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Dragon Ball Z Double Feature - Dead Zone / World's Strongest (Steelbook) | 
| Director: Christopher Bevins;chad Bowers
Actor: Dragon Ball Z
Studio: Funimation
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 19393
Format: Color, Ntsc, Original Recording Remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: Japanese (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FMADFN05014D
UPC: 704400050145
EAN: 0704400050145
ASIN: B00143XE5U
Release Date: May 27, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 05/27/2008
Amazon.com
The Dead Zone (Ora no Gohan wo Kaese!! "Return My Gohan!!" 1989) and The World's Strongest (Kono yo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu: "This World's Strongest Guy," 1990) were the first two Dragon Ball Z features; eleven more would follow over the next several years. In both features, unsavory characters try to use the power of the Dragon Balls to obtain revenge and rule the Earth. After Shenglong grants him eternal life, Garlic, Jr., seeks to destroy Kami and avenge his father in The Dead Zone. When it becomes apparent he can't withstand the combined power of Kami and the Z-Fighters, Garlic creates a "Dead Zone," a sort of black hole that threatens to engulf everyone and everything. Gohan defeats him, turning the gift of eternal life into a terrible curse. Goku wisely decides not to tell Chichi about Gohan's newly discovered powers. In The World's Strongest, the Z-fighters are pitted against a resurrected mad scientist (rendered variously as Dr. Willow, Wheelo, or Uilo) and his hench-creatures. Goku asks the Earth's inhabitants to lend him the energy needed to destroy the evil genius. Both films feel like TV specials: Dead Zone is only 40 minutes long, World's Strongest, an hour. The viewer can choose English dialogue with US or Japanese music in stereo or the original Japanese tracks in mono. (The set is also being released in Blu-Ray.) (Rated TV PG: violence, brief nudity, minor toilet humor) --Charles Solomon
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 Great set September 1, 2008
AKJ (Maryland, USA)
This is a great set, the first 2 DBZ films in an awesome steelbook! Some things might not make sense (like how people know about gohan but are all surprised when the series starts later). But plot holes aside, the films are great; a must for any DBZ fan. World's Strongest is a great film with a more mediocre storyline but same old great action. One thing I feel I have to mention is the audio track, every single remastered DVD that funimation has put out EXCEPT this has "English 2.0, English 5.1 with Japanese music, Japanese mono" THIS dvd has all of that except English 2.0 is English 5.1 as well! I really wish they released everything else like that. But I guess it's because they redubbed it and figured what the hell (though they redubbed the first couple box seasons as well so I'm at a loss). I also have to say this is quite a steep price ($25 at this moment) but if you want it, you better get it the best you know how! Also comes with commentary, IT'S AWESOME!
 Convenient isn't it.. July 31, 2008
Bilbo Baggins (Land of Dwarves and Hobbits)
This dvd is almost required viewing for any dbz fan. Mostly, because if you don't see the movie deadzone a lot of the first part of season4 of dragonball z won't make a lot of sense. (They should probably package these two items together IMO.) I found this out the hard way. Who is garlic Jr? He fought Gohan? Surely not. After all in the first episode of the series Gohan acts like he can barely tie his shoes let alone beat somebody up. But you will find out the secret here. (spoiler warning) Gohan "forgot" the whole fight with Garlic Junior. Hmm, how convenient. It fits but in a cheesy way. "let's have Gohan forget so we can cram a whole bunch of extra characters into the storyline and not mess things up" cha ching! Bring in the money! Seriously, if you are thinking of buying season 4 of dbz buy this as well and save yourself the confusion.
Probably the best thing for me about this set is the audio commentary for the first movie. I don't know why they don't do this more often. It is interesting to hear the people who voice the characters(the english ones) talk about the whole behind the scenes process.
Regarding the films themselves I probably liked deadzone the most but both were pretty good if a bit short. But why did Garlic Junior bother creating a dead zone in the first place? He is immortal, he doesn't need to use gimmicks to win. Oh, yes that is also quite convenient.
DBZ Double Feature Dead Zone and World's Strongest July 16, 2008
Mr. Laurence A. Mockler (Lucknow, NSW AUSTRALIA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I do like the films but I only could watch them on my computer and not the usual Playstation 2 or DVD player. All the other DBZ DVDs I have brought from USA have all worked on my DVD player and PS2. When are the Double Features coming to Australia on the PAL setting?
Awesome!!! May 31, 2008
M. Vernarsky
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's awesome to know FUNImation is giving the same treatment to the movies as they are to the TV series. Now, I know a lot of people have been complaining and protesting the decision to make DBZ widescreen. But it's not the end of the world. I mean, sometimes the crops don't make that huge of a differance a majority of the time. Besides, it makes the whole viewing experience seem like a movie. Would I have prefered it if FUNImation released the series in fullscreen? Yeah absolutely, but the widescreen doesn't bother me.
Now, the movies are great. If anyone else got the double-feature release, they would've noticed the inner packet has a two-star dragonball on it (the Trunks/Bardock feature has a one-star ball). The movie also features a preview for the next double-feature release, Tree of Might/Lord Slug, which will probably be released around the same time the Season Six box set comes out. If that's the case, I think we can expect 7 steelbook releases from FUNImation. After Tree of Might/Lord Slug, it will probably go with the two Cooler movies naturally. Then I think they should release Super Android 13/Bojack Unbound together so that way the next release would be the Broly trilogy. This would leave the final installment as Fusion Reborn/Wrath of the Dragon. I'm really looking forward to this.
First time in the USA in widescreen! May 30, 2008
P. Skowronski (Somewhere in the USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Yes for the season sets and the TV specials widescreen is bad. That was a bad move on FUNi's part. Though for this release, Widescreen is OK. Ya wanna know why? In Japan the DBZ movies were animated 4:3 (Which is what we got on DVD and VHS previously) but the movies were cropped 16:9 for theatrical showing. All the essential action is animated in the area that nothing important is cropped. So it really boils down to this. If you have a widescreen TV or not. I dont, so i didnt like the widescreen season sets, but if watched on a widescreen TV it dosent matter.
The Movies are top notch. They're definatly made for the DBZ fan. There meant to be enjoyed as entertainment not art, so the animation is kinda sloppy. But its all in good fun. If you have a widescreen tv get this DVD or if you can, the blu-ray. If you have a 4:3 TV, the first strike box will do just nicely.
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