• Yeah sure its an Asian cartoon, but they never specifically say the characters are in Asia. They just say "an enchanted land seemingly untouched by time." It never says the characters races. The writing in the show (Martial arts billboards, the symbol on Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, Krillin's backs, ect) is Japanese but thats because that's what writers were. Plus Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo are ALIENS. They definitely had no race. Same goes for Goten, Trunks, Gohan and any other half Sayain. So race was not, is not, and should not be an issue to the general public.  The main problem with Dragonball was how far they deviated from the story. It was cheesy (but not in the classic, funny way, DB/DBZ was,) it wasn't compelling, it was dry and trite. They did not do a good job with it. (This is all in my opinion of course.)  If they are going to do any sort of sequel, they will need to scrap this and start over. Maybe just take out the nice little "Evolution" tidbit in the title and try again. And this time not with a futile and worthless "cool new awesome story to appeal to the masses" but with a true to the name Dragonball story. Maybe even skip the entirety of what they were originally shooting for and go to the Dragonball saga where Goku returns as a teen to the martial arts tournament and faces the New Piccolo that King Piccolo spat out. Then go from that to the end of the Raditz saga with Goku training with King Kai.  I don't know, thats all just my two-cents. I think the series could be saved. If "The Matrix" can be done with such a huge success, so can Dragonball Z. 

• its roshie  you fuck tard

• i am sorry to say, but DBE was an insult to dragon ball... if they are going to make another movie, it should NOT AT ALL BE RELATED TO DBE. if they want to do another movie they need to rehire actors, directors, staff, etc...start from DBZ, say vegeta/napa/raditz saga, or skip over to frieza saga. these are where plots thicken and story is actually formed, plus these are the most interesting sagas. then they need hire CONVINCING actors, im sorry im not being racists, but dragon ball characters need to be played by asians. white people cannot fulfill this role. its almost like having a hispanic play martin luther king, or a chinese kid play dora the explorer. NO! they need to find muscular asian actors to play these guys. hell get jet li as vegeta and donnie yen as goku theyre much better fit than the guy who played goku. next, they need to not make it not so cartoony, it doesnt do well, they need to make it much darker and more dramatic and serious. why? even though DBZ is a cartoon/anime, its fanbase wasnt 5 year old kids. their fanbase was 12+, even people in their 20s still enjoy DBZ. its so sad that a lot of us DBZ fans have been waiting for a live action movie since its rumors started in 2000, and we get evolution. pathetic.

• this website is pretty old now, iv'e been all over the internet looking for any form of updates for the sequel. all I find is fat greasy internet nerds who don't know shit. is there anyone on planet earth who can tell me for sure there is going to be a new one??

•  Ai even look at the screenshot looks so FAKE...cmon on we need something that when you step out of the movie house you be like "that was the best movie i have ever seen" and while sitting in there you are not criticizing the movie but you are watching the spectacular film. now please Make a better movie!! even if you just start off on DBZ

• thay need me to help make the sequel.....lol....but really i hope thay make another, i just hope its better than the first  

• i don't think it's going to happen

• I agree with you on this one they didnt read the fact that he only said in asia. and there should definitly be another one. These people that say there shouldnt be another one are the select few people that dont truly like dragon ball z or any of the animes for that matter

• Personally if I had an opportunity to hire and write the movie or a movie based on Dragonball or DBZ I would hire either the produces of the Matrix trilogy or the Producers of 300 and make it based on Planet Vegeta. It would be a lot of Mythology based fighting and and some special affects, how a few saiyans sold there souls to space pirates, how King Vegeta became king and his dealing and relationship with Bardock's on the its and when's and what's of the planets and people faith on planet Vegeta.... I followed the series enough to give a great storyline and movie.

• For anyone who said that this film "wasn't that bad", please go find some standards for cinema and a little respect for the original DB story. This was a horrible film all around. I didn't even finish watching 30 minutes of it. What I want to know is how can a film like Spiderman be partially accurate and considerate of the original story, but Dragonball has to be a complete cinematic catastrophe. Flashy effects (which weren't even decent anyway) won't buy me off. Neither will crappy martial arts. Dragonball by itself could at least do a trilogy. Of course you can't fit the entire story into a series, but that isn't the point. Make it relatively similar to the original story with subtle changes for the sake of making a movie. This film didn't capture *anything* about DB. The world Goku grew up in was far more interesting and creative than what was displayed in this movie. DB is about journey and there was none of that in this film. Goku *grew* throughout DB. The other characters were just as boring as Chatwin. None of them were reminiscent of the characters in the manga/anime. This movie was westernized and watered down for an audience unaware of the DB story. I'd give DB movies another chance if someone else started completely over. Don't try to modernize it! If twilight can get a trilogy then dammit so can DB.

