As a kid, this film hit me like a ton of bricks. With all it's powerful emotions and tense moments, it was a bit much for an 11yr- old. Still, it seems to hold that power for older audiences.
"Greystoke:The Legend of Tarzan" stays pretty true to Burroughs work. The film is really divided into two segments. The first takes place in the jungle, and the second takes place in a more civilized(or so it seems) world of Victorian Mansions.
The first half is unbelievably gripping. Emotional, Scary, and Adventurous. The second half is more a powerful drama, but for me the second-half is not only a bit under-rated, but quite deep and disturbing.
Christopher Lambert of "Highlander" fame is excellent throughout - easily his best work.
This is a tough watch for any animal lover. A tough watch in general. I think THAt is actually skewing the score here a bit. It's a good movie, not great, good, but I think it's considerably better than the score here. One of those films that you enjoy, but don't want to turn around and watch it again.
It could be even better. There's a few moments in the second half that were a bit redundant, and that could've perhaps shaved about 10 minutes off of this and helped overall. BUT, I left this review simply because it's a bit better than 6.3 might lead you to believe. If you haven't seen it - do.
69/100 A good forgotten adventure/drama from the 80's. The best Tarzan film - though that ain't sayin' much.
You might like this if you liked: PLatoon(better), Rise of the Planet of the Apes(slightly better or even), or Project X(slightly below this).
"Greystoke:The Legend of Tarzan" stays pretty true to Burroughs work. The film is really divided into two segments. The first takes place in the jungle, and the second takes place in a more civilized(or so it seems) world of Victorian Mansions.
The first half is unbelievably gripping. Emotional, Scary, and Adventurous. The second half is more a powerful drama, but for me the second-half is not only a bit under-rated, but quite deep and disturbing.
Christopher Lambert of "Highlander" fame is excellent throughout - easily his best work.
This is a tough watch for any animal lover. A tough watch in general. I think THAt is actually skewing the score here a bit. It's a good movie, not great, good, but I think it's considerably better than the score here. One of those films that you enjoy, but don't want to turn around and watch it again.
It could be even better. There's a few moments in the second half that were a bit redundant, and that could've perhaps shaved about 10 minutes off of this and helped overall. BUT, I left this review simply because it's a bit better than 6.3 might lead you to believe. If you haven't seen it - do.
69/100 A good forgotten adventure/drama from the 80's. The best Tarzan film - though that ain't sayin' much.
You might like this if you liked: PLatoon(better), Rise of the Planet of the Apes(slightly better or even), or Project X(slightly below this).