Took my daughter to see it this afternoon. This was the third time seeing it (first time through dubious means shared in this thread).
I have to say. I felt a lil disappointed the first time I saw it. But it’s definitely brown on me. I definitely like all the call backs and humor injected into the movie (RR, Gohan/Piccolo father and son relationship, Cell, Bulma vanity, etc).
It’s actually not a bad kids movie. Probably more geared toward Japanese children more so than western. The crotch and butt shots were probably more “Eastern.” There wasn’t really a moral to the story a la Pixar or Western cartoons (though you could say it’s the idea of the super hero and also the father and son dynamic…but I think that would’ve hit harder if we saw a few flashbacks to younger Gohan/Piccollo). We also got to see more of the Z fighters, which is a plus.
There really wasn’t an issue with the fighting. We got enough of it with Gamma 2/Piccolo, Goku/Vegeta, and the final sequences.
With respects to the new CGI art style. It was a good first attempt. 3D gives the opportunity for better lighting, angles, and effects. You do get to see this on display. But there are definitely some animation and detail issues when compared to standard 2D Anime. The animation wasn’t as buttery smooth and fluid as DBS Broly. And there were definitely some detail issues with hair or clothing.
I really wish we could get more Dragon Ball Anime. Broly took place after the Tournament of Power. And then it’s been strictly manga since. I’d love to see more Broly, “Black” Frieza, “Orange” Piccolo, New Gohan, Granolah, Mieran (sp), etc.