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Dragon Ball Z - Lord Slug - Feature (Uncut) [VHS]

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I have this movie on VHS, in Japanese. and I thought it was good, so it on DVD will probably be very good too. This takes place after Gokou had returned on Earth after the Freezer encounter on Namek. It deals with an evil Namek-jin who comes to earth, Planning to use earth as his new Planet Cruiser. Yes, a planet cruiser, they had figured out how to make the planets cruise around space. He was born on Namek, but sent away around the same time Piccolo did, except he landed on the Planet Slug. Thanks to being raised on that planet, he and the rest of his teams couldnt take the sunlight, because Slug was a dark planet. So they first had a machine that took away the sunlight, which would end up killing most all life on Earth and also used the Dragonballs to make him young again. But it also turns out that he's a Super Namek-jin, like Piccolo, a mutated one because he can grow taller than the buildings on earth. But Piccolo is able to find his weakness, because Piccolo has the same weakness..... but dont worry, I'm not going to spoil the ending for you all.

The fourth DBZ movie, Lord Slug was originally released in Japan under the title "Super Saiya-Jin Gokuu" but was changed into Lord Slug after being dubbed into English and released in the U.S.A. This movie is a bit shorter than the others, but it is still good. I love the first song, besides the theme, played on this movie, I was "playing the music" in my head 'cause it was so cool. It wasn't all that funny when Gohan and Higher Dragon annoyed Piccolo in the beginning, but it was a little. This movie practically gets right to the point, basically right after that scene the movie gets down to business. First we see a so-called "computer simulation" of a giant meteor destroying the planet, then some more kick ... music starts to play and it shows Goku and Krillin trying to deflect the asteroud with their Kamehameha beams fused together (I'm not telling what happens to the asteroid). Let's jump forward to after Goku starts fighting Lord Slug, now, Slug gets him enraged and Goku gets really strong, people say that he went Super Saiyan but actually Goku never goes Super Saiyan until DBZ movie 5 (which is Cooler's Revenge). Still, the way Goku charged like a bull straight at Lord Slug was really cool, but after that, then it wasn't cool again until Goku was back on his feet after a thorough ...-whoopin' from Slug and powers up a Kaio-Ken attack. Unlike the first three movies, Goku sounds like he does in the series. It's kind of disappointing to hear Goku raged up in the first three DBZ movies 'cause he kinda sounds like a girl. The Super Saiyan transformation was great (it's easier just to call it Super Saiyan, so let's do just that, 'kay?) and he looked cool with waving black hair, red shadowing (his hair, I mean) and his pupils cannot be seen. Some people say it looks stupid, but I think it looks fairly cool. All in all, this was a great DBZ movie and you should buy it right away.

Oh yeah, that first song besides the theme that I was talking about, it is by Finger Eleven and it is called Drag You Down.

Noted mainly for the fearsome "Whistle of Doom" -- a happy, perky whistled tune that just happens to be in a pitch range that Namek-seijin simply cannot stand (imagine a thousand fingernails scraping down a blackboard) -- this is even for DBZ a pretty lightweight offering. After the Z-team deflects an asteroid from hitting the Earth, an alien craft filled with nasty but light-sensitive aliens lands on Earth and begins to cover it with dark clouds. They are led by an incredibly aged Namek who is still a very powerful warrior. When he sees a Dragon Ball, he recognizes it for what it is and has his people gather them and wishes himself back to full power.

There are some decent fight sequences in this (Piccolo gets some very cool moments), but overall it's not all that great. The ending has a nice moment -- a sort of prequel of the later "fusion technique" shown in the Buu sequence -- but there are sufficient stupid or pedestrian moments which drop this back down to a so-so entertainment effort.

The 4th Dragon Ball Z film, "Lord Slug" was a great example of true DBZ. The music was great and went well with the movie. Also, as I usually mention, the animation is well-drawn, and this is the first English Dubbed DBZ film to have the cast from the series play the voices. Another thing, Goku is supposed to have gone Super Saiyan here but actually his hair just turned red and his pupils disappeared, that's it, but it was cool how Goku was trashin' Lord Slug. All in all, this is a DBZ film well worth seeing, so buy it now!

I don't understand this Super Sayian thing. I never saw any advertisements for there being any mention of Goku Turning Super Sayian. And as for someone who said the Namek turning into a giant was a stupid idea...maybe...but it did happen in Dragon Ball (before DBZ) near the end of the series when Piccolo fought Goku as Ma Junior. So its not like they just tossed that in there and hoped everyone liked it. It was something that people know Nameks can do, if they've seen DB or read the Dragon Ball Mangas. Some may not have known this since I don't think it happened at all in DBZ.

