i just got the US dub of this film, "The Path to Power", and i must say it is the best dragonball ANYTHING film i have EVER seen! they should have shown this in american theaters
SPOILERS AHEAD! unlike all the other db/z movies, which play out just like episodes of the show, this film has a VERY cinematic feel to it, due to the animation and soundtrack. the character designs are very much like in Dragonball GT, especially Goku. he looks exactly the same in this and in GT. for some reason, Bulma now has purple hair like Trunks instead of her normal blue/green hair. and Yamcha looks just AWESOME! if he had looked like this in the show, he probably would redeemed his popularity. plus, all members of the Red Ribbon Army have been redesigned for new generations
the animation is just wonderful, unlike anything in the other movies. and the soundtrack is beautiful, especially a wonderful chorus when Goku comes 99% close to becoming a Super Saiyan (which sadly he never does in this film). another great element in this scene is the swirling clouds. i can't tell if they were computer animated or real!
the script was very well thought out. unlike previous Dragon Ball movies where memorable scenes from the show were worked in JUST to have them in movies, the scenes worked into this film actually tied the story together. Goku meeting Bulma, Oolong, and Yamcha, arriving at Muscle Tower, fighting Major Metalletron (which was way too short here) and meeting Android 8 (Eighter), finding the sea turtle and meeting master Roshi, the giving the Flying Nimbus to Goku, Bulma flashing her....(ok, that doesn't tie in the story, but meeting Roshi would just b incomplete without that. lol), and finally Assistant Black killing Commander Red and fighting Goku in a giant robot (which is about 3 times as big here than in the show, and a LOT more powerful). the one plothole in the movie is where Bulma neglects to tell Goku that he'll lose his grandfather's dragon ball once the wish is made. the wish made at the end of the film is for Android 8 to come back to life, as he was destroyed while fighting Black's giant robot. the film ends abruptly the moment Goku makes his wish. we don't even see Eighter revived, or even Goku's reaction to losing his ball, or even any idea of what becomes of our heroes afterwards. this abrupt ending is my only complaint about this masterpiece of a Dragon Ball film. if you're a db/z/gt fan, go check this out!
SPOILERS AHEAD! unlike all the other db/z movies, which play out just like episodes of the show, this film has a VERY cinematic feel to it, due to the animation and soundtrack. the character designs are very much like in Dragonball GT, especially Goku. he looks exactly the same in this and in GT. for some reason, Bulma now has purple hair like Trunks instead of her normal blue/green hair. and Yamcha looks just AWESOME! if he had looked like this in the show, he probably would redeemed his popularity. plus, all members of the Red Ribbon Army have been redesigned for new generations
the animation is just wonderful, unlike anything in the other movies. and the soundtrack is beautiful, especially a wonderful chorus when Goku comes 99% close to becoming a Super Saiyan (which sadly he never does in this film). another great element in this scene is the swirling clouds. i can't tell if they were computer animated or real!
the script was very well thought out. unlike previous Dragon Ball movies where memorable scenes from the show were worked in JUST to have them in movies, the scenes worked into this film actually tied the story together. Goku meeting Bulma, Oolong, and Yamcha, arriving at Muscle Tower, fighting Major Metalletron (which was way too short here) and meeting Android 8 (Eighter), finding the sea turtle and meeting master Roshi, the giving the Flying Nimbus to Goku, Bulma flashing her....(ok, that doesn't tie in the story, but meeting Roshi would just b incomplete without that. lol), and finally Assistant Black killing Commander Red and fighting Goku in a giant robot (which is about 3 times as big here than in the show, and a LOT more powerful). the one plothole in the movie is where Bulma neglects to tell Goku that he'll lose his grandfather's dragon ball once the wish is made. the wish made at the end of the film is for Android 8 to come back to life, as he was destroyed while fighting Black's giant robot. the film ends abruptly the moment Goku makes his wish. we don't even see Eighter revived, or even Goku's reaction to losing his ball, or even any idea of what becomes of our heroes afterwards. this abrupt ending is my only complaint about this masterpiece of a Dragon Ball film. if you're a db/z/gt fan, go check this out!