Audience reviews
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WhatAGoodShow
This is not Dragon Ball. This is a poorly written disgrace with dry ass jokes and boring fights that does not even know its characters.
You will notice that our beloved main character for instants acts completely different besides his eating habits and lust for battle.
Goku underestimates his opponents in the first confrontation and at the end he even bends over to the badguy.
Vegeta is a punk ass bitch to Bills who also bends over.
The way they tried to introduce Super Saiyan God was poorly done. What was it? It appeared in the dream on some oversensitive destroyer god and it has to be true because some fish who isn't even sure himself said so.
Remember when Super Saiyan God appeared in the Future Timeline? You don't? Neither do I. The entire prophecy is a plot hole. The God comes out…
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I don't know about you, but I am falling asleep everytime I see this movie.
So this time I tried to pay attention and well... this new antagonist Beerus or Billus has been sleeping all this time during the story and never get involved in the issues of the universe. Just happened to dream about Super Saiyan God which happened to be a reason he came to earth.
It kinda feels weird especially with Broly existing now that of all places he only visited earth and happened to be stronger than anyone our characters faced so far.
Goku also felt out of character this movie. When was the last time Goku underestimated any enemy and offered to hold back? Beevus turned him into his bitch like many characters will be in this movie. Don't fuck with the GOD OF DESTRUCTION.
The gags also dragged down a lo…
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15 years after GT, Toriyama decided that he wasn’t making enough money from all the poorly created videogames, card games, and countless types of merchandise that were constantly being produced based on his badly written franchise. So, he officially labeled GT to be not canon, and that Super is the real sequel, in effect rendering worthless terabytes of fan fiction and fan art. He still hired Toyotaro as his best imitator and the one doing all the drawing, since he couldn’t be bothered to draw as he used to. The result was a lifeless continuation that could no longer excuse itself being bad because Toriyama was not part of it.
It was also not really a continuation, since that would demand a new story with new characters, in order to start fresh and avoid all the inconsistencies that piled…
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DBZ: The Fanfiction.
After laughing my ass off to some TFS's parodies, I thought, maybe this new turd from said franchise that supports itself via fanwanks and merchandizing, was also some sort of parody - it just had to be! After a good doze of vodka, I watched it, and... Excuse me, my brain seems to be little broken, right about here.
I have no comprehention for this! This had to be a pardoy. A joke. A hoodwig! Something, that one should find, only by stumbling in to some really dier, and some really, really stupid fanfiction - like if Naruto and Sasuke did the fusion-dance! Because, that's how this movie felt... every single flipping second of it! Some stupid, stupid fanfiction about Carrot becoming a God, because Toriyama is clearly at this point writing himself being a Carrot himse…
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I didn't have the highest of hopes after watching past Dragon Ball movies since they are quite nonsensical and non-canon but Battle of Gods changed this and gives new life to a staple of the Anime industry.
The amount of fan-service in this movie is godly. You even have pilaf and crew making an appearance. The humour is certainly strong in this movie, it's very comical and brings back memories of the original Dragon Ball series. We have all our favourite characters and they each get quite a bit of screen time which is unusual for Dragon Ball Z which usually focuses on action and fighting. This movie was a nice mixture of fun and action.
The animation is absolutely gorgeous. The budget for this movie was obviously much larger than past movies along with the creativity. The character des…
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First off, i'll make it clear that I don't and have not watched Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z, however I know a considerable amount about the show aside from the gritty details, and anything I didn't know I simply asked my friend who was sitting right next to me. That said, the fact that I haven't watched DBZ didn't affect my enjoyment at all as you can see by the score I gave.
Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami a.k.a Battle of the God's is an original story written by Akira Toriyama as apart of the Dragon Ball canon storyline. Right off the bat the fact that this film IS canon makes it more interesting to me, and the movie did such a good job of using the canon appropriately, introducing a new character; Beerus the Destroyer, as well as forwardly expanding the story with some things I won't spoi…
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Dragon Ball Z is Back! I was so excited to see this movie and it didn't disappoint. Not like that other piece of shit Dragon Ball: Evolution which will go down as the absolute worst piece of cinema I have ever seen in my life. But I'm not here to talk about that I'm here to review Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami a.k.a. Battle of Gods.
