Dragon Ball Z
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1989 · Animation / Sci-Fi / Adventure

Dragon Ball Z

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.

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1989
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Animation / Sci-Fi / Adventure
PLOT SUMMARY

Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.

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@TRAILER_TROLL2026-01-26 05:00 UTC

Cried during Dragon Ball Z. Mostly at the ticket price.

@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-13 04:00 UTC

If Dragon Ball Z was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.

@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-06 10:00 UTC

Dragon Ball Z has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.

@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-17 19:00 UTC

Dragon Ball Z treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.

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r/flicks · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 0.8k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Dragon Ball Z?

Just got out of Dragon Ball Z and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.

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r/movies · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 1.2k points

Unpopular opinion: Dragon Ball Z is the most overrated film of the decade

Everyone praising the Dragon Ball Z performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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r/flicks · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 3.4k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Dragon Ball Z actually is?

Rewatched Dragon Ball Z last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

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r/movies · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 0.7k points

Hot Take: Dragon Ball Z's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Director clearly thought Dragon Ball Z was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.

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