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Dragon Ball Z - Movie Boxed Set (Dead Zone/The Tree of Might/The World's Strongest)

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I purchased DBZ The World's Strongest, since i am a die hard DBZ fan i found it very entertaining. As with many anime series it gives the viewer no idea whatsoever of where the characters came from, who they are , or what their doing. So if you know nothing of DBZ you will find it very confusing. Thanks to the Dragon Balls and his dedicated assistant Dr. Kochinthe evil Dr. Wheelo has been freed from his icy tomb. Now these mad scientists plot to take over the world with their fearsome biotechnology... There's just one hitch. Dr. Wheelo's body died, and now his brain is living in a humungous glass jar! Dr. Wheelo seeks the strongest, healthiest body in the world to be the new home for his magnificent brain, so Dr. Kochin and their bio-engineered warriors kidnap Piccolo, Master Roshi and Bulma trying to find the world's strongest fighter. Goku, Gohan and Krillin come to their friends' rescue, but Dr. Wheelo's henchmen are amazingly strong! To make matters worse, it seems that Dr. Whello not only wants to have Goku's body, but he already controls Piccolo! The action is great especially when Goku goes into the room with the spinning spike balls, however i found the tenacity of ChiChi, Goku's wife when it comes to Gohan to be too much. Her domineering attitude and posessiveness of Gohan really gets annoying after a while. If your just gettunbg started with Dbz stick to the episodes first then go onto the movies.

This is definetly better than tree of might and dead zone! Dr. Wheelo and his Assistant Dr. Kochin are mad scientists who want to rule the world by having the greatest body both mentally and physically. The duo were obstructed when Dr. Wheelo's body died and only his brain was salvaged. Years later, The dragonballs are strangely gathered in a remote place called the Tsumitsibri Mountains. Piccolo, Gohan, and Oolong investigate, but Piccolo is captured! Later, when Master Roshi and Bulma are kidnapped, Goku goes to save them. Dr. Wheelo realizes that Goku is the most powerful person on the planet and so he tries to steal his body! The rest is for me to know and you to find out. Some funny parts in this movie are Gohan's musical number and the enormous size of Dr. Wheelo's brain! :)

There is nothing more to say about this movie than.....BRILLIANT! No matter what the situation is, Goku and company is there to stop it. After Master Roshi and Bulma were kidnapped by Dr. Wheelo (or how ever you spell his name), Goku and friends did not delay to save them. This has to be the best out of the 3 movies! Oh and if you were to see anything...you have to see the Jap.version. I think it's a lot better. You'll be amazed what Japan gets away with like in the Frieza saga, Frieza gets away with some curses oh and theres actually blood....thats right...BLOOD! Oh well. So as I was saying, this is the best one out of the 3 and don't forget about the 4th one coming out! Well...peace!

Whoever the hell thinks this is the worst DBZ movie has a hell of a lot of problems. This has to be the best. Dead Zone was too short (but was very good), Tree of Might was a re-dub for video and really was bad with the acting (it was exhilerating to see Gohans wee-wee again,though,....... uh wait, never mind) but The World's Strongest takes the cake with some of the best scenes of fighting ever and possibly the best dub ever. When Goku (voiced by Peter Kelamis who is not that good as Goku, or at least not as good as the first Goku, Ian Corlett) screams "KAAAIIIOOOO-KENNNNNNNNN" you will literally feel chills down your spinal chord. The fight with Piccolo is one to remember (Dead Zone's was too short). The only movie that can beat this is possibly movie 13 or the 10th Anniversery Special. By the way, the worst movie is Movie 4.

Although it was released 3rd, it's really the second DBZ movie from Japan. There's not much plot to this one, just enough to back up the fighting (which by the way, is excellent). I liked the bright color scheme, especially with the bio-warriors, and the animation was pretty good as usual. There are plenty of excellent fighting and action sequences, although the ending is a bit lame. I mean, how many times do you want to see Gokou save the day with a Genki Dama anyway? (and if you think that's a plot spoiler, c'mon now...you knew it was coming) Anyway, it's still a really good movie and should be picked up by any fan sooner or later. The dub is done rather well, but I suggest the subtitled version over it any day. Masako Nozawa's voice acting will always remain unmatched to any VA in America.

I have been a Dragon Ball Z fan for a little over 3 years now. I have seen all 3 DBZ English Dubbed movies. By far, this is the one you will want to see most! Dr. Wheelo wants the World's strongest fighter's body so he can put his evil brain in to take over the world. He kidnaps Bulma and Master Roshi (my favorite character) and forces them to tell him who is the strongest. When Goku arrives, he is put to the ultimate test of survival. And to make matters worse, Dr. Wheelo has taken control of Piccolo! Find out if our heros save the day or loose their minds!

Dragonball Z, the way it was meant to be dubbed!

These movies mark the first time Dragonball Z was made uncut, and used the original Japanese BGM alongside the English dub. It was also the first time any Dragonball Z DVDs contained the original Japanese audio, with English subtitles.

The one thing any new fan of Dragonball Z will notice, however, is that the English dub on here DOES NOT use today's voice actors of Dragonball Z, but rather a select cast from the Canadian dubbing group, Ocean Studios. Now this doesn't take away from the enjoyment by any means, because these guys know how to REALLY act! The English dub on these movies is so ahead of it's time, and there's nothing amiss here. The English dub keeps a dead-on script to the Japanese script, and the actor's deliver it in full. The only real downside to this set, is it's video quality; being an early DVD, it didn't have the encoding or transfer technology that there is today, and it shows. But don't let that stop you from making your decision for these DVDs, as it doesn't take anything away from the enjoyment of these movies. But if your not going for the English dub, and just want the Japanese version with subtitles, DON'T GET THIS SET. Instead get the new "First Strike" boxset, as it contains EXCELLENT subtitles by Steve Simmons, the very famous translator of the series, which he did not translate the subtitles on these DVDs.

The only setback, would be the rarity, and price... Right now, it's alittle overpriced at amazon, I would suggest hunting around on ebay.

For the previous dubs that FUNimation did (despite the recently dubbed episodes), this movie surely makes up for their poor dubbing, because people die now, they don't get blasted to the 'Next Dimension'.

I do like this movie though, and the fact that the entire thing didn't go uncensored. The title theme for the movie 'Head-cha-la' was really neat, and I liked it muchly.

The fighting scenes, and the original North American seiyuu also made this movie cool, with the great way it was dubbed, the newer voices wouldn't have done as good as a job.

So, out of the three movies I've seen so far, 'The Tree of Might' and 'Dead Zone', this is the best of all three. I can't wait until the next movie gets released. The music was good, the plot was awesome, and the fighting scenes were really cool, and for those parents with kids under ten, I suggest you rent this first. If you don't mind what your kid sees, buy it, you will like it.

This movie was a very good piece of anime (if you don't mind violence). It takes place near Goku's home in a frigid mountain range. Where unbeknowst to our hero and his friends, a mad scientists lab is frozen within the mountains below their very feet. The movie has good action but lacks a bit in the story (if you're a true anime fan, you won't really care). I highly reccomend buying this movie (the subtitled version, the voices are better). I hope that this review helped you.

I've seen all the three released DBZ DVD's and this one is better than the rest (although the others are amazing, too). NO! Don't watch the Cartoon Network version... they've edited some really good parts. This DVD includes not only the movie, but I would say nearly 30 minutes (probably more!) of scenes from the TV Show. Get this one now.... Oh... and I heard the fourth DBZ movie is being released in 2000... Stay Tuned!