This is probably my least favourite DBZ Movie. I didn't like how they handle Broly's character and the plot wasn't that good. But the movie was still kinda enjoyable.
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neuberyannick1 May 2018
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lukerose026 April 2019No Vegeta, Piccolo, Gohan, and barely any Goku; this is pretty much a long, pointless filler episode of Dragon Ball Z.
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gigan-9216 January 2011You guessed it, Broly's back..again. This really over did the character and I have to say the greatest flaw of this movie has got to be Broly. He has not a single worthwhile bit of dialogue, and he looks terrible. He spends 99.9% of the film covered in sh*t, which was just a bad idea on paper. How did it get to the screen? And where as I am pleased that the beautiful Android 18 finally gets a role in a DBZ movie, Piccolo, Vegeta, hell even Gohan don't appear at all in this one. WTF? Once more the majority OF the story's weight is on the shoulders of Trunks and Goten. I prefer them in this movie compared to the previous, actually fighting back and all. The fight scenes are in general good, although almost negated due to our raw sewage covered villain.
the score is nothing special, you'll probably want to stick to the Japanese music in glorious 5.1 audio. Along with all the former problems , the climax is pretty lackluster in my opinion and it all comes together as a pretty dismal installment. -
matt-cricket20 July 2010Some might say this movie isn't very good. Don't listen to them. See this one, not the first two Broly movies.
Bio Broly dares to be original and different from its predecessors and is one of the funniest and most entertaining of the DBZ movies. Broly was never good or interesting in the first place, so here he could be anyone. It doesn't really matter as he is satisfactory for the film's purpose. Most importantly, Bio Broly is believable for DBZ standards. He was created by messing with science and dies in the deadly acid from whence he came, not from clichéd laser attacks, but by the brains of our heroes. Check it out. Not quite as good as some of the other movies but original enough to surpass its crappy prequels. -
MinixLemonade30 October 2019I have no idea why this movie is hated so much. Like okay, its not the greatest DBZ by any means, and it's not even a great movie in its own right, but worst Dragon Ball movie? Nah.
This movie has some good things going for it, well in terms of Dragon Ball things anyway, since the story is basically just the typical Dragon Ball formula schtick. First off, it primarily features characters that get little to no spotlight and allows them to save the day for once, those characters being Goten, Trunks, Krillin, 18, and Hercule. Unlike Second Coming, this movie actually features the kids fighting Broly in a non comedic way (ehhh...well at least in a way that isn't just running away the whole time...), and when it's just Bio Broly and the kids it's fairly enjoyable.
Another pro is the setting. This is a minor thing but just having the fight take place in a closed location is pretty cool. With that in mind, people are actually in danger and we actually get to see cool scenes like Goten stopping his fight with Broly despite having an advantage to save some scientists from the, uh...goo I guess. Again, not huge but nice little touch. The action in general in this movie is kinda cool. Not "WHOA UBER ACTION BRO" cool but like, cool enough to keep me interested. Better than Android 13's action anyway.
This is an unpopular opinion, but Bio Broly has a good, menacing design and I think it suits the movie well enough. I think the biggest problem with this movie is honestly the fact that it's a third Broly movie. If it was just some rando villain I'm guessing there's a good chance this movie would be liked a bit more.
This movie definitely has downsides too. Aside from the obligatory paper thin plot that comes packaged with nearly every old DBZ movie, the ending of this movie is pretty eh. Trunks finds out the goo stuff kills Broly so he shoots a ki blast at a pipe and it bursts, evaporating Broly. Then later, Broly rises out of the sea but hardens to rock. Pretty lame. The beginning aint too amazing either but at least it has some charm to it.
