I had no idea James was a big fan of the Dragonball series.

Animal Mother | April 09, 04:28 CET

That came up in earlier posts regarding the movie; I was surprised to learn that Mr. Marsters was such a fan, in fact, as the few episodes I'd seen of Dragonball Z had completely failed to impress me.

Mercenary | April 09, 06:04 CET

James is so cool. :)

TwisTz | April 09, 06:20 CET

I think James watched the shows with is son IIRC. I enjoy reading how devoted he is to every part he tackles, how he fully immerses himself in that world.

Emmie | April 09, 06:25 CET

Dragon Ball Z is a lot like 'Bold and the Beautiful.' They'll spend three episodes with the characters just staring at each other. Repeating the same lines over and over again in just slightly different ways. With no progression happening at all, just a stale mate. It's the oddest cartoon I've ever seen lol

I loved it as a kid but it used to frustrate the hell out of me. I was a massive DBZ fan back in the day, completely immersed in that universe and its characters.

vampmogs | April 09, 06:40 CET

Regarding James in the movie, is it true he is only on screen for for six minutes?

Simon | April 09, 07:22 CET

I saw the movie at a preview screening last night - he makes brief appearances for most of the movie, then the big battle at the end. It could be around six minutes total, I guess.

pixiedust | April 09, 09:36 CET

Thanks for that, did you enjoy the movie?

Simon | April 09, 09:38 CET

Well, I finally saw it. It was... well... uh... um. Hmm. Marsters was good for the six minutes he was in it, at least. And it really did feel like six minutes dispersed throughout the movie, with maybe a three to four minute chunk at the end for the final battle.

I think it was terrible from a Dragonball fan perspective, but sadly I'm pretty sure it was also terrible from an "I don't know anything about Dragonball and am going in expecting at least a good fun fantasy movie" perspective. Gaping plotholes, foreshadowings that had no payoffs, pointless scenes taking up too much time, and a few of the actors were so out of it at times that it really looked like they were reading the script from slow teleprompters off-screen. I found myself gaping at the screen in incredulous horror most of the time. I mean, I didn't expect them to get any of the Dragonball lore right, but I didn't expect the script to be that bad. Like, worse than Street Fighter: The Movie bad.

LiLi | April 09, 10:09 CET

LiLi, now I've got to see it! That sounds hilarious.

gossi | April 09, 10:12 CET

Just what I was expeting Lili. Please tell me it was at least Street Fighter so bad it's good quality?

Rhodey | April 09, 10:17 CET

LiLi pretty much sums it up. I had seen about half of Dragonball, was really into DBZ at one point and went in expecting the worst. Not something I would pay to see, but I was still pretty entertained by the sheer cheesiness.

pixiedust | April 09, 10:21 CET

Really dissapointed in this movie, especially the short running time, i hate short movies. I've pretty much seen all of Dragonball/Z/GT. I hope the dvd/blu-ray has a much longer director's cut.

Vergil | April 09, 13:47 CET

Crap. The only reason I had for seeing it was James Marsters, but six minutes? I think he had more screen time in "P.S., I Love You."

QuanticoMVP | April 09, 17:58 CET