So after having reviewed all the Specials it's the Dragon Ball film Now I also have to do the three Live Action films starting with this film which was released in 1990 But I warn you this film was made in Korean But I'll tell you something for me in the past this film was everything to meunknown since no one didn't know about the existence of this Dragon Ball movie and I don't know why The Koreans made a live action So this movie tried to unite all the things from the first Dragon Ball saga. That is, the Dragon Balls saga doesn't visited the plot because so much thecheckers is the same So what do they think of this film for me this film is quite good But I warn you of one thing as I have already told you before no one knew its existence until a person found a VHS it was published on YouTube So the costumes the battles are very well doneI'm nothing special but I only have to understand one thing because there are some weighs a lot of things that then come from the Z series since it didn't exist yet in that Timeline Even if this is not part of one of the most beautiful Dragon Ball films it is enough watchable but it's a very strange thing HowGoku never sees himself in the anime version on TV I really couldn't understand this and But I won't comment on the dialogues because it's not understandable since this film is really unreleased So if anyone understands Korean at least make a video with subtitles to conclude the vote 6-
4 Reviews
So bad it is funny.
knifemanak10 December 2022
Anyone who have this more than a 2 star is lying. This movie is so bad it is funny, but only because of just how incredibly awful this movie is. I own the movie and have seen it a few times, I have watched with friends, so I have seen enough to know this is an awful movie. The quality is so low I thought the movie was 20 years older than it is.
I will watch it again someday, simply for the laughs it provides, because of how incredibly terrible the movie is. How they manged to get permission to make it so low quality is beyond me. This even worse than dragon ball evolution was and that was bad.
I will watch it again someday, simply for the laughs it provides, because of how incredibly terrible the movie is. How they manged to get permission to make it so low quality is beyond me. This even worse than dragon ball evolution was and that was bad.
This is just bad
gacsogergely19 March 2022
What works in a cartoon, does not work in live action. And I'm not even mentioning the effects or the costumes.
In a cartoon pulling a gun can be a running joke. It is scary if it is real life.
In a cartoon the bathing sceen is ok. In live action all kinds of questions arise.
In cartoon the event they met with Oolong is working, because all the overexeggarated monster-thing going on. When they don't have the money, and Oolong just turns into a creepo businessman, grabbing pretty youg girls - that's unaccaptable.
This has nothing of the charm of Dragon Ball. Makes you very, very uncomfortable. My advice is: avoid. Avoid far.
In a cartoon pulling a gun can be a running joke. It is scary if it is real life.
In a cartoon the bathing sceen is ok. In live action all kinds of questions arise.
In cartoon the event they met with Oolong is working, because all the overexeggarated monster-thing going on. When they don't have the money, and Oolong just turns into a creepo businessman, grabbing pretty youg girls - that's unaccaptable.
This has nothing of the charm of Dragon Ball. Makes you very, very uncomfortable. My advice is: avoid. Avoid far.
Looks ridiculous...but is ridiculously entertaining!
Jangobadass8 March 2011
Warning: Spoilers
A while back, someone managed to get their hands on this rare movie, was able to put the film on DVD and upload it to the internet on a bit torrent site. This allowed others to watch & download it and now someone has posted it (in parts) on YouTube. And now that I've seen it I'm going to review it to help shed light on this little known (but not for long!) film.
I'll go ahead and warn you that the movie was in Korean with no subtitles, so there are some things I might have missed. But luckily most DB fans know enough of the story it wasn't such a problem (though the things that were added or changed confused me a little).
The movie follows the first Dragon Ball hunt from the early episodes fairly well, even throwing in minor events most fans don't think about (Goku's first night in the capsule house, Yamcha seeing Bulma in the shower, Goku dressing as a girl and then, uh, revealing himself, etc.) Even the lesser monsters that pestered our heroes are present, represented by people wearing Power Ranger-style costumes (but without the masks).
But there's a drawback: it all looks ridiculous. Not only are the costumes, puppets and SFX less than believable, many the locales and sets aren't very impressive. Heck, it looks like the weapons were got from a toy store (Goku's power pole is clearly made of rubber).
However, it overcomes its homeliness and various technical flaws with spunk and heart. They went the extra mile to capture Akira Toriyama's fantastical, anything goes world from early DB as much as they could and they deserve an A+ for effort. Not only is Goku played by a young boy, but they actually got his hair spiky...with the spikes poking out in the right directions! Oolong, Puar and the Sea Turtle look like their animated counterparts. And some the characters get outfits similar to the anime, even if they do look silly.
But the best part is its actions scenes. Highly entertaining on several levels, whether because of their high energy or because they're fakey, I wasn't bored once watching them. A few even made me laugh! They get better as they go along, going from exaggerated martial arts and people swinging around (wildly) on wires to weapons making things explode where they hit and bad guys blowing up when they die (which may be incorporating a little of DBZ). Not to mention interesting additions like having Yamcha's sword shot lasers, Oolong have some fight in him and wielding nunchucks (ineffectially of course), and giving several characters abilities they didn't have in the anime.
It's far from perfect. But trying to adapt Dragon Ball 100% or as close as they could was bound to end with something quite silly and strange. Better than Dragonball Evolution, but not quite as good as DB: The Magic Begins, this is a fun romp for any DB fan. Just forget about pesky details like logic and physics (and brush up on your Korean) and you'll have a grand old time!
I'll go ahead and warn you that the movie was in Korean with no subtitles, so there are some things I might have missed. But luckily most DB fans know enough of the story it wasn't such a problem (though the things that were added or changed confused me a little).
The movie follows the first Dragon Ball hunt from the early episodes fairly well, even throwing in minor events most fans don't think about (Goku's first night in the capsule house, Yamcha seeing Bulma in the shower, Goku dressing as a girl and then, uh, revealing himself, etc.) Even the lesser monsters that pestered our heroes are present, represented by people wearing Power Ranger-style costumes (but without the masks).
But there's a drawback: it all looks ridiculous. Not only are the costumes, puppets and SFX less than believable, many the locales and sets aren't very impressive. Heck, it looks like the weapons were got from a toy store (Goku's power pole is clearly made of rubber).
However, it overcomes its homeliness and various technical flaws with spunk and heart. They went the extra mile to capture Akira Toriyama's fantastical, anything goes world from early DB as much as they could and they deserve an A+ for effort. Not only is Goku played by a young boy, but they actually got his hair spiky...with the spikes poking out in the right directions! Oolong, Puar and the Sea Turtle look like their animated counterparts. And some the characters get outfits similar to the anime, even if they do look silly.
But the best part is its actions scenes. Highly entertaining on several levels, whether because of their high energy or because they're fakey, I wasn't bored once watching them. A few even made me laugh! They get better as they go along, going from exaggerated martial arts and people swinging around (wildly) on wires to weapons making things explode where they hit and bad guys blowing up when they die (which may be incorporating a little of DBZ). Not to mention interesting additions like having Yamcha's sword shot lasers, Oolong have some fight in him and wielding nunchucks (ineffectially of course), and giving several characters abilities they didn't have in the anime.
It's far from perfect. But trying to adapt Dragon Ball 100% or as close as they could was bound to end with something quite silly and strange. Better than Dragonball Evolution, but not quite as good as DB: The Magic Begins, this is a fun romp for any DB fan. Just forget about pesky details like logic and physics (and brush up on your Korean) and you'll have a grand old time!
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