I was really surprised by how much fun I had watching Resurrection F today at the cinema. I actually really like how the story played out, and the visuals impressed me (in comparison to Battle of Gods).

The film went out of its way to bring back a lot of characters to the fray that were previously tossed out in favour of Goku, Vegeta, or another Super Saiyan in previous years. The use of characters like Roshi and Tien as actual fighters and not having them be blown away in a single punch felt like a welcome addition to me. Also, Whis and Beerus will always be a welcome addition to the Z cast in my eyes - getting in Jako (previously only in a DBZ spin-off manga) was an added bonus too. Other more constant members of the Z team also saw a make-over in this film, such as Bulma and Gohan. It was nice to see that Toriyama is ok with still changing his characters and letting them evolve.

In regards to the story, I know at this point it's basically just a small chunk of the overall new Dragon Ball Super sagas and thus was small in scope but that's still alright. It was a chance to reveal a lot of key elements that'll become big players in Toriyama's new DB universe - new levels of Saiyan, much higher levels of power, and a greater intelligent alien presence. It was also a chance to put Frieza's part of the DB universe to rest. I'm also not that fussed about the ending to the film, despite how much I like Vegeta. Toriyama has really shown us that Dragon Ball can go to new places and I like that.

Oh and lastly, the visuals. Really "crisp", and the CG was incorporated in a way that probably compensated for poses that would have been a bit to awkward to draw. Good move. Clap clap clap. Yay. Pretty good for an anime film, well especially compared to Toei's old DBZ films.

So yeah, good film. Go watch it. I saw it dubbed, Frieza's voice was as awesome as ever.