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| View Larger Image | Dragon Ball Z Double Feature: Dead Zone / World's Strongest (Steelbook) | DVDStarring: Dragon Ball Z
Directed By: Christopher Bevins;Chad Bowers
| List Price: | $29.98 | | Price: | $16.99 | | You Save: | $12.99 (43%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 105 minutes | | Format: | Color, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Studio: | Funimation | | Number of Discs: | 2 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.78:1 | | Release Date: | May 27, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 17,966th |
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FEATURES | - The Dead Zone Gohan has been kidnapped! To make matters worse, the evil Garlic Jr. is gathering the Dragonballs to wish for immortality. Only then will Garlic Jr. be able to take over the Earth in order to gain revenge for the death of his father. Goku rushes to save Gohan, but arrives at the fortress just as Garlic Jr. summons the Eternal Dragon! Krillin and Piccolo try to help Goku, but thei
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Product Description
Contains two classic Dragon Ball Z movies that are remastered and restored on one action-packed DVD!The Dead Zone:Gohan has been kidnapped! To make matters worse, the evil Garlic Jr. is gathering the Dragonballs to wish for immortality. Only then will Garlic Jr. be able to take over the Earth in order to gain revenge for the death of his father.Goku rushes to save Gohan, but arrives at the fortress just as Garlic Jr. summons the Eternal Dragon! Krillin and Piccolo try to help Goku, but their combined powers are no match for Garlic Jr., who creates a Dead Zone to suck the heroes into oblivion! Suddenly, Goku begins to show his hidden power, but will it be enough?!The World's StrongestThe sinister Dr. Wheelo has been freed from his icy tomb! With his dedicated and devious assistant Dr. Kochin, these mad scientists are plotting to unleash their fearsome biotechnology and take over the world! Of course there's one hitch in the plan... Dr. Wheelo exists only as a brain in a jar!The evil doctor must seek out a body on Earth that is as strong as his mind is amazing! Dr. Kochin and his android henchmen kidnap Piccolo and Master Roshi to determine who is the most powerful fighter on Earth!Goku, Gohan and Krillin rush into action to save their friends, but Dr. Wheelo's minions are more than a match for them in battle. It looks grim when Piccolo falls under the disembodied villain's control, and Wheelo's next target for mental domination? Goku! Will our heroes keep their wits about them long enough to be victorious or will they lose their minds?The Dragon Ball Z double feature is in a cool steelbook case! Stills from Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (Click for larger image) Stills from Dragon Ball Z: World’s Strongest (Click for larger image) |
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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 |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 7 reviews)
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meh. by Jonathan W. Haulbrook (germany)  2 Stars
November 12, 2009
slow shipping not to mention the tin case was all bent up and wont close properly. wasnt sealed but at least it got here. thanks for the damaged product.
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I love all DBZ by iliff (U.K)  5 Stars
January 02, 2009
Both movies were fantastic and both were re-mastered to perfection. The revised dialog with the original Japanese audio was great.
I especially enjoyed watching the World's Strongest film the most, because the story was second to none and the accompanying sound track was brilliant.
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Great set by AKJ (Maryland, USA) 5 Stars
September 01, 2008
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). This is because the movies aren't really canon (they weren't ever in the original manga by Akira Toriyama), so the stories are basically in a different universe, the most obvious example is "History of Trunks". But it makes little difference, because the films are still great ol' DBZ! 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!
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Convenient isn't it.. by Bilbo Baggins (Land of Dwarves and Hobbits)  4 Stars
July 31, 2008
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.
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DBZ Double Feature Dead Zone and World's Strongest by Mr. Laurence A. Mockler (Lucknow, NSW AUSTRALIA) 5 Stars
July 16, 2008
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?
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