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Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

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In a bid for immortality and to avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process.
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Jay W "Dead Zone" is the first Dragon Ball Z movie and it follows Goku as he tries to rescue his son from Garlic Jr. And his demon henchmen. This movie is some classic DBZ fun. It has some well animated and more martial arts focused fight scenes. We have the final appearance of the power pole as a weapon. Piccolo and Goku aren't yet allies but must find common ground to defeat the bigger threat. The villain's plot is straight forward and effective. Goku's motivation to fight back is likewise easily understandable. Sadly, I can't think of this movie without being distracted by its several game breaking plot holes. Why would the henchmen try to kill Piccolo before making a wish on the Dragon balls? Why does Kami think that Goku killed Piccolo? Why would the henchmen steal Gohan if all they wanted was the Dragon Ball? And even bringing in the eponymous Dead Zone makes little sense. But, call it nostalgia, this was the first DBZ movie I saw, but I do enjoy the film. I give it credit for being the first under the "Z" series. It may not be the best script, but it does do a lot with excellent delivery. Not the series best, but everyone has to start somewhere. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Boc T This should be considered the ending of the original Dragon Ball series. Not too much going on in this movie and it's really short in terms of movie standards. The fighting scenes were subpar. Krillin is probably the best parts of the movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a bid for immortality and to avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process.
Director
Daisuke Nishio
Screenwriter
Takao Koyama
Genre
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
41m
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