All in all, not a horrible horrible movie like everyone says it is. This movie is just simply an extension of the anime that lets you see the characters more. Mediocre, yeah. Worst DB movie? Far from it. -
garyaun_burton29 October 2015This is the worst DBZ movie ever made. What were they thinking when they made this garbage? Turning Broly into some green slim monster really. That was so stupid. Also they had him fight Goten, Kid Trunks, Android 18 & Krillin and had have him lose to them. That doesn't even make sense because they are not that strong. The first one had him fight a more realistic team to lose to when he fought Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Teen Gohan and Future Trunks. It made more sense for him to lose to Goku sense Goku is considered to be the strongest character in the show.The first one was good. The second one was OK but this one was just straight up terrible. I just recommended the first two to be watch. No one should even bother watching this garbage.
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jake-law1235 August 2010The first two Broly movies were pretty decent. The first one was insane, followed by the second, which was alright, but that's where they should have just stopped. This third installment in the Broly series known as Bio Broly is nothing but a worthless piece of crap that isn't worth the watch. The only reason I watched it, after hearing it sucked from my friends, was out of curiosity. But now that I did, I regret every minute of it. Nothing but an abomination to DBZ.
The story is that a former rival of Hercule wants revenge for ruining his dream of Martial Arts. His plan includes resurrecting the Legendary Super Saiyan Broly as a biotechnology monster. So, Trunks, Goten, Krillin, 18, and even Hercule team up to fight this monster.
Won't you just be excited to see Hercule fighting, great start, right? Wrong!
Where do I begin? First off, its short, so there's so much limit inside that you never feel excited. It takes place in one single location, and the fight scene is pathetically short and stupid. Just the whole idea and premise is pointless. They could have easily concluded the Broly series with the second, a perfect ending. But no, they had to include Broly like a monster, and they also had to include Hercule. Are you joking me? Its like that's the one reason for making a third one, to include Hercule, and Hercule sucks!!!
The one somewhat decent thing about it is that it includes Android 18, who is insanely hot! I forgot how hot she was, so when I saw her, I was like, yeah baby, do your thing.
Other than that, this movie is not worth it. Curiosity killed the cat, well, curiosity killed my ass! -
Bio-Broly is basically another example of how a third movie in a certain movie trilogy can be a massive fail. The plot is Mr. Satan, Android 18, Goten, and Trunks are invited to a semi-tournament against a friend of Mr. Satan's who threatens to expose the Word Martial Arts Tournament champion as a fraud, but the shaman from the second Broly movie has helped him make a Bio-Human clone of Broly, and when he breaks out of his capsule, carnage is all but ensured.
My main beef is Broly himself. While it was good he came back, he is only in his iconic form for a few seconds until he fuses himself with some dangerous fluid that deforms him into Bio-Broly, which reduces the villain to a mindless zombie. And Mr. Satan is more of a big baby in this while Goten and Trunks take center stage, the only good thing being they show they can fight without the aid of their fathers. The plot is uninteresting and feels more like a cheaply-made cash grab over the Broly character. Thank goodness the Broly movie for Dragon Ball Super gave us a canon Broly that is better than the bio-engineered abomination this one cooks up. -
I loved the first Broly film. To have another Saiyan with so much power and the twist of insanity due to this power was great. The second film that followed was a massive contrast, since it had a more comedic tone with the involvement of Goten and kid Trunks. Many felt it didn't do the power of Broly justice, but I thought it was great fun to see such a villain be brought down by opponents who made you laugh along the way. Since the third instalment would also involve the same protagonists with the addition of Hercule and Android 18, I was expecting something similar.
Having Broly come back as a mishmash between a Saiyan and robot was a good idea. Not exactly novel, but it was different from the concept of Androids, which I thought was somewhat original. Regardless, when Broly rose again, we were greeted with the same angry Saiyan, albeit with a different face. The fight scenes that ensued were unlike any other I had come to expect from Dragon Ball. Sure, there were Ki-blasts and explosions, but it seemed very contained within the environment it was set in. It also felt a bit less 'epic' than the other fights we had seen with Broly. Perhaps it may just be that the bio-form of Broly was weaker, I don't know. I still enjoyed it for its different format, but I would have appreciated something a bit bigger given Broly's power.
