Dragon Ball Movie 3: Makafushigi Daibouken

After having watched the previous Dragonball movies, it's quite clear this is the superior among them due to the quality of animation, and the ways in which the story is reworked while including most major story beats. There is far less reusing of individual frames, which adds to the watchability significantly. The way in which the story is remixed is interesting that it holds a Dragonball fans attention due to being different enough, while sticking closer to something resembling the Dragonball canon.

Unlike the previous movies which felt more like extended episodes, or filler arcs, this movie really felt closer to an anime movie experience. ... The biggest weakness however is the fact that there really are too many characters introduced in to short a time frame, that narratively messes up the ability to really tell much of a story without understanding some of the thematic placements of the characters. That is the main reason I feel this is closer to a 7, than a 8, despite being quite an enjoyable experience.

Another Dragon Ball film. Another retelling. This one combines the first and second tournament arc with the Red Ribbon arc. Then it tells it completely differently. For the curious only.

Animation seems a bit sloppy here and there. Certain facial expressions used by our beloved characters don't really match them. Bulma is just all over the place. Everything else just seems like a step down from the anime. It works, but you'll notice it as well. The English voice actors are different from the anime. A few remain the same, but big ones like Goku are wrong. They will annoy you. Goku's voice just lacks conviction. ... But the music is all fitting. So at least we have that.

The story is out of control. It starts with Roshi finishing the training of Goku and Krillin. From there they head to the tournament. But Chiaotzu and Tien are around. For some reason Chiaotzu is a ruler of an empire. It's weird. Tien and Chaiotzu are nothing like their anime counterparts. Then throw in some Red Ribbon Army. A hefty dose of Master Shen. Then you have the show. It's sounds like a mess, but if you look at it as it's own thing it works.

Do you need to watch this? No. Do I even recommend it? Not really. If you are a fan of Dragon Ball and are curious then go for it. It's not going to make your experience that much better or worse.

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure is erratic, bites off more than it can chew, and fails to write its movie-original character development in an interesting way. Much like the other Dragon Ball movies, this is a retelling of the original series. This time, however, it takes notes from FOUR ARCS. In 40 minutes, this movie attempts to tell the story of Chiaotzu and Tien, the Tournament Arc, the General Blue Arc, and General Tao Arc. However, each and every rendition is stupider and infinitely less impactful than its series counterpart.

At first, I thought the idea of Chiaotzu being an Emperor and Tien having to choose between ... him and his duties could be cool. But this movie entirely fails to make you care (I actually DIED laughing when it was revealed that Chiatozu's wife was literally just a toy doll.)
Arale showing up at the end was also such a "what the fuck?" moment, resulting in a hilarious anticlimactic finale to General Tao.
Throwing so much together in such a short amount of time makes it unpredictable in a bad way, I found myself questioning what the vision was so many times, until I realized that none of these movies are trying to tell a story. They're all mindless floundering, in an attempt to show off as much as they can to get you to watch the original series.

The only saving grace is that this movie had a much better soundtrack, and much better visuals and animation than the last two.
Not reccomended.