Stephen Chow to take "Dragonball" to big screen

[Kevin]

Hong Kong comic filmmaker Stephen Chow will help Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox produce a movie based on the popular Japanese comic book series "Dragonball," Shanghai's Oriental Morning Post reported on Thursday.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/15/content_7081972.htm
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[thelefteyeguy]

*writes a letter to Chow Sing Sing to cast the guy that dress like a woman and picks his nose*

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

omg, Dragonball Z, Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Vegeta, Bulma, Trunks, Mr. Popo, Raditz, Android 17,18, Majin Buu, Freeza, omg, so many memories!

[jeffyjaixx]

Yeah!!! :D

[Sparky123]

omg, Dragonball Z, Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Vegeta, Bulma, Trunks, Mr. Popo, Raditz, Android 17,18, Majin Buu, Freeza, omg, so many memories!

I'm pretty sure it's the Dragonball series and not the Dragonball Z series they are doing the movie on. So, half that you mentioned will not be in the movie. I'm betting they are gonna stick with Goku and Piccalo. I'm pretty sure Piccalo is the "villain" in this movie.

Either way, unless they go the CGI route, its gonna suck.

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

I'm pretty sure it's the Dragonball series and not the Dragonball Z series they are doing the movie on. So, half that you mentioned will not be in the movie. I'm betting they are gonna stick with Goku and Piccalo. I'm pretty sure Piccalo is the "villain" in this movie.

Either way, unless they go the CGI route, its gonna suck.

aww man, but piccolo is gawtly, he can regen just like Claire from Heroes.

[SLOGAN]

DB is boring.
DBZ and the fact that it has SS Goku/Gohan/Vegita would be the only way I could see it being as action packed as desired.

[dragon_drift]

heard edison chen might get cast as trunks. =/

[CSAgent]

heard edison chen might get cast as trunks. =/

That's to attract female audiences to an otherwise testosterone filled movie.

[tinlunlau]

*writes a letter to Chow Sing Sing to cast the guy that dress like a woman and picks his nose*


he'd be a shoo-in as Bacteria.
Lam Tsz-Chung should be Majin Buu. lol!

[AirBosh]

I read somewhere this guy is playing Goku

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0154226/

[MasterXan]

i heard the guy who played Spike from Buffy The Vampire Slayer is going to play Piccolo. :lol:

i wonder what type of approach that Stephen's going to take. is it going to be serious or a parody of the show? i hope it's the latter cause i just don't see it being taken seriously.

[cmge]

wasnt there a live action dragonball made already?.. i remember seeing it at the clearance bin at chapters a long time ago

[TeejayV]

i could barely take 30 minutes of pure talking and "powering up". I dunno if i will be able to bear 1.5-2 hours of that. It'll probably 5 minute intro fight in which Goku gets beat up. 30 Minutes of Training, 55 minutes of powering up, 10 minutes of powering up some more, 15 more minutes of powering up, and 5 minutes of an end fight. 3 Minute Theme song to end it off.

Fin (Hoch Hech)

[idk-bart]

damn so they're gonna base it on dragon ball... that's too tame and childish for my taste now. i wanna see goku cry and turn into a SSJ and blow some **** up!

[Sohjonn]

i never knew Goku was a white guy, interesting

and

Chow is recommending Zhang Yuqi, leading actress in his new sci-fi film "CJ7," play the role of Goku's girlfriend in the film.

i'm definately looking forward to sitting in the theatres for 2 hours watching those two

[tinlunlau]

there were mentions of Stephen Chow and his involvement with the Dragon Ball movie on this week's premiere issue of "Hong Kong Walker", the hong kong chinese edition of a japanese lifestyle magazine. good magazine to check out when you're travelling to HK.

[letranger]

oh. my. god.

please tell me i'm in a bad dream, and this is not true. esp the Edison as Trunks part.

no no no no no no no.....

[tinlunlau]

the only person i can picture as Trunks is Aaron Kwok in the "without your love" era. anyone remember that cd cover? and the infamous fan drawing with trunks doing aaron kwok's teary pose? lol!

[Rocketo]

it would be awesome if Jet Li was Vegita

[cmge]

and fat buu as Sammo Hung.. :lol:

[idk-bart]

im a little confused here... i thought this was a dragon ball adaptation not DBZ. so why did they cast TRUNKS? he belongs in DBZ.

[ali123]

Maby by saying "Dragonball" they mean from the beginning of the series till GT but I have a feeling that this is gonna suck, especially for the fans

[rayner55]

they should have Chapman To play Kuririn . :cheesygri

[revelation]

Is anybody else scared about the release date of August 15 2008? It seems much too soon to properly produce something properly of this magnitude...

I hope it turns out great, but there has been nothing that gives me any indication that it will be :(

[krash322]

Can't wait for this... it better be good

[TechRock]

buma is rumour to be play by a Mexican actress
..........:confused:

[mrfrostyman]

man i just got a shiver from this. It would be sweet when this is finally made, but i can't just shake this feeling that its going to suck.