• All I am going to say is they can't base it entirely off the story and will not do that in the next movie either. I know it might make you all mad, but if they did that then they would have to make a ton of movies and it would take forever. They would have to make a dragonball sequel before they made a dbz movie because of how piccolo woke up in the end of the movie. They would have to start it from that point of the movie or people would get mad if they skipped a few years because no one would know what happens after piccolo wakes up and if he fights goku again or just gets mad and walks out. People want to know, you just can't skip that. It most likely would start at that point then skip a little after to the point of Goku fighting in some kind of tournament. Then after that they would make a dragonball z and it probably wouldn't follow the story line of raditz. They would probably have goku fighting freeza, then after that they would have another dragonball z movie and it would probably skip to the androids and then have gohan fight perfect cell. That's the way it should go. Or they should bend the story line a little and make one big dbz movie with all the bad guys in one area with the entire dbz team fighting them.

• I think that a second film should be made but have no relation to DBE. I think it should be new characters and they should go on the dragonball z storyline.(Have not watched the series in ages so if im a bit wrong let it go) I think they should make 4 movies. Depending on sucess. 1st should be goku getting killed off piccolo and going to train with king kai and coming back for the sayian invasion. The next should be the freeza saga and ending with trunks coming back to tell of goku getting a virus and the androids. The last 2 should be a double parter thing. It should be of everyone fighting the androids and then be a cliff hanger of when cell is oot and aboot. Last but not least it should be the cell games with gohan becoming an acended sayian. This would all depend on the success of each previous one. Also should get a script written by someone who actually has seen and is a fan of dragonball z. I honestly think that they spent tuppins on this movie. When goku turns into the ape it looks as though it was an enlarged monster from movies in the 80's. You know when they had men fight like giant scorpions. Lets hope they dont hire a monkey on acid next time around. Also the acting was shocking and the kamehameha was shit. Fucking wind element? WTF. Also they didnt have krillen nor did they meet king piccolo who threw up the current piccolo. Oh one more thing, I think they should do what dragonball kai is doing. By cutting out all the uneeded parts. Goku had just turned SS in that and it is like episode 50.

• Just noticed dbz fan im not dbz fan didnt see his name till after I made mine also I think if they do make a second film they should end it with the introduction of Gohan and krilin, and possibly move towards DBZ enemies like Boo and Cell or the Androids

• Dragon Ball is a kick ass series same with DBZ never watched GT couldn't find the english version but isnt master roshi supposed to have a massive beard? also they made an excellent casting choice for Goku he played the goofball perfectly

• Thats only what was grossed in ASIA not altogether so if it grossed 50mil in at least three countries it made a profit I hope they do make another one cus the cartoon was kick ass and they left the movie way open so im pretty confident they'll make another (Chi Chi was pretttttttty damn fine lol)

• my vote is get the guys who did the matrix trilogy. the special effects alone might be enough to make you not want to shoot yourself for what garbage the first one was. they made keanu reeves look good.

• ok think of this think of tmnt all those movies was poorly created you could tell the costumes was fake but they made i think three live action movies and made a damn good turn out on the 3d animated tmnt

• Honestly for the first real dbz movie it was ok not to mention im sure they will get someone better to remake the first and then comeout with a seqeul the point is that they need a japanese anime nut to create the movies for dbz not a hollywood bitch

• I really wish some of you would get a life and stop putting down things you might not understand. Movies, books, and even tv shows are so much different from each other. So what, the director wanted to have a little bit of fun. Granted he should kept some things the same, I still thought it was good for a movie. Fyi, the manga came out before the tv show and those are different, not so much but different. People are entitled to their own opinions, but what you guys are doing is just pathetic.

