This film, incidentally, is the 1938 sequel to THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN from 1935.Ībout the footage of African animals.this practice was common back in the day.most audiences never even noticed.they expected "exotic animals and locales" from adventure films and they got them. He must have since Burroughs used him twice. In fact, James Pierce, a former star football player, who plays Tarzan in the early shows and in the silent film TARZAN AND THE GOLDEN LION (1927) was married to his radio "Jane" who was Burroughs' daughter Joan.ĪNYWAY, Herman Brix did pretty well presenting the Apeman as Burroughs saw him.
I would suggest that those wishing to watch these films first familiarize themselves with the radio series from 1931 through the 1934 season as Burroughs was connected with these as well. It worked, apparently, because the actors who followed Weismuller and Crabbe began to speak with increasing fluency. As opposed to the inarticulate grunting dim-wit presented to us by Hollywood. And over.This and "The New Adventures of Tarzan" present the Ape-Man to us as Burroughs saw him. Christoph Waltz and Sam Jackson remain two of the most over-exposed stars in Hollywood and, good as they are, they are running out of clever ways to play the same character over and over. Alexander Skarsgård has been impressive in other films (a race driver, a superhero) and I think with different material and a different director he could have connected. After a great opening scene, there is the filmic equivalent of "dead air" for about 35 minutes and when the script does finally get in gear it stumbles and falls, subject to a wildly disjointed narrative and equally bizarre editing. That said, this one is not especially good.
I have no doubt that after I am gone, producers and writers will continue to be attracted to it and continue to "make their bones" by bending it to their unique style. In my lifetime I have seen well over a dozen versions, retellings and re-imaginings of the Tarzan story. It is no coincidence that, almost a century ago, when young Hollywood looked to find a franchise for its new "talkie" motion pictures, they turned to the Tarzan tale, and spawned a franchise so successful that it literally outlived the shelf life of its star. It is at the same time the ultimate Romance and the ultimate Action tale. The core Tarzan story is not only iconic, it speaks to something deep within us.
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