I mean its going to suck.... like street fighter with none other Van Damme himself...

[silentio]

Doesnt stephen chow do action/comedy??

This is going to suck.

[somemale]

Chow Yun Fat!!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5d843c633b3a4760765d1649a8b0e596

Can't wait for his version of perverted facial expressions while watching exercise videos!!!

[DePotBoy]

Stephen Chow is king. Kung Fu Hustle is in my top five favourite movies of all time. Hilariously entertaining.

[TechRock]

i like how all the main male characters are white while the female characters are all asian....way to go hollywood and their asian fever

[ali123]

Stephen Chow is king. Kung Fu Hustle is in my top five favourite movies of all time. Hilariously entertaining.

+1 I love Kung Fu was Stephen the main character?

[tinlunlau]

heh...I've been talking to "CJ7" writer Vincent Kok these days.
I'm gonna do a collabo with him. It's for the love of movies, and not for movies. We gonna brainstorm a flick together. Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu is also from Canada (Vancouver). seems like a nice guy.

I just hope "CJ7" would be just as good as "Kung Fu Hustle". been 3 years since stephen Chow's last movie came out.

[somemale]

tinlau what do you do exactly?!?! very curious!

[MasterXan]

tinlau what do you do exactly?!?! very curious!

yeah i'm wondering too.

i looked over some old posts of him and it seems he worked for a DVD distribution company. dunno if he's doing that right now...

hey tin, are you a film student?

oh yeah...Chow Yun Fat is gonna play Master Roshi? aww come on!!! he's TOO GOOD for something like a Dragon Ball movie. get him and John Woo together and make a real Hard Boiled sequel (forget Stranglehold the video game) lol.

[tinlunlau]

I'm not a film student.
I was close to being one but it never really took off.
20 grand (canadian) for a 15 month course at an academy in the CBC building was a bit too rich for my blood. seneca@york never gave me a reply when i applied despite my qualifications. (i did a tv production course in stephen leacock c.i. and those in the t-dot should know what that school used to be known for)

i still work for Joy Sales doing translations for them. In fact, I most recently worked directly in their office in Hong Kong for a Leah Dizon DVD they're releasing in the next few months. (by the way, it was a nightmare getting the english subs done because quite frankly, i think she talks like a bimbo. still a good view!) i do occasional work for Diskotek Media from the USA. Expecting to help them out for the American remastered dvd re-release of "The Stormriders".

As for Vincent Kok, he recently joined a blog site in Hong Kong called alivenotdead.com and I dunno...he musta taken my advice which I suggested in his first blog entry and decided to look for additional help (for writers). Basically, what he is looking someone who has a love for movies, can type chinese (cuz it's a necessity), experience not needed, sense of humor required and so on.. i can't remember his exact words but it goes somewhere along these lines. he knows i'm coming back to toronto and i think he knows it'll be too far for us to communicate. i suggested him that we can work it out with skype (and i do usually sleep very late so time's not a problem). i'm doing this for free. that's why i call it a 'pet project'.

[tinlunlau]

on an added note, chow yun-fat confirmed it according to the newspaper.
he said he's never read the DBZ manga and the role should be "challenging" for him. he also mentioned that it's going to be a brief cameo.

[DePotBoy]

+1 I love Kung Fu was Stephen the main character?

Yes, yes he was. Hilarious too.

[CHINAdeals]

here's the first movie poster from japan

i still can't see this movie being any good.
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x177/crisuskeer/MyAnimeList/DBmoviePoster.jpg

[7jaii]

This is just crap. After Batman Dark Knight, either film this straight as a dark heroic tale or gear it to kids. If it's geared toward kids then why is S.Chow involved...oh SNAP! That's because his whole career is built upon silly teen-style movies - except he's 50 years old.

Dude, I don't want to see him dressed as Goku.

[tinlunlau]

This is just crap. After Batman Dark Knight, either film this straight as a dark heroic tale or gear it to kids. If it's geared toward kids then why is S.Chow involved...oh SNAP! That's because his whole career is built upon silly teen-style movies - except he's 50 years old.

Dude, I don't want to see him dressed as Goku.


Stephen Chow's just one of the producers of this film. He did give some positive input but FOX pretty much turned him down. And he ain't 50 yet.

[joeym]

*writes a letter to Chow Sing Sing to cast the guy that dress like a woman and picks his nose*

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/43/87616754_353475b3da.jpg?v=0

[mxhp00]

i never knew Goku was a white guy, interesting

It's going to be just like Forbidden Kingdom :cry:

[501]

this film is gonna be such a flop.

[the_fm]

the only good thing about this movie is Emmy Rossum. she is so gorgeous!

