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Well, the dismantlement of Broly continued with yet another horrid entry into the DBZ line up, and it's really sad too when considering Broly was a character with so much potential. He was probably the most interesting character since Frieza, and he had this certain charisma about him that seemed to disappear with each sequel. Now Bio Broly is probably the most hated DBZ movie and rightfully so. Personally I have a hard time billing it as the worst or my most hated, because I can think of at least two that are truly horrendous. The writers try to tie this one into the main series despite there being no way it can possibly fit, plus commit other sins along the way.

The plot follows Mr. Satan as he volunteers Android 18, Goten, and Trunks, to compete in a tournament for his life. Their battle and soon investigation of the hideout leads them to a cloned version of Broly in a test tube, he breaks out and the rivalry begins anew.

Now the movie does surpass the last sequel in terms of action only. The action segments are nothing to brag about but they're not completely horrible either, plus they're well dispersed through out. The animation has some decent choreography once in awhile, sadly, that's about the only good thing I can think of. The character designs are rather bad for the Bio-Warriors, and nothing seems to stand out. Broly's new design was just so awful to look at, I mean wow. I also couldn't get into the BGM much either, the music was boring and it really didn't help matters.

I couldn't stop scratching my head with this horrible story. I just about hopped out of my seat when I first saw this movie. I couldn't understand using the shaman from the last movie in such a big role here whom probably didn't even have ten minutes of screen time total. I also wondered how he learned so much about Saiyans, much less the Legendary Super Saiyan, along with his name. I thought the Saiyans were a secret from everybody, and because of this, I found the story nearly impossible to buy into. I also couldn't get over Trunks pulling off Goku's signature move the Kamehameha Wave. I mean he should have been pulling off his father's move the Galik Gun for backstory and character development sake, and Broly is just horribly written here. In the last movie, he came off as a one-lined dimwit, here the dimwit is still intact only he has no lines at all. Seriously, Number 18 is the only one in this movie I find tolerable. She clearly wears the pants in the marriage with Krillin, and I found her dominance when giving orders, plus selling her services to Mr. Satan to be downright hilarious.

When looking at the bright side, at least the Broly chapter is finally over and the next movies in the franchise are very watchable to straight up good. If you're not a fan of DBZ then you can leave this alone forever. If you are then it should be seen only for completion sake.

Highs: Android 18

Lows: Just about everyone else