Dragon Ball Z Latest Movies
You’ve got to give it to, for a series that more or less “ended” decades ago, the last few years have revitalized the franchise beyond belief and arguably made the series more popular than ever, thanks to the magic of. It’s clear that Dragon Ball is just a series that refuses to die and people always want to experience it in some capacity. It’s this fascination in the first place that led to the series releasing a bevy of films alongside its hundreds of episodes.
The last Dragon Ball film, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015), was a box office hit, grossing $8M in North America to become the first independent film to make the Top 10 list of highest.
A brand new Dragon Ball movie has been confirmed. The latest report has confirmed that the new movie is a part of the trilogy featuring 'Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of 'F' and 'The Battle of Gods.' It has to be seen if the new movie's material will be a part of 'Dragon Ball Super.' A few classic Dragon Ball Z movies are coming to U.S. Theaters later this year. EW reports Fathom Events and Toei Animation are teaming up to bring three remastered films with English dubs to.
Now in spite of these being referred to as “movies” you can’t help but feel the term is being used somewhat liberally here. These films are not very long for the most part, with the majority of them being between 45 minutes to an hour. This is kind of ridiculous, but when you realize that the bulk of these stories are just the Z Warriors taking down a new “strongest villain,” that’s not exactly a complicated story to tell.
The latest era of films has worked hard to right this wrong and the three most recent endeavors are all over 80 minutes in length. In honor of the recent release of the latest film,, we decided to look at all of Dragon Ball Z’s movies (and specials) and rank them from the lowliest Saibamen to the mightiest Super Saiyan Blue warrior. 18. Bio-Broly (1994/2005) Hey, Broly’s backagainas a cyborgyay? Just like there are Coke fans and Pepsi fans, there two are factions that view Lord Slug as the greatest offender of DBZ films, and those that look at Bio-Broly as the culprit. Regardless of what side you’re on, you’re still going to be spitting out your drink in disbelief while watching this mess.
Okay, if you weren’t a fan of Broly – Second Coming, then the eleventh DBZ film is going to be a real endurance test for you. Not only is this a lazier film than the previous Broly effort, but it also ramps up the Goten and Trunks incorrigible silliness to a nearly unbearable degree (plus you get the added bonus of Mr. Satan thrown into the mix just ‘cause). If all of this wasn’t enough, we haven’t even been given an effective breather since the last time we encountered Broly.
Bio-Broly was released less than half a year after Broly – Second Coming, and instead of this feeling like an inspired double feature a la Cooler’s Revenge/The Return of Cooler, this instead feels like scrambling to meet a deadline without a plan in place. The boys stumble upon a mansion that ends up being filled with bio-warriors (one of the biggest unintentional joys of the original Japanese version of this film is listening to the English word “bio-tech-no-logical” get frequently uttered), most importantly, a bio-version of Broly. This version of Broly brings even less to the table than before, other than some bio sludge that becomes a pretty crucial part of the film. Besides the barely-there plot and ludicrous decisions made, the film’s saving grace is the larger role that Android 18 occupies as Goten and Trunks’ de facto babysitter. Watching her get t do some damage on the bio-warriors provides some entertainment in a tired movie. 1.5/7 Dragon Balls. 17. Broly – Second Coming (1994/2005) Hey, Broly’s back!
And if that feels abrupt, that’s seriously about as much of a primer we’re given as we’re reintroduced to the Legendary Super Saiyan. Broly is just inexplicably alive after the events of his last movie; as if avoiding an explanation will trick us into thinking we were given an answer. The guy’s also going through severe PTSD, and that’s about it story-wise.
We also finally get the precocious Goten and Trunks into a movie, and if you thought some of these films were skewing towards the humor too much before, you might not be the biggest fan of the direction that these two adolescent Saiyans take the series (do you like seeing villains getting urinated on, for example?). This is the seedy underbelly to the DBZ films that don’t hinge upon Goku or happen to take place during his death. We’re pretty much given an Abbott and Costello style romp between the two children. More of this movie is spent on silly hijinks than fighting. And when it comes to the fighting, due to his lack of lackeys and the fact that we’ve met this guy before, there’s nothing to really get excited for here ( maybea lava-colored Broly). There’s a forced cameo where Goku is briefly brought back to life to help aid in the battle, but Broly – Second Coming is a lazy misfire that tries to coast on an idea that worked once before. 2/7 Dragon Balls.
