 "The Final Fight Begins!!" | 2003-08-17 |
| - Reviewed By kf0725 |
| With the Earth desroyed, Goku and Vegeta have no other choice than to fight Buu on the Kai planet. The two saiyans decide not to use a fusion and the battle that will determine the fate of the universe begins. The episodes on this DVD feature some of the best fights and animation in all DragonBall Z history. The music also fits each scene perfectly. This DVD is a must have for any type of fan of the series because you will find yourself watching these episodes over and over again. |
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| "Oldskool DBZ: Lots of fighting (SIX STARS!)" | 2003-03-11 |
| - Reviewed By falconpride |
| This is definitely one of the best DBZ DVDs that you can buy. There isn't any cheap fusion in this DVD. Goku and Vegeta choose to fight alone vs. Buu and represent the true Saiyan race. "How should we do it?" says Vegeta. "How about the old fashioned way?" says Goku. And they start playing rock paper scissors to decide who fights Buu first. Goku wins and starts to fight Buu. He loses energy from his SS3 transformation and Vegeta goes and helps. Then Vegeta gets beat up and Goku goes and helps him. Goku wants to then gain energy for the spirit bomb so Vegeta then has to hold Buu off...But can he? This DVD is nothing but nonstop action and oldskool Saiyan fighting. This is definitely a MUST HAVE if you're a true or even a casual Dragonball Z fan. It is the BEST DVD in the Kid Buu Saga. Vegeta even shows his softer side in this. |
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| "Oldskool DBZ: Lots of fighting (SIX STARS!)" | 2003-03-10 |
| - Reviewed By falconpride |
| This is definitely one of the best DBZ DVDs that you can buy. There isn't any cheap fusion in this DVD. Goku and Vegeta choose to fight alone vs. Buu and represent the true Saiyan race. "How should we do it?" says Vegeta. "How about the old fashioned way?" says Goku. And they start playing rock paper scissors to decide who fights Buu first. Goku wins and starts to fight Buu. He loses energy from his SS3 transformation and Vegeta goes and helps. Then Vegeta gets beat up and Goku goes and helps him. Goku wants to then gain energy for the spirit bomb so Vegeta then has to hold Buu off...But can he? This DVD is nothing but nonstop action and oldskool Saiyan fighting. This is definitely a MUST HAVE if you're a true or even a casual Dragonball Z fan. It is the BEST DVD in the Kid Buu Saga. Vegeta even shows his softer side in this. |
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 "Imperfect, but enough to satisfy" | 2003-03-06 |
| - Reviewed By mitchy_32 |
| This DVD leaves me, a humble Z fan, with mixed reactions. First of all, the Kid Buu battle scene on the Kai planet from beginning to end is unquestionably the best fight scene in the Dragonball series, be it DBZ, DBGT or any movies (sorry Brolly, Super 17, Cell...). The episodes 265-269 of this DVD land in the middle of that scene. These eps basically salvage a saga that has little above a decent story and raise it to a level high above "cool." Regardless of the saga, most of the 270+ episodes in Z basically serve as a set up for the next one. The major strength of this DVD is that its contents break that trend; there's plenty of solid action in each one of the eps, making me eagerly anticipate the next one to see what follows--far more satisfying than watching each cheap "not enough happens" episode so as not to get behind in the story. Also, a major hit for the loyal fan is Vegeta's character development. Like him or not, Vegeta is probably the deepest character in the series, and his admitting the truth to his rival only adds to his personality. In addition, a nice touch is the ever-great English music, especially Kid Buu's theme. Audio, both voice and music, is certainly one area that the English DBZ blows its Japanese ancestor out of the water. Now for my complaints, albeit relatively minor ones:
1) Goku is perhaps the most shallow character in the series, being nothing more than the courageous hero, and these episodes don't do anything to alter that (Spoiler: If you expect this guy to change throughout the final Z episodes and the GT series, you will be disappointed). The only thing keeping Goku fresh is that he is the first to undergo any major transformation with the exeption of Gohan's coming to SS2.
