Review of The Legend of Tarzan (2016) by Eliasc — 11 Nov 2016

As a long time Burroughs fan I greatly enjoyed this attempt to capture the original concept of Tarzan as imagined and written by the author. This film is not the movie Tarzan. Th film successfully reconstructs Tarzan as ERB wrote him in 25 novels.

Although the director and screenplay writers have altered the story, they also have managed to visualize the original Tarzan. However, the film lacks the sense of adventure that the movie versions of the 'wild boy' so successfully exploited.

The version of Tarzan might be a bit too human for audiences looking for a superhero. So with some reservations, I recommend this film, especially for other long time fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs who have always desired to see a Tarzan film done right.