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16. Lord Slug (1991/2001) Okay, this is really the nadir of things. A lot of people consider Lord Slug to be the worst of the films, but I think it manages to have a few merits.
That being said, make no mistake, this is not a good movie. To begin with, we have Lord Slug and his cronies landing on Earth wanting to terraform it as their new home. Slug acquires the Dragon Balls (natch) and wishes to regain his youth, which feels pretty shortsighted, and the newly reinvigorated villain is ready to take down Goku. Okay, Lord Slug is a Namek (as evidenced by his ability to grow in size, but also, you know, all the green), and an evil Namek is at least a slightly fresh angle for the movie to take, but that’s really all that’s exciting here.
Slug’s henchmen are barely around and make for the flattest of characters, and for the first film to have Goku go Super Saiyan (the film’s original Japanese title is even, Super Saiyan Goku), the film totally cheats the viewer. His hair doesn’t even go yellow! We’re given some sort of Kaio-Ken variation just so the movie can be withholding. As cruddy as Lord Slug is, it’s also become infamous for Gohan’s weird whistling number that he does with Higher Dragon (from Tree of Might, remember?) that drives Piccolo insane.
It’s such a weird, shoehorned segment that starts the movie off, of all things. Naturally this whistling is the key to defeating Lord Slug (and all Nameks, apparently) in a nonsensical plot decision that’s better left not discussed. 2/7 Dragon Balls. 15. The Tree of Might (1990/1998) Look, a treeas the ultimate threat is never going to be a home-run villain (even on Sailor Moon, it didn’t hold up) and so unsurprisingly, The Tree of Might is one of the more underwhelming DBZ movies.
Also, the most discouraging thing about this movie is that it seems like it’s about an evil Goku when it’s not at all about an evil Goku. In a veryconfusing move, our villain du jour, Turles, looks nearly identical to Goku to the point that you’re waiting for the reveal of how he’s related to our favorite Saiyan. But nothing happens.
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He just looks like him for no real reason other than someone probably thinking it was cool and the fights would be easier to animate. Video of The Tree Of Might Gohan Turns Into An Oozaru TV Ocean Dub As per usual, we’re treated to some henchmen fights, and then Goku facing off against the head bad guy. The fights here are very average with nothing we haven’t seen before.
What is an interesting twist though is exploring the idea of Goku’s spirit bomb being useless if there’s no energy left on the planet for it to draw from. There's also a weird subplot with Gohan saving a purple dragon in a forest fire that reminds you--oh yeah, there's weird stuff like dragons and dinosaurs in this world.There's a weirdly pro-environment message being pushed forward in this movie, but I guess that's natural for a film where your heroes are killing evil wildlife. 3/7 Dragon Balls. 14. The World’s Strongest (1990/1998) Some creep named Dr. Kochin gathers the Dragon Balls (this is kind of a running theme through the movies) and uses his wish to release Dr.
Wheelo and his lab from being frozen in ice, like they have been for fifty years. This half-decade in ice has left Wheelo as just a brain in a machine. Naturally, he’s left wanting to find the world’s strongest warrior and take their body. That in itself is actually a pretty original plot as far as Dragon Ball Z movies go, so it has that in its favor, but once again, the outcome is really just a bunch of fancy fights going on with Goku, Piccolo, Krillin, Gohan, and Master Roshi (due to Wheelo’s intel being fifty years out of date). The end is also inevitably a little underwhelming when the extent of everyone’s powers at this point is simply Goku performing a Spirit Bomb and a team-effort Kamehameha. 13. The Dead Zone (1989/1997) With this being the first Dragon Ball Z film, we’re accordingly treated to a pretty sparse cast and dealing with near infant aged Gohan.
