
Summary: The movie starts out like anyother day. Except an evil villian seeks the Dragonballs in order to make a
wish. This villian is named Garlic Jr. He has his minions gather the Dragonballs for him. This puts Gohan in danger, due to
the fact he has a Dragonball. Ginger and the other minions make quick work of Chi-Chi and the Ox King. This leaves Gohan alone
and vulnerable. They take Gohan's Dragonball, along with Gohan! Goku returns from a "fishing trip" to find his family beaten
and son taken. Then enraged Goku uses the Dragon Radar to locate Garlic Jr's fortress. Before Goku can arrive, Garlic Jr.
uses the Dragonballs to wish for immortality. Goku finally makes it there. He meets up with Kami there. Goku then learns
of the reasons of Garlic Jr.'s plan. Garlic, Garlic Jr.'s dad, and Kami competed for the position of the Gardian of the earth
long ago. Kami's victory compelled Garlic to unleash an evil army on the earth. Luckily, he, along with his army, was
sealed in a dark crystal. Goku then enters the castle and searches for his son. But he has to fight Garlic Jr.'s
minions first. These minions have some unusual skills. Such as pulling swords from their bodies. Goku has the advantage in
this fight, but he is eventually overwhelmed. Enter Krillin. Krillin aided Goku for a second then was instructed to find Gohan.
Piccolo also showed up. He had a score to settle with Garlic Jr.'s minions. Krillin eventually locates Gohan. Goku and
Piccolo make short work of the minions together. They must now face Garlic Jr. The now transformed Garlic Jr. is a powerful
enemy indeed. Goku and Piccolo think they have won, but it has only began. An enraged Garlic Jr. creates a "dead zone".
(Now you know where the title comes from.) It is similar to a black hole. Our heroes struggle not to be engulfed by the
void. All hope seems to be lost until a very unlikely hero appears, the child Gohan! Gohan releases his anger on the
beast and pushes Garlic Jr. into the dead zone. Goku is amazed by this turn-around. Goku thinks it's a good idea not to
tell Chi-Chi that their son saved the world. Well, not yet.
Review: This movie is the first DBZ so it get's a little extra credit. The plot is just reused from the series.
A mysterious villian capturing Gohan, then Gohan shows his true power. It's been done before. The fight with the minions was
pretty fun though.
Grade(on a scale of 10): 6
Could be worse. Hey, it's their first try.
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