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Dragonball Evolution

2009

James Wong

Justin Chatwin, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters ...

1.6

18,741

Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Action A young boy named Goku seeks out upon his grandfather's dying request to find the great Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls (of which he has one) in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls to take over the world.

	Media	Author	Review
		Nathan Lee The New York Times	"'Dragonball' has been perfectly designed to blow the mind of a 10-year-old boy. (...) Second-rate special effects double the pleasure of these goofball shenanigans"
		Aaron Hillis Village Voice	"Evolution is far more entertaining than it deserves to be, unless you're a 10-year-old boy, in which case it's only the greatest movie ever made. "
		Russell Edwards Variety	"A popular Japanese manga series gets a pleasing if paint-by-numbers live-action makeover in 'Dragonball Evolution', which half-heartedly tries to keep the faith for its pubescent male fanbase"
		Andrew Pulver The Guardian	"This film could have been a lot worse (...) The cast take it all incredibly seriously, which helps (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Christopher Monfette IGN	"'Dragonball: Evolution' is perhaps the most successful live-action film to date to utilize costume, production and audio design"

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