Tarzan films are usually based on the book Tarzan of the Apes (1914) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, as are all Tarzan adaptations. The films started with a silent film by the same name in 1918, staring Elmo Lincoln. Since then the most famous adaptations have had Johnny Weissmüller, beginning with Tarzan the Ape Man, staring as Tarzan in 6 MGM films alone. But back to the latest Tarzan remake. Firstly, let’s clear something up. This is not a Disney reboot of the 1999 cartoon version, so get that thought out of your head or you will be even more disappointed than you would be. In fact it’s a collaboration between America, Germany, France and England. Surely so many countries can make for a great film? Wrong.
Imagine a mash up of Tarzan and Avatar and you are heading in the right direction. Yes, this lasted adaptation of Tarzan involves aliens. When the meteors crashed onto the earth during the Jurassic period they bring with them a substance extremely powerful. One small rock could power the east coast of America for a month. It’s Tarzan’s job, with the help of (blond) Jane, to stop the big corporation Greystoke Energies from destroying his home in order to access this power source.
The cast includes Kellan Lutz (Twilight) as Tarzan and Spencer Locke (Resident Evil) as Jane. Lutz seems to be nothing compared to the pure awesomeness of Weissmüller.
It’s meant to look like a very realistic yet animated film, however the CGI and motion capture just looks rather out of place and peculiar. Perhaps that is just me clinging onto my love for old animation. But I am a complete sucker for original films and I dislike the fact that they have changed the plot so much. Tarzan has always been a film that is very animalistic and wild, and bringing aliens into that mix will more than likely spell disaster.
I don’t really have anything positive to say about this so let’s just leave it at that.
Imagine a mash up of Tarzan and Avatar and you are heading in the right direction. Yes, this lasted adaptation of Tarzan involves aliens. When the meteors crashed onto the earth during the Jurassic period they bring with them a substance extremely powerful. One small rock could power the east coast of America for a month. It’s Tarzan’s job, with the help of (blond) Jane, to stop the big corporation Greystoke Energies from destroying his home in order to access this power source.
The cast includes Kellan Lutz (Twilight) as Tarzan and Spencer Locke (Resident Evil) as Jane. Lutz seems to be nothing compared to the pure awesomeness of Weissmüller.
It’s meant to look like a very realistic yet animated film, however the CGI and motion capture just looks rather out of place and peculiar. Perhaps that is just me clinging onto my love for old animation. But I am a complete sucker for original films and I dislike the fact that they have changed the plot so much. Tarzan has always been a film that is very animalistic and wild, and bringing aliens into that mix will more than likely spell disaster.
I don’t really have anything positive to say about this so let’s just leave it at that.
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