It was cool to see Tarzan reconnect with animals from his past but then after the fourth instance, I got tired of it all.
It wasn't that the on-screen action was bad, but it became repetitive and uninteresting. I lost count of the times I checked my watch to see how long I had left. For the actual film itself, apart from the very few yet entertaining action scenes, The Legend Of Tarzan is monumentally boring. As for any individuals who happen to be a Tarzan virgin, there might be better choices out there to start with. Unfortunately, I felt very similar to how I was in Warcraft with fans of the existing story being serviced well but not newbies. I'm sure that if you've read the book and have a deep and passionate bond to Tarzan (rather than just the Disney film), you're likely to enjoy this film a lot more than I. I could be entirely wrong here but the way I felt throughout the majority of the runtime was that I needed a greater extent of knowledge about this character and his story. Going back to this picking up many years after, I found myself watching this as almost a sequel but that I had never seen the first film. I get that picking up many years after their initial encounter, there is likely to be relationship issues between Tarzan and Jane but if I want to watch a basic generic and clichéd marriage drama, I'll watch EastEnders. But The Legend Of Tarzan was borderline depressing. It's directed by David Yates who was in charge of the final Harry Potter films so a dark tone was to be expected. Thinking about this logistically, this Tarzan was never going to be happy clappy with Phil Collins singing in the background. Jane isn't just a pretty face this time round.
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I mean, there are a few times where I presume she would like some help to be rescued but mostly she proves that Tarzan has taught her a thing or two on how to survive. At one point in the film she explains how she'll never be a damsel in distress and that is the truth. True, the performance that I am on tenterhooks from her is Harley Quinn but she was brilliant as Jane Porter. However, the true star of The Legend Of Tarzan is Margot Robbie. At times, his humour was a tad odd considering the dire circumstances but at other points, it was a welcome dose of levity to such a dull movie. The actor who was able to understand both how dark this film was trying to be and how light it should have been was Samuel L. It's a bit like adding a musical tap dance number into The Godfather. The whole film took itself way too seriously and Waltz went in the opposite direction and didn't take it seriously enough. We've seen him hunt Jews but now Waltz turns his hand to hunting Tarzan but with it, he loses all seriousness and hams it up as a mustache twirling villain. I'd prefer to see him swinging from vines and fighting other wild animals.
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I don't really want to think in my Tarzan films. Sure, he can win against the human ape with brain power but when it comes down to pure strength, how exactly did Waltz stand a chance? I mean, we do have Djimon Hounsou as a side villain who needn't actually be in the film but Waltz only works when brain power is required. Obviously, to battle against Tarzan we need someone who can pull off being a legitimate adversary both mentally and physically, and who better to fight Tarzan than Christoph Waltz. Skarsgård only seemed focused to pose for the camera to show off the work he did to achieve the Tarzan body for the sole purpose of making all the females (and males perhaps) in the audience giggle and turn into waterslides. Having never read the book and my only experience being the Disney film, I have the image of Tarzan loving life but in this updated installment he was unnecessarily glum and brooding.
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He definitely has built up the physique and look of the character but whenever they try to show his various layers and inner depths, Skarsgård was very bland and uninteresting, not to mention his accent varies between English, American and Swedish. I've never seen True Blood so I can't compare his performance here to anything else I've seen him in but in my opinion, he's just about passable as Tarzan. Cast as the almighty Tarzan is Alexander Skarsgård, son of Stellan. This may not have been the most impressive of films but the talent assembled here would be enough to catch anyone's eye.