Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Rating: ★★★★
Jun 18, 2012Jungle Hero
The first of the Johnny Weissmuller films and where the cinematic Tarzan was essentially formed. The film changes Edgar Rice Burroughs conception in many ways but is a superbly exciting adventure in its own right, while the Tarzan/Jane romance is played with an oddball sweetness
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The Land That Time Forgot (1974)

The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
Rating: ★★★½
May 6, 2000Prehistoric Lost World
The first in a trilogy of prehistoric lost world adventures based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels and all starring Doug McClure. The variability of the effects aside, this is a well-made adventure with a strong script
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At the Earth’s Core (1976)

At the Earth’s Core (1976)
Rating: ★★
Nov 7, 2001Lost World at the Centre of the Earth/Edgar Rice Burroughs Adaptation
Second in the trilogy of Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations starring Doug McClure. This opens with the fabulous invention of the drilling mole but the arrival at the earth's core look cheap and tatty
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Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)

Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
Rating: ★
Jul 22, 2012Softcore Tarzan Adaptation
Tarzan turned into a tedious softcore work designed to highlight the talent-free Bo Derek in a state of undress. This directly remakes the 1932 Johnny Weissmuller film - the original was an adventure classic, this is just an expensive nudie film
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Rating: ★★★★
Aug 17, 2012Revisionist Tarzan Film
Maybe the definitive Tarzan film, one that drops the pulp adventure and recasts the story as British arthouse theatre. Superbly mounted and cast. Christopher Lambert who has never better in the title role
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Tarzan (1999)

Tarzan (1999)
Rating: ★★★½
Nov 6, 2012Jungle Hero/Disney Animation
This Disney animated adaptation treats the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel with surprising respect and faithfulness for the most part where the addition of talking animals even works for it. Fun and with a great deal of creative energy, one of the better films from the 90s Disney renaissance
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John Carter (2012)

John Carter (2012)
Rating: ★★★
Mar 9, 2012Planetary Adventure/Edgar Rice Burroughs Adaptation
While the film bombed at the box-office, it emerges as a fairly good and faithful adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ swashbuckling planetary adventure that is lavishly produced and written on an epic canvas
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Tarzan (2013)

Tarzan (2013)
Rating: ★★½
Aug 1, 2014Jungle Hero/Animation
An animated version of the Tarzan story shot in the motion capture process. Some of the modernisations might have Edgar Rice Burroughs turning in his grave, nevertheless the animation is excellent and the film works well as a technologically upgraded version of the Disney film
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The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Rating: ★★★
Jul 9, 2016Jungle Hero
A reasonable attempt to revive Tarzan – this could almost be a sequel to Greystoke, albeit with more of an emphasis on adventure. On the downside, too much of the latter half becomes epic action set up for the 3D camera. Alexander Skarsgård broods his way through a performance
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