While my favorite DBZ movies are the new ones, this is probably the best of the original ones. It's weird to watch movies that are so short while the recent ones are much longer. Still, this is a lot of fun. It's mostly because of how creative the villain Janemba is. I like how he just says his name at first and then doesn't talk at all. He is more or less based on Majin Buu. It's funny just to see him fight so well. I love his different designs. I was a bit disappointed we saw a bunch of old villains who just retreated.
They even take a cool idea and execute it well. We get to see a bunch of random zombies (even a vampire!), ghosts of random people, Freiza and even Hitler! It's probably at its funniest when Hitler is disappointed that Goten and Trunks have blue eyes and blonde hair but they don't work for him. The animation is more cartoonish here. The best part might actually be Vegeta. We really do get some great character development from him. At first, I thought he was brought there by the Dragonballs, but then Shenron appeared at the very end, bringing it full circle. It's great to see how he and Goku's afterlifes are different. ***1/2
They even take a cool idea and execute it well. We get to see a bunch of random zombies (even a vampire!), ghosts of random people, Freiza and even Hitler! It's probably at its funniest when Hitler is disappointed that Goten and Trunks have blue eyes and blonde hair but they don't work for him. The animation is more cartoonish here. The best part might actually be Vegeta. We really do get some great character development from him. At first, I thought he was brought there by the Dragonballs, but then Shenron appeared at the very end, bringing it full circle. It's great to see how he and Goku's afterlifes are different. ***1/2