Audience reviews
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jaliscojackson
coming back to this years later to say this movie is pretty shit. this style of fireworks lightshow action doesnt work well for dragon ball at all, not to mention it ruins broly's character by turning him into a "goodest boy" fanfiction pet dog.
broly from Z was way cooler. before he transformed he was a creep who walked around in a constant trance, and after he transformed he took on all the Z fighters at the same time without flinching and killed his own father. he felt like legitimate threat.
broly in this movie? the guys take turns fighting him and let frieza get knocked around for a bit while they learn how to fuse. doesn't feel like a real threat.
and the biggest offense: the backgrounds. the Z movies were so great bc we got to see our favourite characters doing action over cool…
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I will refer to Z Broli as Broli and Super's Broly as Broly in this review.
I don't get it. This is just an inferior version of the old Broli movie. Paragus was allowed to escape with his son without consequences unless you count him being stuck on that planet with giant bugs and crabs.
Meanwhile the old Broli movie had some tragic imagery and irony what made it feel deep storytelling wise and fun to watch.
Also when it comes to powers, the power of the original Broli feels more believable. He was the legendary Super Saiyan as it was described by Vegeta and we have seen justification for his power during the run in the movie. He was destroying a galaxy as he was introduced. Thus he felt like an actual threat to Goku and co.
Meanwhile DBS' Broly just beat up oversized insects and aquat…
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DBZ has a rubbish script and nothing innovative, I'm a big DBZ fan but Akira Toriyama didn't do anything innovative in this movie, this movie looked like a compilation of every DBZ movie I've seen before.
It's very ''script power'' Broly reach quintillion fighting power points just with his willpower, so if you follow this logic Broly could beat even Whis, this movie was just shit, the only one good thing was the animation
Don't get me wrong, I'm really a HUGE fan of DBZ series, and as a fan I would like the Author to have the least bit of empathy and not do the same story line EVER in every movie
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-Note: English is not my native language, I apologize for possible mistakes.
It is a fact that, if you ask a group of people what programs they watched in their childhood, a large majority will answer Dragon Ball. And to a certain extent he will say it with that mocking tone of “what a useless question. It's obvious". Akira Toriyama's work is one of the most influential in history and has been around for several generations, both in good times and bad. Therefore, it was to be expected that the premiere of a new Goku and his friends movie would make a stir all over the world. In this case we are talking about Dragon Ball Super: Broly and, my family, thank you for making me a fan of this anime and sorry to you if you expected an objective criticism.
The story continues after the events of…
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Dragon Ball Super: Broly takes place right after Universe Survival Saga and follows our heroes Goku and Vegeta as they come face to face with a new Saiyan, Broly. Is he friend or foe? All they know is that he is aching for a battle and with every punch they trade with him, he becomes stronger. Have they met their match, or will our heroes prevail?
The fight scenes are beautifully choreographed and radiantly colored, with minimal use of CGI to enhance the action. Having watched Dragon Ball Z since I was kid; I can admire the evolution of its fighting animation, the use of certain “camera” angles and panels to accentuate actions and moments. Thought it feels excessive at times (as its typical of the series and genre), you never miss the story being told through the fists of our fighters as…
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This is an absolute disgrace to the DB and DBZ series... I created an account on this site just to write this review... The original Brolly movie was ∞ better... The rawness, the story line, the characters and personalities, the realism, plot etc... Not 1 single thing is better or makes any sense in this garbage movie... This movie is a absolute joke and so is the entire Super series as a whole...
I love Akira Toriyama as a creator but Kimitoshi Chioka or who ever chose to change story lines, character personalities, specific plot points needs to be fired...
Go watch DBZ when Krillin get killed by Frieza and Goku lose his mind going SSJ for the first time. His best friend since a child gets killed. Then Goku and Frieza Team up in Super... Get the **** out of here with that... The animati…
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Wasn't really expecting much when I heard there was a new Dragon Ball movie because I hadn't enjoyed the last two Battle of The Gods nor Ressurection F. I quite enjoyed the TV series Dragon Ball Super so I was quite pleasantly surprised when I found out this movie takes place after the tournament.
It starts off quite well as the movie takes Dragon Ball fans or viewers who grew up with the series down a bit of nostalgia lane. Then it builds up a little background for why Broly ended up becoming the berserker he was. It's quite different from the Z series where he seemed to hate Goku AKA Kakarot because he was a big cry baby next to his pod but, that seems to be the direction with the new Super scenarios. They focus more on character development than powers and forms. Another highlight woul…
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What you will witness when watching this movie is the pure embodiment of fanservice, however that isn't why I rated 5/10 a movie about a series I do feel a lot of affection for.