I loved the idea of using the awesome heavy metal sound track in the back ground of the English cut. The way it was soft during the talking, then boomed when the action began, and I thought the fight scenes were pretty cool. Tree of might was my favorite until seeing Lord Slug. I think this movie was made pretty well. Great soundtrack, love the voice actors, the animation was better than in the earlier movies, the plot may not be origional, but at least it had a plot. Anyone who has seen the release of Angel Links, a really bad waste of money, would have to agree with me on that.

I think this is a great movie for those who are DB, DBZ and DBGT fans. I agree that if you're not a DBZ fan you may not get into it, but hey, thats with any movie. If you're not a martial arts fan, why watch a Jackie Chan flick? If you don't like "chick Flicks" Why go see "Moulan Rouge"?

This is just a matter of love/hate. You either have to love DBZ, or you won't like the movie. Thankfully, I LOVE DBZ!! And this movie ROCKS!!

Lord Slug, one of the last remaining "Super Nameks", has come to Earth searching for the Dragonballs. Due to his increasing age, the day of his death draws near and he needs the power of the Dragonballs to grant him eternal youth. Now it's up to Goku and friends to protect the Dragonballs and stop Lord Slug from enslaving the entire Earth!

The plot of this movie is typical DBZ fare, and will not impress anyone who has seen any of the other movies or watched the series. Now this may seem like an unusual criticism considering that many of the plots used in Dragonball Z have been recycled from somewhere, but it just seems like this time around it was not done very well. The villain is uninteresting, the story is not very well paced, and the music does not fit in at all. The Japanese music often sounds dated compared to some of the American stuff that has been done for the series, but it probably would have been more appropriate than say Deftones or Disturbed would have. Now I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with these particular bands, I just don't feel that they belong in a DBZ movie. The dubbing is standard FUNimation voice work, and it does well enough to stay consistent with the series. This movie seems to take place around the middle of Frieza saga, as he does go Super Saiyan in this movie. However, Super Saiyan fans should not rejoice just yet, because it is not the same thing. One has to see it to understand, but Super Saiyan Goku does not look the same in this movie as he does in the series.

While this particular movie does have its faults, it's at least worth a look if you're a dedicated Dragonball Z fan. In fact, you may even purchase it if you're trying to collect them all. Just don't expect to watch it often.

Ok first of all all the Dragon Ball Z moive reviewrs saw that this is the worst DBZ moive of all. WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!! This is the best DBZ movie yet it's full of action every secound and the music is awsome to. What I was suprised the most about was that there was fighting after only 5 minuits of the movie. Ok about the movie. The movie starts of with Gohan showing Piccilo how Iikrus can dance after about a few secounds Piccilo tells Gohan to stop it and that he senses something heading towerd earth. After Bulmas dad looks at it he says that it's a star crusier heading towerd earth. Not only chould it dystroy earth but it's inhabited. After the cruiser lands Lordslugs army comes out telling everybody that the planet is under Lordslugs control now. Normaly Goku would show up but while trying to stop the cruiser him and Krillin where knocked out. Gohan trys to dystroy all of the army but after loseing his hat Lordslug takes the Dragon ball and tells him that he knows all about them. After Bulma and her big mouth tell him about the rader Lordslug reads Bulmas mind and takes the Radar he and his army rounds up the army to find all the Dragon balls. After finding them Lordslug ask Shenron to give him etrnal youth sense he is getting close to death. After that Lordslugs heach man defeat Gohan And Picclio but Goku finlly comes and kills them quickly. But theres one Problem with all his power restored Goku can't defeat Lordslug with his power level. Can Goku find a way to dystroy Lordslug? Or is this the end of the world? Not only the actions good but the music rocks too. I'll give this one 10/10 defintly worth the money. P.S. Don't buy this in the box set with movies 5 and 6 there edited buy them seprtly if you want them uncut.

The animation was done very well and the music went with the action in the movie. The plot was simple yet exciting and the fight scenes were great. The voice actores did a good job with the characters. This is the kind of movie that I would watch again and enjoy. I highly recomend this movie.

this one has Lord Slug comming and invadeing earth. Goku and some of the others come and try to stop him and theres an all out war. Piccolo has great moments and Goku also fighting the huge transformed Slug is a highlight. for fans and kids, though the little kids should watch the edited version

if i could give this movie a rating of Zero stars I would. Please save your hard earned cash and don't buy this dbz movie. The plot, storyline are weak and boring. If you must, go out and rent this dvd. Believe me, if your a diehard dbz fan like i am, you will be totally disappointed with this movie.