Review of Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) by Pentti P — 26 Jul 2009

Props to Johnny Weissmuller for the original Tarzan yodel. The change in scenery from jungle to savannah in one pan of the camera and then back was pretty funny, as was the part where Jane and her father were "observing" the native Africans by standing in front of a giant movie screen that was playing film of actual Africans in Africa. Not to mention that Africa at times bore a stunning resemblance to southern California. Oh well.

Overall, the film was somewhat amusing, though a bit slow in parts. It only bore a passing similarity to the book, which is really too bad because the book actually has a lot more depth (quite action-packed, yes, but it's also a classic coming-of-age story).