[Siefer999]

ive seen some teens do better dragon ball hair than those in the posters

[burnt_toast]

ive seen some teens do better dragon ball hair than those in the posters

poster/pic not working for me

[Rocketo]

white guy as Goku? what a flop

[thelefteyeguy]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/43/87616754_353475b3da.jpg?v=0

oh yeah baby...i love that guy :cheesygri


btw...if Dragonball is as entertaining as CJ7...this movie is going to suck dragonballs

[dragon_drift]

i've seen some pics from the movie. this movie will suck bad.

btw Krillen, Goku's best friend, is not even in this movie.

[Aznkid2000]

white guy as Goku? what a flop

+1 lol, nice post

[deeplove]

chow sing chi sure likes to surprise us these days. Ck7 was meh..his old works are way wayyy better.



yah, a caucasian being goku... rather odd

[jayk]

Dragonball is gonna flop. The main character is supposed to be Japanese with black hair.

The main character in the movie is a white kid with brownish hair.

[dragon_drift]

Dragonball is gonna flop. The main character is supposed to be Japanese with black hair.

The main character in the movie is a white kid with brownish hair.

they didn't even get the Goku hairstyle right.

[idk-bart]

someone needs to give this the fail certification. it took only one poster for everyone to see that this is gonna flop.

[winstona]

This site has some Dragon Ball pics (Not sure if they are new):

http://www.dragonballmovieblog.net/gallery/

I will reserve my judgement until I have seen the movie.

[PSiBeR]

You guys looking for a good laugh? look no further!

Some screencaps from the unreleased trailer..

http://i37.tinypic.com/24fz585.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/15ycjm1.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/n6q3c9.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2r4ho4z.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/4vfhg4.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2ur3z8m.jpg


um.. WTF happened to Piccolo???!

[BlazinTrini]

CJ7 was pretty good. It was intended for kids which my little son enjoyed

Dragonball looks really bad. It might make Dead or Alive seem like a great movie

[Siefer999]

um.. WTF happened to Piccolo???!

bit by a vampire...

[mxhp00]

White Goku doesn't have the big spiky hair and Piccolo isn't green! WTH?

[Spare-Flair]

Terrible. Stephen Chow, for the first time in my entire life, I am severely disappointed in you.

[CSAgent]

um.. WTF happened to Piccolo???!

Crack addiction.

[tinlunlau]

Terrible. Stephen Chow, for the first time in my entire life, I am severely disappointed in you.

Oh, c'mon!

It's not entirely his fault. He tried to cast more Asian actors and make better casting decisions in order to not screw it up that much. If anyone's to blame, it's FOX who were naysayers to his suggestions. Stephen Chow's got a huge manga collection in his office. If anyone knows manga, it'd be him.

[GateGuardian]

OMG, Super Marios Bro. all over again

[sfu_lifer]

OMG, Super Marios Bro. all over again

NOTHING can be as bad as Super mario Bros or for a close second, that Street Fighter Live action that Van Damme was in.

[Ch28]

bit by a vampire...

HAHA!!

It's Spike from Buffy & Angel

[sPiKyAZN]

Oh man this movie looks so bad...I might have to watch it just for the laughs.

[tinlunlau]

I still never seen that Super Mario movie...
The same applies to Street Fighter.

[dragon_drift]

this movie will blow hard...but i'll still watch it because i'm a db fan :cheesygri

[thelefteyeguy]

seriously...straight to dvd please...

[azn_pnoy]

We are not the only ones that are upset on this DBZ live movie...


http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=eYltu4usfXk&eurl=http://centurysendsavior.com/blog1/



:cheesygri

[thelefteyeguy]

We are not the only ones that are upset on this DBZ live movie...


http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=eYltu4usfXk&eurl=http://centurysendsavior.com/blog1/



:cheesygri

wow...that's some funny sht

[idk-bart]

hahaha that never gets old.

[nfnx]

this is the dumbest thing ... i heard about this awhile ago.. and its still stupid

[xOnic_]

We are not the only ones that are upset on this DBZ live movie...


http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=eYltu4usfXk&eurl=http://centurysendsavior.com/blog1/



:cheesygri

thank you for the laugh :lol:

[DVST8]

You guys looking for a good laugh? look no further!

Some screencaps from the unreleased trailer..

http://i34.tinypic.com/n6q3c9.jpg

um.. WTF happened to Piccolo???!


http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2002_Star_Trek:_Nemesis/2002_star_trek_nemesis_017.jpg


Im sure Piccolo was the main Villain in Star Trek Nemesis :D

[AirBosh]

Bootleg trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OKTpwWRKy0&fmt=18

[BlazinTrini]

http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2002_Star_Trek:_Nemesis/2002_star_trek_nemesis_017.jpg


Im sure Piccolo was the main Villain in Star Trek Nemesis :D

He was never in Star Trek Nemesis
He played Spike in Buffy and Angel and was Brianiac in Smallville

[danman227460]

I think this movie has FLOP written all over it. The trailer looks bad, it looks like they took some popular action scenes, stapled them together and threw in some random DB names and called it a movie.

I for one will not watch this. They messed up Goku, Bulma,Piccalo, and everyone else

[Havo]

This movie does indeed have flop written all over it... if its not animated... u know its going to be bad because you can't do the same effects and it doesn't have the same thrill and action in it.

