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Older, stronger Goku in Hollywood's 'Dragonball'

Entertainment Feb. 19, 2009 - 04:08AM JST ( 9 )

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TeruSenseiFeb. 19, 2009 - 07:19AM JST

It looks so silly.

I feel sorry for Chow Yun Fat, the king of cool, being reduced to this.
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SchtielFeb. 19, 2009 - 09:08AM JST

I applaud the creators for trying to make a life-size Goku & crew, but honestly, some things are best represented in their original form. I've dreamt of a motion picture DB for years, but the my fantasy of it is probably better than anyone else's big screen live representation of it.
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OssanAmericaFeb. 19, 2009 - 10:09AM JST

I thought Dragonball Z was a Japanese anime. How come no Japanese actors in this movie?
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happyfaceFeb. 19, 2009 - 11:34AM JST

i have very low expectations for this movie.
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earthcreatureFeb. 19, 2009 - 12:00PM JST

Who's idea was this? I saw the trailers and I was so horrified by it! Chow-Yun PLEASE don't do this!! I know the economy is bad, but you don't have to ruin your name!! PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS!! This is gonna be a horrible movie, I think if I watch it some one better be paying for me I will not spend a penny on this!!
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telecasterplayerFeb. 19, 2009 - 12:25PM JST

All that we hoped to do was to preserve the essence of Dragonball

By changing the main character and a major support character? Oh, and now, Piccolo is a small appliance salesman. But other than that, it's the essence of Dragonball.
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aj2o1Feb. 19, 2009 - 01:27PM JST

Wasn't Dragonball based on the Chinese Monkey King's Journey to the West?
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CrimsonsilFeb. 19, 2009 - 02:37PM JST

part of me wants to hate this movie because they took dragonball and did whatever they want to it, but then another part of me thinks this may be a pretty good action movie if I don't compare it to what I already know from dragonball.

@ aj201 very loosely
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dennis0bauerFeb. 20, 2009 - 12:42PM JST

Hollywood has a fine history of making a movie of a property and total wrecking it (remember to original street fighter movie 0__0)