Credo che
"eutanasia!" sia stato il pensiero più ricorrente degli sventurati spettatori di questo
Dragonball Evolution, tanto brutto da non crederci. Talmente brutto, da far sembrare quasi (
quasi!) passabile il materiale originale.
Perché diciamolo: l'opera di
Akira Toriyama (uno che ha dato al mondo
Arale...) è pura spazzatura. E non fate quella faccia, bambini pacioccosi: è robaccia concepita male e realizzata peggio.
Il film riesce però svettare, al confronto...
AperteVirgolette-Trama
-ChiuseVirgolette:
Goku è un ragazzino fortissimo, ma che ricopre il ruolo dello sfigato della scuola. Suo nonno viene prontamente accoppato dal malvagio
Piccolo, losco figuro liberatosi dopo migliaia di anni di prigionia e ben intenzionato a vendicarsi del mondo.
Ecco, fine della parte più raffinata di cotanta trama.
Goku si pone allora alla ricerca delle sfere del drago che - perché sì - sono in grado di esaudire un desiderio e quindi di sconfiggere il cattivone; sul suo cammino raccatterà una sfilza di personaggi sfigati che lo accompagneranno fino alla sfida con Piccolo: un emozionante scontro che non sfigurerebbe nella pubblicità di uno lassativo!
Realizzazione imbarazzante, con computer grafica fatta col Commodore 64 ed una
regia puerile, svetta per lo sgomento suscitato dai fondali e per la grande caratterizzazione dei personaggi (con i secondi più piatti, vuoti ed insensati dei primi).
Spero che
Chow Yun-Fat sia stato pagato in barili di superalcolici, per dimenticare una simile porcata.
Tra tutti, m
inzione d'onore per la grande interpretazione di
Justin Chatwin, che si candida al ruolo di
Shia LaBeouf dei miserrimi (già Shia LaBeouf è un attore dei poveri, diciamolo...)
Tra i pregi si contano la breve durata (85 minuti che sembrano durare tre volte tanto: non oso immaginare l'agonia della versione
uncut da 100) ed una ragguardevole quantità di fichetta giovane, a partire dalla notevole
Jamie Chung.
Per il resto nulla da segnalare, se non che con l'orginale ha ben poco a che spartire (salvo la bruttezza): non si capisce infatti perché comprarne i diritti, visto il risultato.
Orribile. Orribile. I dialoghi ed i personaggi torneranno a perseguitarvi nei vostri incubi per anni.
Voto: 1. Pazzesco!
® Trashometro
® 10/10:
- dolorosissimo
Tags: dragonball, Akira Toriyama, azione, avventura, fantasy, ricerca, sfere del drago, arti marziali, nonno, maestro, sfigato, scuola, rivincita, combattimento, alieno, Piccolo, maestro, Chow Yun-Fat, orribile porcata, trash.
Chatwin, Justin (I)
Data di nascita: 31 October 1982
Altezza: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: studying commerce at the University of British Columbia
Citazione random: She's so amazing. I couldn't ask for someone better to play my sister in a movie. And she's such a great actress. Literally, I would be standing off to the side watching her prepare and thinking like: how does she do it? I just don't understand. - about actress Dakota Fanning
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Wong, James (IV)
Coniuge: Teena Wong::(? - present) 3 children
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: Has three children, including twins.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Chung, Jamie (I)
Nome di battesimo: Chung, Jamie Ji-Lynn
Data di nascita: 10 April 1983
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: Her movie "Dragonball Evolution" came out on her 26th birthday, April 10th.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
Regista: James Wong Scrittore: Ben Ramsey,
Akira Toriyama Genere: Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 3.3/10 (19275 voti)
Durata: 85 min
Paese: USA, Hong Kong
Lingua: English, Japanese, Hindi
Cast:Trama:The story begins with Goku, who seeks out upon his adoptive grandfather Grandpa Gohan's dying request to find the great Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls. Of which he has one, in order to prevent the evil Lord Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls to take over the world. And Goku's quest is to obtain the mystical Dragonballs before Piccolo does.
Trivia random: Ron Perlman was offered the role of Piccolo, but turned it down to work on Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) instead.
Citazione random: Grandpa Gohan: [battling Mai] Hah! Come on!
[Piccolo enters]
Grandpa Gohan: Piccolo...
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Toriyama, Akira
Data di nascita: 5 April 1955
Coniuge: Yoshimi Toriyama::(? - present) 2 children
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: His favourite character from the "Dragon Ball" saga is Piccolo.
