Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: April 29, 2003
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008H2FZ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,157 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

When an adventure thirsty girl named Bulma runs across and nearly runs over a bizarre young boy named Goku they find themselves thrust into an adventure that will last a lifetime! Together they set out to recover the mystical Dragon Balls artifacts of incredible power! Legend says that whomever collects all seven Dragon Balls can call forth the awesome Eternal Dragon a powerful creature that will grant whatever wish their heart desires!But there is another interested party eager to control the power of the Dragon Balls. They are known as the Red Ribbon Army and they will stop at nothing to use the Dragon Balls to achieve their wish of total world domination. Along the way Goku will find out that the greatest power of all lies within himself. This is where the legend begins!Don t miss this exciting feature created to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Dragon Ball!System Requirements: Running Time 82 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating: NR Age: 13+ UPC: 704400050732 Manufacturer No: FN-05073

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Re-Telling of one of the Best anime around, September 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Dragon Ball - The Path to Power (Edited) (DVD)

I've always loved Dragonball, i was very excited when this came out, and when i bought it I was very confused and yet happy with what I saw, let me explain. I hope you have seen Dragonball the series before getting this dvd.

The Story itself has been changed. Goku meets people in a different order in a different place and such. For example, you may remember Goku meets Olong in a village, while in this dvd he finds him in the desert. As the movie goes on more and more stuff changes, soon your no longer looking at Dragonball, but at a whole new story altogether. this was both sad (being this is a DRAGONBALL remake, but also great that a new story was made)

The art was updated, looks more Dragonball GT'ish, then the older looking Dragonball art. This of course was great, and very nice looking.

The audio is great, the voices in both english and japanese were nice, and the sound quality was good.

the visuals were somewhat bad. At some times there were scratches in the film (minor, but you'll see them). I was hopeing they could fix this, but they didn't.

The dvd itself is ok. The menu is plain but nice, the extra's unfortunatly are just Trailers and Character Bios.

All together I rate the dvd 8/10. I suggest picking this up if you like Dragonball. I do NOT suggest getting this if your new or have never seen dragonball, because this really chages the story ALOT. Enjoy!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its a revised version of goku's dragonball saga., May 5, 2003

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D. DeVore "ddevore02" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon Ball - The Path to Power (Edited) (DVD)

There's nothing here of Goku's origin that a die hard fan hasn't seen before in one general form or another but the story is well done. Goku's origin has been revised and simplified. This revised saga is exciting and the script is very tight. The animation is GREAT!, far superior to typical dragonball animation. It is truly a movie that is animated. The camera angles used, pans and shots are just like a live movie. I really enjoyed this movie.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Miss This One, April 6, 2006

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Cary Chichester (Powder Springs, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Ball - Path to Power (Uncut) (DVD)

There's about a hundred dragonball related dvd's out, and the series is old and has definetely lost its fame, so I'm surprised that anyone is reading this interview. But if you have the least bit appreciation for this series, then don't miss this dvd. The dragonball series was good, but flawed, it became very very repetitive as the series continued. But this dvd is different, it offers a good story with great action. It's the ten year anniversary edition of the dragonball series (oddly enough, this movie was made 10 years ago), and despite its age, its still good. This defines dragonball pretty well, better than any other movie. The art has been updated to the GT art style, and the story is, unlike the acutal series, really good. The action is definetely movie quality, wheras most DB movies were more like tv specials. There are no real extras here, the only thing youll get from this is the movie, which should not be missed by anyone who has at one time enjoyed goku's adventures.