People don’t talk about them all that much compared to later Z movies, or even the 10th anniversary film, but what do people think of the first three Dragon Ball films from the 1980s that loosely retold the first few arcs of the manga?
Personally, I think they’re a fun little reimagining of the story, and that it would’ve been interesting to see how they would’ve handled Piccolo Damiao or even the DBZ material.
The OG Toei Dragon Ball movie trilogy
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Re: The OG Toei Dragon Ball movie trilogy
I don't really care about the first movie but the second and third are great. The second's tiny cast (limited to the Pilaf cast plus Krillin), 80s feeling, and unique setting all make for a good movie, and the third movie is nice for being one of the exceedingly few times in the entire franchise that Chaozu matters at all. Criminal to have Yamcha lose in the quarter-finals, though. Zero for four. This should have been used as an opportunity to have him advance to the semi-finals at least once.
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Re: The OG Toei Dragon Ball movie trilogy
I love the animation in these movies. The fight against the Terminator looking robot was amazing.
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The first movie is decent enough but suffers somewhat from just being the first arc compressed into 50 minutes with the Pansy plot shoved in. The second one is a lot of fun and better than most of the Z movies. The third one is a bit less coherent than the other two but not a bad time.