A classic short and sweet Dragonball story, and one that manages to stay better put together than most others. It has an interesting choice in artstyle, its got good character focus (even though as a standalone film you might get a little lost if you arent already familiar with them), and all in all a great Dragonball experience in a new coat of paint. Solid film from a series I love to hate, and I am not ashamed of my bias towards the Gohan and Piccolo pairing when it kicks this much ass. I urge anyone who's a fan of the series to watch it,although the general consensus is that the story comes off as bland to some. To me the plot is just servicable enough to work, and it follows a good chunk of the classic clichés... for better or worse.