I feel this movie has been underrated as a Dragon Ball movie. Just because it did not follow the typical formulation of the series, it doesn't make it bad. I enjoyed the different setup and fight scenes. The only reason why I deducted a few points was because this movie had a bit more potential that I felt it did not tap into. -
ericstevenson10 May 2017I had heard some bad things about this movie and it was about as bad as I thought it would be. This movie features Broly returning a second time and he's even dumber than the last time. All he said was "Kakarot" in the last movie and now he doesn't even talk at all. When he first emerges from his tank, he appears normal. Then a few shots later, we see that he turned into this goop monster. Wait, we just saw a scene with him earlier where he looked completely different. What?! The previous movie suffered from the main characters not appearing and they repeat their mistakes!
Okay, Goku does technically appear in this movie, but it's in the last few minutes with even less screen time than the last time! It even ends with him saying he's going off to fight Broly. Why couldn't they have made the whole movie about that? It would have made more sense that way. Vegeta isn't here at all again or Piccolo or Gohan. I guess they were trying to give the spotlight to the other characters, but it just doesn't work. For the longest time, people thought this was the worst "Dragonball" movie period. Boy, were we wrong with "Dragonball: Evolution". ** -
grungy_guy28 December 2010The worst of all Broly films......the fights were completely boring...and the way that Broly died was a waste of my time (allergic to water...really?) They shouldn't have even tried to make a film if they weren't going to make a sensible plot. Not to mention that they used some of the most boring characters of Dragon Ball Z.......Trunks, Hercules, Goten, and 18....and 18 gets whupped pretty easily.......don't even bother watching this one.....watch the second one...and leave it at that....the first two were amazing...the first one had an epic fight with an amazing metal soundtrack that really glued together well, the second one was a really fun movie, that was goofy, but still had a memorable ending. This one....it's boring (even though it's the shortest of them all), and I really feel like they've made Broly the most pathetic villain because of this....DON'T WATCH IT!!
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fireblazer66610 December 2010OK... I'm a huge fan of Dragon Ball, have been since I was a kid. I've seen it all, DB, DBZ, GT, and recently just started getting around to watching the rest of the movies I hadn't seen.
Pros: Goten and Trunks actually fight without their parents help for once That's all I got...
Cons: Terrible Plot Mediocre fight scenes Broly is a blob... what... lame AWFUL ending, horribly lame
Worst Dragon Ball animated movie YET. That said, the others were all pretty decent. I'm a fan of the big power ups and the struggle to survive. I also like to see the "bad guys" go out with a big bang. -
JayWolfgramm19 March 2023Ignore the fact that this movie is named "Bio-Broly". Ignore the fact that the scientists may say that he is "Broly". If you just pretend that this is some sort of bio engineered goop monster than you might have a pretty good time with this film. He is "Broly" in name only, he doesn't look, act or talk like Broly. Take out the Broly connection and you will miss nothing about the movie.
OK, now that I have that out of the way, how is the movie? Not great but not as bad as reputation would have you believe. The movie has some fun character stuff with 18 and Mr. Satan. There is a specific part of continuity that this movie could theoretically take place in. The way the movie concludes may seem a bit anti-climactic. In fact, the ending makes you wonder if the people had anything to fear at all. But at the very least, it is one of the few DBZ movies of the time that isn't concluded with a Spirit Bomb, Goku one punching them or a Kamehameha wave.
The movie even attempts a bit of an environmental message. The setting is unique, it has some legitimately funny moments and has one of my all-time favorite DBZ lines.
Not great, but with the right engineering there are good times to be had. -
Aaron137521 March 2002This movie features basically: Goten, Trunks, No. 18, Krillin, and Mr. Satan. Goku makes a brief appearance, but for the most part this movie is Goten's and Trunk's. Mr. Satan must face down a challenge and the two kids and No. 18 accompany him and do all the fighting as Mr. Satan must keep promising to pay 18 what he owes. What they find is a bio-labratory where the super strong Brolli has been reborn. Goten and Trunks must face him down with their only help Krillin and 18 and also must watch out for this purple ooze that absorbs everything in its path. This one could use a bit more, but it is one of the funnier movies in the series.
