What makes this such a gas is that the original actress Fuhrman - who was 12 when she landed the part in the original film - is back to reprise her role. Director William Brent Bell’s new film stars Julia Stiles and Rossif Sutherland as the obligatory baffled parents who assume they’ve been reunited with their little darling but are actually getting hoodwinked by a homicidal 30-year-old who suffers from an ailment that makes her look like a tyke. “Orphan: First Kill”: Few horror films make you giggle like a newborn under granny’s onslaught of tickles than this go-for-broke prequel to the classier original, 2009’s “Orphan” with Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard and Isabelle Fuhrman. “Super Hero’s” humor and respect for its colorful characters, not to mention its wild action set pieces, make it one of the best times I’ve had at the movies this summer.

The animation is next-level, and while there are probably numerous details that zip-lined right over my head, it doesn’t matter. “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” is filled with characters that pop off the screen - particularly the tall-haired Gohan, who joins his greatest influence Piccolo to try to stop the fascist-like Red Ribbon Army and the two Androids that are targeting them. Fans might scoff at how this 21st “Dragon Ball” feature is designed to appeal to the masses who might not be well-versed in all its intricacies and backstories. But my favorite summer superhero smackdown - one that’s smart, funny and action-packed - is this feisty anime, a grand-slam extension of the popular manga and series.

“Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero”: This summer we’ve had a female Thor and a Doctor Strange getting sucked into the overly stuffed multiverse of madness.

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