The reason this movie gets an "Average", in my humble opinion, is because of various plot issues instead of style/animation ones, there are some basic structure problems too.
Don't confuse me with those boomer-Guts-profile-pic elitists that take a dump on this kind of anime on the regular: I'm one of the many who did enjoy Dragon Ball Super, despite its issues.
So, I'll make a review for this movie, spoilers and all, so that you can interpret why I felt disappointed while watching it.
So tap out if you haven't watched it yet, or don't care about it, you've been warned:
The beginning of the movie is actually pret…
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Dragon Ball as a franchise has always been a pretty important part of my interests – it’s what ordinally piqued my interest in Japanese animation, it got me into martial arts in media, and it consumed me when I was around 11 or 12. The newest series, Dragon Ball Super, besides some highlights, didn’t really grab me as a fan, and I started to wonder if I had been the one to grow out of it. Dragon Ball Super: Broly convinced me that it wasn’t me – this is the best Dragon Ball has been in a very, very long time.
The first thing I took away from this film was just how nice it was too look at – it made me think about the much earlier art-style from the start of Dragon Ball Z, which I feel is a massive upgrade from the somewhat static and often plasticy-esque looks of the characters in the low…
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Dragon Ball Super Movie: Broly Review
(Minor Spoilers)
Story (8/10) Very Good
More Specifically (8.75/10) Very Good+
The story for Dragon Ball Super Movie: Broly was very good, at first I was not a fan of them going back and changing the origin story that was established in Dragon Ball which was already sort of a homage spin off origin story to Superman's and this new Dragon Ball Minus backstory makes it even closer in resemblance to that of Superman's. But after watching it and seeing the execution behind it, I don't necessarily think it's all that bad. I guess I just wasn't comfortable with change but at least in this version we get to know more about the origin story of the Sayians. The overall story behind the movie was very good and simple as it should be also. We all know what w…
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Note that this review is of the english VA done by funimation as I saw it in theaters in the US. I'll try to avoid spoilers as best as I can.
Story: 8/10
The story portion of the movie was very well-written, but in my opinion shortened a bit too much. I would have liked certain details not omitted and felt that more could have been done in this department, though I think that's because the longterm DBZ fan in me wanted to see some of the things like King Vegeta's revolt against Frieza and Bardock's attacks as well. I also really wanted to see more of Gine but I heard that the original script was up to 3 hours long. I feel like they probably decided to in the end condense the contents of the movie to prevent it from being that long because there is probably data to indicate that people wo…
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This movie is epic, it's a great mix of story telling and action. Every anime fan has to check this out. I suggest everyone in America just go to the theaters and check this out while it's there! Watching at home just isn't as intense.
The fighting scenes are some of the best I've ever seen, maybe number 1 ever. The only fighting scenes I can think of that are on the same level is in Boruto when Naruto and Sasuke face Momoshiki. I don't think any animation will top this for a while, this is top notch art.
This is definitely the best story telling of any Dragon Ball movie as well. Sometimes in Dragon Ball you can tell they aren't even trying to have a plot but there is real effort in this. It does go without action for quite a while which ends up feeling weird for a Dragon Ball movie.
O…
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If I had the pleasure to know Akira Toriyama in person, first of all I would say thanks to him for give me one (if not the best) thing in my childhood, and second I would ask him gently: WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO WITH THIS THINGS?!?!
I am a lover of the dragon ball universe and almost every Akira Toriyama work, but I am also intrigued of what is he trying to do with this bad as hell movies and animes.
The movie not only change the whole Broly story but besides that it is so badly animated, that it is hard to believe that it is made in 2019.
In top of all that (for me) it lost the Dragon Ball spirit, it was just fights and a lot of fanservice and political correct acts, that is not what Dragon Ball is supposed to be.
To be honest at the end of the movie I was just sad and disappointed,…
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With Dragon Ball surging back in a big way with Dragon Ball Super and it's "conclusion" , along with the news of this film focusing on fan favorite Broly and showcasing some great animation in the trailers, this film is likely the most anticipated Dragon Ball film yet. While Battle of Gods had some great character and comedy standouts and Resurrection F upped the action and brought back the series greatest villian, Broly ramps up the action to the series heights while also providing some solid character work.