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Seriously, the beginning of this film is focused on Chi Chi trying to enforce Gohan’s beyond rigorous study habits and it’s almost funny to look at things when they were so simpler in this series. Basically, Gohan gets kidnapped (due to that Dragon Ball on that stupid hat of his) by Garlic Jr., a demon that looks like he could be Pilaf’s cousin. Goku is understandably pretty miffed when he sees his family beaten up and that his son is missing, so he and the Z Warriors (which at this point is just Piccolo, Krillin, and surprisingly Kami) storm Garlic Jr.’s castle and the film feels pretty much like any other with various fights going on. Probably the biggest takeaway here is that Garlic Jr. Kind of does the impossible and successfully wishes for immortality with the Dragon Balls (which is why he’s conveniently banished away to his own dead zone at the end of things, rather than killed). It’s not dwelt on for long, but that’s pretty insane. There’s also a too ridiculous sequence that sees Garlic Jr.
Getting Gohan which is one of the strangest/best sequences the series has ever done. Low stakes, forgettable battles, and the characters at their weakest hold this film back, but clearly there’s a lot of weirdness to appreciate it for still. 3/7 Dragon Balls. 12. Super Android 13 (1992/2003) Super Android 13 is certainly at the point in these films where the make-up of the cast begins to resemble what Dragon Ball Z finally ends up looking like. It’s exciting for the films to have higher stakes and consequences accordingly as the characters that populate them continue to get stronger. These movies became such mainstays in the franchise that it nearly feels like every pivotal arc of the series gets its own designated film, and if that’s the case, then this is the Android Saga’s offering. The plot here is actually so obvious that it’s a little surprising DBZ had to resort to a movie to get around to it.
For a series obsessed with creating stronger versions of old foes and the idea of characters getting absorbed or combined together, the idea of all of this coming together with the Androids in the form of a new foe makes a lot of sense. Just like how Androids 17-19 were instrumental for Cell to reach his Perfect form, we learn that Dr. Gero was busy in that lab of his and had created another set of Androids; 13, 14, and 15. Or rather, Dr. Gero’s anger for Goku magnified and multiplied so much within the mainframe of his computer system that this techno-rage is what created these abominations.
I’d comment on how ridiculous that is, but this is coming from a world where a certain bean can magically restore all of your faculties. There’s plenty to say here but you’re basically watching this movie to see a Super Saiyan Goku, Vegeta, and Future Trunks waging war on these Androids. For the first time to get three Super Saiyans moving around in action in a movie, it’s pretty satisfying.
We also get to see Goku for the first (and only time) turn Super Saiyan while creating a Spirit Bomb, which evidently leads to him just freebasing the energy from it. This film really gets most of the basics right. There are some wonderfully complicated battles that go on here, there’s a strong sense of humor to the film that isn’t too overwhelming (which can sometimes be the case), and this film is actually well paced, which is an issue for many of these pictures. That being said, it is a very DBZ-by-numbers plot. 3.5/7 Dragon Balls.
11. Battle of Gods (2013/2014) Set during the ten years of peace after the defeat of Majin Buu, Battle of Gods, suffers from a lot of the issues that many of these “we saved the world” movies do, where a lot of time is just spent watching these people hang out and party. Granted, that’s always a welcome turn for the show (and this one does feature Vegeta singing a pretty inspired impromptu song about Bingo), but when there’s been such a long absence between new Dragon Ball Z content, you don’t want an hour and fifteen minutes of your hour and forty-five minute movie spent on hanging out and talking. The humor at least works for the most part and watching Vegeta try to keep his friends and family in the dark as Beerus plays party guest is as much fun as it is unnecessary. The concept behind this film is solid enough, with Beerus-sama, the God of destruction being awoken and set to blow up the earth, even if some of the math on the numbers is wonky. Beerus’ whole deal is he’s looking for some alleged “Super Saiyan God” (in yet another film where we get a new villain who’s just seeking for the strongest opponent out there), which is another new way for the series to add a new tier of power that doesn’t break the previously established canon. It’s pretty ridiculous when it’s revealed that this new level is reached by six Saiyans combining their energy, which is the exact amount of Saiyans that happen to be present. With this being the first Dragon Ball Z film in decades, it doesn’t fail to offer up all the stops, like showcasing each level of Super Saiyan, fusion, some old familiar faces (Oolong even gets a solid use here), and even the summoning of Shenlong.
