DBZ or DBZ Kai?

Which do you prefer? Out of all the versions of the show released so far, the uncut Kai release is by far my favorite despite it being loathed by many DBZ fans. But I grew up on the series watching the numerous releases on CN and Toonami, and have to say Kai is better in every way. Now I know you've seen arguments like this before and it's not entirely original, but it is a topic that I like and feel strongly about, and makes good practice for my blogging skills.

1. Remastered

Kai has been very well cleaned up and reformatted for HD. Not only are many scenes reanimated and/or flipped around and zoomed in or out for better aesthetics, the aspect ratio has been fixed to 16:9 widescreen. Along with the other improvements this goes a long way to making the show better. Although a couple mistakes or one-scene flourishes are added, by and far the most changes were fixing mistakes that were made with the original. For some reason the only real arguments I hear on this part is that they removed blood and nudity. But as I explain in point #2 the vastly superior dialogue does more for violence than the former ever could and makes the show much more engaging. And nudity? Baby winkies and butts are gone. Why complain about that?

There are a couple examples below (right is Kai), and if you click the link and scroll down, you can see image and audio comparisons (for point #2), but unfortunately only for the Saiyan Arc which is episodes 1-16 in Kai. This is also why the examples are all from those episodes.

http://kanzentai.com/eps-review.php?id=001

2. Better Dialogue

Say what you will about some of the characters having new voice actors, I've been watching the series since I was 4 and didn't mind the new people one bit. I also liked the new script and completely re-recorded audio, as many of the original voice actors did return and their additional experience shows. Below you'll see a couple videos that showcase this. While in the original version the voice acting was pretty poor at many points and dialogue that surely wasn't meant to be campy seemed like it anyways, Kai has come around and, although it reduces the blood and gore, it more than makes up for it with far more violent dialogue which does more than any amount of gore could.

Goku's "I will make you suffer" line during his first SS transformation really brings out his rage and more ruthless nature while in the form (while the Kai scene altogether is just more epic overall). Frieza saying he'll find Goku in space while hurling his Supernova at Trunks instead of "This is for you father!" made him seem more like a ruthless villain instead of a brat seeking his father's approval. And the way #18 dies at the hands of Trunks...these may not be and in all likelyhood aren't the best examples, but off the top of my head (haven't watched in a year or so) they are my favorites and trump the originals by far. The Kai scene with Trunks vs Frieza starts out with him already SS unfortunately, but it's close enough without linking an actual entire episode from a bootleg site. Remember that above link if you want to hear more changes!

Goku's SS Original: