The evil Dr. Kochin uses the dragon balls to resurrect his mentor, Dr. Wheelo, in an effort to take over the world. Dr. Wheelo, his body having been destroyed by the avalanche that killed him fifty years before, desires the body of the strongest fighter in the world as his new vessel. Believing Roshi to be the world's strongest warrior, Dr. Kochin abducts Bulma and forces Roshi to surrender himself to save her. When Goku hears of their abduction, he goes to their rescue. The Z-Fighters must stop a mad scientist out to take over the world. The first DBZ movie to air on Cartoon Network (and thus, the first DBZ movie I ever saw) is definitely one of the most memorable. "The World's Strongest" is one of the original, higher-quality movies of the film series and easily the best of the original three.<br/><br/>The plot is simple enough. A disembodied mad scientist wants to claim and take over the body of the world's strongest person, and as such, targets the Z Fighters. The rest is some of the slickest action sequences I've ever seen in an animated movie.<br/><br/>This movie's main strength is that the Z Fighters are treated as just that: martial arts fighters with some superhuman moves, rather than superhumans (or even Super Saiyans!) with some martial arts moves. The result is some of the most intense fights that I've ever seen between cartoon characters. They're also more vulnerable to high-tech and even conventional weaponry this time around (disregarding the fact that Goku once took an axe to the head in the "Dragon Ball" cartoon when he was just a kid), which opens up an endless number of possibilities. One memorable scene features Goku using his martial arts prowess to stay one step ahead of a room full of spiked balls (something you'd never see in a DBZ movie for the simple fact that your typical Super Saiyan isn't afraid of some shiny little spikes). Combine this intense action with an evil brainwashed Piccolo and some good quality animators, and you've got one of the best DBZ movies out there.<br/><br/>Its main weakness is that the hardcore fan isn't too sure of this movie's place in the timeline. Goku uses some techniques from his time as a dead man, which means that the Saiyans should've already shown up, but Piccolo is still alive…let's face it, though, these movies aren't known for staying true to the series. Even as far down the line as Movie 6, there are still some issues that haven't been resolved.<br/><br/>Final ruling: A fine piece of cinema this still isn't, but there's a reason this was the first movie that Toonami showed in their little DBZ movie block. If you can get past the minor details and errors between the main show and the movie and watch it for what it is, there's no way you can't enjoy it. (Take it from 12-year-old me…) Although it probably helps if you are already familiar with the characters and storyline of the Dragonball Z series, it is not a necessity. The animation of Dragonball Z has always focused on fighting, and this movie is no exception. If you've never seen this series and you're wondering what you're missing, this is a good place to start. I also recommend seeing "Dragonball Z: Dead Zone" if you get the chance. Both are must-sees for any die-hard fan.
There is no simple answer to this question, but I shall do my best.<br/><br/>Toei Animation originally animated the movies in a 4:3 aspect ratio (equivalent to the square-ish size of a typical old-style television set.) However, they intentionally animated the movies with the intention of being cropped, so as to fit onto Japanese theater screens. In other words, they were very careful in animating the movies, so that no details would be lost when cropping for a theatrical exhibition. All theatrically-release Dragon Ball/Z/GT movies were, indeed, cropped for their theatrical release, but animated from the beginning by Toei knowing they would be cropped.<br/><br/>It gets even more confusing with the American DVD releases. Early American Dragon Ball/Z/GT movie releases were in a 4:3 aspect ratio. Usually in America, this is the aspect ratio associated with cropping a theatrical movie to fit an old square-shape television set. In actually, the OPPOSITE is true.<br/><br/>This is Toei's original 4:3 animation, BEFORE it was cropped for Japanese theatrical exhibition. In other words, these versions actually had MORE picture than the Japanese official theatrical releases! However, as was previously stated, these movies were created with the intention of being cropped for widescreen exhibitions, so these movies actually had more picture on the screen than was ever meant to be seen.<br/><br/>The latest "double features" released in America of the Dragon Ball Z movies properly crop the movies back to their Japanese widescreen exhibition aspect ratio, and are enhanced for viewing on widescreen televisions. At long last, American audiences have the "properly cropped" versions that only Japan has had for years.<br/><br/>However, one of the double features was of the Trunks/Bardock specials. These originally aired on TELEVISION, in a 4:3 aspect ratio, and were intended to be seen as such. That said, this double feature HAS been cropped, and is no longer in its proper original aspect ratio intended for viewing.Which versions of the movies should I buy?<br/><br/>Like the series itself, the movies have many different reissues that have come out over the years. All American movie releases are in the 4:3 open matte fullscreen ration except where stated otherwise.<br/><br/>-Pioneer Versions: The old Ocean Group that dubbed the show did the first 3 movies - Dead Zone, World's Strongest, and Tree of Might. While long out of print, these dubs are considered far better and closer to the Japanese script than the more recent FUNimation redubbed versions.<br/><br/>-Ultimate Uncut Editions: When FUNimation was doing this discontinued line of episode releases, they put out a 3-pack containing their redubbed versions of the first 3 movies. It is not necessary to get this box, as all of the movies have since been reissued/remastered/etc.<br/><br/>-Individual Releases of the Movies: Put out on DVD from roughly 2000-2006, all of the movies from Lord Slug to Wrath of the Dragon (basically all of the Z movies except for the first 3) got individual disc releases. The two TV specials are reissued in this format as well. These versions include character profiles and some other minor featurettes that do not appear on later releases. However, all of these individual releases are out of print.<br/><br/>-Double Features and Triple Feature: All of the Z movies (including the TV specials) got reissued in this format, in steelbooks. These were also available on Blu-ray. Remastered by FUNimation and featuring the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, this was the first "consistent" release line of every Z movie.<br/><br/>-4 and 5 packs: Basically the same discs as the double/triple features for the Z movies, combined into 3 boxes worth of content, allowing someone to collect all the movies with relatively few purchases.<br/><br/>-Dragon Ball Movie Box: A box set featuring all of the original Dragon Ball movies, except for Curse of the Blood rubies.<br/><br/>-Dragon Ball Movie 4-Pack: A box set with all 4 Dragon Ball movies (including Blood Rubies), remastered by FUNimation. These are in the 4:3 aspect ratio and not the theatrical 16:9, for some strange reason, as most of FUNi's recent reissues went back to doing the theatrical ratios.<br/><br/>So, the simple answer is this: For the Dragon Ball movies, get the 4 pack. For the Z movies, get the 4 and 5 movie packs. 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