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* {{Expy}}: Most of the characters in the film, heck, Goku even becomes the character of legend he was based upon, [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]], the {{Monkey King|Lite}}!
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* {{Expy}}: Most of the characters in the film, heck, Goku even becomes ''[[LogicalExtreme becomes]]'' the character of legend he was based upon, [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]], the {{Monkey King|Lite}}!
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Okay, make that ''a lot'' of differences. The movie actually is something of an adaptation of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, but using different names for the characters, but otherwise is at least [[PragmaticAdaptation somewhat faithful]], even if the story is more based around the ''[[Anime/DragonBallCurseOfTheBloodRubies Curse of the Blood Rubies]]'' movie.
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Okay, make that ''a lot'' [[AdaptationDeviation lot]]'' of differences. The movie actually is something of an adaptation of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, but using different names for the characters, but otherwise is at least [[PragmaticAdaptation somewhat faithful]], even if the story is more based around the ''[[Anime/DragonBallCurseOfTheBloodRubies Curse of the Blood Rubies]]'' movie.
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Compare with ''Film/DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', a more faithful unofficial Korean live-action adaptation, and ''Film/DragonBallEvolution'', the 2009 American live-action adaptation which received ''massive'' negative reviews.
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Compare with ''Film/DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', a more faithful unofficial Korean live-action adaptation, and ''Film/DragonBallEvolution'', ''Film/DragonballEvolution'', the 2009 American live-action adaptation which received ''massive'' negative reviews.
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** Sun Wukong and La Ping are renamed Monkey boy and Westwood in the English dub.
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** Sun Wukong and La Ping are renamed Monkey boy Boy and Westwood in the English dub.
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* WireFu: It happens a lot, usually when Monkey boy is flying around, and it's almost always noticeable.
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* WireFu: It happens a lot, usually when Monkey boy Boy is flying around, and it's almost always noticeable.
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** Sun Wukong and La Ping are renamed Monkeyboy Monkey boy and Westwood in the English dub.
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* WireFu: It happens a lot, usually when Monkeyboy Monkey boy is flying around, and it's almost always noticeable.
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Okay, make that ''a lot'' of differences. The movie actually is something of an adaptation of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, but using different names for the characters, but otherwise is at least [[PragmaticAdaptation somewhat faithful]], even if the story is more based around one of the movies (''Curse of the Blood Rubies'').
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Okay, make that ''a lot'' of differences. The movie actually is something of an adaptation of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, but using different names for the characters, but otherwise is at least [[PragmaticAdaptation somewhat faithful]], even if the story is more based around one of the movies (''Curse ''[[Anime/DragonBallCurseOfTheBloodRubies Curse of the Blood Rubies'').
Rubies]]'' movie.
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* {{Expy}}: Most of the characters in the film, heck, Goku even becomes the character of legend he was based upon, [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]], the {{Moneky King|Lite}}!
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* {{Expy}}: Most of the characters in the film, heck, Goku even becomes the character of legend he was based upon, [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]], the {{Moneky {{Monkey King|Lite}}!
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* {{Expy}}: Most of the characters in the film, heck, Goku even becomes the character of legend he was based upon, Sun Wukong!
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* {{Expy}}: Most of the characters in the film, heck, Goku even becomes the character of legend he was based upon, [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong!Wukong]], the {{Moneky King|Lite}}!
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Compare with ''Film/DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', a more faithful unofficial Korean live-action adaptation.
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Compare with ''Film/DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', a more faithful unofficial Korean live-action adaptation.adaptation, and ''Film/DragonBallEvolution'', the 2009 American live-action adaptation which received ''massive'' negative reviews.
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* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Apparently Monkey Boy and Sparkle are related. Also, Monkey Boy and Piggy are descendants of the Monkey King and Pigsy from the legends.
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Most certainly NOT to be confused with ''Film/DragonballEvolution''.
Compare with ''Film/DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', a more faithful Korean live action adaptation.
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** Sun Wukong and La Ping are renamed Monkeyboy and Westwood in the Englishdub. dub.
** Averted somewhat in the Latin American Spanish dub, whenthey used most of the Goku and Master Roshi retain their names, but anyone else still got their names from the original franchise, through for some reason Westwood remains.Chinese version.
** Sun Wukong and La Ping are renamed Monkeyboy and Westwood in the English
** Averted somewhat in the Latin American Spanish dub, when
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* DubNameChange: Sun Wukong and La Ping are renamed Monkeyboy and Westwood in the English dub. Averted somewhat in the Latin American Spanish dub, when they used most of the names from the original franchise, through for some reason Westwood remains.
