Dragonball Evolution is a live action feature film adaptation of the iconic Japanese manga and anime series Dragon Ball directed by James Wong and written by Ben Ramsey. The movie was released in theaters in 2009 and subsequently issued on DVD in the United States on November 10 2009. The principal cast features Justin Chatwin as Goku the young martial artist and secret Saiyan prince who must unite with friends to gather the seven Dragon Balls before the evil Lord Piccolo can use them to conquer Earth. James Marsters portrays the villainous Lord Piccolo while Emmy Rossum plays Bulma the inventor and scientist searching for the Dragon Balls to save the world. Chow Yun fat appears as Master Roshi the wise turtle hermit and martial arts master and Jamie Chung takes on the role of Chi Chi the determined fighter and love interest. The storyline follows Goku as he trains under Master Roshi and teams up with Bulma Yamcha Oolong and Puar to collect the magical spheres and prevent Piccolo from unleashing destruction. The film emphasizes action packed sequences including hand to hand combat martial arts choreography fantasy creatures and science fiction elements like flying Nimbus clouds and energy based attacks. Despite its visual effects and star studded cast Dragonball Evolution received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and fans who criticized the screenplay character development and departure from the original Dragon Ball mythology. The user originally categorized this item under the Action genre to aid in web searches and this genre classification accurately reflects the films focus on combat and physical confrontations. Furthermore the entry for Dragonball Evolution was added to iOctavio.com on July 28 2009. The DVD release includes standard bonus features such as deleted scenes behind the scenes footage making of documentaries and promotional trailers. The film has a runtime of approximately one hundred minutes and is presented in widescreen anamorphic format with Dolby digital audio tracks. The original review provided as reference appears to contain only a placeholder or incomplete text marked by an ellipsis rather than substantive commentary. This DVD release remains available as a notable example of Hollywood live action adaptations of Japanese anime and manga properties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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