Turles isn’t given a fleshed-out backstory, Lord Slug is little more than a greedy conqueror, and their lackeys are bland and uninteresting.įurthermore, the movies are essentially carbon copies of each other.
Worse still, the individual villains are underdeveloped and fail to offer compelling explanations about their motivations or histories. Granted, neither film was written to connect with the canonized mythos, but it doesn’t change the fact that tension is completely neutered because it ultimately doesn’t matter who lives, dies, or yanks their ears off. Neither one adheres to the series’ ongoing continuity, both abandon fundamental personality traits of several heroes to drive the plot along, and each delivers a standalone story that has no direct ramification or influence on the series as a whole. ‘Tree of Might’ is a fun but inconsequential quickie and ‘Lord Slug’ is arguably one of the worst DBZ flicks I’ve seen thus far. Sadly, the situation isn’t any different this time around. When he and his band of ruffians land on Earth, it’s up to Goku, Gohan, and Piccolo to stop the invading force and keep the planet safe.Įven though I’m beginning to warm up to the series itself, I’ve yet to truly enjoy any of the double-feature specials/films FUNimation has released. Boasting a disappointingly similar story, ‘Lord Slug’ focuses on a legendary Super Namekian who was cast out of his homeworld after using his powers for evil. In the ensuing chaos, Goku and the alien commander, Turles, are forced to take advantage of the tree’s near-limitless power and fight to the death. ‘Tree of Might’ follows Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, and a few notable others as they fend off a group of alien warriors and attempt to destroy a parasitic plant that’s sapping the lifeforce out of the planet. The studio’s fourth Blu-ray double-feature bundles the third and fourth DBZ films together in one package: ‘Tree of Might’ (originally released in Japan in 1990 between episodes 54 and 55) and ‘Lord Slug’ (which first appeared in 1991 between episodes 82 and 83). While I’m still no expert in matters concerning the sweeping saga or its complete character arcs, I finally feel as if I’m prepared to deliver a more competent evaluation of FUNimation’s most recent DBZ release. Well, diehard fans will be relieved to learn that after my third, admittedly bumbling review of a ‘Dragon Ball Z’ double-feature, I decided to start plowing my way through the original series. It seems that every time I’ve tried sampling the series, I’ve been turned off by bits of rampant melodrama, multiple macguffins and deus ex machinas, and the fact that most of its climactic battles boil down to which character can hulk out more than a particular baddie. The episodes are: 'The New Threat', 'Reunions', 'Unlikely Alliance', 'Goku's Unusual Journey', 'Gohan's Metamorphosis', 'Gohan Makes a Friend', 'Trouble On Arlia', 'Home for Infinite Losers', 'Princess Snake's Hospitality', 'Escape from Piccolo', 'Showdown in the Past', 'The End of Snake Way', 'A Fight Against Gravity.Catch Bubbles!', 'The Legend of the Saiyans', 'A Black Day for Planet Earth', 'The Battle Begins.Goku Where Are You?', 'The Saibamen Strike', 'Nappa.the Invincible?', 'Tien Goes All Out!', 'Time's Up', 'The Return of Goku', 'Goku Strikes Back', 'Goku Vs Vegeta.a Saiyan Duel!', 'Vegeta: Saiyan Style', 'Stop Vegeta Now!', 'The Battle Ends', 'Nimbus Speed', 'Goku's Arrival', 'Lesson Number One', 'Goku Vs Vegeta', 'Saiyan Sized Secret', 'Spirit Bomb Away!', 'Hero in the Shadows', 'Krillin's Offensive', 'Mercy', 'Picking Up the Pieces', 'Plans for Departure', 'Nursing Wounds' and 'Friends Or Foes?'.Over the years, my relationship with ‘Dragon Ball Z’ has been tenuous at best. All 39 episodes from the first season of the anime following the adventures of Goku (voice of Masako Nozawa) as he attempts to save the Earth from an alien invasion.
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