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''Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins'' (七龍球 神龍的傳説 ''Qi long qiu Shen long de chuan shuo'') is a 1991 Taiwanese movie about the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise, with a few differences.
''Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins'' (七龍球 神龍的傳説 ''Qi long qiu Shen long de chuan shuo'') is a 1991 Taiwanese movie about the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise, with a few differences.
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''Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins'' (七龍球 神龍的傳説 ''Qi long qiu Shen long de chuanshuo'') shuo'', "New Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong") is a an unofficial 1991 Taiwanese movie about the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise, with a few differences.
''Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins'' (七龍球 神龍的傳説 ''Qi long qiu Shen long de chuan
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''Film/DragonballEvolution''.
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* ConspicuousCG: In the Ultimate Edition version, the CG effects are very obvious, especially with regards to Shenron. Taken UpToEleven when entire scenes look like early UsefulNotes/PlayStation [[FullMotionVideo FMVs]]!
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* LetsGetDangerous: In the final battle against [[BigBad King Horn]] and his soldiers, the protagonists shows exactly how much asskicking they can deliver when they want to.
** But the prize goes to [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Piggy]], who at first comes as a pervert shapeshifter, then develops to a LovableCoward, to becoming a ShoutOut of Franchise/{{Rambo}} more than capable to slaughter dozens of soldiers TheDragon of the movie with a machine gun and a few grenades.
** But the prize goes to [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Piggy]], who at first comes as a pervert shapeshifter, then develops to a LovableCoward, to becoming a ShoutOut of Franchise/{{Rambo}} more than capable to slaughter dozens of soldiers TheDragon of the movie with a machine gun and a few grenades.
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* LetsGetDangerous: In the final battle against [[BigBad King Horn]] and his soldiers, the protagonists shows exactly how much asskicking they can deliver when they want to.
**to. But the prize goes to [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Piggy]], who at first comes as a pervert shapeshifter, then develops to a LovableCoward, to becoming a ShoutOut of Franchise/{{Rambo}} more than capable to slaughter dozens of soldiers TheDragon of the movie with a machine gun and a few grenades.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: King Horn is defeated [[spiler:by being fed all seven Dragon Pearls, prompting him to explode as Shenron appears]].
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: King Horn is defeated [[spiler:by [[spoiler:by being fed all seven Dragon Pearls, prompting him to explode as Shenron appears]].
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* ConspicuousCG: In the Ultimate Edition version.
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* AdaptationNameChange: All over the place; Bulma becomes Seeto, Oolong becomes Piggy, Yamcha becomes La Ping/Westwood, and Grandpa Gohan is renamed, of all things, Sparkle. Oh, and despite what the title would have you believe, everyone's after the Dragon ''Pearls'', not Balls.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Piggy is a human described as a "pig-fairy", whereas Oolong is a pure pig. Likewise, Westwood's companion is not a cat, but a (non-shapeshifting) bird.
* ConspicuousCG: In the Ultimate Editionversion.version, the CG effects are very obvious, especially with regards to Shenron. Taken UpToEleven when entire scenes look like early UsefulNotes/PlayStation [[FullMotionVideo FMVs]]!
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: King Horn is defeated [[spiler:by being fed all seven Dragon Pearls, prompting him to explode as Shenron appears]].
* DubNameChange: Sun Wukong and La Ping are renamed Monkeyboy and Westwood in the English dub.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Piggy is a human described as a "pig-fairy", whereas Oolong is a pure pig. Likewise, Westwood's companion is not a cat, but a (non-shapeshifting) bird.
* ConspicuousCG: In the Ultimate Edition
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: King Horn is defeated [[spiler:by being fed all seven Dragon Pearls, prompting him to explode as Shenron appears]].
* DubNameChange: Sun Wukong and La Ping are renamed Monkeyboy and Westwood in the English dub.
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** But the prize goes to [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Piggy]], who at first comes as a pervert shapeshifter, then develops to a LovableCoward, to becoming a ShoutOut of Rambo more than capable to slaughter dozens of soldiers TheDragon of the movie with a machine gun and a few grenades.
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** But the prize goes to [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Piggy]], who at first comes as a pervert shapeshifter, then develops to a LovableCoward, to becoming a ShoutOut of Rambo Franchise/{{Rambo}} more than capable to slaughter dozens of soldiers TheDragon of the movie with a machine gun and a few grenades.grenades.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Whereas Grandpa Gohan dies before the events of the story happen, here his counterpart Sparkle is merely captured and rescued at the end.
* StuffBlowingUp: Whenever King Horn and his soldiers are present, expect the dreams of Creator/MichaelBay to be shown onscreen in all their volatile glory.
