Yeah, I guess the Dragonballs looked all right, though I still think it took away from them to see them in live action CG — they seem much more campy and silly that way. Also, I think Bulma was pretty hot, but that didn’t disguise the bad acting.

And the acting… well, it’s true that even good acting can’t save us from a shitty script, but a lot of it I still found to be convincing and pathetic. Yamcha, for example, was so horribly stereotypical and useless that it blows my mind.

It may be true that Toriyama has profited plenty from his franchise already, but as an artist, I really, really feel bad for him having to see his creation bastardized in such a way. Before this release, he seemed confused and urged fans to think of it as an “alternate universe.” I wonder what he thinks now.

I’m glad this movie came out just as DBK was starting. It gives you something fresh and shiny to help erase the bad memories. XD

Probably the only thing that really looked good in this movie were the girls like Chichi. Ayumi´s song was a welcome entry but Everything else was just preposterous!

I did a facepalm when Goku was near school with all those cars. It reminded me of BEVERLY HILLS 90210 scene.

Shenlong was not a dragon here, it was like some sort of lizard. The anime version is all way better.

The only SFX that looked decent were the Dragonballs. I think you forgot to mention it in the similarities part.

Also, the kamehameha technique was sort of cool at the beginning but then the final bow was terrible.

Finally, I don´t blame the actors for this movie. The casting was not bad and “probably” in other circumstances it could have worked…it was the terrible script, art direction, etc.
They never respected the original source IN ANY way.

I don´t feel bad for Akira Toriyama. Probably He has enough money and fame. I feel sorry for the people, including us that had to watch this movie.

I will need to watch the whole anime series to erase this bad memory.

Pretending this never happened is going to be hard.

Finally, nice review. I wonder what was the reason for you to watch it in the first place?

Most people who actually see this film are saying its kinda bad

@TJ: Fox is an idiot.

@Harry: They’re probably the same people that thought Street Fighter was a great idea for a movie, especially one that contains no street fights in it.

@Authoritaters: I have no idea what this proves other than that Fox is retarded. Like I said, even if they were going to ignore the entire fanbase, this movie just plain sucks on the most basic of levels. The fact that it has a well-loved source is just insult to the injury.

@usagijen: I’m glad you think this is coherent, ’cause I’m not so sure. x_x