Tarzan
After his parents died, Tarzan was raised by chimpanzees. He learned how to survive and become a healthy boy. And the love comes when Tarzan unexpectedly meets Jane Porter. But Tarzan and Jane have to face to a mercenary team which is dispatched by the greedy CEO of the company Greystoke Energies. He takeovers the company after his parents died in a plane crash…
2 April 1978, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
16 July 2000, California, USA
13 December 1968, Chicago, Illinois, USA
14 April 1987, Cardiff, South Wales, UK
3 May 1982, Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
1967, New York City, New York, USA
8 September 1968, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
8 January 1966, Regensburg, Bavaria, West Germany
September 12, 2014
The villains are cardboard cutouts, and the good guys aren't much better; wildlife advocate Jane (voiced by Spencer Locke) is a disappointingly passive character.July 17, 2014
A perfect mute-button movie, better seen than heard.January 27, 2014
All of this feels awfully simplistic, like a 10-minute cartoon sketch bloated into a full-length movie, and one that's backed by an over-explanatory voiceover that can sometimes sound awkward.May 05, 2014
Having trashed one icon in The Legend Of Hercules, Kellan Lutz shafts another with vocals admittedly well-suited to the muscle-bound mannequin.May 17, 2016
The use of motion-capture technology gives the characters very fluid movement and a hyper-realistic quality, but doesn't bring them alive more than traditional CGI animation.February 26, 2014
The motion capture feels like a stunt, while the stunts ... don't.September 19, 2014
The latest reimagining of a classic text leaves one feeling like a character from Godot -- waiting on a barren stretch of road for something, or someone, to show up and alleviate the never-ending monotony.May 24, 2016
Beautifully animated tale has some violence, intense moments.August 05, 2014
There is much to admire in "Tarzan," but no lingering emotional through-line to this particular telling.May 04, 2014
While the motion-captured 3D CG has an uncanny photorealist quality, the wisdom of attempting to turn Tarzan into an Avatar-lite fantasy remains, at best, questionable.April 29, 2014
Proves that technical knowhow and a reliable old yarn will only get you so far when imagination is lacking.May 09, 2014
The human characters all look flat and dead-eyed.