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• Actors: Masako Nozawa, Sean Schemmel, Christopher Sabat, Laura Bailey, John Burgmeier
• Directors: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
• Writers: Akira Toriyama, Takao Koyama
• Producers: Chiaki Imada, Gen Fukunaga, Tomio Anzai
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000WC3922
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,066 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Broly Goes Blu-ray!

Contains two Dragon Ball Z Movies on one Blu-ray disc: Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan and Broly:Second Coming

Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan

A Saiyan warrior has arrived on Earth, and his plea for assistance has ignited a clash between Goku and Vegeta. Sparks will fly as the two battle to be the one to confront the galaxy's new menace. Yet the true menace lies closer...The volatile Broly has his own agenda and his target is the most powerful Saiyan in the Universe! But will it be Goku or Vegeta?

Broly: Second ComingDefeated but far from dead, the Legendary Super Saiyan Broly has retruned and he's got a fierce thirst or revenge. Not only will he threaten Goku, but his rage will imperil every innocent soul on the peaceful planet. All Earth's heroes must unite and join this terrifying battle, an undertaiking which could prove their last!

This Blu ray disc is a must have for Dragon Ball Z collectors:

Widescreen transfer from the original 35 mm Japanese film

Remastered in High Definition and Digitally Restored

English 5.1 Surround

English Stereo

Original Japanese audio

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This *IS* the original aspect ratio...but there are other problems, April 19, 2008

By	Dave "A casual music listener" (USA) - See all my reviews

This Blu-Ray is actually a double-feature, containing the first two movies of the popular anime series DRAGON BALL Z that involve Broly (there is a third one not featured in this Blu-Ray).

This release is unprecedented in the history of anime as it is one of the first anime titles to be released in a high-definition format, in this case Blu-Ray. As such, you're going to get the best out of this purchase if you own both a Blu-Ray player (such as the Playstation 3) as well as a high-definition TV.

This release is also part of FUNimation's continued effort to put DRAGON BALL Z through a remastering process. This process, which was undertaken by using the original Japanese film negatives, involves removal of old scratches and grain, restoration of the original colors, and a crisp, clear digital restoration of the voices and sound effects for 5.1 surround sound (although 2.0 stereo is available for those without surround sound). The result is an absolutley beautiful 1080p picture and some wonderful sound that quickly warrant a 5/5 review from me.

Having said that, you undoubtedly have read complaints involving the remastering process (which infuriatingly insist on putting the word "remaster" in quotation marks, as if to indicate that the process was a careless, reckless, and efortless attempt). The most frequent of these complaints is the complaint of the original aspect ratio of the picture. Approximatley 20% of the original 4:3 picture (consisting of both the top and bottom portions combined) was eliminated in order to produce the 16:9 widescreen format that this Blu-Ray plays the film in. As a compensation, 10% of the footage that appears on the left and right side, normally absent from 4:3 presentations, appears here. However, many fans have still taken issue with this, arguing that since the picture was originally presented in 4:3, it should also be presented in 4:3 on the Blu-Ray. This arguement deserves some consideration when referring to the remastered DVD season box sets of DRAGON BALL Z by FUNimation (the first parts of the DRAGON BALL Z franchise to be remastered), which were originally presented in 4:3 and, prior to FUNimations' remastering, were never presented in 16:9.

However, the movies are a different story. They actually were originally presented in 16:9, as their first release was in Japanese movie theaters. As such, 16:9 actually *is* the original aspect ratio for the movies, just not for the TV episodes. Just like here, 20% of the vertical image was eliminated. The difference here, though, is that unlike the TV season box sets which also eliminated 20% of the vertical image, the original animators of the DRAGON BALL Z movies knew ahead of time that the movies were going to be presented in 16:9 (because it was in movie theaters), and kept this in mind while animating so that no details of any importance would be lost.

In reality, the only time the movies have seen a 4:3 release are in the first English DVD copies released by FUNimation (these movies have been released before, but without the remastering process). As such, Japan has never seen any kind of release, DVD or otherwise, of the movies in 4:3. So to say that this release is not the original aspect ratio is completley incorrect.

Having said that, I'm not completley satisfied with this release for two reasons. Firstly, the remastering process for the TV season box sets has included an option that allows for the english voices to be heard alongside the original Japanese music in 5.1 surround sound. No such option exists here. The only options are to hear the dub music/English voice combo in either 5.1 surround sound or 2.0 stereo. Considering the storage space offered on Blu-Ray, this is rather baffling.

The second major complaint is that, while the original Japanese voice/Japanese music combo are available (with expertly-translated subtitles by Steve Simmons), they are only available in 1.0 Mono. This is understandable for the DVD releases due to the limited storage space, but Blu-Ray has a whopping 50 GB of storage. There's absolutley no excuse for not remastering the Japanese voices.

Otherwise, though, this release is absolutley incredible. The visual quality of the picture thanks to the remastering process is absolutley incredible, having restored the animation to its original pristine condition, if not better. The acting is also very well-done from both the Japanese and the English voice cast, and many DRAGON BALL Z fans have noted that the English script for this movie, as written by Christopher R. Sabat (the voice of Vegeta and Piccolo) is the most faithful translation FUNimation has ever given a DRAGON BALL Z release. The dub music, while not as good as the original Japanese music, still manages to be lively enough in its own right.

I would absolutley reccomend this purchase, it's worth every dollar and then some.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So-so transfer...definitely for fans, November 14, 2007

By	R. Caymo (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I picked this up yesterday and I must say that I have had so many versions of the Broly series. From VHS to .avi movies then a DVD version that came out some time ago. That being said, this new addition is definitely a step up from the DVD version, in terms of contrast, detail, and vibrancy. My only gripe would be that you can still see the specs and dirt in almost every frame just like in the DVD version, just not so apparent. It is by no means a demo disk, but it is the definitive and best looking DBZ transfer I have ever seen.

All in all, if you are a fan, definitely get this addition, otherwise newcomers, I would not spend on this. (unless you are curious that is.)

* Reviewed with this setup *
Sony Bravia 40V2500 1080p LCD
Sony Playstation 3

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dragon Ball Z on Blu-Ray looks wonderful , November 17, 2007

By	R. Baldock (Southern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dragon Ball Z Blu-Ray looks amazing. I was amazed to see how great the video quality can be in high definition. I was disappointed that there wasn't any PCM lossless audio but I still enjoyed it. To anyone who has seen DBZ and still likes it or just want to see how DBZ would look like in high definition I recommend buying this Blu-Ray disc to see how amazing DBZ can really be.