Review of The Legend of Tarzan (2016) by Mark B — 15 Aug 2016

Enjoyable movie despite the terrible rating by critics.

This review of The Legend of Tarzan (2016) was written by Mark B on 15 Aug 2016.

The Legend of Tarzan has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Niels D (71) on 06 Apr 2018

Starts off in an interesting way, but 50 minutes in, it kind of derails when Tarzan and some of his villager friends swing onto a moving train…

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By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Margot Robbie is not given too much to do other that look longingly into the distance waiting for her man. He Tarzan, she Jane, and this is a dud…

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By Millo T (667) on 29 Sep 2018

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By Lisa K (449) on 06 Sep 2018

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Quit taking movies so seriously. It was entertaining and fun to watch. People need to stop trying to nitpick every little thing. Good movie…

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By Brett S (430) on 14 Nov 2017

Tarzan loses his first 3 fights? Outsmarts his opponents in the end. Just weird…

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The abundance of digital monkey mayhem movies in today's day and age makes it very difficult to find satisfaction in something such as TARZAN…

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By Hiatt N (108) on 05 Nov 2017

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