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Tarzan (1999)

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Reviews Counted:99

Fresh:87

Rotten:12

Average Rating:7.5/10

Consensus: Disney's Tarzan takes the well-known story to a new level with its great animation.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: Walt Disney Pictures' animated adventure Tarzan is an innovative and entertaining exploration of the classic tale by Edgar Rice Burroughs. With music by Grammy Award®-winning singer/songwriter Phil... Walt Disney Pictures' animated adventure Tarzan is an innovative and entertaining exploration of the classic tale by Edgar Rice Burroughs. With music by Grammy Award®-winning singer/songwriter Phil Collins, Tarzan is an adventure that traces the story of a human baby who is orphaned in the African jungle and lovingly raised by a family of apes. Tarzan's peaceful and sheltered world is turned upside down by the arrival of a human expedition and the revelation that he is one of them. As he struggles to decide which "family" he belongs with, his dilemma is further complicated by his feelings for a beautiful young woman named Jane and the discovery that a trusted member of his new human "family" is plotting to harm the apes. With an inspired cast of vocal talents and new technological breakthroughs that bring added depth and dimensionality to the jungle settings, Disney's animated version of Tarzan captures the fantasy, excitement, and imagination of this literary favorite as never before. -- ©2000 Walt Disney Pictures [More]

Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Nigel Hawthorne

Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Blessed, Lance Henriksen, Wayne Knight, Alex D. Linz, Rosie O'Donnell

Director: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima

Director: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
Screenwriter: Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
Story: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Composer: Mark Mancina
Producer: Bonnie Arnold

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Reviews for Tarzan

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Highly enjoyable, great looking animated adventure that combines its touching storyline with plenty of wit and style.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
09/02/08
Jon Fortgang
Jon Fortgang
Channel 4 Film
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No classic, but very enjoyable.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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A film for Uncle Walt to be proud of -- with a strong story- line and superior animation.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ian Nathan
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
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The stylized physiques and movements of the characters in this exciting animated musical-romance-adventure are at once realist and fantastic.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
11/13/09
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader

Just as Disney animation has become increasingly impressive, so have Disney animated films become increasingly adult.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/18/08
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Boxoffice Magazine

A splendid, eye-filling adventure that harkens back in many ways to the 1967 animated version of The Jungle Book.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

There is not one frame of this film that I would change.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Chris Gore
Chris Gore
Film Threat

A technical marvel from Disney that shrewdly compresses and streamlines the Disney formula into a more efficient whole.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
11/04/05
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

An exciting, accomplished work that ranks with the wonderful Johnny Weissmuller movies.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
11/03/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

...one of Disney's most beautiful, most spectacular visual treats, even if the story line and characters are watered-down children's fare.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
10/26/05
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Simply a smashingly well-done example of animated storytelling.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle

A beautifully crafted, well-paced and well-voiced feature that will easily become yet another Disney classic.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

The first half of Tarzan is Disney's best stuff since Beauty and the Beast ... [then it] declines into a typical showdown with a forgettable villain.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

It's both a little scary and a lot funny, and kids will no doubt lap it up.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
02/21/04
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

If only the film had taken a few more risks instead of hewing so closely to the patented Disney formula, it might have been a truly outstanding movie instead of merely an entertaining one.

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
07/15/03
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

How does Disney do it?

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

This film is beautiful, fun, touching, and exciting.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Tarzan is as full and seasoned a crop as one could expect from a field that has already been cultivated too many times.

Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | comment Comment
01/10/03
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
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An exhilarating adventure with an aching emotional tale at its heart.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

Disney's finest achievement since 1942's "Bambi," a film it resembles in many ways.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
07/03/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
 
 
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Latest News for Tarzan

December 15, 2006: Del Toro To Go Loincloth Route in "Tarzan" Pic
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