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erminahotmail6 February 2024Then this film is number 11 of the Dragon Ball films and if you read the title correctly it is exactly like this This film is really the worst of all So let's start with the plot first Then it starts with Android 18 destroying Mr Satan's house because he had promised if he did he would win the tournament he would give me alot of money in the meantime Satam has received an invitation from his old roommate or Jaguar the purr makes Mr Satam face some bio warriors or beings in all the colorful naked and without the one behind who can't name him and they look like the giants of Attack onTitan, however, made very poorly is that the fakes are destroyed in mind he made another chatty being appear and my God but he was his Last Warrior he was really broly but it's incredible This is the third time he appears Trunks and Goten try to affirm it But it's too late Sothey have to do something to stop this villain then why this film I consider it the worst of all Beppe that among all the films that have made Dragon Ball this one I didn't find it very fascinating at all that it serves no purpose even to entertain the spectator and they are ownhappy that this one received a low score although the truth where there was much lower because a score could not have deserved it at all But what are the positive things that can be given to this film then I could say the animation is always good and when our heroes do theitself exterminate these useless beings enough this is exactly the only thing I can save For the rest nothing can be saved So the story is useless but I'm not saying those continuity errors for those who have always been in all the Dragon Ball Z films has for example why Goku is foundNella will say since he had permission to go to earth and then he has characters that are completely useless, I don't mean Mr Satam but also totally useless, the character of Jaguar is of no use at all, he only makes figures for newsstands but let's pay for this, the most painful part for me aka BrolyBut you may know why make another film of this villain I didn't even know why And how come Broly is still alive because he is not really the original Broly So his sample was taken by the shaman from the previous film the one who wanted to make the sacrifice a little girl tookthe champion the date Jaguar is the cloned But what makes me very angry and when breakfast is over things went foolish and broly becomes this being all muddy But what is this being muddy And to think that broly who had really been a bad guy so cool why spoil them on thisthis is what's worse This bio broly is too barefoot compared to the original one since he held his own against a lot of the Z warriors however the Esses took down these guys very quickly but really this is a useless villain this along with cell zamasu Slug it's among the worstbad guys in all of Dragon Ball and then the only ones are the Z warriors are just Trunks and Goten Krillin C18 But really Gohan and Vegeta don't even appear and then this bio broly his defeat is really bad because Trunks pulled himself into a trap and made him melt that purple liquid thatmakes a bad impression and then reappears but he becomes pitied and destroys himself and then there is a brief appearance of Goku who had a message that he had to do a mission but first he only had to eat for a moment this film should not have seen the light at all and then this is another usual bad luck with numbersthree of the films for me This film is much worse than Rocky 3 spider-man 3 Blade Trinity The Little Mermaid 3 But this film really beats all of these if you are a big broly fan please never watch this film avoid it any motorbike Just watch the previous ones two to conclude the vote 2.
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steven-3197620 November 2021This movie made a mockery of Broly. He went from being a badass to a pile of slime. This isn't a clone as much as it is a loogi. Totally a joke of a movie.
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gressman0728 January 2015For the record, I watched this subtitled. I typically cannot stand dubbing, save for the trio of films I owned on VHS as a young lad (Lord Slug, Cooler's Revenge/Return, each helped by a more unique American score, IMO). I switched it to dub for just a moment to see the difference, and well suffice to say it's simply not the same film.
