Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'

Movie review by Yvonne Condes, Common Sense Media
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Common Sense says

age 11+

Dragon Ball tale is mostly battle scenes; for fans only.

NR 2015 93 minutes
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age 12+

Based on 3 reviews

Kids say

age 10+

Based on 7 reviews

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A Lot or a Little?

The parents' guide to what's in this movie.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents Need to Know that Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (dubbed in English for its U.S. release) is a sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and is the 19th film in the Dragon Ball series, a wildly popular Japanese anime franchise featuring shows, movies, and games. This installment is mostly fighting sequences with a bit of dialogue to move the story along. Violence includes hand-to-hand combat, hundreds of wounded aliens being annihilated in an instant, the Earth blowing up, and a character being tortured after being shot with a laser. Language includes "crap," "damn," "screw you," and "idiot." Kids who follow the Dragon Ball stories may be used to the constant fighting, but younger children might be frightened by that and by images of the reincarnated Frieza and some of his aliens.

Community Reviews

Videl C.
Videl C. Adult
June 11, 2017
age 10+

10 and up

I let my 10 year old daughter watch dragon ball z ressurection f. All it really had was violence so if your kid can handle violence then it's probably ok. But I didn't watch the full thing with her so I don't know if there was any swearing.

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Great messages
Great role models
Too much violence
Too much swearing
OliviaReviewsIt
OliviaReviewsIt Adult
June 2, 2016
age 14+

'Quite the Epic Battle', I must say...

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' is the best Dragon Ball Z movie to date. One of Goku's original foes, the galactic tyrant Frieza, returns for vengeance on the Saiyans, summoned back to life with the dragon balls by his lackey Commander Sorbet. The cast of Z-Fighters return to take on Frieza's forces, and Goku and Frieza go all out in their new forms, Super Saiyan God Goku and Golden Frieza. Fans of the Frieza saga will not be disappointed with this one. The fights are full of action, and the graphics are amazing. That being said, this movie is pretty much for the fans like CSM states. If you haven't seen the Frieza saga, you're likely to either be lost, or not really appreciate this movie. I rate this for ages 14 and up. There is a LOT of fighting-the whole movie is basically fighting, which is typical for Dragon Ball Z. Lots of loud, fierce punches and yells. Mild blood-not as much as the anime series itself. *Spoiler* Goku is tortured by Frieza, as he says "get up, torturing you is only fun when I hear you screaming". Goku is shot and coughs up blood (one of the few instances of blood in this movie surprisingly). Language is fairly mild: "what the hell", "damn it", "bastard", typical of uncut DBZ episodes. No sexual content or drinking/drugs/etc. whatsoever. I think CSM's rating of this for Ages 11+ is pretty generous....I wouldn't let my eleven year old watch it. But hardcore fans will enjoy it. It's one of the best movies Funimation has produced in years-or maybe ever.

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What's the Story?

DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION 'F' is a sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and follows the aftermath of the resurrection of Frieza (voiced by Chris Ayres), one of the universe's most destructive villains. Once he's come back to life, Freiza assembles an army of 1,000 aliens, determined to get revenge on Goku (Mario Castaneda Partido) and the Saiyans. Goku must return from training with Vegeta (Rene Garcia) in Beerus' (Jason Douglas) world in order to save Earth.

Is It Any Good?

This so-so animated adventure is basically one long battle sequence, with a little bit of dialogue here and there. For those looking for cool anime with a lot of martial arts and epic air battles, it could be fun to watch. But for anyone who isn't already familiar with the franchise, Resurrection is a bit hard to follow. There are quite a few warriors who help fight to save the Earth, and they can't really work together very well. Instead of trying to help Goku and Vegeta fight Frieza, they watch and make sarcastic comments. It's not a great movie, but fans of the franchise will be into the action.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the combative relationship between Goku and Vegeta. Why do you think they have so much trouble working together? What message does that send viewers? Why do you think the other heroes in the movie are helpful to one another?/violence-in-the-media/does-exposure-to-violent-media-desensitize-kids-to-violence

  • What role do violence and fighting play in the movie? Could you tell the story with less of either/both? Does exposure to violent media desensitize kids to violence?

  • Do you ever let pride get in the way of your actions?

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