* WireFu: It happens a lot, usually when Monkeyboy is flying around, and it's almost always noticeable.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Whereas Grandpa Gohan dies before the events of the story happen, here his counterpart Sparkle is merely captured and rescued at the end.
* StuffBlowingUp: Whenever King Horn and his soldiers are present, expect the dreams of Creator/MichaelBay to be shown onscreen in all their volatile glory.
* WireFu: It happens a lot, usually when Monkeyboy is flying around, and it's almost always noticeable.
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''Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins'' (七龍球 神龍的傳説 ''Qi long qiu Shen long de chuan shuo'') is a 1991 Taiwanese movie about the ''DragonBall'' franchise, with a few differences.
Okay, make that ''a lot'' of differences. The movie actually is something of an adaptation of the ''DragonBall'' franchise, but using different names for the characters, but otherwise is at least [[{{PragmaticAdaptation}} somewhat faithful]], even if the story is more based around one of the movies (''Curse of the Blood Rubies'').
Okay, make that ''a lot'' of differences. The movie actually is something of an adaptation of the ''DragonBall'' franchise, but using different names for the characters, but otherwise is at least [[{{PragmaticAdaptation}} somewhat faithful]], even if the story is more based around one of the movies (''Curse of the Blood Rubies'').
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''Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins'' (七龍球 神龍的傳説 ''Qi long qiu Shen long de chuan shuo'') is a 1991 Taiwanese movie about the ''DragonBall'' ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise, with a few differences.
Okay, make that ''a lot'' of differences. The movie actually is something of an adaptation of the''DragonBall'' ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, but using different names for the characters, but otherwise is at least [[{{PragmaticAdaptation}} [[PragmaticAdaptation somewhat faithful]], even if the story is more based around one of the movies (''Curse of the Blood Rubies'').
Okay, make that ''a lot'' of differences. The movie actually is something of an adaptation of the
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Compare with ''DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', a more faithful Korean live action adaptation.
Compare with ''DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', a more faithful Korean live action adaptation.
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Most certainly NOT to be confused with ''DragonBallEvolution''.
''Film/DragonBallEvolution''.
Compare with''DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', ''Film/DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', a more faithful Korean live action adaptation.
Compare with
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''Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins'' (七龍球 神龍的傳説 ''Qi long qiu Shen long de chuan shuo'') is a 1991 Taiwanese movie about the ''DragonBall'' franchise, with a few differences.
Okay, make that ''a lot'' of differences. The movie actually is something of an adaptation of the ''DragonBall'' franchise, but using different names for the characters, but otherwise is at least [[{{PragmaticAdaptation}} somewhat faithful]], even if the story is more based around one of the movies (''Curse of the Blood Rubies'').
An Ultimate Edition version was released in 2007, with remastered picture and sound, as well as new computer effects.
Most certainly NOT to be confused with ''DragonBallEvolution''.
Compare with ''DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', a more faithful Korean live action adaptation.
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!! Tropes demonstrated in this movie:
* ConspicuousCG: In the Ultimate Edition version.
* {{Expy}}: Most of the characters in the film, heck, Goku even becomes the character of legend he was based upon, Sun Wukong!
* LetsGetDangerous: In the final battle against [[BigBad King Horn]] and his soldiers, the protagonists shows exactly how much asskicking they can deliver when they want to.
** But the prize goes to [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Piggy]], who at first comes as a pervert shapeshifter, then develops to a LovableCoward, to becoming a ShoutOut of Rambo more than capable to slaughter dozens of soldiers TheDragon of the movie with a machine gun and a few grenades.
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Okay, make that ''a lot'' of differences. The movie actually is something of an adaptation of the ''DragonBall'' franchise, but using different names for the characters, but otherwise is at least [[{{PragmaticAdaptation}} somewhat faithful]], even if the story is more based around one of the movies (''Curse of the Blood Rubies'').
An Ultimate Edition version was released in 2007, with remastered picture and sound, as well as new computer effects.
Most certainly NOT to be confused with ''DragonBallEvolution''.
Compare with ''DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku'', a more faithful Korean live action adaptation.
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!! Tropes demonstrated in this movie:
* ConspicuousCG: In the Ultimate Edition version.
* {{Expy}}: Most of the characters in the film, heck, Goku even becomes the character of legend he was based upon, Sun Wukong!
* LetsGetDangerous: In the final battle against [[BigBad King Horn]] and his soldiers, the protagonists shows exactly how much asskicking they can deliver when they want to.
** But the prize goes to [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Piggy]], who at first comes as a pervert shapeshifter, then develops to a LovableCoward, to becoming a ShoutOut of Rambo more than capable to slaughter dozens of soldiers TheDragon of the movie with a machine gun and a few grenades.
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