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Tarzan

Tarzan (1999)

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Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 102
Fresh: 90 | Rotten: 12

Disney's Tarzan takes the well-known story to a new level with spirited animation, a brisk pace, and some thrilling action set-pieces..

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Average Rating: 7.3/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 24 | Rotten: 4

Disney's Tarzan takes the well-known story to a new level with spirited animation, a brisk pace, and some thrilling action set-pieces..

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 338,787

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Author Edgar Rice Burroughs once suggested that animation would be the ideal medium to bring his Tarzan to the screen, and 81 years after the first film about the famous ape-man, Disney brings us the first full-length animated film starring the King of the Jungle. After a disaster at sea causes their ship to sink off the coast of Africa, a British couple finds their way to shore with their infant son in tow. However, the parents are killed by a leopard, leaving the baby to fend for himself. The

Jan 1, 2000

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All Critics (105) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (90) | Rotten (12) | DVD (29)

The stylized physiques and movements of the characters in this exciting animated musical-romance-adventure are at once realist and fantastic.

November 13, 2009 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
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No classic, but very enjoyable.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out
Time Out
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Simply a smashingly well-done example of animated storytelling.

July 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
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It's both a little scary and a lot funny, and kids will no doubt lap it up.

February 21, 2004 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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So far, the most entertaining film of the year.

June 18, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Travels light, moves quickly and leaves very little in its wake.

March 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
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Kids will be drawn to Disney's fast-paced version.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media

The most legitimately touching Disney feature of the 1990s.

December 4, 2009 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy
Antagony & Ecstasy

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

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine

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

September 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4
Film4

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

August 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review
Sacramento News & Review

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

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat
Film Threat

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

November 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine)
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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

November 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid
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.

October 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

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

April 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews
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.

January 15, 2005 Full Review Source: Looking Closer
Looking Closer

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.

July 15, 2003 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
Kalamazoo Gazette

How does Disney do it?

May 14, 2003
Palo Alto Weekly

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

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online
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.

January 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks
Nick's Flick Picks

An exhilarating adventure with an aching emotional tale at its heart.

October 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Enquirer

Audience Reviews for Tarzan

Aside from such lovely designs, another major highlight of this film is the adoring soundtrack by Phil Collins. His songs, especially 'You'll Be In My Heart' are very touching. Ultimately, lets not forget the superb voice cast for this film, from Glenn Close, to Brian Blessed, Wayne Knight and even Lance Henriksen. This may not be the greatest Disney film of all time, but its one that's more than worth returning to.
November 26, 2012
Samuel Riley
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It is well drawn and the songs are beautiful, but the story is fairly uneven, jumping from the absurd to the probable. The film tries to place the characters in a period of history. It's hard, however, to get past the talking elephant (the apes of course can talk to Tarzan because he was raised by them).
July 28, 2012
Matthew Samuel Mirliani

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    1. Kerchak: Everyone, we will avoid the strangers. Do not let them seek you and do not seek them out.
    2. Tarzan: They mean us no harm.
    3. Kerchak: Tarzan, I don't know them.
    4. Tarzan: But I do. I spent time with them.
    5. Kerchak: You may be willing to risk our family, but I'm not.
    6. Tarzan: Why are you threatened by anyone different than you?
    7. Kerchak: Protect this family, and stay away from them!
    – Submitted by Anthony E (37 days ago)
    1. Clayton: I'm so sorry about the rude welcome, oh boy, but I couldn't have you making a scene when we put your furry friends in their cages.
    2. Tarzan: Why?
    3. Clayton: Why? For three hundred pounds sterling ahead. Actually, I have you to thank, dear boy. Couldn't have done it without you.
    – Submitted by Anthony E (37 days ago)
    1. Jane: Put me down! Put me down! *scary monkeys appear*
    2. Jane: Pick me up! Pick me up! Pick me up!
    – Submitted by Raha R (10 months ago)
    1. Tarzan: *to Kerchak* Why are you threatened by anyone different than you?
    – Submitted by Raha R (10 months ago)
    1. Kerchak: Kala, look at him, he will never be one of us.
    – Submitted by Raha R (10 months ago)
    1. Kala: Close your eyes. *puts Tarzan's hand to his chest* now forget what you see what do you feel?
    2. Young Tarzan: My heart.
    3. Kala: Come here. *brings Tarzan to her chest*
    4. Young Tarzan: Your heart.
    5. Kala: See? They're exactly the same, Kerchak just can't see that.
    6. Young Tarzan: I'll make him see it, I'll be the best ape ever!
    – Submitted by Raha R (10 months ago)

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  • Walt Disney's Tarzan (UK)
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