[winstona]

Here's another trailer with sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J99VLiGDuLY

[gsrce]

Yamcha is the only one who looks decent.

[thechampion116]

Yamcha is the only one who looks decent.

maybe.

this whole movie is messed. Piccolo isn't white, he's green.

My main issue with the movie:

Why is Goku white and everyone else pratically Asian? I'm starting to think they never read the manga or even watched the shows.

[Chim3ra]

this movie looks ridiculous, i hope to God, it's a whole practical joke, and Stephen Chow goes: "...and here's our new movie Dragon... *LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY* oh, who am i kidding, you all know it's a joke! this ****'s all fake son!!!"

*sigh.... and Stephen Chow's in Seth Rogen's "Green Hornet"!? PLEASE don't **** THAT up

but yea.... all money on Street Fighter: Chung-Li

rofl

[gsrce]

this movie looks ridiculous, i hope to God, it's a whole practical joke, and Stephen Chow goes: "...and here's our new movie Dragon... *LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY* oh, who am i kidding, you all know it's a joke! this ****'s all fake son!!!"

*sigh.... and Stephen Chow's in Seth Rogen's "Green Hornet"!? PLEASE don't **** THAT up

but yea.... all money on Street Fighter: Chung-Li

rofl

I don't think they really gave Chow much slack in what he could change. The only reason they wanted him on board was for the fighting, they probably didn't let him anywhere near the script/costumes.

[idk-bart]

maybe.

this whole movie is messed. Piccolo isn't white, he's green.

My main issue with the movie:

Why is Goku white and everyone else pratically Asian? I'm starting to think they never read the manga or even watched the shows.

it's hollywood man, they will always use white male lead actors even if it's totally inappropriate.

[Chim3ra]

I don't think they really gave Chow much slack in what he could change. The only reason they wanted him on board was for the fighting, they probably didn't let him anywhere near the script/costumes.

uh, actually, Stephen Chow is most famous for his crude humor, ie) Justice, my Foot!. his martial arts aspect has only become predominate in the last few movies he's done, kung fu hustle and shaolin soccer. It's like Jim Carey's with 23 and eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. anyone that knows of Stephen Chow automatically have the thought of comedy in their minds.... :cheesygri

[masterhapposai]

it's hollywood man, they will always use white male lead actors even if it's totally inappropriate.

I think the actor they chose was a ******** decision.

But, you have to admit, Goku has the roundest eyes of any anime character in certain scenes.

In Dragon Ball GT (I know, it's sometimes not considered part of the true story), the characters were drawn as caucasians with VERY round eyes and caucasian features.

[Soulcatcher]

it's hollywood man, they will always use white male lead actors even if it's totally inappropriate.

Well, Goku isn't asian, so what's your problem?

[ipxxx]

We are not the only ones that are upset on this DBZ live movie...

http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=eYltu4usfXk&eurl=http://centurysendsavior.com/blog1/

:cheesygri

Nice =) had a good laugh with that one!

[winstona]

The first official trailer is now available in the official site as well as IGN:

www.dbthemovie.com
http://movies.ign.com/articles/937/937176p1.html

The movie has now been officially named Dragonball Evolution.

Honestly, I had my doubts before when the allegedly first trailer circulated around the internet a couple of months ago. It was then debunked by the studio as being something non-official and contained unfinished shots.

This "real deal" trialer is much better than the last one with a bigger budget look. Piccolo looks more green and has a voice that is very fitting for the character. Aside from Goku not looking and behaving like Goku in the Anime, I think this will be a good enough adaptation. Again, I will reserve my final judgement until I actually see it in the theatres...

[thelefteyeguy]

The first official trailer is now available in the official site as well as IGN:

www.dbthemovie.com
http://movies.ign.com/articles/937/937176p1.html

The movie has now been officially named Dragonball Evolution.

Honestly, I had my doubts before when the allegedly first trailer circulated around the internet a couple of months ago. It was then debunked by the studio as being something non-official and contained unfinished shots.

This "real deal" trialer is much better than the last one with a bigger budget look. Piccolo looks more green and has a voice that is very fitting for the character. Aside from Goku not looking and behaving like Goku in the Anime, I think this will be a good enough adaptation. Again, I will reserve my final judgement until I actually see it in the theatres...

you seriously going to watch it in the theaters?....the trailer still doesnt look too good

[TechRock]

The first official trailer is now available in the official site as well as IGN:

www.dbthemovie.com
http://movies.ign.com/articles/937/937176p1.html

The movie has now been officially named Dragonball Evolution.

Honestly, I had my doubts before when the allegedly first trailer circulated around the internet a couple of months ago. It was then debunked by the studio as being something non-official and contained unfinished shots.

