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Summary: Regular...
Review: Intenta ser una buena aproximación del manga, pero se queda muy corto. Para un seguidor de la esencia original de DB, esta producción no resulta aconsejable. Ni siquiera para pasar el rato puede ser justificable. Sin embargo, DB es DB.
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Summary: Oh man...
Review: Just look at the box for this thing. It looks like it'll make me happy whenever I'm depressed. It'll work with anyone just about probably. Like if you're one of those teenagers that freaks out when someone makes fun of Zelda or that god-awful FF7, you can watch this, and everything'll be ok. I haven't seen this movie, but the box alone put me in a good mood. I'll buy this if I see it for 40 cents. It looks to be the only good thing from the DB series.
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Summary: Dragonball is awesome
Review: Of course most ppl know about journey to the west, and that it is the story behind dragonball,if you don't know the story you should check out the book!This is a good funny movie with lots of fighting and comedy,if your looking for a movie more of the dbz and gt feeling I would not recommend this movie,check out the trailer of this movie before you buy it at http://badmovies.org just search for dragonball : the magic begins.
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Summary: No where near the real thing...
Review: The only people that should ever buy this movie are true fans of DBZ. And just to let you know this movie does not take place in the begging of dragon ball it takes place at the end that is why Goku is in the orange outfit it is not a DB-DBZ combo. The people that play in the movie don't look like the anime at all! The only reson I bought this is because I have seen all other Dragon Ball Z things there are to see and I thought it was worth a laugh! Ha Ha....
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Summary: bah
Review: This is a mega cheesy movie, my little brother is a DBZ freak and he couldnt watch the whole thing.I can not believe I bought this garbage, save your money.
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Summary: The dumbest thing I¿ve ever seen.
Review: This movie is just totally pathetic. Anyone with high standards should stay away from it. On the other hand, if you're a big fan of Dragonball or Dragonball Z and you think it would be fun to watch some low budget butchering of a decent anime you should defiantly buy it now.
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Summary: wierd
Review: This movie isn't based on the Dragonball and Dragonball Z anime tv series. It is based on the original manga comic, which follows a different storyline, and is itself based on the old Chinese legend "Journey to the West," where the character named Goku in DBZ is in fact called "Monkey Boy." It is a low budget movie, and that shows, but the story was fairly good as long as you didn't keep trying to call the characters after their DBZ counterparts. The characters are distinct. Not the best movie I've seen by a long shot. I hope the live action DBZ movie currently in thr works is far superior in story, sfx, etc. But some of the criticism here was undeserved, and obviously written by people who never bothered to check the origin of the movie on the internet, even though they claimed to be DB/Z fans.
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Summary: this movie SUCKS for dbz fans!
Review: this movie SUCKS! but i WILL give credit for the actual stage fighting! they showed they could actually fight, the fights dont look too fake. But if you are a dragonballz fan, like me this movie is STUPID! they tried to mix in dragonball with dragonball z and turned out stupid. when monkey boy (goku in the real version) flies it looks soo fake! and since when did sayjin's have CURLY hair? yuk! they have SPIKED hair! and goku used the magic cloud cuz he couldn't fly, and when he could fly, he didnt need the magic, the candy cloud anymore! anyways... they didn't even do a KAMEHAMEHA! and thats the dragonball main move! and ALSO! they don't even go super sayjin! and TOO, they couldn't even get the damn names right! the movie looks sooo fake! so basically... this movie is WACK! and would be worth about a penny to a dragon ball, dragonball z or dragonball gt fan.
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Summary: Funniest movie in the entire monkey boy universe
Review: This movie was definitely the funniest movie ever made. Nothing can compare to a little boy carrying a cardboard crocodile and getting shot by a gun that shoots out little sparkles. How can you imagine something funnier than a fat asian smacking his man boobs and his face and becoming a busty hawaiin drag queen? It's impossible my friend, and this movie takes everything. You have led a useless life if you have never seen this movie. I laughed to the point of not being able to breathe and felt dizzy with utter hysteria. I love this movie with all of my monkey boy heart. This movie will let all your dragon pearl wishes come true, my esteemed colleagues.
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Summary: Perfect Live Action Dragonball Movie
Review: This movie will make a lot more sense to you if you compare it to the Dragonball series, NOT to Dragonball Z. The Magic Begins includes most of the characters in the show and introduces Goku as a little boy still living with his grandfather in the woods. Goku is in possession of the four star dragon ball (called "dragon pearl" here) and the evil King Horn is out to gather the remaining six balls so he can summon the dragon and make an evil wish. Goku must find the remaining dragon balls before King Horn gets his hands on them, and in doing so, runs into a wacky cast of characters along the way.
The movie sticks very closely to the show: Goku has his power pole and later gets the flying nimbus from Master Roshi, when Goku and Bulma first meet she's the first girl Goku's ever seen, and they meet when Goku is carrying an alligator back to his home for dinner, just like in the show. Oolong is a shapeshifter and Yamcha is scared of girls and challenges Goku at every turn. The hilarious Master Roshi is a perv as always, and his scenes with Oolong as Bulma are also straight from the show.
You have to have a sense of humor to truly appreciate this movie. The special effects are lacking and the dubbing is awful, but the fight scenes are fun and the plot's pretty good. If you appreciate Toriyama's Dragonball at all, you're sure to find a good time in this movie. Here's a list of characters as they relate to the show, as far as I can tell: Monkey Boy - Goku
Grandpa - Grandpa Gohan
Seetoe - Bulma
Westwood - Yamcha (Westwood's wise cracking bird is probably Puar)
Pig Fairy - Oolong
Turtle Man - Master Roshi
King Horn - Emperor Pilaf (Pilaf's cronies are probably Mai and Xiu)
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