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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

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Birus, the god of destruction, awakes from his long slumber itching for a fight with a Saiyan god.
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

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Phil Hoad Guardian Feb 26
3/5
Some of the character-work is a touch scratchy, but it is counterbalanced by animation whose mischievous dynamism fits this outlandish jamboree... This has cosmic charm aplenty. Go to Full Review
Bob Miller IndieWire 03/08/2019
Thankfully, the Japanese continue to make traditional hand-drawn animation, digitized in color and partially- enhanced with CG. With Battle of Gods, it's a seamless blend, and entertains as any CG-animated film. Go to Full Review
Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times 08/07/2014
"Battle of Gods" delivers not only the familiar look but also the slapstick comedy, character interaction and over-the-top martial arts fights that "Dragon Ball" fans want and expect. Go to Full Review
Leah B. Jackson IGN Movies 03/08/2019
7.5/10
The fight scenes in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods are tremendous. Each punch and kick has a great sense of power behind it, and the way the camera swerves and glides in new 3D angles makes each battle exhilarating. Go to Full Review
Rob Bricken io9.com 03/07/2019
Even if you enjoy this bizarre deconstruction of one of the world's most popular anime, you still have to sit through a great deal of nonsense to get there. Go to Full Review
Jack O'Regan Screen Rant 03/07/2019
Obviously the action is flawless, lending itself impeccably to the modern animation style, and it certainly doesn't hurt that the film is canon. Go to Full Review
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Muhammad A Dec 1 Fue bastante bastante buena película, implementar un dios de la destrucción fue buena idea y que tuviera un asistente lo complementó bastante bien, desde el inicio tiene una personalidad trabajada y bien fijada (es un "villano" que se nota que se esforzaron en darle un buen papel, pues no es solo un villano más, porque tiene personalidad), ver a Vegeta muerto de miedo y evitando que Bills termine enojado es gracioso, la nueva transformación quedó fenomenal y en general hay un buen humor y es familiar, entre los inconvenientes que hubieron está que el dios de la destrucción no se comporta tanto como tal sino que lo hicieron más sencillo (solo busca comida y ya, para un personaje que tiene un puesto tan importante hubiera sido bueno darle un desarrollo de mayor seriedad, que él dijera que necesita abandonar la tierra un momento porque le corresponde mantener el equilibrio en el universo y hay ciertos planetas que tiene pensado eliminar, darle algo de madurez), también que la forma de conseguir la nueva transformación no fue con esfuerzo, un entrenamiento especial o algo más trabajado, fue hacer un círculo y pasarle energía a uno (quedó más sencillo), y también cuando Vegeta en ssj 2 supuestamente superó el poder de Gokú en ssj3 (cosa sin sentido, el ssj3 cuadruplica el poder del ssj2, ¿cómo demonios vas a hacer que el maestro Roshi diga que solo por un enfado vegeta lo superó?, se les va de la mano eso). See more Rafael S Oct 23 It's a good movie, some things are questionable like Videl becoming a Super Saiyan through Pan's fetus, but it's quite fun with three great characters (Bills, Whis and Oracle) And Super Saiyan God is cool, but it could be better. See more Jack T Aug 13 Beautiful movie loved every second. Captures dragon ball z perfectly. See more Marsh X Apr 29 It has been a damn while since I've watched this movie just like resurrection f, but if I do remember correctly this was quite a slow burner until the epic fight scene with Goku and Lord Beerus so that might be disappointing to some people, however I liked this anime so much that it didn't really bother me. Again, would highly recommend if you're into action packed anime because dragon ball is one of the best at that. 10/10 See more Jay W 12/01/2024 "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods" came out at a time where I was confident that the Dragon Ball franchise was dead and buried. But this movie successfully resurrected the series like no other. A big problem with many of Dragon Ball's movies is their lackluster villains. That are either pale imitators of their much more interesting series counterparts or they are just a big strong guy to punch. Let's face it, there isn't much personality behind Lord Slug, Bojack or King Gurumes. That is where this movie rectifies that mistake. Beerus is an absolute delight. He and Whis are welcome additions to the Dragon Ball family. They have vibrant personalities that help them bounce off the other characters in amusing ways. The movies also do a better job than other DB movies of incorporating all of our favorite cast members. Dende has some moments, Videl, Mi, Pilaf, Oolong and Yamcha all make a meaningful addition to the story. And it has one of my all-time favorite Vegeta moments, and that is no small feat. There is an irony, most DB movies are ripping off what happens in the series. But in this case, the series would then try to rip off what happens in this movie. As it stands right now, this is my favorite of the all the Dragon Ball movies. This opened the door for the series going forward. In the same Raditz in DBZ opened up the "Z-Warriors" to go to space. Beerus in this movie opens them to cosmic deity level adventures. See more TNT D 11/23/2024 For Dragon Ball fans and action movie lovers alike, this film celebrates 'Dragon Ball Z' with hilarious comedy that is immediately followed up by a beautifully animated fight with 'Battle Of Gods'' main villain: Lord Beerus, who (as well as his friend Whis) is very well written and surprisingly fleshed-out for only an hour and a half of screen-time. The ending wraps up 'Battle Of Gods' but sets up 'Dragon Ball Super', preparing viewers for what's to come. 9/10- TNTDude See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Birus, the god of destruction, awakes from his long slumber itching for a fight with a Saiyan god.
Director
Masahiro Hosoda
Producer
Akira Toriyama
Screenwriter
Akira Toriyama, Yûsuke Watanabe
Distributor
NCM
Production Co
20th Century Fox, Toei Co. Ltd.
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Action, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 5, 2014, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 7, 2014
Runtime
1h 25m
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