This "real deal" trialer is much better than the last one with a bigger budget look. Piccolo looks more green and has a voice that is very fitting for the character. Aside from Goku not looking and behaving like Goku in the Anime, I think this will be a good enough adaptation. Again, I will reserve my final judgement until I actually see it in the theatres...

are you serious?
this movie looks terrible...going to be worst than Street fighter + forbidden kingdom

[FearSonic]

Trailers are usually supposed to hype up the movie and show off the best parts right?

Boy... the rest of the movie going to suck so bad...

[winstona]

you seriously going to watch it in the theaters?....the trailer still doesnt look too good

:lol: Hell yeah! I am certainly going to see it in the theatres! I don't think it is THAT bad...

May be my reaction to this movie is due to the fact that I wasn't that much of a Dragonball fan when I grew up. I always thought that things like Fist of the North Star and Riki-Oh was way cooler...I know a lot of fans boycott this movie just because Goku is white. But I am not one of them...

[masterhapposai]

are you serious?
this movie looks terrible...going to be worst than Street fighter + forbidden kingdom

NOTHING can be worse than Forbidden Kingdom's lack of tapping an all-star asian cast. Other than that, it was fun for a family adventure.

Now, that other Jet Li bomb.., the recent Mummy piece of crap. Unbelievably bad, no way DB can ever be worse.

[masterhapposai]

I know a lot of fans boycott this movie just because Goku is white. But I am not one of them...

Better than it being Jet Li.

Imagine if he was Goku. Based on "Jet"'s last few(or dozen?:lol:) movie results it would be so bad, everything to do with the Dragon Ball intellectual property would have to file for bankruptcy to recoup.

That being said, this movie sucks except for Chichi :)

[Longobongo]

looks horrible, its gonna bomb

[thechampion116]

Better than it being Jet Li.

Imagine if he was Goku. Based on "Jet"'s last few(or dozen?:lol:) movie results it would be so bad, everything to do with the Dragon Ball intellectual property would have to file for bankruptcy to recoup.

That being said, this movie sucks except for Chichi :)

No one would cast Jet Li as Goku, thats stupid. Jet Li has the stern face to be Vegeta but then he wouldn't be in this movie to begin with. I'm just saying they could have at least hired an actor that knew martial arts to play Goku.

Forbidden Kingdom wasn't that bad. It's a NA movie and not an Asian movie so the way it was filmed and the fights and the dialogue are geared towards a completely different audience. The same goes with Mummy 3. Not his doing.

His Asia specific movies are leagues better than the movies he has done for NA audiences.

Dragonball should have been an Asian type movie backed by an NA company. The closest thing to this being natural is that the song chosen for the movie is actually done by a Japanese artist.

Too bad Jackie Chan is way too old. A young version of him would have been perfect for this role especially in DBZ. He has the humor side and the serious fighting side just like Goku in the anime.

[angekfire]

I'm just saying they could have at least hired an actor that knew martial arts to play Goku.

They should have gotten Keanu Reeves. I hear he knows Kung-fu. :razz:

Too bad Jackie Chan is way too old. A young version of him would have been perfect for this role especially in DBZ. He has the humor side and the serious fighting side just like Goku in the anime.

Jackie Chan would have the right attitude for it, but like you said, he is too old, and I don't know if his physical charactaristics would match very well.

[Vashin]

don't worry guys watchmen is out the same month, hopefully the sheer awesomeness of it will make up for any shortcomings of the dragon ball movie. I was excited for the movie too

[Rocketo]

i just watched the trailer...it's horrible...they are making it modern looking? goku without a tail? wtf...wow they really destroyed it

[shaolinmonk]

They should have gotten Keanu Reeves. I hear he knows Kung-fu. :razz:



Jackie Chan would have the right attitude for it, but like you said, he is too old, and I don't know if his physical charactaristics would match very well.

lol i young jackie chan scratching his head when he got hit is classic goku lol

[angekfire]

I watched the trailers yesterday, and all I can say is wow. Horrid actor selection for Goku. THis movie is going to flop HARD.

[tinlunlau]

lol i young jackie chan scratching his head when he got hit is classic goku lol

if jackie's too old, then how about his son jaycee?

[slippy]

nice =) had a good laugh with that one!

lmfao!!

[7jaii]

if jackie's too old, then how about his son jaycee?

Jay can't act for beans. This films a disaster and deserves to lose money. Watch Ironman, Batman (reboot), Hellboy, Sin City...don't tell me directors/screenwriters can't put it on the screen.

Just a p1ss poor effort from everyone involved. By extension, just a reflection of crappy HK efforts since late 80's. If it wasn't for joint ventures with Mainland TV/Film companies, most HK producers & investers would be bankrupt. No effort.

[tinlunlau]

Jay can't act for beans. This films a disaster and deserves to lose money. Watch Ironman, Batman (reboot), Hellboy, Sin City...don't tell me directors/screenwriters can't put it on the screen.

Just a p1ss poor effort from everyone involved. By extension, just a reflection of crappy HK efforts since late 80's. If it wasn't for joint ventures with Mainland TV/Film companies, most HK producers & investers would be bankrupt. No effort.

