Michael's Movie Grade: B
A really fun finale to the long running anime franchise.
This movie heavily works due to its humor and action. The quirky sense of humor is set up perfectly right from the beginning. There is a recap of what has happened previously in the franchise, done as a parody of Dragon Ball. This crazy sense of humor persists through the rest of the film is delightful. Not every gag works, but the ones that do are very funny and the ones that don't still add to the chaotic and fun energy of the movie. Everyone in the movie theater with me laughed a lot at the pure zaniness of this film. The movie only gets crazier towards the end and the laughs got more frequent and louder as the film went on. The movie not only makes fun of its safe, but anime and manga as a whole as well as movie conventions. None of this is subtle are sophisticated but that never stops it from being funny. The action scenes are also fantastic. They are delightfully over the top but never too much so to become a joke themselves. The filmmakers walked this fine line perfectly. These scenes provide everything people love about action packed anime and action scenes as a whole. Most of all they are just as fun as the humor and a complete visual delight. The characters are also excellent. There is a reason that they have endeared themselves to anime fans for so long. As is excepted from movies based off a TV show, not all the characters are given the screen time they deserve but none of them are wasted either.
Unfortunately, too many of the story is told in unnecessary flashbacks that feel just like what they are, exposition. Most of the dramatic scenes also pale in comparison to the comedic and action-packed ones. They are not bad at all, but they lack the power you feel they should have.
All in all, this is a delightful movie that will delight both fans of the anime and newcomers.
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