A rich egotistical "villain," an island fortress getaway a la Bond complete with army of mad scientists and bio-henchmen, a refreshingly mute Broli who for once doesn't pout on about crying Kakarot (WTF was ever up with that? Way to kill off the "Legendary Super Saiyan's" potential as anything but annoying, IMO), a killer absorbing Blob, unique cast of "heroes" who rarely if ever get to shine, a Battle Royale, human greed, extortion (of sorts, 18's repeated upping of price), and original finish to a film's villain (i.e., no ki beams or willfully spontaneous bursts of super-power here.) For me, each of these factors in to what I find to be the most underrated (quite literally, as per IMDb score) DBZ film. This has been my short review: feel free to stop here (if anyone reads this at all) as the rest is just more in-depth and my inability to stop/love for writing.
This is certainly one strange beast within the DBZ films, and only one of two movies I hadn't seen for some reason (Bojack being the other). Interestingly I found all the reviews relevant as it's apparent personal opinion plays a large factor. The film seems shorter than most, but I found this to work to it's advantage (short n' sweet as they say). The film largely removes Broli's demeanor or personality, but he never really had one to begin with. He's never really been entirely there to say the least, and really just relegates to pure, unintelligible evil/brute force. At least here he is treated with such, with literally one line of "Kakarot" as he dies - much better than the hundred fold repetitions of such incurred during his "Second Coming." I can see how this film would rank low among hardcore Broli fans, as has been said, but I admittedly am not. I enjoyed the first film, but it was over-hyped for me, even at the time of its release (the only DVD I actually bought, due to Broli's hype-in at the time), but "Second Coming" is my least favorite of the DBZ films (though I enjoyed the Goku/Gohan/Goten combo finale, which was much better than Goku's sudden ability to KO the UNTOUCHABLE Broli in his first film).
This film is an amalgamation of World's Strongest (Biowarriors/mad science), the Blob (or The Raft, if you'd rather), and the Broli films, all thrown into the World Games era of DBZ. It is the only DBZ film to feature a recurring villain for round 3. It is one of the few DBZ films to not end with the not lame in itself, but lame in severe repetition, "get tremendous power/energy from out of nowhere and utterly destroy villain bit" And it sports one of, if not the most unique cast of leads/characters, giving hitherto unacknowledged/under(improperly) used characters a time to shine/do something. Krillin actually does something other than a)charge villain in straight line, b) get smacked by said villain, and c)lament "Why does this only happen to me?" Even Mr. Satan does something, and with Android 18 (so refreshing to see her), his usual annoyance is undercut because she's about the only character who openly defies his B.S about being World Champ.
My favorite "Broli" film, and one of my favorite DBZ movies (ranking up there with Return of Cooler, Battle of Gods, World's Strongest, and Fusion Reborn). 9/10 on a DBZ movie scale, FOR ME. -
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GokuMeatrider4 September 2023Now I'm glad Goten and Trunks got Screen time because people always and will only care About Goku and Vegeta and im sure people didn't like how they did the OG Broly and how he was taken out in such an emberassing way a lot of people think that this movie was trash because it didn't have Goku and Vegeta but in my opinion Goten and Trunks deserved that movie because they barely get any screen time in Dbz or Dbs and I like how they were able to prove themselves to the fanbase the only reason Bio Broly lost was because he was cheated by some acid I mean it's crazy how they were right under that at the perfect time for that to happen. If that didn't happen then Trunks and Goten would've been dead and I didn't know Trunks had plot armor but give it a try it's not as bad as people think.
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Just-A-Fan-of-Buuhan15 December 2019Plot: Goten, Trunks, and Lazuli (AKA: Android 18) follow Mr. Satan to Mei Queen Castle (similar to the Monsoon Place in the 007 film Octopussy). There, they find a bunch of Bio-Warriors and scientists in a laboratory. However, Goten and Trunks also find a clone of Broly called Bio-Broly, and when the monster is released, they soon find out that he's just as strong as the original. With Goten and Trunks having a score to settle against Broly and the Culture Fluid absorbing everything and everyone in sight, will the two boys, along with Lazuli, Krillin, and Mr. Satan, make it out of this battle of life or death alive?