Actually, from what I've seen, Jaycee Chan had more opportunity to act in a dramatic role than his old man. Jaycee's not doing bad in the film industry. Jackie never really had the chance to shine in a dramatic role in the last decade or two. (We'll have to see how Jackie does in "Shinjuku Incident")

If Stephen Chow had more power in the production, I'm sure he would get Jeff Lau (Lau Chun-Wai) to direct. That guy does wonders with these kinda fantasy movies.

[MasterXan]

Actually, from what I've seen, Jaycee Chan had more opportunity to act in a dramatic role than his old man. Jaycee's not doing bad in the film industry. Jackie never really had the chance to shine in a dramatic role in the last decade or two. (We'll have to see how Jackie does in "Shinjuku Incident")

If Stephen Chow had more power in the production, I'm sure he would get Jeff Lau (Lau Chun-Wai) to direct. That guy does wonders with these kinda fantasy movies.

How much control does Stephen Chow have over this movie? how come he didn't get Jeff Lau to direct but instead, got James Wong?

[tinlunlau]

How much control does Stephen Chow have over this movie? how come he didn't get Jeff Lau to direct but instead, got James Wong?

That was the thing. Stephen Chow didn't have much control over the production. Fox wouldn't let him despite the amount of input he offered.

I believe FOX only wants Stephen Chow's involvement in name only.

[MasterXan]

That was the thing. Stephen Chow didn't have much control over the production. Fox wouldn't let him despite the amount of input he offered.

I believe FOX only wants Stephen Chow's involvement in name only.

hey what's the news on the Green Hornet?
is it filming?

[dragon_drift]

hey what's the news on the Green Hornet?
is it filming?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_chow

"On 19 September 2008, it was announced that he will co-star in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's The Green Hornet."

I guess he's going to be in it.

[darkprince]

I am speechless but I manage to get a couple of words out when i saw these pictures after coming to my senses, "WHAT THE F**K!?"

You guys looking for a good laugh? look no further!

Some screencaps from the unreleased trailer..

http://i37.tinypic.com/24fz585.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/15ycjm1.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/n6q3c9.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2r4ho4z.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/4vfhg4.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2ur3z8m.jpg


um.. WTF happened to Piccolo???!

[DJXP]

Alright why couldn't they at least , at the very least, dye his freaking hair black and have it grow out longer so it could be styled properly ! (goku)

The main character is goku, so if they can't get main character right the movie is going to lose major points before it is ever given a chance. The secondary characters, sure people will be mad if its not exact (live with it), but the main character come on ! that has to be exact. The main villian is just as important, so how they messed up both is just down right irritating.

This reminds of the first hulk movie. It was so poorly done, all true fans were very dissapointed. The second hulk movie was so much better, unfortunately a lot didn't bother with it thinking it would be like the first one. (just basing that on people I know and talked to). Anyways we are definitely going to need someone else stepping up after to recreate the DB/DBZ movie because this one looks like it is going to be very very bad.

This movie seriously looks like a 'street fighter' blunder. Its sad this will be released, and there will likely be a lot of people that go see it only to be dissapointed. I still want to watch it despite it (most likely) being horrible, but it won't be in theatres.


P.S where the hell is Krillen ?

The only thing that can save this movie is if its only 1hr 20 min with over an hr of powering up scenes, and at least 5 minutes for ending song/credits.

[winstona]

New Japanese TV spot:

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/dragonball/japanese-tv-spot

I seriously think this movie looks ok...But I know a lot fans will bash it to death no matter what...

[Fx45]

The idea of a live-person DB movie is stupid in the first place; it just doesn't work. As much as I loved my DBZ growing up, let's face it, there's not much of a storyline.

Loop i:
[Evil alien #i] comes to destroy the earth, Goku and friends get beat up, Goku gets stronger, scenes of him powering up, he beats up bad guy, bad guy gets stronger, goku gets beat up, goku uses spirit bomb and kills the bad guy.

add 1 to i.
If i > 3, replace [Evil Alien] with [Evil Android];
End Loop.

Tell me how that can translate successfully into a real-life movie. Actually, tell me how to do a kamehameha using a real-life actor and not look stupid.

[the_fm]

New Japanese TV spot:

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/dragonball/japanese-tv-spot

I seriously think this movie looks ok...But I know a lot fans will bash it to death no matter what...

:lol:

it reminds me of those sci-fi tv movies!

[MasterXan]

the movie is out in Japan and Hong Kong.

hey tinlunlau, since the movie out in HK, has Stephen Chow said anything about the movie?

[SuckaB]

the movie is out in Japan and Hong Kong.

hey tinlunlau, since the movie out in HK, has Stephen Chow said anything about the movie?

"It wasn't me" :lol:

[13sundin]

heard edison chen might get cast as trunks. =/

lul

[tinlunlau]

the movie is out in Japan and Hong Kong.

hey tinlunlau, since the movie out in HK, has Stephen Chow said anything about the movie?

haha! stephen chow?
he hasn't. he even refused to show up to promote this film.
he must have beef with FOX cuz FOX won't let stephen chow have things his way.

