This movie was a blast!!! Thanks for reminding me to post!
I really liked Chatwin as Goku. I'm actually surprised how much I liked him. At first, I was really skeptical. (To me, that was the part that worried me most going into it.) But I think he pulled it off VERY well, especially considering that this was Hollywood's rendition of the anime. My award for best actor(s) in the movie though goes to Emily Rossum (Bulma) and James Marsters (Piccolo).
Bulma's character was dead-on!!! Perfect!!! In fact, I couldn't have asked for a better person to play Bulma. She had the attitude, the look, everything. James did an awesome job with Piccolo as well, and I loved the direction that he took with the character. Considering that this is a pre-DBZ Piccolo, this is exactly how the character was meant to be portrayed. Well done to the both of them!
I will say that I wish Nimbus was in it. (And no, it was not the car like someone on here said it was.) And I also wanted to see the Power Pole, but I'll look forward to those in the sequel. My biggest complaint was the Ozuru. Honestly, I didn't really care for the look that they went for. I definitely liked where the story was going and how they incorporated it, but the look was off in my opinion, especially if you want to directly compare it to the form we all know.
Without writing another page here (which I could easily do,) overall, I really enjoyed it. I plan on buying it when it makes its way to DVD. I didn't expect to see everything EXACTLY how it was in the anime, and that's what I got. Perhaps, that's why I wasn't disappointed like many. For a modern day attempt at a classic anime, it wasn't too bad at all. Many of you mentioned that it was aimed at a younger audience, and it was. I agree. But then again, wasn't the anime? As I mentioned earlier, I'm looking forward to how this franchise grows with the next installments.
On a side note, it was great meeting James. I asked him about how he got the role of Piccolo and that whole process, among other things. Just an all-around down-to-earth guy to talk sci-fi with. I'm glad I got the opportunity to meet him. He's been a DB/DB-Z/DB-GT fan for quite sometime. He told me that he's seen most every episode there is. And the best thing was this was YEARS before DB Evolution script was even written. I'm glad someone deserving got the role, and I how to see him reprise the role in the sequel.