Dragon Ball Z - Resurrection 'F' - Film 2015
So, I had the pleasure of watching Dragon Ball Z Resurrection 'F' on the big screen yesterday. It was the first anime film I have seen in a cinema and what a first film I chose. Dragon Ball is renowned for it's fight scenes, ridiculous names of transformations and their characters. So to watch it on the big screen was amazing considering this was all about the return of Frieza.
Frieza has been in his own Hell for over a decade and he is bought back by some of his loyal subjects using the Dragon balls. In true villain style all Frieza can focus on is revenge on Goku for sending him to his purgatory. Frieza trains for four months then returns to Earth for his final showdown with Goku.
In what seems to be true Goku style him and Vegeta are off training when the battle begins and manages to pop in just when the fight is ending. (a similar situation happened in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods). Following on slightly from Battle of Gods Beerus and Whis also appear in this film but more as bystanders eating delicious human food.
Having seen some of Dragon Ball but not the whole series I did not get lost in this film. I have seen Battle of Gods and some episodes of the series but I am not expert. Despite this the film didn't lose me, I managed to follow all characters, who was and wasn't Saiyans and who the main characters were that you could expect to see great things from.
The film is fairly short at 94 minutes with a good proportion of the minutes being used on fighting (which is really what everyone wants from a Dragon Ball film right?) The fight scenes were meticulous only one critique from me that I would have liked to see more of Vegeta fight. He is almost (very nearly) as strong as Goku and he was a bit too on the sidelines for my liking. I think he could have been utilized more than he was.
Beerus and Whis are enjoyable in the film and they don't take too much away from the main villain Frieza or his fight.
The story of the film is pretty self explanatory without much depth however, what Dragon Ball fan wants a story over fights? I mean who doesn't want to see the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (yes that is the real name) I think everyone got over the ridiculousness of the names a long time ago.
Having not seen much of Frieza before this was my first main exposure of him and what a way to introduce him!
Considering the original Dragon Ball was released in 1986 with Dragon Ball Z being released shortly after in 1989. Dragon Ball Z was when the concept of Saiyan's were introduced with this form being evolved throughout the years.
You don't have to have watched the series necessarily to see this film. However, with the families like their sons etc. it may be worth at least having some knowledge of what happened in the series to give you some background.
There was a little bit of fanservice for the voice actors too. The actor who plans Krillin Sonny Strait also plays Usopp in One Piece. His phone rings during the film with a theme song straight from One Piece.
This film was awesome! Definitely worth watching in the cinema and I will be watching any future films in this franchise. As well as watching the series to go alongside.
9/10
There were only two real downsides to this film, the lack of Vegeta fighting and the legth - it could have been a lot longer than the 94 minutes and I would have happily sat through it.
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