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WATCH THE DUB.
Or a version of the sub that uses the dubs soundtrack. Seriously, you're watching the wrong version if not!
Dragon Ball Z: Coolers Revenge doesn't differentiate from the other movies in any serious way, apart from being executed much much better. It is still a copy of the original series, and follows a similar plot structure with Gohan and Krillin biding time for an injured Goku, until he shows up to save the day. Cooler has a much more interesting design than any of the previous villains and drops some pretty generic 'cold' one-liners about DESTROYING EVERYTHING. He comes to avenge his fallen brother, ... Frieza (unknowing that it was his own decision which allowed Goku to survive, resulting in all this happening in the first place.)

The way Goku got taken out of the movie for the first half felt so stupid, he literally gets hit by one ki beam and is sent to his deathbed. He can't even recognize the Senzu bean in front of his face Gohan hands him before he gets healed-- But, everybody got some pretty sick fights. What magnifies them is the fucking metal ass soundtrack. Huge names like Deftones, Linkin Park, with the menacing buildup and loud clashing guitars- it fits so fucking well.

Overall super badass and definently the best execution of a familiar formula. Reccomended!

Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug is possibly the stupidest installment yet!
This film seems to be a loose sequel to the previous one, (as the Haiya dragon tags along) and came out during the Namek Arc.
The villain is a Namekian, who was born with a mutation turning his heart 100 percent evil, causing him to become a "Super Namekian".
Personally, I found Lord Slug to be pretty boring in design, but his underlings had some cool powers. Piccolo and Gohan got a larger role in this one, but kinda pissed me off- when the fight first starts, Gohan is engaging a 1v50 and getting absolutely bodied. Piccolo ... shows up to save the day- then goes off to fight ONE GUY, still leaving Gohan to get even more bodied 😂

They only gave Piccolo one win throughout the fight, which was disappointing. Goku shows up to steal the thunder, but can't stand up to Lord Slug... resulting in his brief transformation of the BROWN SUPER SAIYAN! This still isn't enough however, and they end up defeating Lord Slug by Gohan whistling. (Which is absolute bullshit.)

Overall, this movie was laughable and all over the place. The fights were also a downgrade in comparison to the first two Z movies.
Killer soundtrack tho, I love all the metal / rock songs. Not reccomended.

These movies have all relied more on the villains and fights, however this one fails to deliver either. The designs of the underlings are so incredibly boring I can't even remember what they look like. Tulleece himself was just terrible, as he's an obvious rendition of Raditz (they literally rip dialogue straight from Raditz), preformed in a much weaker fashion. All he did was showcase his stupidity (like enraging ape Gohan)

The fights themselves were lackluster- there's barely any hand to hand combat, and the final spirit bomb was also a let down. The tree that Tulleece planted sucks all the life out of Earth, so ... Goku can't form a spirit bomb... but he ends up doing it anyways? This would've been a moment to make Goku adapt and come up with a solution.

The dragon was cute though, I liked the dragon. Not reccomended.

Another solid DBZ movie. The plot is kind of stupid- A scientist freezes his brain in ice to cheat death, and his assistant collects the Dragon Balls to wish him back.
The designs of the villains and goons are pretty lackluster and boring, but it's made up for by the hands thrown. Roshi gets an insane 3v1, and the final battle looks super pretty. If you can say nothing else good about the early movies, they look fantastic. The line art, color schemes, and fight coreography are all staples.

I also liked the representation of Gohans trauma, however brief. Overall this is reccomended if you wanna see ... some cool DBZ fights.

The first DBZ Movie is nothing crazy.
Gohan is captured by Garlic Jr.- Who seeks vengeance for his father, who was a rival for the title of Kami. Goku and Piccolo set off to get him back! The plot is explained pretty quickly, and it turns to essentially 40 minutes of pure unadulterated action with the gang versus some standard villains. Great color work (i love the reds and oranges) and animation. If you're a fan of DBZ and wanna see some hands thrown with quicker pacing, this is recommended.

My Anime List refused to accept my review at this point, so this section is me typing ... more in an attempt for the stupid bot system to get the review to accept.

Ah, the only good Dragon Ball movie of the 4!
This one follows the same format as the last 3, but the execution is done better in every way. Covering the Red Ribbon Army saga in it's 80 minute runtime, this movie is far more focused and concise in it's direction- resulting in an actual movie. It still goes through introducing us to the characters again, but this time in a much more natural way. It doesn't overstay it's welcome, and does a better job than the first movie. Dialogue and scene structure got a huge buff, and I love the GT-style art! The action scenes ... are done really well, and all the battles are fantastically animated. Eighter tagging along was a great choice, as he serves as the emotional crux.

This is a definite reccomended if you're a fan of the OG Dragon Ball, and also a satisfying watch as an entry into the series.

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.

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess is an alternate retelling, this time of Episode 14/15 of the original series.

Goku and Krillin must travel "far west" to the Devil's Palm. (Bulma and Yamcha tag along too for some reason!)

Lucifer himself along with all his demons capture Bulma, to feast on her blood and resurrect the Sleeping Princess of 5000 years. (Are they vampires? Are they demons? I can't tell!) The fights end up being boring, and Lucifer doesn't really... do anything. Oh also Lunch has a cameo at the end. The best part about this movie were the backgrounds.

Better than the first movie, but overall not worth ... watching. Not reccomended.

Dragon Ball Curse of the Blood Rubies attempts to tell a pro-nature message, but instead serves as a shittier introduction of some of our main characters. The plot for the first 40 minutes is essentially a carbon copy of the first arc of DB, with the exception of introducing our new villain. Gurumes has been cursed by his greed, as the beautiful rubies he ravaged inhabited land for turned him into a hideous monster with an insatiable appetite. To wish for the tastiest food, he searches for the Dragon Balls.

Next, the movie follows the introductory points of Bulma, Oolong, and Yamcha. The rushing through creates ... some pretty awkward dialogue and interactions, (like Bulma's complete noncholance about freak Goku) but overall I did enjoy Yamcha's section, as it featured a nice fight sequence.

The last 8 minutes of this movie are spent on the invasion of Gurumes fortress, with two incredibley boring fights with character designs that were obviously ripped from later characters. Gurumes himself gets about 3 total lines of dialogue in this movie, and the final interaction is literally one blow. My favorite part about this movie is that Gurumes ATE the Dragon Balls, causing Shen Long to BURST OUT OF HIS STOMACH. In the end, Gurumes is reverted to his original form (still a hideous creature), and finds an apple very tasty. The End.

Overall, the idea of a promotional movie to get you to watch Dragon Ball (introducing all the characters again) is not a bad idea. Neither is the main plot of the movie. But to do both in 50 minutes was a very silly idea which produced a very poor movie. Not reccomended.