Dragon Ball Z: Season Three (Frieza Saga)
by Daisuke Nishio
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Actor: Dale Kelly, RyĆ»sei Nakao, RyĆ' Horikawa, Stephanie Nadolny, Toshio FurukawaDirector: Daisuke Nishio
Brand: Dragon
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 830 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1996-09-13
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 1-4210-0007-5
Studio: Funimation
Product features:
- This popular anime series follows the skilled warrior Goku and his band of Z-fighters as they search for the powerful Dragon Balls. The adventures continue with every episode from the series' third season. Format: DVD Genre: ANIMATION Age: 704400022456 UPC: 704400022456 Manufacturer No: 1-4210-0007-5
Movie Reviews of Dragon Ball Z: Season Three (Frieza Saga)
Movie Review: The best of DBZ!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ah the Frieza Saga, 33 episodes, one big throw down! DBZ has never looked or sounded so good! I won't go into too much detail with the physical set since it's the same as all the other sets and most of the other reviewers covered this topic. The packaging is the same old paper box with the disks stacked off center of each other. Problem is the cases are a lot of times broken when you get them and the disks spin freely on top of each other causing some damage. Sometimes disks also come with damage within the disk itself already, causing the video to freeze and forcing you to skip a substantial amount before you can resume watching. This is a big problem because when a dvd comes damaged in this way you can't fix it, no matter how much you clean the disk.
The partial redubbing of the English version continues here. All of the dialog for Vegeta, Krillin, Dende, Captain Ginyu, and Frieza have been re-recorded. The old music track remains for the US broadcast version, though if your prefer you can of course watch the original Japanese or the English with the Japanese music. Some of the other characters should be redubbed as well. Goku sounds rather stale and characters like Roshi, Baba, and Korin sound nothing like they should, for the few scenes that they pop up in. Also it should be noted that the altered voices for Frieza's different forms have changed slightly. His normal voice is a bit deeper, sounding more like his voice in his final form. Whereas both second and third forms now have the same distorted deep voice. In the first dub the second form had the deep voice, while the third form and a bizarre combination of the voices from his first and second forms running together. Whether these chances are good or bad is naturally up to the viewer.
As far as the story, this saga represents the peak of DBZ for a lot of fans. For starters, the entire saga is basically one big fight against Frieza. Sure there are occasional interruptions where we see Chi Chi's antics on Earth or Bulma getting herself into trouble, other times we pop in on King Kai and the other fighters who perished in the battle against the Saiyans. These interruptions are annoying at times, but still not as bad as commercials. This titanic battle also wraps up all the ongoing plot points that have been continued all the way from the beginning of the series.
But this fight isn't just long, it's the last truly great fight in the series, and easily the best of them all. Unlike the villains that would come about in the future episodes, Frieza really was just that strong. He didn't regenerate from nothing, or recover from all wounds in an instant. It was just that hard to hurt him. He took the good guys to limits they didn't even know they had! Even after that epic moment where Goku's Super Saiyan powers finally emerged, Frieza persisted as a serious threat. The final battle would come down to the two of them, both badly hurt, fighting on a planet that was in it's own death throes. In the end Frieza proves to be the ultimate villain. Even after Goku saved his life, Frieza still tried to kill him and forced Goku's hand.
It just doesn't get any bigger then that. The series was originally supposed to end there, with Goku dying with the explosion of the planet, and his friends on Earth being unable to wish him back. Instead the Author of the original series, Akira Toryama, was convinced to continue the story (partially I'm sure from fan request, and partially from all the money TOEI animation was tossing him). The battles and plot would go downhill from here, but even so it would be some time before even I'd go so far as to call the series `bad`.
Summary of Dragon Ball Z: Season Three (Frieza Saga)
The Definitive Collection continues!The battle to decide the fate of the universe begins! On the distant Planet Namek, the seven magic Dragon Balls have been brought together and the dragon Porunga summoned. Now, Goku and the Z-fighters are all that stand between the evil Frieza and his wish for immortality! Having survived their encounters with Frieza?s dreaded minions, Goku and his friends are now left to contend with the ruthless tyrant himself. Despite their recent victories, however, the Z-fighters are ill prepared to face the terrifying reality of Frieza?s power. To defeat this seemingly invincible foe and restore peace to the universe, there is but one hope?a Super Saiyan must emerge!
This 6 disc set contains the complete Freiza saga.
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