educallejero This was trash. I don't get why some hardcore fans would accept this as good.I rather watch the Dragons saga from DBGT.The comedic fact that if hes given good food, the God won't kill you is PERFECT AND SMART.HOW CAN DESTROY THE EASIEST PART LIKE OUR HEROES CHARACTERIZATIONS!?!?!?!?Instead of creating a couple of new characters, they keep making the same mistakes: Vegeta is not even close to what make her great.Gohan is not a Saiyan anymore.Trunks and Goten were cool and had potential in the Buu Saga, and now are dumb comedic relief (which they were too, with the potential for more then)Etc...This is awful and fans should be ashame of talking like this has the same level than DBZ

artificeprime If all you want is a silly version of the characters treating world threatening issues as a joke then you might enjoy this. If you want something with the serious action of DBZ, plot and character development or the more clever humor and world building of Dragon Ball you won't find any of that here. This doesn't do justice to the original Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z, the characters are all over the top and for the most part pure comic relief.This movie completely lacks any sense of genuine character development and emotion. In the Sayian Saga when the characters are facing the threat of Vegeta and Nappa we got to see real emotion and real character development. Goku gave up his life to help Piccalo kill his brother, forcing him to leave his son in the hands of his once mortal enemy (decisions that had weight and consequence). Gohan had to face his fears and mature as an adult without his father in a life or death situation. Piccalo had to put his hatred for Goku aside and had to learn to care for Gohan eventually resulting in him sacrificing himself for Gohans sake (yet despite this development his personality remained intact). Yamcha fought hard but his over confidence caused him to loose his life (a good hard lesson). Chiaotzu sacrificed everything to overcome a seemingly invincible opponent only for that sacrifice to be in vain. After loosing an arm and seeing the death of his friends Tien gave everything he had only to be defeated (a real tragedy). The characters had to face overwhelm odds and watch in horror as Nappa ravaged the earth for the sake of strategy, knowing that holding out for Goku was the only chance they had to win. Every character had a role to play that mattered (even Yajirobe), there were real stakes, real feelings like loss, fear, desperation, courage and hope. That was the Dragon Ball Z that I loved. Battle of the Gods is nothing like that. In DBZ even in the face of absolute defeat Vegeta always gave it his all. Even in the face of humiliation, pain, and the loss of his life he held onto his pride. Vegeta did terrible things but he was respectable as a character because he constantly took it like he dished it and remained true to his own code. In battle of the Gods Vegeta seems like a totally different character. Vegeta faced death many times in the past but never let that overshadow his tireless will to fight and he would far rather die than give up his pride. We saw that with Frieza, we saw that with Cell, we saw that with Majin Buu. Vegeta changed as a character but he never gave up the traits that fundamentally defined him.There are no real stakes in battle of the Gods. Even though the world is being threatened none of the characters really seem to take it seriously. When the Sayians came all of the characters gave everything they had and more, they were terrified yet that fear made them change and grow. In Battle of the Gods the only character who grows at all is Goku but even he doesn't express any impression of genuine concern over the worlds impending destruction. It's all a joke and not a good joke at that.Dragon Ball had humor, but that humor was intelligently written. Goku's innocence made him a fish out of water, his naive actions felt believable because of the way he had been raised and the fact that he had powers that he didn't understand. Krillin dealing with his envy of Goku led to genuine humor. Yamcha being a seemingly cool guy who couldn't deal with women due to inexperience also felt genuine. In Dragon Ball the characters were silly but they developed and their actions still made some sense and had consequences. In Dragon Ball there was also world building, new abilities (that were more than just spectacle), new races and locations that were more than just set dressing.The Dragon Balls actually had a real role in the story and were more than just a convenient tool to use whenever. The Dragon Balls had a sense of wonder and mystery about them. In this movie they are just a bingo prize. Battle of the Gods was totally superficial and one dimensional by comparison. Battle of the Gods had a few good points. The visuals are mostly good. Goku having to deal with obtaining power from his friends and family was a good moment (although that point was weakened when he effortlessly learns to use the full power of SSJGod on his own just moments later.) Finally having opponents that couldn't just be beaten by a power up was refreshing. There were one or two moments were the humor actually was actually clever and was more than just silly food loving nonsense. Overall this movie really felt like a silly fan fiction, it wasn't consistent with Dragon Ball Z or Dragon Ball (and yes I have watched both and read the manga). The characters were caricatures of themselves and the story was almost completely void of substance. If you just like silly one dimensional humor and just want to see these characters have fun again, by all means enjoy. As for me, I guess I just have to accept that this Dragon Ball world is no longer the one I remember so fondly.

bbickley13-921-58664 Another action packed super Kung Fu outing for Dragonball. The movie is everything that the animated series was but with a condensed time period.A cat God awakens after 50 years of sleep in order to battle a mythical Super Saiyan God, but finding only Goku and his friends not worthy could spell doom for the planet Earth, unless a wish from the Dragonball can help. I'll be honest, I have a short attention span and it sometimes frustrated me having to wait two of three episodes for a battle that would last two of three episodes(that part I liked), but this movie proves that you can get to the action nice and quick.But I will admit, for a movie about the ultimate power level the fight sequences were not the best I've seen in Dragonball. It would not make my Top ten. I guess when you reach that level the fight does not need to take that long.Like most movies these days, Dragonball wants to examine it's heroes, pointing out the flaw in Goku as being addicted to fighting and examining the long road all the characters toke to get to this place, using puns and one liners. The geek that I am love this concept, especially since it's true that Goku can't back away from a fight. The animation was cool, but not overall better than what the series did.Overall, it's been a long time since I have a good helping of some Dragonball, and this film was satisfying

david-dang202 When you see that title, you think something baddass will happen, especially with the cover being cool. Well guess what, the movie sucked.The movie really sucked because it was just comedy all movie and the title IMPLIES something cool will happen, not just random dumb jokes. At least implement the comedy like in "Legendary Super Saiyan Broly" or "Fusion Reborn". Some stuff didn't make sense either like SS3 Goku losing but later doing fine as SS1, and why Gohan didn't unleash his potential(I might be wrong though,and if he did, then why couldn't he stand a chance when SS1 does fine), and if Vegeta was gonna get more power based on rage, he should've had enough power to beat up Buu(because he ate Chocolate Bulma) while Bills simply slapped her. One big thing people like to rant on about is nostalgia, but yah Im only 14 and yet I had more nostalgia watching "Yo Son Goku and his friends Return!" just cause it obviously didn't give me expectations that it would be super action. This movie's animation was alright,but there are some movies(ones in the Buu saga) that were much better in some ways. Goku and Bills just fly around all over the place and give lame punches. The art style was okay, but not for dbz. It was more kawaii(cute) then sugoi(cool), and for me dbz suits cool better. Dragon ball deserves cute. Even tho GT wasn't the best, It had a good concept, and it was sorta execute slightly better than this bad movie. The saddest part is that GT may not be canon anymore while this movie is . That's pretty disappointing,especially since GT was pretty cool, though not as good, I'll admit.