Dragon Ball Z - The Return of Cooler - Anime Review
October 19th 2006 13:55
Dragon Ball Z - The Return of Cooler - Anime Review
Synopsis:
Goku has defeated Cooler (as chronicled in the previous movie, Cooler's Revenge.) Or so he thought. Just when Cooler was about to die, his body fused with a "living planet" called the Big Gete Star which was in the vicinity. As such, Cooler gained control of this satellite. By absorbing the raw materials from planets and such, he can create an endless supply of sentry robots and metallic clones of himself. The next planet he plans to use the resources from is New Namek. As such, Goku and his friends take a Capsule Corporation ship to New Namek to help in the struggle against the new evil. Unfortunately, they may have gotten in over their heads this time.
Information:
Genre: Action, Animation
Anime Review:
Yes, I must admit Cooler's Revenge was better. But this movie was still excellent, even if you haven't seen CR. The story is as follows: New Namek is assaulted by a giant mechanical orb called the Big Gete Star. Goku and friends arrive to stop the destruction of the planet, and ultimately have to face Cooler (Meta-Cooler), who has been resurrected as the alter-ego of the Gete Star's mainframe. I'd admit the whole thing of Cooler's resurrection is kinda cheesy, but nevertheless he's really badass, having this symbiotic relationship with a seemingly indestructible computer. The fight scenes are awesome, although I refuse to believe that Piccolo can survive having several barrels of machine gun fire directly into his head. I mean, he is a Z-Fighter, and therefore can take minimal damage by sheer will power, but even that scene I find over-the-top . . . then again, it is DBZ. Best of all is Vegeta's surprise appearance while Goku fights Meta-Cooler. Without Vegeta's assistance, Cooler would've on hands down--which reminds me: this one has one of the most unusual and inventive villain-defeats ever, although I won't spoil it for you. In short, this Dragonball Z feature is superb, and sadly underrated.
Overall this is a good follow up to Coolers REvenge, however it s once again a 45 minut short. It's not truely a movie but at the same time doesn't quite fit anywhere in the story line (it looks like it takes somewhere during the Android Saga or maybe Cell).
Grade: (C) plus - Overall it's a must buy for DBZ fans, a rental for others.
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