[rdtx2002]

this is going to be the stupidest movie in the world

[teknoluv]

As much as I loved my DBZ growing up, let's face it, there's not much of a storyline.
It's a pity that Dragon Ball started off really nice (as in the first season of the animation series) but quickly turned boring. I'm not sure if it's the original intention when the manga (books) kicked off, but the tournament is really stretching, and I'd say ruining what could be a very good story line.

[Chim3ra]

is this movie gonna be better or worse than Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li

[dragon_drift]

is this movie gonna be better or worse than Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li

I've watched SF. I honestly think DB will be better.

[Sgt_Strider]

It's a pity that Dragon Ball started off really nice (as in the first season of the animation series) but quickly turned boring. I'm not sure if it's the original intention when the manga (books) kicked off, but the tournament is really stretching, and I'd say ruining what could be a very good story line.

Here's the part that I never understand when I watched DBZ when I was a little kid. I forgot the name of the planet that Goku and Freeza was in, but I recalled it was mention numerous times the planet would blow up in 5 minutes. Those 5 minutes end up lasting like 5-6 episodes which was just crazy!

[gsrce]

Here's the part that I never understand when I watched DBZ when I was a little kid. I forgot the name of the planet that Goku and Freeza was in, but I recalled it was mention numerous times the planet would blow up in 5 minutes. Those 5 minutes end up lasting like 5-6 episodes which was just crazy!

Planet Vegeta, lol

[mingyang]

im just here for KAMEKAMEHA

[gsrce]

im just here for KAMEKAMEHA

Get it right. Ka-me-ha-me-ha! =p

[the_fm]

Planet Vegeta, lol

i think he's talking about planet Namek

[gsrce]

i think he's talking about planet Namek

Ah, misread. Thought he said the one Goku and Vegeta were from, lol.

I forgot about Namek exploding. That was SO many years ago, lol

[ali123]

I'm gonna watch this movie online out of curiosity but srsly this is apeshit

[jokadeska]

It's the movie with highest hits in Hong Kong over the weekend.

But I'll prob be willing to go to theatre to watch it in support. How can you say no to classic Dragonball! lolz

[LondonOntGuy]

It's not Dragon Ball without Puar, Oolong or Krillin.

The producers just don't give a crap because they know people are going to see it regardless, even if it's just "to see how much it sucks".

Just look at Transformers, they raped it, and it still made money because of people wanting to see how bad it would've been. - It was the first movie I ever walked out of.

[King James]

Just read the viewer review and they confirmed that it is the worst movie ever.

It's the movie with highest rating in Hong Kong over the weekend.

But I'll prob be willing to go to theatre to watch it in support. How can you say no to classic Dragonball! lolz

[gamer123]

It's the movie with highest rating in Hong Kong over the weekend.

But I'll prob be willing to go to theatre to watch it in support. How can you say no to classic Dragonball! lolz

i thought its highest hits

[pennywize]

It's not Dragon Ball without Puar, Oolong or Krillin.

The producers just don't give a crap because they know people are going to see it regardless, even if it's just "to see how much it sucks".

Just look at Transformers, they raped it, and it still made money because of people wanting to see how bad it would've been. - It was the first movie I ever walked out of.

lol transformers wasnt that bad

[McLaren]

Why is goku a white guy, and why is piccolo not green? This looks like Bizarro-World DBZ

[jokadeska]

i thought its highest hits

Yep your right. Highest hits, my bad.

[AirBosh]

Anyone watched the Camera version of the movie yet?

[tinlunlau]

Anyone watched the Camera version of the movie yet?

Yes, and it sucked!
It's too generic and differs alot from the original comics.
The only good thing coming out of this movie is the theme song.

[sfu_lifer]

So who is on top in terms of suckiness: Dragonball or Street Fighter (Chun Li)

[IronMan08]

So who is on top in terms of suckiness: Dragonball or Street Fighter (Chun Li)

Neither. Transformers wins that battle.

[JCam]

Dang, that's too bad that it's so crappy... Had my hopes up from my childhood :D

[noktrnl]

For the love of god, do not pay to watch this piece of sh1t in theatres. Send a message to FOX by making it a total box office bomb, and let them know that people won't pay for this crap just because of nostalgia/sentimentality.

If you must, go download it. And then burn it onto a disc, write a threatening message on the face of the disc with a felt tip pen, and mail it to the studio in an unmarked package. Make sure they know how much they're hated.

[7Stryder7]

can't believe stephen chow is making this pile of crap

[dragon_drift]

can't believe stephen chow is making this pile of crap

I think Fox pulled the strings etc.

poor Stephen probably didn't get to do much other than add his name to the movie as producer. sigh

[dragon_drift]

update: just skimped over the movie...it sucks big time imo. Bulma is alright, but everyone else just plain sucked. Even my ugly friend makes a better Piccolo. Sigh.

