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I dreaded the day this would come. It's bad enough that Dragon Ball exists at all, and it's even worse that the series is bastardized, watered-down, and dubbed on Cartoon Network. As if Dragon Ball wasn't annoying enough, some nimrods decided it would be a good idea to make a live-action flick out of it. Originally a manga-turned-anime known for long, drawn out grunting scenes, minimal character development and uber-thin plot sequences that only advance about every 10 episodes, the Dragon Ball series somehow brainwashed a legion of idiotic followers - pundits believe it's the "perfect mainstream manga." It's no secret that hordes of DB fanboys love wasting their money on mediocre Dragon Ball video games. Any game with "Dragon Ball" or "Budokai" in it is a guaranteed 10 million seller at the very least. It's sickening.
But while the series has made a successful crossover spanning different media types (mangas, animes, video games), the caveat here is that live-action movies can potentially get ugly when things aren't originally in live-action form. Need I remind anyone of the Super Mario Bros. movie? Whoops, just did.
Let's delve a little deeper, shall we? One of DB's most popular characters, Piccolo, looks like a total freak. He reminds me of Roark Junior, aka That Yellow Bastard from Sin City. Um, is this a joke? I don't hear any kamehameha's. I foresee him molesting a pre-pubescent Gohan. No doubt, live-action Piccolo looks like vomit. 
This film looks like it's setting itself up for an epic failure. It certainly does not look promising, but then again, anything bearing the words "Dragon Ball" rarely does. I can't wait to trash this movie after it comes out...and I'm a diehard Chow Yun Fat fan (cast as Master Roshi).
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