Every Dragon Ball Movie Ranked
19. Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle
While it may be the weakest of the original Dragon Ball series’ films, Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle did have some potential to stand out.
The premise of saving Bulma from the castle of an evil vampire intent on blowing up the sun stands out as goofy, vintage Dragon Ball storytelling, and many of the confrontations Goku and friends encounter nail a nice balance of comical and serious.
In execution though, the film leaves a lot to be desired. Its plot loses focus too often for its premise to feel like anything than an excuse to put the characters on screen.
Meanwhile, the inconsistent animation quality leaves the fights hard to watch and uninteresting even when Goku or one of his allies has a worthy opponent with interesting moves.
It’s still worth checking out for posterity’s sake, but overall it’s a far cry from the film it could have been.
