Line #8 Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS10E30


1	Release: Nov 7, 2017
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3	Film: ''Film/DragonballEvolution''
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5	Tagline: [[Creator/LittleKuriboh LittleKuriboh]] and Creator/MasakoX join the fight against the worst anime adaptation of all time, ''Dragonball Evolution''. It kicks you right in the Dragon Nards.
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7	!This review contains examples of:
8	* ActorAllusion: Three cases:
9	** The Critic theorizes that the film's version of Son Goku is the same annoying character his actor Justin Chatwin played in ''Film/WarOfTheWorlds2005''.
10	** When he learns that Bulma is played by Creator/EmmyRossum, the Critic asks if [[Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004 she sings in this film]], and is relieved when [=LittleKuriboh=] says she doesn't.
11	** The trio refer to Creator/ErnieHudson (Sifu) as the "underappreciated Film/{{Ghostbuster\|s1984}}" whose temple Goku and co. visit to obtain another Mafuba, which the Critic mocks by dubbing lines into Roshi stating that the previous one failed, while showing a clip from ''Ghostbusters (1984)'' showing their firehouse HQ imploding.
12	* AdaptationDecay: The trio's verdict on the film.
13	* AffectionateParody: The opening sketch pokes fun at the source material (featuring [=MasakoX=] as Goku, [=LittleKuriboh=] as Vegeta, and the Critic as Krillin) but in a way that's ironically way more faithful than the actual movie. The Critic even lampshades it within the review itself, with a lot of hands raised in agreement when he suggested so.
14	* AgeLift: It's pointed out changing Goku's age in and of itself makes the movie worse.
15	* TheBully: The group make fun of how generic the bullies are. And also point out that said bullies have ''zero'' reason to actually bully Goku.
16	* TheCameo:
17	** Creator/KyleHebert, the English voice actor of teenage Son Gohan and the second narrator of ''Manga/DragonBallZ'', reprises his role as the latter.
18	** WebVideo/HonestTrailers' Jon Bailey temporarily substitutes for Hebert after the latter bolts out at the ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' reference.
19	* ClicheStorm: InUniverse, the trio pick the film apart for being a mishmash of stock cliches, such as IJustWantToBeNormal, the romantic subplot, bullies that pick on Goku for no real reason, as well as various stock phrases.
20	* ContrivedCoincidence: They point out how Chi-Chi just happens to be at the tournament, as well as the fact that a Dragon Ball just happened to be located where they were trapped.
21	* {{Crossover}}: With Creator/TeamFourStar's Lawrence "Creator/MasakoX" Simpson (himself also a Channel Awesome reviewer, currently covering ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'') and Martin Piers "Creator/LittleKuriboh" Billany.
22	* DullSurprise: The trio mocks Justin Chatwin's acting as Goku in the scene where he explains to Roshi what his quest is, theorizing that the direction for the scene was non-existent.
23	* EnemyMine: Masako!Goku and Kuriboh!Vegeta team up against the despised live-action movie.
24	* FightSceneFailure: InUniverse, they feel this way about the FinalBattle of the movie, and consider it even ''worse'' given the source material is ''known'' for its fight scenes.
25	* ForgotAboutHisPowers: InUniverse, the trio point out how Goku, Bulma and Roshi spent hours in a hole dug by Yamcha despite Roshi having superhuman jumping powers.
26	* GenericDoomsdayVillain: The film's version of Piccolo, according to [=MasakoX=], who calls him "just a colossal twat".
27	* HongKongDub: Relentlessly mocked during the opening sequence.
28	* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext: In the beginning, as the Critic announces that [=MasakoX=] and [=LittleKuriboh=] are collaborating with him to review this movie, [=LittleKuriboh=] admits that "a Japanese anime dubbed by Americans and now reviewed by two Brits" makes as much sense as the movie itself.
29	* MeltingPotNomenclature: They mock this movie's Goku having a Japanese name despite being played by a white actor (although being an alien, it doesn't qualify as being a full-on RaceLift) with the only reason being his adopted grandfather being Asian.
30	* MindScrew:
31	** [=MasakoX=]: So digging through a hole somehow leads them to the top of a volcano... (''cue scene of the group smoking weed and lazing around'')
32	* {{Narrator}}: Hebert is enlisted for the opening sketch and to punctuate the movie's fight scenes with [[OnTheNext "Next Time On..."]]s.
33	* OverlyLongGag: In reaction to an overly-long mid-credits stinger which shows that Piccolo survived his defeat to Goku, [=LittleKuriboh=] puts his own spin, feigning excitement as said stinger played out, with both the Critic and [=MasakoX=] being bored to sleep.
34	* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: The famous "Over 9000" gag is played with by Kuriboh!Vegeta, who crushes his smartphone when he discovers that the film's ''Website/RottenTomatoes'' freshness rating went up from 9% to 14%.
35	* RunningGag:
36	** Malcolm, a real-life fan of ''Dragon Ball'', attempting to shoot down the film for the damage it did to the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, with the trio trying to restrain him.
37	** The trio, Malcolm, and the Slumming-It Fairy lazing around and smoking weed for every scene they gave up on trying to understand.
38	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Kyle Hebert, once the film references ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' ([[FridgeLogic Even though that film came one year later than ''Dragonball Evolution'']]).
39	* ShoutOut: When Roshi is shown packed up to bring Goku and Bulma to his training land, the Critic dubs into him screaming "[[Film/NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation Shitter was full!]]"
40	* TakeThat:
41	** At the opening sketch, Hebert!Narrator describes Critic!Krillin as fighting against one of the worst anime adaptations of all time, while showing a poster of ''Film/DeathNote2017'' before he switches it to ''Dragonball Evolution''.
42	** While trying to comprehend how bad ''Dragonball Evolution'' was compared to the source material, the Critic compares it to [[Film/GhostInTheShell2017 the film adaptation]] of ''Anime/GhostInTheShell1995'' (one of Doug's favorite anime), with [=LittleKuriboh=] confirming his guess.
43	** When Goku kicks Agudes, one of his bullies, into a fountain, that scene is played in such gratuitous slow-mo the trio imitate him, with the Critic imitating him and exclaiming that [[Film/ThreeHundred he]] [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice got]] [[Creator/ZackSnyder "Snydered"]].
44	** When Master Roshi first appears in the film, Little Kuriboh snarks that his actor Creator/ChowYunFat found a worse role than [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd Captain Sao Feng]].
45	** During one of the "Next Time on Dragonball" scenes, when the movie gets compared to ''Film/TheLastAirbender'', Hebert bails out when he realizes it was directed by Creator/MNightShyamalan.
46	** When the dragon shows up near the end of the movie, the Critic says "The putrid puss looks so fake, you could have Creator/SeanConnery [[Film/{{Dragonheart}} voicing it]]."
47	* ThereAreNoRules: The trio mocks the film's use of this, which they point out counts as a rule anyway. They parody it by [=MasakoX=] suggesting that this means they have no need for the source material while the Critic shoots down DVD boxes of ''Dragon Ball Z''.
48	* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When the Critic finds himself both confused and bored with the opening narration, [=MasakoX=] and [=LittleKuriboh=] warn him to get used to that feeling.
49	* ToiletHumor: Several of Goku's facial expressions are so hilarious the trio parody it with a clip compilation dubbed in with farting sounds.
50	* {{Wangst}}: InUniverse, the trio parody Goku's insecurities about his uniqueness by summoning the "Slumming-It Fairy" (Tamara), who gives them a box full of stock angst lines.
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