Listing for "Ocean Dub"-specific DBZ: "Rock the Dragon" Set

[Scott]

I really don't see any point in them continuing to release the terrible Westwood dub. I say release the Saban dub and leave it at that. There's no way they could dub those middle sagas to be consistent with the Saban dub. Not with the amount of actors that have left and change in music. Having the Ginyu-Trunks sagas butchered with that awful megaman music would be a nightmare come true imo. It was just so damn repetitive and didn't suit DBZ at all. Most of the time they seemed to just be playing music for the sake of music with no thought put into the music fitting with the scene and the same few tracks getting overused like crazy.

I wish you would put an "in my opinion" in there somewhere because you are saying it is rubbish like it's a fact. Tons of people love it and would love to get there hands on all of them.

[DemonRin]

I'm sorry... I just... I don't see why this is a thing at all...

Are Nostalgia goggles really enough to make people want an inferior product?...

We have the Dragon Boxes, and those are pretty much perfect IMO... I don't see the point in this at all.

[Metalwario64]

Are Nostalgia goggles really enough to make people want an inferior product?...

I enjoy watching the Ocean cast episodes because they're so hilariously bad and dated. That alongside nostalgia.

Don't see why so many people are getting upset and/or confused about this. Though I may skip these re-releases and get the last few single DVDs I need.

[DemonRin]

I just guess I'm waiting for them to announce Dragon Boxes of DB, The Movies, and even *Gasp* GT...

This kinda comes out of left field and is like... what?......... They're giving us an edited, modified, badly written product... over more Dragon Boxes?....

[KingofWisdom]

I'd certainly rather have this dub available as opposed to not.

[ABED]

Are Nostalgia goggles really enough to make people want an inferior product?...

I enjoy watching the Ocean cast episodes because they're so hilariously bad and dated. That alongside nostalgia.

Don't see why so many people are getting upset and/or confused about this. Though I may skip these re-releases and get the last few single DVDs I need.

Actually, much of the Ocean cast from those 53 episodes and 3 movies are excellent.

[Metalwario64]

Actually, much of the Ocean cast from those 53 episodes and 3 movies are excellent.

Though there are some good performances, the script, among other things prevents the series dub from being excellent, but I definitely agree with you on the first 3 movies.

[snaku]

I just guess I'm waiting for them to announce Dragon Boxes of DB, The Movies, and even *Gasp* GT...

This kinda comes out of left field and is like... what?......... They're giving us an edited, modified, badly written product... over more Dragon Boxes?....

If this is in fact coming, I don't think it's a you can get this or you can get that scenario. I doubt Funi has any intention of doing more Dragon Box releases, and this is just a quick cash-in with very little overhead.

And there is a segment of the fanbase that vastly prefers the Ocean group over the Funi cast, so there's no harm in throwing them a bone. Between the Orange Bricks, the Dragon Box, and Ocean Broadcast releases, everyone has been catered to.

[AgitoZ]

And there is a segment of the fanbase that vastly prefers the Ocean group over the Funi cast, so there's no harm in throwing them a bone. Between the Orange Bricks, the Dragon Box, and Ocean Broadcast releases, everyone has been catered to.

Yes, further confusing the market is always good.

[KingofWisdom]

Maybe I shouldn't say this, but I don't care if it confuses the average consumer. Doesn't effect me. And it's perfectly okay to have no interest in owning this set, no need to get bent out of shape.

It's confusing enough that all these English dubs exist for the DB series in the first place. Anyone who is aware of the different dubs can easily figure out what sets to buy. To me, it's a bigger injustice that fans of a particular dub cannot own and watch the dub they like because it's not available. I'm not even one of those fans who thinks this dub is good, I just want to experience it in my adulthood as a relic of Dragon Ball Z's history.

[Scott]

I'm sorry... I just... I don't see why this is a thing at all...

Are Nostalgia goggles really enough to make people want an inferior product?...

We have the Dragon Boxes, and those are pretty much perfect IMO... I don't see the point in this at all.

To me it's not nostalgia, i just prefer the Ocean dub over the Funimation dub. When i watch Dragon Ball Z i watch the Ocean dub version because that's the one i like, simple as that really.

[DemonRin]

So... you like severe editing, silly dialog, characters being sent "To The Other Dimension", Tenshinhan both being called Tien... and randomly being able to regrow limbs for no reason whatsoever?...

To each their own I guess.........

To me, some good actors are not enough to excuse the mountains upon mountains of flaws in this product...

[snaku]

To me it's not nostalgia, i just prefer the Ocean dub over the Funimation dub. When i watch Dragon Ball Z i watch the Ocean dub version because that's the one i like.

Bingo. Say what you will about the script and the censorship, but I'll take Ocean's professional voice actors over Funi's any day of the week. And don't even get me started on Failconer.

[Scott]

So... you like severe editing, silly dialog, characters being sent "To The Other Dimension", Tenshinhan both being called Tien... and randomly being able to regrow limbs for no reason whatsoever?...

To each their own I guess.........

To me, some good actors are not enough to excuse the mountains upon mountains of flaws in this product...

Yeah those things don't bother me at all. Saying "to another dimension" never bothered me before so i don't see why it would bother me now, it's just replacing a few words, it's hardly that big a deal. Obviously i would prefer it not to be edited but it still doesn't ruin it for me, i am fine with it.

The only thing about the Ocean dub that annoyed me was Goku's voice actor constantly changing, for a main character this can be pretty annoying. Other than that everything else i am fine with.

[dbboxkaifan]

Actually, much of the Ocean cast from those 53 episodes and 3 movies are excellent.

This.

I really just want DBZ Ocean 1-53 Eps and the 3 Ocean Dub films.

I didn't bid on those old boxsets because I'm hoping this is what I'm looking for.

[ABED]

Another Dimension doesn't bother me because they actually do go to another dimension. The next world is another dimension. Yes, there's some silly dialog, but not all of it is crap, and the voice acting is really good even with questionable material. I like the FUNi cast, especially now, but Scott McNeill (sp?), Lalainia Lindbjerg, Don Brown, Dave Ward, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Cole, and Saffron Henderson are all incredibly talented.

[Retan]

Still love Vegeta's and Brian Drummonds "YOU WON'T ESCAPE MY WRATH!!!" and such when he finds his dragonballs been stolen, would bye the saiyan and Namek saga's for that alone!

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Another Dimension doesn't bother me because they actually do go to another dimension. The next world is another dimension.

Not really. The Room of Spirit & Time is in another dimension, but the AfterLife & the Living World exist in the same dimension.

[ABED]

I know that, but I doubt if you drill through Hell you can end up in the "Living World".

[Kuwabara]

Are Nostalgia goggles really enough to make people want an inferior product?...

We have the Dragon Boxes, and those are pretty much perfect IMO... I don't see the point in this at all.

That's interesting considering one could attribute nostalgia to their preference of the Dragon Boxes over other releases. I much prefer the colors and sharpness of modern remasters like the Level Sets and CorpseCreate's personal remaster over the more blurry, antiquated Dragon Box footage. If the former of these was a complete release or the latter was presented as an official one, I would take either over the Dragon Box, no question.