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What are your top 10 favorite DB films, TV specials and OVAs?

Post by zarmack » Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:41 am

Mine are:

1. Battle of Gods
2. The History of Trunks
3. Fusion Reborn
4. Bardock the Father of Goku
5. Dead Zone
6. Wraith of the Dragon
7. Path to Power
8. Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan
9. Yo, Son Goku and Friends Return
10. Cooler's Revenge

What's yours?
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Post by Kunzait_83 » Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:09 pm

1) DBZ Movie 1 (Garlic Jr)
2) Bardock TV Special
3) Trunks TV Special
4) DB Movie 3 (Mystical Adventure)
5) DB Movie 2 (Sleeping Princess of Devil's Castle)
6) DBZ Movie 2 (Dr. Wheelo)
7) DBZ Movie 3 (Tullece)
8 ) DBZ Movie 13 (Tapion)
9) DBZ Movie 12 (Janemba)
10) DBZ Movie 5 (Coola)

Honorable mentions:

DB Movie 4 (Path to Ultimate Strength)
DBZ Movie 4 (Slug)
DBZ Movie 6 (Metal Coola)
DBZ Movie 8 (Broli)
DBZ Movie 9 (Bojack)
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Re: What are your top 10 favorite DB films, TV specials and OVAs?

Post by Doctor. » Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:19 pm

1. Bardock TV Special
2. Trunks TV Special
3. DB Movie 3
4. Battle of Gods
5. DBZ Movie 13
6. DB Movie 2
7. DBZ Movie 12
8. DBZ Movie 2
9. DBZ Movie 3
10. DBZ Movie 8

The Z movies aren't really fresh on my mind (or the GT special), so maybe a rewatch would shift my list slightly, but I'm sure on the quality of the TV specials, the DB movies and modern DB products.
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Post by Grimlock » Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:46 pm

1 - Bardock TV Special.
2 - Dragon Ball Z - Movie 12.
3 - Tarble OVA.
• - Dragon Ball - Movie 4.
• - Bardock OVA.
• - Trunks TV Special.
• - Son Goku Junior TV Special.
• - Dragon Ball Z - Movie 14.

After the third one, no particular order.
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Post by Nokra » Thu Nov 01, 2018 1:49 pm

Trunks
New broly movie
Fusion movie...



Everything else sucks
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Post by DHM211 » Thu Nov 01, 2018 1:59 pm

1. DBZ Movie 8: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
2. DB Movie 4: Path to Power
3. DBZ Movie 1: Dead Zone
4. DBZ TV special 1: Bardock - The Father of Goku
5. DBZ Movie 9: Bojack Unbound
6. DBZ Movie 13: Wrath of the Dragon
7. DBZ Movie 12: Fusion Reborn
8. DBZ Movie 5: Cooler's Revenge
9. DBZ Movie 15: Resurrection ‘F’
10. DBZ Movie 14: Battle of Gods
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Post by GT_Goten10 » Thu Nov 01, 2018 2:20 pm

1.DB Movie 4 Path to Power
2.DBGT Goku Jr Special
3.DBZ Movie 14 Battle of Gods
4.DBZ Movie 13 Fusion Reborn
5.DBZ Movie 8 Broly
6.DBZ Movie 9 Bojack
7.DBZ Trunks TV Special
8.DBZ Bardock Special
9.DBZ Movie 12 Wrath of the Dragon
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Post by Lord Beerus » Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:16 pm

1. Defiance in the Face of Despair!! The Remaining Super-Warriors: Gohan and Trunks (Future Trunks TV special)
2. The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z Movie 12)
3. Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Won't Do It, Who Will?! (Dragon Ball Z Movie 13)
4. The World's Strongest Guy (Dragon Ball Z Movie 2)
5. A Lonesome, Final Battle - The Father of Z Warrior Son Goku, who Challenged Freeza (Bardock TV special)
6. God and God (Dragon Ball Z Movie 14)
7. The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy (Dragon Ball Z Movie 9)
8. Mystical Great Adventure (Dragon Ball Movie 3)
9. Burn Up!! A Red-Hot, Raging, Super-Fierce Fight (Dragon Ball Z Movie 8.)
10. Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (Dragon Ball Movie 2)
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Post by Spider-Man » Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:43 pm

1- The History of Trunks
    2- Bardock the Father of Goku
      3- Battle of Gods
        4- Yo, Son Goku and Friends returns
          5- DBZ Movie 5 (Cooler)
            6- DBZ Movie 12 (Janemba)
              7- DBZ Movie 11 (Bio-Broly)
                8- DBZ Movie 9 (Bojack)
                  9- DBZ Movie 6 (Metal Cooler)
                    10- DBZ Movie 8 (Broly)
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                    Post by JohnnyCashKami » Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:06 pm

                    1. Dead Zone
                    2. Wrath of the Dragon
                    3. Fusion Reborn
                    4. Path to Power
                    5. Mystical Adventure
                    6. A Hero's Legacy
                    7. Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
                    8. Bardock: The Father of Goku
                    9. Summer Vacation Special
                    10. The Real 4-D (watched it online with crappy cam quality.. sigh)

