Feb 17 2009 'Dragonball' Has Stopped Putting Effort Into Anything
Stacking various, similarly-tinted panels of arbitrarily mismatched heights is going to be a very popular technique in poster design soon. These guys are ahead of the curve on this one. Next week Watchmen will probably catch up with a poster with a banner-ad size strip of Rorschach that's tinted green, then below that a sliver of Dr. Manhattan that's tinted a slightly different shade of green, then a wide red panel of Nite Owl, and so on, until it too forms a crappy rainbow spectrum of characters under a meaningless tagline. The floating heads style of poster design has been made redundant.
Master Your Destiny Poster [DBtheMovie]
Feb 5 2009 Another 'Dragonball: Evolution' Trailer--Now with More Fireballs
Seriously, everyone is constantly shooting fireballs. This thing is a big fireball party. Everyone is loving fireballs. Except maybe the girl--it appears she doesn't have the ability to shoot fireballs, so she shoots guns: science's fireballs. And there's an SUV version of the Back to the Future car, because that's something:
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Feb 3 2009 See Actual Dragon of 'Dragonball: Evolution'
In Japan, where Dragonball: Evolution is considered pertinent news, a news program aired some brand new footage from the movie. There's an actual dragon! And you thought the name was figurative.
Judging by the music, the Japanese seem to be viewing the film as equivalent to a tropical getaway awarded at the end of a game show:
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Dec 10 2008 Man Oh Man, This 'Dragonball' Trailer
In terms of production value, I'd place this somewhere between Xena: Warrior Princess and a Power Rangers movie. In terms of everything else, I'd place it somewhere it could never touch human eyes or ears--particularly the voice of Piccolo. That generic, digitally-distorted, kidnapper-on-the-phone voice should not come out of someone's actual mouth.
Oct 3 2008 'Dragonball' Teaser Leaked on My Face, in My Eyes
Well, while it lasts, here's the teaser to Dragonball. Like everything else we've seen of this movie, it's not very good. And apparently they're just using the cars from Transfomers? Oi.
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Oct 1 2008 'Dragonball' STILL Looks Really Good
I couldn't tell you why I keep clicking on links that say they will show me portions of a Dragonball movie, then watching those portions of Dragonball (I think it's either a sense of duty or masochism), but I do, and that's just how it is. Today I did it again, and was treated with just what I was promised: a short teaser for the Dragonball movie as recorded from someone's wobbly fist, accompanied by the usual ennui. It's really sad when the best parts of a trailer are the disjointed explosions.
Jun 24 2008 'Dragonball' Banner is Dull, Full of Red Light Swirls
I had my apprehensions about Dragonball, but this banner makes it look like the actors have really captured the vacant, soulless eyes of the original cartoon characters. Full banner behind the cut, because it's stupidly long.
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Dec 17 2007 Emmy Rossum Joins 'Dragonball', and Apparently 'Dragonball' Involves Actual Dragon Balls
Recognizing that a live-action version of the Dragonball anime--best known as the subject of shiny, oversized button-up shirts for fat guys--might not have much appeal outside of said fat guys, producers have added the doe-eyed, girl-next-door attractiveness of Emmy Rossum to the bill. Maybe that will bring in the sad sacks so desperate to see a good-looking girl that they'll endure two-hours of brightly-colored, nonsensical fighting, right?
According to Variety, "Rossum takes on the role of Bulma, whose father's Dragon Ball is stolen by Piccolo." I have no idea what a Dragon Ball could be (outside of a the obvious: a dragon's testicle), why this Piccolo character would desire to possess one, or why her name sounds like something in or around the vagina. If you have any of these answers (assuming there are answers), please share it in the comments. No one's judging you.
Emmy Rossum set for 'Dragonball' [Variety]