[pennywize]

Just watched the CAM and oh god it's terrible. I was not expecting much at all and oh god it's bad. It's painful to watch.

The dialogue is so cliche - very cheesy lines. Story does not match the manga at all. Piccolo looks ********. Bad acting all around. White Goku ftl.

This movie makes Street Fighter: The Movie look the Dark Knight. Please don't pay money to see this.

[sfu_lifer]

Just watched the CAM and oh god it's terrible. I was not expecting much at all and oh god it's bad. It's painful to watch.

The dialogue is so cliche - very cheesy lines. Story does not match the manga at all. Piccolo looks ********. Bad acting all around. White Goku ftl.

This movie makes Street Fighter: The Movie look the Dark Knight. Please don't pay money to see this.
Wait, which Street fighter are you talking about? chun-li or the van damme/guile version?

[pennywize]

Wait, which Street fighter are you talking about? chun-li or the van damme/guile version?

I only saw the van damme one, didn't see the new Chun-li yet. At least the van damme movie had lots of good unintentional laughs. Watching the Dragonball movie made me cringe.

[winstona]

I only saw the van damme one, didn't see the new Chun-li yet. At least the van damme movie had lots of good unintentional laughs. Watching the Dragonball movie made me cringe.

There is no way this can be worse than Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li...

[YoungDr3amer]

Dragonball has everything I want in a movie. Action, comedy, and suspense.

It's my absolute favourite movie of all time.

This movie is comparable to The Dark Knight.

5 Stars.

[Eyies]

Haha save your money for better movies coming out.

Terminator, Star Trek, Inglorious Basterds :razz:

[winstona]

Dragonball has everything I want in a movie. Action, comedy, and suspense.

It's my absolute favourite movie of all time.

This movie is comparable to The Dark Knight.

5 Stars.


Are you being sarcastic? :)

[winstona]

Saw this on the weekend. Not as bad as everyone said...It started out alright and Chow Yun Fat is great as Master Roshi. I like the look of Piccolo as well. But it seems like they ran out of budget towards the end of the movie. The ending is horrible...

[beetfarm]

Are you being sarcastic? :)

I sure hope so.

[Silverhack]

Dragonball Kai!

[danman227460]

Dragonball Kai!

Yep. Awesome premise for a show and a great way to celebrate 20 years. Remove all the fillers, and remaster it in HD. Sadly, we might never see it here unless we download or import the show when it comes out.

[tracytran]

Yep. Awesome premise for a show and a great way to celebrate 20 years. Remove all the fillers, and remaster it in HD. Sadly, we might never see it here unless we download or import the show when it comes out.


Here you go!! Ep 1!!!!! looks cool BIG DBZ FAN!!


http://www.anilinkz.com/dragonball-kai/dragon-ball-kai-episode-1/

[darkprince]

Just watched the movie and my respond to it is .... *hand over face* ---___---"

Lame INTRO
Lame Plot
Lame ENDING!

My God this movie is so F-ing LAME!

Why? Besides that Goku is white douche bag instead of asian.

Lil' Douche got Goku's character all wrong, he's too much of HS douche bag rather then a young master fighting and training and FLYING on NIMBUS aka the cloud.

Bulma, I am going to forget the purple hair, but dual pistols? Why and When?

Rochi, chow yu fat? ***No Comment*** it was bad.
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Please don't pay 12$ to watch this garbage.

[tinlunlau]

Just watched the movie and my respond to it is .... *hand over face* ---___---"

Lame INTRO
Lame Plot
Lame ENDING!

My God this movie is so F-ing LAME!

Why? Besides that Goku is white douche bag instead of asian.

Lil' Douche got Goku's character all wrong, he's too much of HS douche bag rather then a young master fighting and training and FLYING on NIMBUS aka the cloud.

Bulma, I am going to forget the purple hair, but dual pistols? Why and When?

Rochi, chow yu fat? ***No Comment*** it was bad.
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Please don't pay 12$ to watch this garbage.

Well, to be fair, Bulma did carry a gun when she was introduced in the manga.

[CSAgent]

update: Just skimped over the movie...it sucks big time imo. bulma is alright, but everyone else just plain sucked. Even my ugly friend makes a better piccolo. Sigh.

that's it we're over! :(

[kleptodathief]

just watched this movie : evolution... that main character , hes in a movie/film bfore i forgot where tho... that spiked hair, perfect for DB

seems like all the chix in this movie were showing off there cleavage :D


edit: not knowing the DB series, i thought this movie was OK, better then chun li SF, typical power rangers stuff i guess with those cute chix

sort of like a hi techno karate kid film

[LondonOntGuy]

:lol: This movie bombed, just like I knew it would.

Seems that it's an even bigger flop that the horrible Street Fighter Lana Li movie was.

[danman227460]

watching Kai, I can't believe how slow the series started out. I'll probably wait till the Freeza saga to watch it.