The overall story is that Lord Beerus and his master Whis travel to Earth in order to find the Super Saiyan God for him to fight. After hearing that Frieza was defeated by Goku he decides to locate him and challenge him to a fight. After kicking Goku's ass in their first encounter Beerus travels to Earth and arrives at Bulma's Birthday party and if he wasn't amused about with the Earth's culture, people, food, etc. he would destroy the planet. Vegeta then tries…
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Overview:
Did this movie have some large flaws? Obviously. Did I still enjoy every stupid minute of it? You bet your ass I did!
Spoilers!
Plot and characters: 6/10
The plot is that the Lord of Destruction Beerus has awakened from his slumber and finds out that a Saiyan defeated Freeza. Beerus is informed that Super Saiyans now exist and this reminds him of a dream he had about fighting a "Super Saiyan God". Goku must now reach a new form of power to give an entertaining fight to Beerus or else the shaved Egyptian cat God will destroy the Earth. For no reason, there is also a sub-plot involving Pilaf and his gang that was simply there. Here are just a few questions I had about this movie: How the hell did Pilaf get the dragonballs and wish for eternal youth without the Z warriors ever l…
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Dragonball Z is another franchise everyone's heard of. People tend to either love it for its characters and action sequences or think it's kind of stupid because it's kind of a mindless action series where people scream to get stronger. Whatever your opinion on the series, Toriyama Akira's creation has certainly had a profound impact on pop culture. It also has over a dozen films. So, you may have wondered which one I'm looking at today. Well, that would be the most recent film from just last year. Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods.
Story:
The narrative begins with the Northern Kai talking to the Supreme Kai, using their long distance communication technique, about the awakening of the God of destruction, Beerus. Goku overhears, being on the Kai's planet for training because taking care of…
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods has been hyped up as the big return of a monumental anime franchise, introducing a new villain and bringing back all of your favorite characters for one last giant bout... but does it live up to the hype? The short answer is "no". I thought it actually tarnished part of what I loved about Dragon Ball. It stepped over it so harshly that by the end, I had to wonder if perhaps they did it intentionally.
Let's start off with some of the positives. The art is competent. The quality is essentially on-par with the end of the Dragon Ball Z TV series, except now that art style has transitioned to HD. There are also a few shots which managed to really impress me, in terms of the quality of the animation, however these are few and far between.
The audio mix seems p…
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In my opinion, this movie is not particularly bad, but there is for me two problems I can't put aside.
First of all, and this is something recurring in DBZ movies, the logic of the original manga isn't followed, especially about power level. It might look like a fanboy complaint, but I undertake the critic. Why did Gohan is so lame? Why SSJ2 Vegeta is way stronger than Gohan? Why Buu is defeated in one hint? These questions have no response, and it's somehow a shame. The fact is due to commercial issues, Toriyama didn't follow his own story logic, and it turned the movie into non sense. More than this, I'm not convinced concerning the eternal quest of power. Super saiyan is supposed to be a very strong mode, super saiyan 2 an awesome one, and super saiyan 3 a dreadful one. Considering the…
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This is my first review so please bear with me.
Dragon Ball Z is the show that marked an entire generation, it is easily one of the most beloved anime series to people from Latin America (the other being Saint Seiya). Suffice it to say this movie was met with great expectation. That expectation was met with mixed reviews, on one hand you have your die-hard hardcore fanboys who truly believe that everything that has "Dragon Ball Z" in it is shitted by God himself. On the other hand, you have people who love DBZ, and have come to appreciate the great quality this show is known for. I consider myself from the second group.
In story terms, I felt the movie was lacking. The main premise was quite attractive and gave way to what could have been and enthralling story, instead it was deeply hind…
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Its been a long time since I've seen a DB/DBZ Movie, and unlike all the other usual
macho good guy vs bad guy films that I've seen in the past of this franchise before.
This film takes an interesting alternative within the series and starts to proceed in a different dimension in this movie compared to the other usual movies in the past.
It would seem that this movie is actually cannon to the series stated by Akira Toriyama himself as this takes place 3 years after kid buu's defeat and 4 years before Uub's appearance at the world martial arts tournament within the anime. Don't worry NO SPOILERS.
Story - 7
If you have seen previous movies of this franchise, you will know that the premise within its own story is usually Basic and doesn't have much depth to them since its main focus is on…
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The first DBZ movie in a long time and this is what we get. A film about the awakening of the God of Destruction, Lord Beerus, and his desire to fight a "Super Saiyan God" that he saw in a dream.
