A Family That Dragonball Zs Together, Powers Up Together

Dragonball Z and I go way back.  The first summer I came back to Hawaii from North Carolina, my siblings were obsessed with DBZ.  I laughed at them.  The show can be completely ridiculous (just look up where their names come from), and, depending on which version you're watching, episodes can be slow-moving and even uneventful.

And then I got hooked.

From then on, I watched every episode I could, except back then there wasn't a DVR or online episodes.  You either caught it when it was on or you missed it.  Living out in North Carolina, I also lacked access to DBZ manga, which probably wouldn't have been a problem in Hawaii.  I tried to buy the VHS tapes (yes, they were still in wide use then) or DVDs, but they were way out of my price range.  So I settled on t-shirts and cheap comic books.

These days, my kids are into DBZ, too.  They've watched every American episode of each saga, and it's super neat that they can talk to my siblings about DBZ with confidence.  The series spans generations with vigor.  The kids now know more about the Z warriors than I!

So, I a couple years ago, we went to see Battle of the Gods in the theatre, and it was amazing.  It's so much fun to watch such an iconic show with so many other fans.  Knowing how fun that experience was, I took them to see the new DBZ movie, Resurrection "F" last night.  It was a ton of fun.

Noah left cross country practice early so we could get there on time, knowing that it would be crowded.  But, oh!  My slipper broke between the car and the theatre, so we made a visit to the shoe store to pick up a cheap pair of slippers (never mind that I have a bazillion pairs at home).  We ate a fast dinner, then headed to the theatre.  Amazingly, we got there late enough that a line had already formed, but early enough to get great seats.  Last time, they shoe-horned us all into a tiny theatre, but this time they were kind enough to open up one of the big ones.

Prior to going, I'd read a review saying this movie was dumb and superfluous.  Well, duh.  That's DBZ, right?  Silly, weird, with lots of odd noises, powering up, and pauses between fights.  Resurrection "F" was all of those things minus the long, drawn out voice overs while thinking and growling while powering up, plus blue hair. I really liked the blue hair.

The cost of tickets and dinner was already high, and then I had to buy new footwear.  This movie outing turned out to be quite expensive.  But it's such a rare experience and we all had a bunch of fun.  Love that fricken Dragonball Z.