Unpopular DB opinions

[ABED]

The dub opening theme for the DBZ movies is nice sounding.

Which one? There are 2 I believe. Or do you mean both of them.

It's the instrumental by Mark Menza I think, not the techno one.

[Ringworm128]

Yeah it has a nice upbeat feel to it, captures the spirit of the show.

[ABED]

Yeah it has a nice upbeat feel to it, captures the spirit of the show.

It certainly has an upbeat feel, though I don't know if it fits the show. However, I just like it by itself.

[UltimateHammerBro]

You mean the one used for the Orange Bricks? I like that theme too.

[Kid Buu]

Having just finished my rewatch of the Buu arc; I disliked both Mystic Gohan and Vegetto. I find one-sided battles dull; and it just felt like the plot was moving in circles at that point.

[Insertclevername]

Did you dislike the characters themselves or their roles in the story?

[Attitudefan]

I think Kikuchi's best days were his compositions through the start of Dragonball till up to when they completed movie 2 or 3 for DBZ. I mean, his stuff is great regardless, but his pieces through this period are just timeless.

Most of you probably disagree with that.

Fulminate against this opinion of mine! I dare ya!

[90sDBZ]

I think Kikuchi's best days were his compositions through the start of Dragonball till up to when they completed movie 2 or 3 for DBZ. I mean, his stuff is great regardless, but his pieces through this period are just timeless.

Most of you probably disagree with that.

Fulminate against this opinion of mine! I dare ya!

I kind of agree with this. His music in DB was amazing and fit perfectly. His music in Dead Zone was also good. And it had its moments in the saiyan saga. However I feel it went way downhill in movie 2 and was mediocre for the rest of the series.

[Kid Buu]

Did you dislike the characters themselves or their roles in the story?

Latter. Nothing against the characters personally; but at that point it just starts to feel like one really long battle.

[Insertclevername]

Yeah, after knowing what's going to happen, they just feel like they're procrastinating the story.

[Zephyr]

The battle with Freeza is almost the same way. It's all one battle, and it's essentially one sided in his favor until Goku shows up, and even then, Goku got lucky that he transformed, otherwise he would have been done for.

[thatdbzguy]

Dragon Ball Z is just as bad as GT if we look at it objectively.

[TheGmGoken]

Dragon Ball Z is just as bad as GT if we look at it objectively.

Since it's objectively can't you say the same about Dragonball? I mean that's not even unpopular. That's just...IDK being objective....

[ABED]

Dragon Ball Z is just as bad as GT if we look at it objectively.

Not true, the fight choreography alone is enough to put it over GT.

[Hades]

I'm not sold on Clinkenbeard's Gohan. Oh sure, it's a step up from the old dub, but there's a point where I was expecting Gohan to say this:

[Saiga]

Dragon Ball Z is just as bad as GT if we look at it objectively.

Don't be ridiculous. There's no way to look at it objectively.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Dragon Ball Z is just as bad as GT if we look at it objectively.

I view everything I watch objectively, and I disagree. The fact that I can watch 10 episodes of DB/Z/Kai (and some times even GT) per-day after having watched/read/played the series more than once before, while I can't do the same with any other anime, and the fact that I can read more than 1 volume of the manga per-day after having watched/read/played the series more than once before. A bad series can't do this, no matter how you slice it. At least it's not a bad series for my tastes.

[Looneygamemaster]

Because DBZ isn't really interested in creative editing, there's one point where a Toonami cut (Mr. Satan getting shot by Van Zant) actually improves the scene. Go figure.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Because DBZ isn't really interested in creative editing, there's one point where a Toonami cut (Mr. Satan getting shot by Van Zant) actually improves the scene. Go figure.

... Fuck creativity. A series/movie/etc is awesome just from the fact that it keeps you interested & doesn't make you want to end as quickly as possible, even if you are watching it repeatedly. When it has managed to absorb the audience, that's when you say that a series/movie is a success. For example, DBEvolution made me bored & I couldn't wait for it to end (which is around 80-90 minutes, isn't it?), which means that it was a failure. However, The Godfather lasted for 3 hours, and I never got bored or even bothered to check how much time was left, which means that it was a success.

Sure, a success can have it's flaws (and DB has plenty), but it still succeeded in absorbing me, even the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th time I watched/read it (if we count DBZ, DBKai, and the Z/Kai portion of the manga as one work, since they have more or less the same story).

[Attitudefan]

I think Kikuchi's best days were his compositions through the start of Dragonball till up to when they completed movie 2 or 3 for DBZ. I mean, his stuff is great regardless, but his pieces through this period are just timeless.

Most of you probably disagree with that.

Fulminate against this opinion of mine! I dare ya!

I kind of agree with this. His music in DB was amazing and fit perfectly. His music in Dead Zone was also good. And it had its moments in the saiyan saga. However I feel it went way downhill in movie 2 and was mediocre for the rest of the series.

Yeah, it just wasn't so memorable afterwards. I seem to always remember the tracks throughout Dragonball, but with Z, I don't really recall them. The music was just there.

I will say that the first three Z movies had GREAT scores that are very memorable, but only in the films respectively. I mean, the Dead Zone without Kikuchi's score just isn't the same. The eerie choir that builds up the might of Turles is unforgettable. Movie 3 also introduced the Genki Dama theme which is a staple to the series. However, these scores were misused/overused in the anime that it just becomes kind of droning noise afterwards.

None of the scores hereafter are as good as it was previously. Mediocre? No. Timeless? Not like it was before.