It’s all perfectly pleasant but it just feels like a lot of time is wasted here, and what results in a bloated film could have been a lot tighter or at least feature more momentum going forward. It’s certainly a nice return to the series, but feels essentially like every other movie, and something truly different and reinvigorated would have been the better return for the franchise. 4/7 Dragon Balls. Fl studio 20 key generator. 10. Cooler’s Revenge (1991/2002) The fifth and sixth Dragon Ball Z films are almost held to a higher pedigree. Before the series got so set on bringing back characters like Frieza, the idea of vengeful family members showing up to kick ass and take names over his death was the next best thing. At this point in the series Frieza was certainly the “golden goose” and so to not only connect one film to the character, but two (and truly, the right way to do these movies is as one big double-feature, which still won’t run very long) held a lot of promise behind it. Video of Goku Super Saiyan vs Cooler Final Form (Dbz Cooler's Revenge) HD Cooler, Frieza’s brother, operates much how his brother did (as well as having a number of transformations behind his full power, too).
His henchmen are a little more interesting than the standard fare that’s offered up in these movies, and there’s a welcome samurai slant to the action scenes that do a lot of favors for it. One of the more interesting decisions of this film is to take the emphasis off of Goku.
While it can’t exactly be held against them, most of these films heavily feature Goku and have him saving the day. There is such a roster of characters to this series though that spreading the wealth more than makes sense. With Goku taking a back seat here, regular stand-ins Gohan, Piccolo, and Krillin rise to the occasion, but it’s discouraging to essentially see this venture away from Goku ultimately be squandered in the end. And even still, Goku’s still the one getting rid of Cooler at the end of everything (although knocking him into the sunis one of the better ways to kill someone, and the animation makes the most out of it). At it’s worst though, Cooler’s Revenge merely feels like the introduction to The Return of Cooler, and even though it hits some reasonable highs and has a strong energy behind it, it doesn’t hold a candle next to its sequel. 4.5/7 Dragon Balls. 9. The Return of Cooler (1992/2002) The Return of Cooler is the first better than average Dragon Ball Z film.
It’s the first time these movies really start to let loose and begin to have crazy fun with themselves, and The Return of Cooler is largely aided by this and the fact that it’s already had a film’s worth of backstory to set it up (although this isn’t always a good thingI’m looking at you second and third Broly films). The Dragon Ball Z movies up until this point have also featured the series’ “first set” of Z Warriors, which admittedly, might be the least interesting combination of characters. The Return of Cooler for instance finally gets Vegeta into the movie mix, and his presence is immediately felt and the badass quotient is knocked up a few levels. Video of Dragon Ball Z - The Return Of Cooler - SSJ Goku and SSJ Vegeta Vs Meta-Cooler (Blu-Ray 1080pHD) We even get a “fairly unconventional for Dragon Ball Z movies” sort of plot where rather than a gang of super powerful beings crashing Earth and demanding satisfaction, the film kind of explores the idea of hive mind mentality and an AI with slowly increasing intelligence. After Cooler’s destruction in the sun at the end of the last movie, his remains were picked up and he was rebuilt into the ever more powerful, Metal Cooler. And did I mention that I dig robots? We kind of get to see unprecedented damage go down here as our heroes destroy hundreds and hundreds of regenerating Metal Cooler’s.
A villain that is constantly repairing itself is actually intimidating and the idea of Goku and Vegeta defeating this power source by giving it too much energy even makes sense in a twisted way. There’s really not much to hate on here as you get some truly fluid, breathtaking fights on a wide scale that involve some new heavy-hitters. If anything the most frustrating thing here is that the film isn’t longer. 5/7 Dragon Balls.