Story/Character:
The first third of the film deals with Broly's backstory as well as an abridged and slightly rewritten backstory for the Saiyans and their conquering by King Cold and Frieza. It's great to see so many classic characters like Goku's parents and King Vegeta as well a…
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THE BROLY MOVIE IS "PHENOMENALLY MAXIMUM BUT FANTABULOUS"
STORY:
The Story is cliche or what we can say simple formulaic revenge story or fate to save the world. But to be honest, this time unlike past DBZ Feature Films Battle of Gods (2013) & Resurrection "F" (2015), it had story delving into past though not about Origins of Saiyans but about Frieza, Destruction of Saiyan Clan & Paragus's Revenge Story.
ART & ANIMATION:
Art & Animation are quite awesome. Kudos to Toei for replacing Tadayoshi Yamamuro with Naohiro Shintani as Chief Animator along with Yūya Takahashi, Naoki Tate & Naotosh Shida. The Last 45 mins of Movie had fantastic fight choreography with some CGI Effects similar to Popular Fight from One Punch Man "Saitama vs Boros". Surprisingly, Saiyan Transformation is quite awesom…
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Overview:
Firstly, I would like to thank the random Japanese guy who recorded this in the theater and uploaded it to Kissanime with subtitles. You're doing the lord's work! If Toriyama wanted our money, he wouldn't have made the events of Dragonball Minus canon.
This movie has some awesome action and animation, but the writing is just...ugh. The best part is that it was written by Toriyama himself and this movie is now officially canon. I had some minor gripes and issues with Resurrection F that I brought up in my review of that film, but this was just awful!
Background:
"If you listen to the fans, you'll be sitting up there with them." - NFL coach Buddy Ryan
This movie was made solely because Broly fanboys wouldn't SHUT THE FUCK UP! They just kept demanding over and over that Broly b…
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I had my doubts for this movie and even more as it was reportedly a tribute for the the back to back titles: Bardock: the Father Of Goku, Fusion Reborn and Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan. Most ambitious projects tend to go overboard. Entering the cinema, I felt a sense of dread overcome me and wondered about my choices. However, by the start of the movie, I felt a bit relieved on seeing the animation and the art style. so far, it held up to my expectations. I lost track of time as the movie progressed and by the end of it, I was hoping of some post credits or a hint of return.
TBH, this is one of the good anime movies in a long time with real spirits of its predecessors bursting with all glory and enthralled me. I was in love with the way the movie expands the horizon of the Saiyan his…
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i have written this review after watching the movie unlike the many reviews written by wannabe anime fans who even never watched it.Sadly this is a more common thing happening between weebs.
now,
STORY:
I am not going to explain the story because the internet is flooded with it.
What i do can say is that the story used for the movie is built up better than most popular series movies in the last 3-4 years.To be honest i did not expect that because most of the past movies are not that big story based in the DB universe.
however i do feel that they could've exploit some topics broader. ART:
Ladies and gentlemen you need to see this movie just for the artwork/animation alone.
While every other series are fully going for the digital animation/modern look,the director of the DB Broly movie…
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"I smell death in the air."
-Goku who has a scar in his face
"I smell obligatory money grab in the air."
-Me, and about half of the DB fandom
Let's face it, Dragon Ball Super is just fanfiction written by the original Dragon Ball creator. First the amazing Dragon Ball manga was ruined by the Z route with its fillers and godawful pacing, and then the franchise got extended with million different side/backstories/sequels over decades and they are shamelessly even called "canon" because that's the best insult anyone could ever come up with when trying to mock DB. I wish this would stop because nothing was needed after Kai. Nothing.
In this movie, Goku and Vegeta have an obligatory fist fight, Bulma tried to be sexy. Beerus and his buddy eat some cake and every main character acts like a…
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" THIS IS A NON SPOILER REVIEW"
This is an absolute gem of a movie. Modern Dragon ball can't get any better than this. It was really phenomenal. Here a few key features of the movie
Story 9
The movie is divided into 2 phases. The "Past&The Present". The start of the movie is all about the history of the Saiyans. The movie does a half an hour long depiction of the history of the Saiyans. The past is mostly based on "DB MINUS" with a few tidbits from the "Bardock: The Father of Goku". The movie is more about broly. Broly was a Saiyan with really high potential. King Vegeta being jealous of Broly's latent potential decided to send away baby Broly to a faraway planet "Vampa". Paragus(Father of broly) being betrayed by The King, vowed to find his son and one day get revenge on the king. Th…
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