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I enjoyed this movie as far as it went. As a long time fan of the books, I was disappointed that once again they changed the Jane story. (She was the blonde-haired, blue-eyed daughter of a professor from Baltimore, Maryland, USA. As such she was an AMERICAN and not a Brit as she has been portrayed in nearly all movies.) Tarzan’s first SPOKEN human language was Belgian/French (Taught by D’Arnot), while his first written human language was English. As a result the English Lord had an accent that reflected the French. This was as it should be. The scenes involving England and his life there were necessarily abbreviated. (Jane should not have been there.) This is a segment where they leave the books. None of the interaction between Tarzan and Jane follows any part of the original story in Burroughs’ books. Some of the errors that existed had to do with the author’s limited knowledge of African peoples and wildlife. The books might lead one to believe Tarzan was raised by Chimps, but Tarzan had a friend in Nikima (a monkey) in the books. We now know that chimps will eat monkeys. This movie stayed with the chimps as the apes that raised him. Anyway, Tarzan should have first met Jane in the jungle after having observed her in camp and later rescuing her from one of the apes. He even wrote her a note in English, before he could speak it. In this movie he did not. As a result she did not know him as a jungle king, making her acceptance of his return to the jungle simply strange. As with all previous Tarzan films, they manage to thrown in animals that do not live in Africa among the wildlife images used. So, I could pick the movie apart but enjoyed the first half quite a bit.Read full review
This film is a good attempt at telling a new slant on an old story. I find no fault with the acting or technical achievement of the production. I do think that far too much of the movie deals with Tarzan in street clothes. The filmmakers had the same problems as the first Tarzan movie producer Smilin' Bill Parsons. He made "Tarzan of the Apes" in 1917 and quickly followed with its sequel "The Romance of Tarzan." "Romance" had Tarzan in civilization for most of the movie. Tarzan fans like Tarzan IN THE JUNGLE. They are not interested in domesticating the Ape Man. "Greystoke" did keep the wild man wild in street clothes but it was too long in civilization. I am happy to have "Greystoke" in my DVD collection and will watch it many times.
I saw this movie years ago when it first came out. Then years later, I got to wishing I had the movie. When I did find it, I was happy. This is a great seller, and it shipped out fast! The price and quality of the DVD is superb! This is a great movie for the whole family. No bad language or bad scenes in it. Its a great story. Thanks so much!! M G
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This Tarzan picture is a different one than most you've seen before. It's a more austere and artistic treatment of the epic story of John Clayton, the seventh Earl of Greystoke, who is raised in the jungle by apes and then returns to his ancestral home to fight a passionate battle between nature and culture. It juxtaposes the freedom of the jungle with the order and discipline of society. "I won't say I was disappointed after seeing "Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes", back in the early 80s when it was released, but I will say I was not satisfied. I decided to buy this because of Christophe Lambert, I just like him as Actor! The best Tarzan movie I think that is out there..."1932 TARZAN, THE APE MAN (99 minutes - video, VCD, DVD)with Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan.Read full review
I had forgotten how good this movie was... Great package, great price and GREAT QUALITY
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