Dragon Ball Movie 1: Curse of the Blood Rubies

Alt title: Dragon Ball Movie 1: Shen Long no Densetsu

Movie (1 ep x 50 min)
1986
3.447 out of 5 from 7,942 votes
Rank #7,224

King Gurumes was once peaceful and wise, until he began to search for the mysterious Blood Rubies. Their curse transformed him in a ferocious monster that can’t satisfy his hunger; and thus, in the present, he has sent his goons to look for the legendary Dragon Balls. He doesn’t know, however, that somewhere else in the world a young boy named Goku and a girl named Bulma also have started to search for the mystical balls. Along the way the duo meets the young girl Penny, whose entire village has been enslaved by Gurumes’ soldiers in search of the Blood Rubies. Goku and his friends will not let this tragedy continue!

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TheCautionBandi
5

Man I forgot how charming early Dragon Ball was. Curse of the Blood Rubies was basically a condensed retelling of the first arc in Dragon Ball but taking out other elements and putting made-up filler in its place. Seriously why did they get rid of Goku turning into a monkey?? The made-up stuff is pretty lame. The villain is hilariously uninteresting and the whole military vibe doesn't do anything for me. But the stuff they revisited from the first arc was still really awesome. I specifically really like the way they condensed these scenes. They arrive at Roshi's house and have the Nimbus moment, the Kamehameha moment, the puff-puff moment, and add in Yamcha scenes without the scene feeling bloated at all and maintaining a great flow. It was a sight to behold. Definitely my favorite scene in the movie. Random Stuff I Noticed:- When I was reading the manga I always thought Oolong was a kid but now from hearing his voice in this one and learning he was an adult at the time, it really makes a lot of the stuff he did worse. But I really love his voice so Even Steven.- Remember when Yamcha was cool? Yamcha was awesome in this movie and in the original Dragon Ball. I wish later Dragon Ball would treat him better.- I actually WAY prefer Colleen Clinkenbeard as Goku over his dub voice in the original series. She actually fits this character better than she does Luffy in my opinion. I wish they redubbed it with the voices from this movie instead because it's pretty much perfect. So all in all, if you want a nostalgic trip down memory lane then this movie is pretty fun. But all the filler material really weighs it down.

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