothers z movie.

by DannyDanger - 2008-12-10 16:06
» WAT?!

WHY?!

by ganstream1 - 2008-12-10 16:16
» what an abomination

It just goes to show how evil Hollywood really is.



But i'm still gonna watch it.

by kerrykerrykerry - 2008-12-10 17:24
» ...

ragardless of what DragonBall this is rooting from, it looks like complete garbage. Why would you cast a white guy anywhere in this, except to play that annoying guy Hercule (because he seemed like he was supposed to be white in the cartoon



and everyone that says that they hate it already, but are going to see it.... why??

by BRAV04 - 2008-12-10 18:43
» LMFAOOOOOOOOO

HAHAHAHAHAAAAA OMG this is soo stuiped lmaoooo first i hear home is coming tomorrow. now this is just a joke. horriable acting u can so tell it was made in the year 2000. lol haha and i herd they only had a Budget of 100K to make the movie. i wonderd why it sucks soo bad. hmmmm well the trailer was horrible and when did they ever had guns in DB. im soo confused. And atleast say kamaamamama right god damn it

by BRAV04 - 2008-12-10 18:46
» To add

when does goku ever fight in a room HAHAHAHA LMAOOOOOO IM DIEING WHAT A *****ING GAY MOVIE KILLED IT

by papajag - 2008-12-10 19:24
» well yeah duh

but the whole DB was set as Japanese not any other race. So they should keep with the kunichiwa.

by PT-X - 2008-12-10 20:33
» GUnz

Well they had a gun in DB nd DBZ lol..

by GUNBEHINDTHESUN - 2008-12-10 23:36
» EUWWW!!

Looks like Mega Crap

by SolidXnake - 2008-12-11 01:27
» Guns..?

Guns, Lots of Guns! -Neo



Yes they do have lots of guns - if you watched the DB series is all about guns and the Red Ribbon Army. Ohh man this is completely a download! LOL - Not even!



KamehaMeha..oops I crapped my pants again...ROOOSHII, bring me my pamper and the stick again!

by StingBlah - 2008-12-11 05:08
» i dont give a ***** about dragonball

but the movie looks great, regardless of whether its based on dragonball or not. The effects and everything remind me of kungfu Hustle + transformers!

by Genotype - 2008-12-11 06:28
» Losers

There has only been one trailer and everybody is up in arms about how horrible the movie will be, no one knows that yet. Just wait and see, some of you might be pleasantly surprised. At least there not taking as many liberties as people did with the abominable Speed Racer movie. As for the Goku being white part, that is a little annoying since he's loosely based of The Monkey King from the Saiyuki story, and thus should look Chinese.

by infinitysend - 2008-12-11 11:11
» Where the F**K

...IS KRILLIN!?!?!??!?!

by PSPMAN90 - 2008-12-11 11:31
» Crap! Crap! Where's Goku? Don't tell me! That guy!? He doesn't have long hair!!

C'mon, so "evolution" means Cut your hair!?

WTF!

They shall call it, Dragon Balls! That's what it is, Balls! Man! lol

Is like a parody of DB itself and DBZ.



Yeah evolution means NEW, Modern and now I know, stupider...

You haven't notice when you woke up everyday, look yourself at the mirror and you see a stupid there, and you say " hey stupid get out!" and then U realize is you! Yeah YOU! Not me tough... LROLF!



Ok, lets see if anyone goes to the Movie theater to see this!

I will break his Face if someone DO it! LOL



Ok, "Great" Movie, Not really!

Although, Bulma looks Hot! lol

Bye

PSPMAN90

by wiiownsps3and360 - 2008-12-12 03:56
» makes me want to puke

how did they ***** this up so badly!?

by SolidXnake - 2008-12-12 04:00
»

As I mentioned above - Maybe a download would be worthy just to laugh with your friends in the comfort of your home. OH MANN HOW SUCKY! BUT LET'S JUST WAIT.

by kobayashi_reiko - 2008-12-12 10:18
» I don't want this crap...

...just like Anderson's & Jovovich's Resident Evil, should never exist. I wonden what's next to screw up...

by SolidXnake - 2008-12-15 08:06
» check thos one out

Legend Of Zelda looks way better than DBZ.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtAlPzllh2U&feature=related

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