The most awful movie ever made | Dragonball Evolution

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Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 live-action film directed by James Wong and loosely based on the classic Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama. The story reimagines the protagonist, Goku, played by Justin Chatwin, as an awkward American high school student. On his eighteenth birthday, a tragedy forces him on a quest to collect seven magical Dragonballs to prevent the villainous Lord Piccolo, played by James Marsters, from using their wish-granting power to conquer Earth. He is joined on this journey by reimagined characters from the original series, including Bulma, played by Emmy Rossum, and Master Roshi, played by Chow Yun-fat.

The movie was heavily criticized by both critics and fans of the original series, becoming notorious as one of the worst anime-to-live-action adaptations ever made. The backlash primarily stemmed from the film completely ignoring the tone, lore, and characterizations of the source material. Placing Goku in a standard teen-drama setting alienated the fanbase, while general audiences found the script rushed, the dialogue weak, and the special effects underwhelming. Furthermore, the casting choices were widely criticized for westernizing a distinctly Asian story.

Despite its failure at the box office, grossing only about 56 million dollars worldwide against a 30 million dollar budget, the film's terrible reception had an unintended positive outcome for the franchise as a whole. The original creator, Akira Toriyama, was reportedly so disappointed by the Hollywood live-action adaptation that it motivated him to return to the series. His dissatisfaction led him to actively participate in the writing of the 2013 animated movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, which successfully revived the dormant franchise and directly led to the creation of the massively popular Dragon Ball Super series.