Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods (Extended Edition) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)

A great birthday present, and it lived up to most of the hype. A shame it was released in theatres in America for only a few days. The basic plot is that due to a dream, Lord Beerus, the odious God Of Destruction, awakens. He's disturbed and worried that an opponent of massive strength rivals that of his own and he begins searching the Universe for the one he dreamed of, the Super Saiyan God. Along with his partner, Whis, they eventually pinpoint the source of the legend and the adventure begins! The movie is a blast from the past, basically mixing the new style of intensity of the Dragonball Z series and mixing it harmoniously with the comical whiles of the original Dragonball. The bad news is that if you're expecting a fight that lasts for many episodes you may be disappointed. But the good news is far greater! You get to see most of the original characters at least at some point in the show which allows the show to score rather big on the nostalgia scale. I've seen the film in Japanese subtitles and have now seen it in English. The voice acting is HILARIOUSLY done for Beerus in any language while the calm and subtle Whis tsakes a few comical jabs as well. Let me describe the new characters below... Beerus. Obviously the main antagonist, he's different from the others who fight Goku in that for all his power, he's not evil in the slightest. As a destroyer of worlds in charge of maintaining the Universe he basically views the extermination of a planet as little more than a job. He's a large anthropomorphic purple cat resembling a cross between a Cornish Rex and an ancient Egyptian deity! Personality wise, he gets angry almost randomly at the slightest thing such as not getting a pudding cake, yet when Vegeta hits him with everything he's got Beerus calmly flies away as if nothing were amiss. Go figure. He's charming, strong willed, and even playful and friendly and has a great deal of respect for those beneath him and enjoys a good joke or a gag. Relaxed and even humorously cranky at times, he's generally hard to peg as a true 'villain'. A large amount of the humor in this movie is derived from the sheer number of odd facial expressions Beerus makes. From going to mind blowing furious to going bug-eyed from consuming a hot wasabi roll, these are but two of the myriad ways Beerus expresses himself! Oh, I won't spoil the movie by writing too much about the ending! let's just say that it appears Beerus and Whis have a bit more in mind for Goku than a fight. Hopefully all will be revealed in Dragonball Z, Battle Of God's 2 which is currently in production! Whis is a tall, mostly human-like person with a calm, polite butler-like personality who's always cheery and nothing seems to bother him. He's got light blue skin, an almost effeminate face, white hair that stands almost straight up, and he wears a multicolored robe and sports a magic wand endowed with many unusual powers. Whis is about as carefree a character you could ever imagine. At first he seems to merely be a servant/friend of Beerus, but later in the film he's revealed as being almost twice as powerful as Beerus and serves as a full-time body guard. The slight implication is this. If Beerus needs a body guard THAT powerful he either has enemies after him or has a weakness someone wants to exploit. It's even implied ever so subtly that both are looking for someone to take over being the God Of Destruction which leaves new ground to explore in the film currently in production. As for the movie, it's stunning visuals and animation are almost flawless. The only complaint is that during the final battle things are moving by so fast it makes it hard to see what's going on! The animators truly made it appear as if the fighters were moving at incalculable speeds and made it to where every single frame looked great! I should also point out that the Super Saiyan God was a bit of a disappointment. Normally when Goku reaches another level his overall appearance changes in a big way. More muscular, longer hair, linear face, blue eyes. The Super Saiyan God sports red hair, red eyes and gives goku a much smaller and sleeker look than previous models. One of the few flaws of this film. I wouldn't give the move a solid 10 out of 10, but an 8.5 out of 10

Okay, let me just start by saying that considering that this movie came out 19 years AFTER the last one (Wrath of The Dragon), it holds up to be one of the best in the entire movie series. This movie has the perfect blend of action & comedy and includes practically every main character from the Dragon Ball Z franchise AS WELL as a few from Dragon Ball. The animation and blend of 2d and 3d were phenomenal. The action was top notch, and although I'm a huge fan of original voice acting, the english dub was better IMO just because of the delivery of the jokes and how amazing the voice acting was in this movie. Sean Shemmel & Chris Sabot definitely earned their keep in it. The storyline of the movie was also very well done. The incorporation of the events that happened in the series was put in just enough to give you a brief reminder of what happened if you haven't watched the series since it ended many moons ago. That being said, this movie is definitely one for the fans. The additional footage was mainly in the beginning to describe what Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z is, which if you're not a fan then you wouldn't be watching this, and if you are, then you've seen the entire series which would make the majority of the additional footage redundant. Also, it doesn't do THAT great of a job describing who/what each character is, and like I mentioned earlier, they're all there - even the Kai's & Mr. Satan. There are also a lot of references to the series which makes the movie THAT much better. On that note, this does not follow the GT series (something that was done intentionally), so there is no SSJ 4 (something that I am also thankful for). With all of that being said, and without giving out any spoilers, this movie is definitely worth the purchase. By it and enjoy the laughter and the memories of your childhood being brought back and done right. "Dragon Ball Z - Weekdays at 5:30. Power Up!"

