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http://ca.ign.com/articles/2016/05/03/dragonball-evolution-screenwriter-apologizes-to-fans
"I went into the project chasing after a big payday, not as a fan of the franchise but as a businessman taking on an assignment"
That quote right there sums up the entire reason ANYONE was in the movie and why it was so fucking awful.
Live action Dragon Ball doesn't work in general. This movie? Literally insulting to fans :V
Good on him for apologizing though. Takes balls to admit you fucked up on a project of that scale.
Lock if old.
Ben Ramsey, the screenwriter responsible for the universally panned live-action Dragon Ball adaptation, Dragonball Evolution, has apologized to fans for his hand in the project.
As reported by i09, when Ramsey was approached for an interview by Dragon Ball fan Derek Padula, Ramsey replied with an apology addressed to the Dragon Ball fandom, which Padula then published in full on his website.
The apology reads:
I knew that it would eventually come down to this one day. Dragonball Evolution marked a very painful creative point in my life. To have something with my name on it as the writer be so globally reviled is gut wrenching. To receive hate mail from all over the world is heartbreaking. I spent so many years trying to deflect the blame, but at the end of the day it all comes down to the written word on page and I take full responsibility for what was such a disappointment to so many fans. I did the best I could, but at the end of the day, I dropped the dragon ball.
I went into the project chasing after a big payday, not as a fan of the franchise but as a businessman taking on an assignment. I have learned that when you go into a creative endeavor without passion you come out with sub-optimal results, and sometimes flat out garbage. So Im not blaming anyone for Dragonball but myself. As a fanboy of other series, I know what its like to have something you love and anticipate be so disappointing.
To all the Dragon Ball fans out there, I sincerely apologize.
I hope I can make it up to you by creating something really cool and entertaining that you will like and that is also something I am passionate about. Thats the only work I do now.
Best,
Ben
"I went into the project chasing after a big payday, not as a fan of the franchise but as a businessman taking on an assignment"
That quote right there sums up the entire reason ANYONE was in the movie and why it was so fucking awful.
Live action Dragon Ball doesn't work in general. This movie? Literally insulting to fans :V
Good on him for apologizing though. Takes balls to admit you fucked up on a project of that scale.
Lock if old.