![]() ![]() The tone and atmosphere of the movie is all wrong. (not really spoilers because the movie obviously does not follow the original story) It's supposed to be a light hearted comedy adventure if they are doing Dragonball.įor those who cares, here's the original material: The 7 dragon balls were not created by my 7 mystiques to fight an alien.Īctually an amnesic alien landed on earth and served under the god for a while before succeeding the god himself. ![]() Then that alien-god created the dragonballs. To become god, the alien had to reject his bad nature and so he split himself into 2 entities. The good one became god and the evil one became Picollo (the villain).Īs for Goku, he is also an alien sent to earth to escape his race's genocide. He was only a baby when that happened, so he does not know his origins until later in the Dragonball Z series. This isn't really a rant, because I really do not care about this movie. "It is usually men who buy these things and they have no idea," said one pharmacist who did not want to be named.I just wrote this for the few that are interested to know how different the movie is from the original material. In Whakatane, pharmacies are reporting steady sales of toiletry gift boxes, but there is no stand out perfume catching the nose. "The Toy Castle is really popular this year, as are the old favourites such as Meccano and Lego," she said. Toy Chest owner Alison Cunningham said there was a mix of traditional favourites and new "techno-toys" going out the door pre-Christmas. The talking robot sold out over a month ago. While Taupo's shopping centre is humming with Christmas shoppers, if they are after the Robosapien they are out of luck. Michael Murphy's album is moving well in his home town, where Sounds staff ordered another 30 copies this week. Instead, the most sought after CDs are The Very Best Christmas CD in the World Ever, Pearl Jam's greatest hits, and Into the West, the debut album from Christchurch teenager Yulia Townsend. But at Rotorua's Sounds store, staff say the album is far from popular. ![]() The 18-year-old Taupo star's debut album No Place To Land, was released earlier this month to coincide with the Christmas market. ![]() The Bay of Plenty Steamers' dream run in this year's NPC rugby season continues to pay off at Canterbury stores, where the team's commemorative Ranfurly Shield jerseys have become popular stocking fillers.Īt Rotorua gift stores Inside Out and Simply Different, cocktail shakers, wine glasses, candles, and mirrored picture frames are hot, while at Whitcoull's, Christmas bookworms will be reading Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, Brother Fish by Bryce Courtney and Stephen Fleming's biography, Balance of Power.įans of NZ Idol runner-up Michael Murphy are few and far between in Rotorua, if music sales are anything to go by. Scannerz can scan real bar codes for "signs of life", enabling their users to collect magical weapons or fight monsters, said Warehouse spokeswoman Cynthia Church. Robosapien robots and a new toy to hit the shelves, called Scannerz, are being snapped up at The Warehouse. Mr Rasdall said adults were buying them for themselves, as much as for their children. The most popular console games are Singstar Party and Halo 2. Tim Rasdall from Rotorua's Dick Smith said parents were buying mobile phones for children as young as eight. With less than two shopping days until Christmas Day, the region's tech-savvy teens are demanding the latest technology, retailers say.Īt Bond and Bond, Noel Leeming and Dick Smith stores around the region, PlayStation and Xbox consoles, mobile phones and digital cameras are big sellers. It's more likely you will find robots and cellphones in your Christmas stocking this year than a copy of Michael Murphy's debut album. ![]()
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