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REVIEW: Dragon Ball Z Blu-Ray 1.2

The work of the cast is also important in keeping the intensity up. Specifically, their ability to scream power-ups and special moves like there's no tomorrow. The Japanese cast isn't half bad at it, but the real masters are Funimation's English actors. No one can sell a Kamehameha Wave like Sean Schemmel or growl an alien-sounding special move like Christopher R. Sabat (who plays so many parts that he has to be good at it). The commitment the actors show to the series' many and lengthy screams of rage and pain and various other manly emotions is very impressive (there are stories of Schemmel passing out during some of them). That its script bears scant resemblance to the original hardly matters, though one does miss the original's macho reserve, crushed here beneath reams of additional dialogue.

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The work of the cast is also important in keeping the intensity up. Specifically, their ability to scream power-ups and special moves like there's no tomorrow. The Japanese cast isn't half bad at it, but the real masters are Funimation's English actors. No one can sell a Kamehameha Wave like Sean Schemmel or growl an alien-sounding special move like Christopher R. Sabat (who plays so many parts that he has to be good at it). The commitment the actors show to the series' many and lengthy screams of rage and pain and various other manly emotions is very impressive (there are stories of Schemmel passing out during some of them). That its script bears scant resemblance to the original hardly matters, though one does miss the original's macho reserve, crushed here beneath reams of additional dialogue.

You've got to be kidding me. Compared to the Japanese cast, the English cast couldn't act their way out of a paper bag. Sean Schemmel and Chris Sabat especially sucked when this dub was made.

If you think that accuracy to the original script is something that can just be ignored, I seriously call to question your taste.

It always feels necessary.

But seriously penguintruth, is, dare I say, anal-retentive accuracy of "the original version" when it comes to... everything, really such a necessity?...I guess, to avoid calling you a troll, I'll just ask: What do you want?

DBZ is seriously and humiliatingly made obsolete by DB Kai, though. There's just no reason to put up with all that time-wasting.

Fronzel wrote:

DBZ is seriously and humiliatingly made obsolete by DB Kai, though. There's just no reason to put up with all that time-wasting.

Kai's violence is censored.

You've got to be kidding me. Compared to the Japanese cast, the English cast couldn't act their way out of a paper bag. Sean Schemmel and Chris Sabat especially sucked when this dub was made. Schemmel sounds like Goku is having a heart attack half the time and Sabat's characters nearly all sound the same.

DBZ is seriously and humiliatingly made obsolete by DB Kai, though. There's just no reason to put up with all that time-wasting.

Besides, there is no way I would have been able to watch DBZ and listen to a high pitch voiced Goku (and a few other characters) without laughing.

People are forgetting that they came onto the scene in order to imitate the performances of Peter Kelamis and Brian Drummond instead of reworking the voices that best fit the character.

Fronzel wrote:

DBZ is seriously and humiliatingly made obsolete by DB Kai, though. There's just no reason to put up with all that time-wasting.

Kai's violence is censored.

Not to mention Kai, from what I understand, also removes the filler arcs and episodes, which is not what I want. Fix the padding, sure, but leave the filler alone as for shonen filler it's pretty good stuff. I'm not saying it's always on fire (fake Namek, anyone?), but most of the time I enjoy the story and some of them give the supporting cast more time in the spotlight.

I also can't agree that it's all downhill from here. The Android/Cell arc is my favorite arc, and while it's drawn out to long in the anime, the Frieza fight is excellent in the manga.

It leaves out the entire last saga, so I don't think it made Z obsolete.