• well I will do you all a favor and write and direct the next film. We'll have to skip ahead a few years and introduce a few key characters like kami, krillin and tien, and then erase that crap about oozaru being a cronie of piccolo. Then we'll have dbz. Goku's married to chi chi, they have gohan, raditz shows up Piccolo and Goku fight Raditz, Goku dies yadda yadda yadda I'm sure you all know the story. Probably the movie will have to go straight to dvd, but what the hell do you expect. It won't be easy but we can fix this.

• I know yall just shut-up and let him do his work. So critical!!!

• you guys fucking suck dick that was one of the best films i have seen in my life. i am a die hard db dbz dbgt fan and that was almost as good as the show. if you fucking hate it so much just simply dont watch the 2nd and 3rd one

• Asian Americans aspiring in the show business

• For anyone who are going to see this movie, think about this question for a moment - When Hollywood start making more Asian films but with white actors, where can the Asian Americans who are aspriring go for entertainment?

• THIS MOVIE SUCKED! I was so UNBELIEVABLY DISSAPOINTED! They DESTROYED Dragonball. They had the script already written for them, its called f***ing "Dragonball"!!! Just watch the show and make the movie from that, don't change it, it was at its peak in the show and by the original story, anything else is a step down. This movie was an UTTER DISASTER looking at it from a Dragonball and Dragonball Z etc. fan's perspective. You can't call this movie Dragonball when it isn't the real story you foolish film producers. I can't believe they messed this up so badly. I agree with M&M and say they need to scrap this movie and do it again (like the Incredible Hulk), and much much better this time (obviously) and this time.... FOLLOW THE GODDAMN SHOW!!! DO NOT DEVIATE!!! I could list all of the things they'd need to fix but it would waste so much space and time because the list is too long. And by the way producers, its not f***ing "AIR BENDING" its your own body's energy! AHHHHHH!

• I think that they need to create a whole new movie that is not generated for "the masses" or children movies because the people who watched DBZ are already in their 20s and 30s. They need to trash this thing and start off knew. For GOD SAKES. If we can produce Transformers, then I'm sure as hell that we can produce a much better film than this CRAP!! "When does Bulma get fu**ing guns??" I like the fact that they wanted to do this, but I think it was too soon and not enough time put into it. I would have to give it a D.

• dude u have to start at the beginning and ur a fucking dumbass to say that movies wasnt great so go suck a cock

• a-11

• This is a die hard DB DBZ DBGT fan i have watched it for ever since i can remember i know everything about the series was awesome But they should let people that love DB -DBGT with a passion make the movie to get the best out of it direct it and everything just take a chance i'll do it for free man i hope the next movie is marketed right they didn't reach the viewers they should have the peole that watch dbz dbgt db aren't lil kids lmao they are my age lol 25 and younger or older lol

• i think they should wait about 5 years then just begin again. as if nobody had seen dbe and how bad it was. if they make more sequels they cant stay true. piccolo is dead. if he dies kami dies. if kami dies no more dragonballs. if theres no dragonballs and no piccolo radditz would kill goku kidnap gohan leave earth. then vegeta and nappa would have not come to earth looking for dragonballs. freiza would have not been stopped on namek and became immortal then nobody could have stopped him. the end. rant over!

• i thought the movie was really bad @$$, i dont see why everyone is making a big deal, it's a movie, it'll get better, just wait ^^

• Personaly, I realy loved the new Dragon Ball movie. Even if they didn't go by the actual storyline, I actualy like the new one better, the sequel miht be better but theres no possible way they could have made that much profit off that movie! If they skipped to the Freeza Saga and cue the special effects for the Super Saiyan that'd be cool... no REALLY F@#$ING AWESOME.

• i saw the movie it really sucked but i think the trilogy could be saved, i think they sould make a spin off of the vegeta story, i am a die hard fan of db and i think everyone agrees that vegeta is the coolest caracter of the series, but in order to do that they have got to have a bigger budget, a good actor to impersonificate vegeta and definetly a better darn writer, after the spin off they should make the sequel, this i think would get more die hard fans and new fans to keep wacthing the films..

