“Dragon Ball Z: Battle Of Gods” kickstarted a revival of “Dragon Ball” by ditching the continuity of the divisive “Dragon Ball GT” series. With great animation and a terrific new villain, this is easily one of the better “Dragon Ball” films out there.

This movie is set after the end of the “Dragon Ball Z” show. We discover that Lord Beerus, the ‘God of Destruction’, has awoken and has set his sights on doing battle with a ‘Super Saiyan God’. When he learns that no Saiyan is powerful enough to be in the same league as him, he contemplates destroying the Earth. Goku and his friends must find a way to transform one of them into the Super Saiyan God and save the planet from Lord Beerus.

For fans of the shows, get ready to see lots of familiar faces such as Goku, Vegeta and Gohan. They all look great with the new updated animation. There are some really funny moments in here such as Vegeta singing about bingo. Lord Beerus is a fantastic villain. He is genuinely a lot more complex and interesting than I was expecting. The interactions between him and Goku and surprisingly poetic at times. This is something I was not ready for in a film about a man with crazy hair punching a giant purple cat man.

I’ll admit that it starts off a little slow but the second half of this movie is just intense as Goku and Lord Beerus have a spectacular showdown. Fans that like to squabble about the canon also seem to prefer this to “Dragon Ball GT”. It’s not exactly going to change your life but if you want to see a really good anime film with a lot of action then look no further than “Dragon Ball Z: Battle Of Gods”.