I just saw this movie no more than 20mins ago. I had a bad feeling from the start when i saw the first preview, my worst fears were realized within the first 10mins and i do not lie. The movie truly did not follow any of the story line those who comment on how there were "Minor changes to the story" are wayyyy off. what similatries are there??? the names are right most of the backgrounds fit the story, but saiyans and namekians are suggested to have worked together when in reality they had never encountered eachother untill the DBZ series when Piccolo fights Radizs. I grew up on this show i loved this show and now i feel as tho my heart and soul are gone because that is what they took out of this movie. This may seem weird to most people but to thoese who grew up with the show they know how i feel. All i can say is start over again, forget this atroicy and begian anew with a DB movie that starts from the beginning and bring us the movie we have waited so long to see.

This is BEFORE GOKU knows he is a saiyan and other saiyans come to the earth. This is when Piccolo comes and he is evil.. He tries to destroy the earth.. Goku fights him.. Then in Dragon Ball Z when Goku has Gohan, Gohan's will and spirit makes Piccolo good..ish. More or less. So this is just Dragonball this is before all the saiyan stuff and freeza etc. And in the Anime Goku is only like 2 feet tall.. as he is a child but obviously that would have been hard to do and stupid for a live action movie. HENSE why he is a teen, is not married to Chi-Chi yet, why Roshi is not so old and perverted (yet) and there is no gohan.. who had a tail for a large part of his life which explains alot..

People, stop btching and stop whining. If you do not care about supporting the greatest show on earth now turned live-action, then DON'T ****** see it. However, if you're one of the intelligent few who actually CARE, then yes!! Go support! Buy tickets all day and next day!!!!

So many people are complaining about this movie, i saw it in japan and i loved it. americans are so judgemental. look for people that are comparing DBE to DBZ, DBE is based off of dragonball not dragonball z, goku doesnt know he is not from earth yet. this movie was number 1 and 2 in all of asia. also there are many different stories of dragonball, the only time it was one direct story was when dbz started. For people that honestly think they know it all, watch DRAGONBALL!!!!!!!! and shut up, stop bitchin about th emovie because to tell you the truth they did alot off of a 45 million budget. Like chatwin said. Its not dragonball, its not dragonball z, its dragonball Evolution! Oh and one more thing, people that have a huge problem with this movie, go watch dragonball :the magic begins, maybe you will be happier with that piece of ****you call a movie.

Before anyone starts to critic the movie on how its NOT like the series at all, first it must be stated that, you're right. This is a modern adaptation of the series that apparently was screen written by a group of people who must have had no knowledgeable background and must have been given just a character list and 1 terrible idea. The movie very VERY lightly touches on the anime and longtime Dragonball fans will be really disappointed. The dialogue and the acting is some of the worst I have ever seen and the build of the characters, especially Goku's, was horrible. He was made weak against eveything and even died from a blast of a "gun". I didn't know Lara Croft was going to play Bulma...she kicked more *** then Goku. The only good thing is that Chichi is hot. The movie offers decent CGI effects with minimal fighting and jumps from scene to scene leaving one confused. Go see it if you really want to but I would recommend waiting till it comes out on DVD to rent, maybe..