Firstly, I'd like to address some common questions. 1. Yes, this movie is dubbed in English with the original TV cast of Dragon Ball Z. 2. Yes, if you prefer the original subbed Japanese version it's also included in this release. 3. The extended "uncut" version adds a whole 20 minutes of footage to the film and runs 1 hour and 45 minutes. Now for the actual review; I saw this film twice in theaters during it's theatrical run and bought the Blu-ray day one. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is the first new Dragon Ball Z film in over 17 years. The story and characters within the film were created by the creator of the series, Akira Toriyama. This is by far the best Dragon Ball Z film yet and is honestly a love letter to fans. I won't spoil the story, but I will say this film takes place a few months after the Buu saga of DBZ. The main antagonist of the film is named Lord Beerus and he's the God of Destruction. The film is canon with the series, so you can take everything as a whole when watching the movie. It's obvious that Mr. Toriyama wrote this film, because it surprisingly has a lot of humor in it, which I absolutely loved. While there are subtle nods to the series' history, charming humor, and overall great pacing in the film there are only a few fights, which is a good thing. The fights that are in the film are spectacular, fast paced, accompanied with great music, and last as long as you'd want them to be. Especially the finale confrontation at the end of the film. Funimation did a great job translating the original Japanese script as well as the actual dubbing. Everyone's voice is top notch and represents each character perfectly. I'm glad to see Toriyama adding more to the Dragon Ball mythology with this film and the up in coming new Dragon Ball 2015 movie for next year. If you love Dragon Ball don't hesitate to purchase this movie. It's pure fan service to the highest degree with amazing production value. The animation is amazing, the English dub is the best Funimation has done yet, a good chunk of the soundtrack gets your blood flowing for the action, the fight scenes are some of the most developmental in the series, and it's just an overall great movie for old and new Dragon Ball fans to enjoy.

DRAGONBALL Z BATTLE OF GODS I have always been a huge fan of “Dragonball Z” ever since its very first airing on Toonami way back in the day in like 1997 along with “Mobile Suit: Gundam Wing”. I of course always loved the films as well, well at least the animated ones. So when this was released I was so excited along with my brother. We both went out and bought it immediately. We then invited all of the homies and went to my brother’s house for the viewing party. Of course we were all excited and ended up really enjoying it. The story follows Beerus, the God of Destruction, who has been awakened to find out that Freeza was defeated by a Saiyan. He finds this very intriguing and decides to head to Earth to challenge this Saiyan himself. Once there he easily defeats Goku as well as the other Z fighters of Earth. It seems like there is nothing that can stop this being from destroying the Earth, well unless a legendary figure known as the Super Saiyan God can show up. I really enjoyed this film as it was a super fun flick that really showed how great my favorite character is, Vegeta. It is in this film that his character is really shown, and I mean character of the man. He recognizes who this creature is and puts all of that pride aside to make sure that Beerus does not get put in a bad mood. He wants to keep his family safe [especially since this is during his wife’s birthday] and keep the planet he calls home safe. But even more than that when Goku powers up to a level 3 Super Saiyan he is defeated in a few blows by Beerus after hi cocky attempt to think he was on that level. But when Beerus slaps Bulma Vegta goes crazy and for a moment he takes it to the God of Destruction like nobody ever has. Is it short, sure, but for that short time I may have never been happier watching DBZ. You get some great behind the scenes features on the Blu-Ray/DVD combo and like I said the film is a fun one. It also leads into the next film that would bring back one of the most popular villains the franchise has ever seen. I would highly recommend this film to any DBZ fan or even anime fan out there.

Super good quality blu-ray is super clear! A great buy

Such a good movie wish I could watch for the first time again!!

Good movie.

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is a great addition to any Dragon Ball fan’s Blu-ray collection. The three discs arrived in great condition, and the movie played perfectly. The order was delayed during shipping, but I was kept adequately updated with the new estimated arrival time, which I really appreciated. When the package arrived, I noticed that one of the discs had come loose inside the case, so I was initially concerned that it might have been damaged. Thankfully, the disc was completely fine, had no damage, and played without any issues. Overall, I’m very happy with the purchase. The Blu-ray set is in great condition, the movie works perfectly, and it’s definitely worth adding to a Dragon Ball collection.

Con esta película retorno la historia canon de Dragon ball tras muchos años. Por mi parte, la película me gustó con su mezcla de acción, situaciones cotidianas de los personajes (se agradece que no todo sea peleas), y a que introdujo nuevos conceptos y nuevas puertas para lo que tenemos actualmente. Aproveché comprar esta edición física ya que incluye la versión de cine y una extendida, aunque no trae español latino, pero me gusta escucharla en japonés. Si lo que buscas es la version extendida en español latino, no estoy seguro que exista de manera oficial.

Non avevo capito che era in inglese e altre lingue ma non in italiano quindi non soddisfacente peccato ho fatto brutta figura

Excellent all round. A Christmas present for my son who was well chuffed! Would definitely recommend

The release is good, the uncut version is the one to watch obviously. FUNimation did a good job dubbing this, they're getting better and better with voice acting (compared to the 90s and 2000s) The movie itself is pretty good. The point is to indroduce Dragonball Super and the (best) new characters (Whis and Beerus) that will be mainstays for the new series. Too bad FUNimation didn't release a special edition with the "Yo, Goku and his friends return" OVA, but knowing them, they'll release it next year with other features removed, Or something dumb.

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