                    Probably forgetting some specials and whatnot but this is about it, anyway.
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                    Post by ruler9871 » Sat Jan 26, 2019 4:55 pm

                    DBS Broly
                    Battle of Gods
                    The History of Trunks
                    Fusion Reborn
                    Bardock the Father of Goku
                    Dead Zone
                    Wraith of the Dragon
                    Path to Power
                    Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan
                    Yo, Son Goku and Friends Return
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                    Dragonball doesn't have a single tone. It has both silly and serious moments, both humor and drama, just like real life. The idea that a work of fiction should be only all-comedy or all-serious is unnatural and frankly, retarded.
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                    Post by TenshinFan » Sat Jan 26, 2019 6:59 pm

                    1. M7- Android 13
                    2. M13- Tapion
                    3. M9- Bojack
                    4. M1- Dead Zone
                    5. M3- Tullece
                    6. Path of Power
                    7. Bardock special
                    8. M5- Coola 1
                    9. GT- Goku Jr
                    10. M2- Wheelo
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                    Post by SuperSaiyaManZ94 » Sat Jan 26, 2019 7:38 pm

                    History of Trunks/Defiance in the Face of Despair!! The Remaining Super Warriors, Gohan and Trunks

                    Path to Power/The Path to Ultimate Strength

                    The World's Strongest/The World's Strongest Guy

                    Battle of Gods/Kami and Kami

                    Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return

                    Bardock: The Father of Goku/A Final, Solitary Battle!! The Z Warrior Son Goku's Father Challenges Freeza

                    Wrath of the Dragon/Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Doesn't Do It, Who Will?

                    Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

                    Dead Zone/Return My Gohan!!

                    Mystical Adventure/Mystical Great Adventure
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                    Post by Doctor. » Sat Jan 26, 2019 7:43 pm

                    Doctor. wrote:1. Bardock TV Special
                    2. Trunks TV Special
                    3. DB Movie 3
                    4. Battle of Gods
                    5. DBZ Movie 13
                    6. DB Movie 2
                    7. DBZ Movie 12
                    8. DBZ Movie 2
                    9. DBZ Movie 3
                    10. DBZ Movie 8

                    The Z movies aren't really fresh on my mind (or the GT special), so maybe a rewatch would shift my list slightly, but I'm sure on the quality of the TV specials, the DB movies and modern DB products.
                    Now with the Broly film, I'd probably slide it in there at number 8. The movie has a lot of problems, but so do all of the others below it.
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                    Post by JohnnyCashKami » Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:02 pm

                    ruler9871 wrote:DBS Broly
                    Battle of Gods
                    The History of Trunks
                    Fusion Reborn
                    Bardock the Father of Goku
                    Dead Zone
                    Wraith of the Dragon
                    Path to Power
                    Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan
                    Yo, Son Goku and Friends Return
                    Don't know how Battle of God's is a fan-favorite here. Nothing really happens in that flick.
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                    Post by Grimlock » Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:22 pm

                    I don't think you can say that "nothing really happens" about a movie that expands a little bit the gods lore but mainly introduces the Multiverse concept into this franchise. That alone is more than what Dragon Ball Super came up with (in which the only saga that something happened was Future Trunks saga). I mean, it was not Dragon Ball Super obligation to come up with more/new concepts, but at least expand and explore properly the ones already established, even old ones, but that doesn't happen.
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                    Post by JohnnyCashKami » Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:28 pm

                    Grimlock wrote:I don't think you can say that "nothing really happens" about a movie that expands a little bit the gods lore but mainly introduces the Multiverse concept into this franchise. That alone is more than what Dragon Ball Super came up with (in which the only saga that something happened was Future Trunks saga). I mean, it was not Dragon Ball Super obligation to come up with more/new concepts, but at least expand and explore properly the ones already established, even old ones, but that doesn't happen.
                    Super Saiyan God was supposed to be a huge deal but it was quickly forgotten as Super Saiyan Blue and Ultra Instinct became massively more popular.

                    Kinda like Super Saiyan 3 exists but it was hardly used.
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                    Post by Grimlock » Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:33 pm

                    Super Saiyan God just contributes to the endless Saiyans transformations. It might "expand" something, but not in a good way if you ask me. When I said "gods lore" I was just referring to the gods who play a role in the Universe.
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                    Post by FortuneSSJ » Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:41 am

                    I'm not sure about my top 10 because it's been years since I watched most of them, but my top 5 is:

                    1) Bardock – The Father of Goku
                    2) The History of Trunks
                    3) Bojack Unbound
                    4) DBS:Broly
                    5) Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
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                    Post by MajinMan » Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:41 am

                    Off the top of my head:

                    1. DBS Broly (still need to see this subbed, I will most likely like it even more)
                    2. Battle of Gods
                    3. Bardock Special
                    4. DBZ Movie 12 (fusion)
                    5. DB Movie 3 (mystical adventure)
                    6. Resurrection F (don’t @ me)
                    7. Future Trunks Special
                    8. DBZ Movie 13
                    9. Yo Son Goku and His Friends Return
                    10. DBZ Movie 3
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