2) Speaking of transformations, Super Saiyan 3 and Vegetto should have been saved to make these episodes untouchable rather than for meaningless debuts against the weaker Buu's. Even worse are the statements by Old Kai and also by Goku himself that Buu could've been defeated earlier by the two afformentioned transformations. It somewhat cheapens the entire Buu saga knowing that the good guys really had the upper hand the entire time and could've beaten this universe-threatening villain 50+ episodes ago; that's about three months on Cartoon Network without reruns, mind you. Also, it makes the plot additions of the annoying Gotenks and awesome Mystic Gohan feel tacked on just to draw the series out longer and ride its popularity.
3) I'm not a fan of the Spirit Bomb. Frankly, it makes the end of this terrific battle very predictable. After watching these eps, any DBZ fan can predict what will happen next, thus potentially lowering the incentive to buy the next DVD. This is a very weak point after seeing this battle's finale, however. It is a very dramatic ending that shouldn't be missed. My gripes do seem heavy and my complements brief, but honestly it should be the other way around. The Cell Saga and its prelude (Android Saga) are together the pinnacle of the DBZ series in terms of plot twists and overall storyline, but in terms of flat-out action, this DVD together with the next cannot be matched. These episodes will satisfy loyal fans, and, because of the emphasis on incredible action rather than story, might even turn some Z doubters into believers. A solid buy. |
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| "Finally, uncut DBZ" | 2003-02-12 |
| - Reviewed By i1iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii |
| Dragonball and Dragonball Z Series were the brainchild of Japanese comic book artist Akira Toriyama. Before the birth of Dragonball he was best known for a series called Dr. Slump. The Dragonball comic first appeared in Shonen Jump (a Japanese comic compilation) in 1984. An animated version, produced by Toei Animation, followed. The original Dragonball series was an adventure-comedy type, which usually involved a journey to collect the seven Dragonballs, which will grant a person any one wish within the power of the Eternal Dragon. A young boy named Goku, with super-human strength, traveled around with Bulma, a smart but spoiled girl who wanted the balls so she could wish for the perfect boyfriend. Along the way, Goku met many enemies, several of which became good friends. Late in Dragonball, Toriyama realized his audience wanted a more serious storyline, with the emphasis on action. It became just that when the series evolved into Dragonball Z in the late eighties. The new action-oriented series lasted until the mid nineties, and was a huge success in Japan and neighboring countries. After completing Z, Toriyama lost interest in the series, but Toei went on and created a new anime series continuing where Z left off (this is called Dragonball GT, but I refuse to recognize it as an official part of the series because Toriyama had no part in it.) In the mid nineties, the first few episodes of the original Dragonball were dubbed and aired in America, but the poor time slot, episode editing, and "Americanization" of the series made it a failure. Later on, they skipped to showing Dragonball Z in America, but everything wrong with the first series was still present. Finally, Cartoon Network began airing new episodes at a decent rate, and at long last the series was a hit here. Unfortunately, all the while these same flaws haunted the series. This DVD contains an uncut dub, and an uncut sub. Finally, we get to see the series the way it was meant to be seen, in all its original Japanese glory (pay the uncut dub no attention, the stupid dialogue makes it worthless compared to the Japanese version, which is pure gold.) However, the price of these uncut DVDs is outrageously high. You only get three (sometimes four) episodes, and there are NO EXTRAS. The uncut Sailor Moon DVDs contain TWICE as many episodes as they do, and they don't cost a whole lot more. If you want uncut DBZ, this DVD gives it to you, but it comes at a (high) price... |
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| "Fighting Men" | 2003-02-07 |
| - Reviewed By sprinklefairydust |
| A great action adventer series for anime.I patiquerly love this part of DBZ becaouse of all the fun pact action and so forth.There are awsome story lines and funny moments in it as well as sad.If you're a big DBZ fan I sugest getting it. |
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