• I don't know what the big deal is. I saw the movie and I didn't think it was bad at all. And you know what? I HOPE there will be a sequel. Because I LOVE Vegeta! LOL Obviously it doesn't follow the story line very well but for what it does bring cheesy humor that I think all Dragonball fans can appreciate. Call me crazy or stupid all you want. But as a die-hard DB and DBZ fan I went, I saw and I am buying the DVD. ^O^ Sakura

• IF your a DRAGONBALLZ fan then i suggest you help me and put messages on every site you go to saying that you want a sequel but they must make its story exactly like the origonal DBZ episodes!!! if enough people do that then holywood will definatly find out and they will change the sequel!!!then we will all be HAPPY!!!AND there is other vids on you tube like this one(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI1OtUuhs10&feature=related) YOU MUST WATCH THIS VID AS WELL AS THE OTHER ONE.I WATCHED THE OTHER ONE AND I DEFFINATLY AGREE with u and the vids.must watch vids and please help us!!!!!

• please help me by copying and pasting this( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhBZPidxyKo) into your web browser if you are a DRAGONBALL Z fan.watch this youtube movie please. Help me by sending this message to other sites and telling people on the net that you want hollywood to make a better movie that stays with the DRAGONBALL Z story line.PLEASE help us all by telling this to other people. And watch the vid on youtube!!!! just copy and paste the site name i have given you into your web browser and watch the vid that shows!!!PLEASE HELP!!!!!if you search the web and read the comments on the vid i have shown you then you will see that no one is happy about the movie SO if you want the sequel to be better then i suggest you help me by sending this message to as many paople as you can on the net and if any one can can you please somehow get that youtube vid to hollywood so that they can see what people want to see in the next movie!!!! well is any one going to help or what?!?!

• Dragon Ball is my favorite anime since the late 1980s. I always wanted to see a DB movie made from real people, now they finally did it. When I saw the DB movie trailer, I was like WTF? Honestly, who what f8cking sh!t characters. Did the people made the movie even saw the anime? Master Yoshi is suppose to be a funny old pervert. Goku never went to f*cking school Most likely I will watch the DB movie when it comes out, simply because DB is my favorite cartoon, but I can tell I will hate this movie.

• honestle this is as bad as the eragon movie it turns something awsome into some thin lame

• It's a good thing to be black and sexy. No, I'm not declaring that, that is actually one of the credits for the DBE movie writer.

• What if the sequel featured Goku battling solid-gold prostitutes?

• Dude, you trust DBtheMovie.com? Really? DBE has not grossed $50 million in Asia. This movie hasn't even grossed $30 million in Asia. And the way things are going it probably won't. Hell, it might not make it to 25. Check out Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=dragonball.htm DBE has more or less tanked in Asia. Plus even if it had grossed $50 that's still a long way from turning a profit. In the world of movie earnings it's not gross that counts; it's net. Fox only gets to keep about 30 or 40% of what they earn overseas. Maybe less than that since they put a pile of dough into promotion over there. Since DBE has only grossed $22 million it has only netted about 8 million. Anyway, it doesn't matter that this movie only cost 45 mil., it's still not getting a sequel. It needs to make over $150 million or more. DBE isn't going to make that. It's gotten bad reviews and negative fan response everywhere. It's dropped like a stone in every market and been leaked to the net for nearly a month. Finally, it's getting no repeat business. It just doesn't have the popularity or the legs to make the money it needs for a sequel.

• Not even decent writing could save that acting and those effects. However, looking at it (while I find it hard to believe even that much was spent) $45 million is a much more believable budget.

• If they make another DB film, I'm gonna start setting shit on fire. I can only take so much...

• Damn you, Asia. Just... damn you.

• Like the spy said they can't have possibly made much of a profit so why on earth would they be making a sequel for this, honestly its probably the worst anime to live action, scratch that, one of the worst movies in the history of cinema. Even they do get a reasonably good writer I really doubt they would be able to create the DBZ plot to fit movie form and I don't think they would be able to capture the spirit of the series. Now even if the sequel is actually good, which I doubt but I guess miracles could exist, I really doubt anyone would be willing to watch it after the incredibly bad press the first movie got and probably the nightmares and innocence completely destroyed by movie goers to the first one.

• One does not simply turns into a Solid Gold dancer. If they were solid gold prostitutes, they will remain so.

• "The point is that if Dragonball's budget was only $45 mil, it's already made a profit. The film has grossed more than $50 mil in Asia," Um, that's not how it works. A movie has to make approximately 3x its production budget to turn a profit.

• and awfully heavy. It'd be akward.

• I hope not. I wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer. A solid gold prostitute would just be awkward and possibly dead.

• Are solid gold prostitutes similar to the Solid Gold dancers?

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