Dragon Ball Curse of the blood rubies is a movie that re tells/re imagines the 1st season of Dragon Ball.
Literally all they did was replace the villian from the show with another villian (Who is far more forgettable), add a few more characters, and crush the entire plot of the 1st season into 50 minutes. That's it.
Maybe it's not so bad if you didn't watch the 1st season or the show for that matter but if you did this movie just pales in comparison.
For starters the movie never takes a break. The characters are always running from one scene to the next. There's never a moment where you can take in the scenery or get to know the characters at all. Somethings always happening and it never stops, making the whole movie feel rushed.
There's a couple of cool action scenes here and there which can be cool but that's about it.
Another problem is the dub.
Now this is just a me problem and it probably doesn't effect the Japanese version but in the dub (which was made in 2010) they recasted pretty much all the characters with new voices which are different from the regular show.
This was jarring at 1st and while I did get used to them, simply put there just not as good as the old voice actors from the original dub, and they already add on to making this movie look more like a water down version of the show.
The script for the movie is pretty bleh as well. It's not nearly as funny as the show or clever. The whole movie just feels underwhelming and forgettable. Not terrible though. Just average.
I would honestly just recommend people would watch the show or the 4th movie Path to Power which is another retelling of the 1st season but much better.
Literally all they did was replace the villian from the show with another villian (Who is far more forgettable), add a few more characters, and crush the entire plot of the 1st season into 50 minutes. That's it.
Maybe it's not so bad if you didn't watch the 1st season or the show for that matter but if you did this movie just pales in comparison.
For starters the movie never takes a break. The characters are always running from one scene to the next. There's never a moment where you can take in the scenery or get to know the characters at all. Somethings always happening and it never stops, making the whole movie feel rushed.
There's a couple of cool action scenes here and there which can be cool but that's about it.
Another problem is the dub.
Now this is just a me problem and it probably doesn't effect the Japanese version but in the dub (which was made in 2010) they recasted pretty much all the characters with new voices which are different from the regular show.
This was jarring at 1st and while I did get used to them, simply put there just not as good as the old voice actors from the original dub, and they already add on to making this movie look more like a water down version of the show.
The script for the movie is pretty bleh as well. It's not nearly as funny as the show or clever. The whole movie just feels underwhelming and forgettable. Not terrible though. Just average.
I would honestly just recommend people would watch the show or the 4th movie Path to Power which is another retelling of the 1st season but much better.