With this being the third of four Broly films I'm watching to celebrate Dragon Ball Super: Broly's release, and the most hated of the original animated films, I was expecting my reaction to be like the rest of the Bio-Broly haters when I started this movie, specifically "This movie is terrible, what was Toei even THINKING?!" But by the end of this movie, I found out that it did NOT disappoint!
First off, I'll begin with the upsides, starting with the plot. It was really interesting to see flashbacks to Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming (specifically the flashback with Goten, Trunks, Videl, and Maloja, and the one where Goku and his sons kill Broly), and to see what happened to Maloja shortly after that.
Then, there's the characters themselves. Goten and Trunks (the kid Trunks, not Future Trunks) return for their second movie appearance, Krillin appears for his 11th movie appearance straight, while Broly and Maloja, the priest from the previous film, return for their last. We also get to see three good guys in the show make their first movie appearances: specifically Hercule, Android 18, and Marron. Hercule makes another appearance in Fusion Reborn, but Lazuli and Marron aren't seen again until Battle of Gods.
Next up is Bio-Broly himself. Sure, his design for the majority of the film maybe a little too weird to put on paper and on screen (more on that later), but he can kick some Super Saiyan avocados. He's just as strong as the original Broly was in Second Coming, but combine the OG Broly's strength with bio-technology, and you've got a force to be reckoned with.
Finally, the battles, and I personally think that they are the highlight of the film. Sure, they're mostly against the main villain, but they didn't disappoint me. Heck, Bio-Broly even put a small dislocation on Goten's shoulder with his Mouth Energy Wave attack, and the animation in the fights is GODLIKE! And they called this movie terrible.
Now for the downsides, which there aren't many. First is Bio-Broly's design. The good thing about this is that it put FEAR in my heart when I first saw it in the 2005 trailer. He looked like something out of a horror movie! The DOWNSIDE however, wasn't how scary he looked: it was how the design looked. It's simple:
Step 1: Take Broly.
Step 2: Melt his skin off so you can see his chest organs.
Step 3: Make his eyes red.
Step 4: Cover him in melted dark green colored Play-Doh so much that you can only see the back of the spikes on his hair.
Step 5: Put lots of blue raspberry Jolly Ranchers in Broly's mouth.
Step 6: You have Bio-Broly.
Now, I'm not saying that this design was bad, heck, I think it was one of the most creative and unique Dragon Ball Z movie villain designs I've ever seen! However, I just don't think it was the right design. I'd rather like it if they did the blue bio-warrior design for this movie, but kept the hair and Broly's eyes the way they were.
The other downside is that Goku barely appeared in the movie. The only parts he appeared in were when the flashback of Broly dying happened, and at the very end of the movie on Grand Kai's Planet. I would like it if the movie was a little longer so we could see Goku and Pikkon fighting Broly in Hell.
In conclusion, other than these two minor downsides, Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly is not only one of the most underrated Dragon Ball films (along with Tree of Might, Lord Slug, and Super Android 13), but one of the best Dragon Ball movies YET. Bio-Broly is the first horror movie based Dragon Ball Z movie I have ever watched, and it featured a really unique villain that is sadly hated among most of the Dragon Ball franchises biggest fans. -
elonmusk-is_a_moron27 August 2022This often considered the "worst" Dragon Ball movie, but personally, I think it is really not that bad. (In my opinion, the weakest Dragon Ball movie is the one where Frieza is revived, but even that was better than awful Dragon Ball Super version)
True, compared with the previous Broly movies, this rather anti-climatic, featuring some Broly clone that looks like some sort of mud-monster (And he is defeated in a rather silly way) but, despite that, I found it to be an entertaining film.
This is probably the only Dragon Ball Z movie were Android 18 was allowed to do something, and made a better use of Goten and Trunks than the actual Majin Buu saga. I mean, they are still mischievous, but not to an annoying point, taking their fights more seriously according to the situation.
This might sound a bit blasphemous, but sometimes theToei staff gave the characters a better treatment than Toriyama himself.