Story:
The film starts out interestingly enough with King Kai talking with the Supreme Kai about Beerus's awakening, and within a couple of minutes Goku has a fight with him where he is easily defeated as a Super Saiyan 3. Wanting to find out if anyone knows what the Super Saiyan God is, Beerus and his mentor, Whis, travel to Earth to find the other Saiyans and ask them.
First off, being the God of Destruction Lord Beerus is inherently evil, and yet while he is the film's antagonist the only reason he wants to destroy Earth is because he gets annoyed while on it, mainly from Majin Boo not sharin…
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I'm a huge DB fan. Loved all three series and most of the movies. Till they put out this one.
The story was very lame. But like most of the DB movies has little to nothing to do with the episodes.
The art was great. It was a nice face-lift from the old.
Sound was good, but if you're like me who grew up watching the dubbed versions you'll probably be pissed. From the very start of the series Son-Goke has been played by a person with a less than manly voice.
The characters were nicely done again giving them a much needed upgrade.
Now down to the enjoyment. I would have rather sit through all the Naruto story fillers episodes than watch this. The opening wasn't bad But the fight scenes were quickly over and mostly lame. They try and make it to kiddy and kills it for the people that love…
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I'll like to start off with a disclaimer for my review since I'm sure some of you will flair up after seeing my overall score. I'm a big fan of the dragon ball series with Z being my most favourite. The version of DBZ i grew up watching was the funimation dub that aired on Toonami which had the soundtrack composed by Bruce Faulconer. I believe that the enjoyment of this movie might be influenced by which version of DBZ you you have seen growing up; whether it was the sub or one of the two different dubs. Now with that out of the way I'll start my review and please bare in mind that the types of DBZ movies I am used to watching are the English dub and a few more recent ones in English sub that does not have a dub for it yet.
Story
The story was a very poor one. Even though DBZ isn't nece…
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To view Battle of the Gods is to see something truly unique: a Dragonball Z full length movie that is completely consistent with the series, with a story designed by Akira Toriyama himself. The feel of the movie is unlike any other, the interactions between the characters is truly classic and feels every bit like the series. Rather than a random event out of time disregarding all continuity, everything feels genuine; because it IS genuine.
So why isn't this movie hands down awesome? Why, actually, is it disappointing and substandard? Mostly because of the art, partially because of the failure at epicness, and a little because of the acting.
I'm not sure why, but the voice acting in this movie stands out to me many times... which is never a good thing. From King Kai's somewhat lackadais…
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Give me pudding or I destroy the Earth!
Just when I thought this movie might be the rebirth of Dragon Ball, it presented itself as a lousy, high quality, piece of junk. Perhaps it was the initial hype from trailers that got me excited, but after thoroughly watching the movie twice, I just can’t seem to appreciate it. At all. But let us first get the good points of the movie out of the way since there are very few to talk about anyway.
The animation is quite something. If only the recently remastered DBZ TV series could be completely re-animated like that, I’m sure the fans will all wet their pants to see it. The CG used in flying and combat scenes were great. Not top notch, but still a welcome change especially when compared to the older DBZ movies. The remix of the popular theme song,…
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First thing I just have to talk about is the art/animation... Seriously, I see a lot of people complain about the animation of the original DBZ series (though I personally love it and find it to be amazing for a 80's/90's show), well watch this and observe some of the best 2D animation in the history of 2D animated movies/tv shows. Seriously, practically every scene is accurately drawn, complexly shaded (as in they have shades, mid-tones, and highlights, whereas most 2D animations only have shades, and mid-tones - oh and One Piece where there's only mid-tones), and basically any other positive thing you can possibly say about 2D Animation. Then there's the 3D CGI animation done for backgrounds when there's complex camera motion. Most people hate 3D CGI mixed with Anime, but I mean, it's wa…
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Taking place a few years after the final battle with Buu comes a new threat, Birusu, The God of Destruction. He is feared by even the Kaious and Kaiou-shin himself. After a 39 year slumber (since the destruction of the Planet Vegeta), Birusu awakens and wonders how Freeza is doing and always talked about fighting him. Apparently, his assistant informs him that Freeza was defeated by Gokuu and that he obtained the form of Super Saiya-jin. During his slumber, Birusu had a dream about fighting the Super Saiya-Jin God and wishes to do battle with him. Always loving a good fight for the sake of the fight at times, Gokuu tries to challenge him but sees that he is strong and must find a way to defeat him.
For a good percentage of this movie, up until the ending, this will follow the basic DBZ f…
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