Citazione random: About Jui kuen (1978): If I hadn't seen this movie, I would never have come up with Dragonball.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
LaBeouf, Shia
Nome di battesimo: LaBeouf, Shia Saide
Data di nascita: 11 June 1986
Altezza: 5' 9¼" (1.76 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Shia Saide LaBeouf was born June 11, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, to Jeffrey LaBeouf and Shayna Saide, and is an only child. His parents are divorced, and he lives with his mom in Los Angeles. He started his career by doing stand-up comedy around places in his neighborhood, such as coffee clubs. One day, he saw a friend of his acting on "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1993), and wanted to become an actor. Shia and his mom talked it over, and the next day he started looking for an agent. He searched in the yellow pages, called one up, and did a stand-up routine in front of him. They liked him and signed him, and then he started auditioning. He's well known for playing Louis Stevens in the popular Disney Channel series "Even Stevens" (2000) and has won a Daytime Emmy for his performance.
Trivia random: Growing up, he lived in an apartment on Glendale Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.
Citazione random: [when asked about what it's like to be a celebrity] I'll tell you when I become one.
Salario massimo: $500,000, per Transformers (2007)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Chow, Yun-Fat
Nome di battesimo: Fat, Chow Yun
Data di nascita: 18 May 1955
Altezza: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Coniuge: Jasmine Chow::(6 May 1987 - present), On-on Yu::(1983 - 1983) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Chow Yun Fat is a charismatic, athletically built and energetic Asian-born film star who first came to the attention of western audiences via his roles in the high-octane/blazing guns action films of maverick HK director John Woo. Born in 1955 on the quiet island of Lamma, part of the then British colony of Hong Kong near its famous Victoria Harbour, Chow's family moved to urban Hong Kong in 1965 and in early 1973, Chow attended a casting call for TVB, a division of Shaw Bros. productions. With his good looks and easy-going style, Chow was originally a heartthrob actor in non-demanding TV and film roles. However, his popularity increased with his appearance as white-suited crime boss Hui Man-Keung in the highly popular HK film Shang Hai tan xu ji (1983). In 1985, Chow started receiving acclaim for his work and scored the Golden Horse (Best Actor) Award in Taiwan and another Best Actor Award from the Asian Pacific Film Festival for his performance in Dang doi lai ming (1984). With these accolades, Chow came to the attention of Woo, who cast Chow in the fast-paced gangster film Ying hung boon sik (1986) (aka "A Better Tomorrow"). The rest, as they say, is history. The film was an enormous commercial success, and Chow's influence on young Asian males was not dissimilar to the adulation given to previous Asian film sensations such as Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan. Nearly every young guy in Hong Kong ran out and bought himself a "Mark Coat," as they became known--a long, heavy woolen coat worn by Chow in the movie (although it is is actually very unsuited to Hong Kong's hot and humid climate). Further hard-edged roles in more John Woo crime films escalated Chow's popularity even higher, and fans all over the world flocked to see Ying hung boon sik II (1987) (aka "A Better Tomorrow 2"), Dip huet seung hung (1989) (aka "The Killer"), and Lat sau san taam (1992) (aka "Hard Boiled"). With the phenomenal global interest in the HK action genre, Chow was enticed to the United States and appeared in The Replacement Killers (1998) with Mira Sorvino, The Corruptor (1999) with Mark Wahlberg, and, for a change of pace, in the often-filmed romantic tale of Anna and the King (1999). Chow then returned to the Asian cinema circuit and starred in the critically lauded kung fu epic Wo hu cang long (2000) (aka "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"). His wide appeal can be seen in his "boy next door" type of personality and his ability to play such a broad spectrum of roles from a comedic buffoon to a lovestruck Romeo to a trigger-happy professional killer. A highly entertaining and gifted actor with dynamic on-screen presence, Chow continues to remain in strong demand in many film markets.
Trivia random: Credited as Chow Anderson in the Philippines in his earlier films.
Citazione random: "If I can associate with the people very, very gently very, very friendly every day I'm happpy. If I don't pay them respect I feel terrible inside" - From an interview with Chow Yun-Fat in the Documentary Chow Yun-Fat goes Hollywood
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
3 commenti:
ma che ci fa Chow Yun-Fat in sta merda? c'è la crisi anche nell'industria cinematografica?
Lo so che continuo a squattare i tuoi post, d'altronde non hai la cassetta dei suggerimenti come il McDonald's... Direttamente da #linux-it Dani segnala Troll 2. Non so perché ma mi sei venuto in mente tu... ;)
@bardo: hmmm... Troll 2 mi tenta fuor di misura. Devo davvero procurarmelo! :-)
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