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Summary: "Lord of the Jungle is Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan)"
Review: Finally and about time, the release of Johnny Weissmuller on DVD in the role that he was born to play TARZAN! ~ loaded with many "special features" entitled "Tarzan:Silver Screen King of the Jungle"[introduction/studio interest in Tarzan/developing the story/casting Tarzan/casting Jane/production begins/Tarzan and His Mate/the Tarzan yell/Cheeta/backlot zoo/Tarzan escapes/Tarzan Finds a Son!/Tarzan's Secret Treasure/Tarzan's New York Adventure/final thoughts/End Credits ~ plus vintage vault treasures featuring Jimmy Durante as "Schnarzan the Conqueror"!!(from Hollywood Party) and a real treasure with MGM on location featuring Johnny Weissmuller, Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Mickey Rooney, Jackie Cooper featured in "Rodeo Dough" with Kokomo the Bull ~ all 6 Weissmuller/O'Sullivan Tarzan theatrical trailers.After years of taping these off the local television stations and then when AMC ran the segments a few years ago with fairly good prints, I'd given up of ever seeing the Tarzan films on DVD ~ but here they are in a beautifully packaged box set on four discs ~
"TARZAN THE APE MAN" (1932) featuring Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith and directed by W.S. Van Dyke.
"TARZAN AND HIS MATE" (1934) with Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, Paul Cavanaugh and directed by Bernard H. Hyman (this is my favorite Tarzan film - story and action sequences were way ahead of their time)
"TARZAN ESCAPES" (1936) with Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, John Buckler, Benita Hume, William Henry and directed by Richard Thorpe.
"TARZAN FINDS A SON" (1939) with Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Ian Hunter, Henry Stephenson, Henry Wilcoxon, Laraine Day and directed by Richard Thorpe (one of the best in the early series)
"TARZAN'S SECRET TREASURE" (1941) with Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Reginald Owen, Tom Conway, Philip Dorn, Barry Fitzgerald (one of my favorite Irish Actors - with Bing Crosby and later with John Wayne) and directed by Richard Thorpe.
"TARZAN'S NEW YORK ADVENTURE" (1942) with Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Charles Bickford, Chill Wills (Francis the Talking Mule fame), Paul Kelly, Virginia Grey and directed by Richard Thorpe(which Tarzan and the rest of the cast are completely clothed in a civilized world of crooks, trying to take Boy away from Jane and Tarzan) all under the watchful eye of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Hopefully Warner Brothers will release the next group of Weissmuller films he did for RKO Studios ~ the same quality and special features for those six films would be a welcome addition ~ just think a new generation of fans are on the brink of discovering the true Lord of the Jungle ~ TARZAN(in the guise of Johnny Weissmuller)...gotta love it! Total Time: 4-DVD-Set ~ Warner Home Video 65995 ~ (6/08/2004)
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Summary: "Lord of the Jungle is Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan)"
Review: Finally and about time, the release of Johnny Weissmuller on DVD in the role that he was born to play TARZAN! ~ loaded with many "special features" entitled "Tarzan:Silver Screen King of the Jungle"[introduction/studio interest in Tarzan/developing the story/casting Tarzan/casting Jane/production begins/Tarzan and His Mate/the Tarzan yell/Cheeta/backlot zoo/Tarzan escapes/Tarzan Finds a Son!/Tarzan's Secret Treasure/Tarzan's New York Adventure/final thoughts/End Credits ~ plus vintage vault treasures featuring Jimmy Durante as "Schnarzan the Conqueror"!!(from Hollywood Party) and a real treasure with MGM on location featuring Johnny Weissmuller, Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Mickey Rooney, Jackie Cooper featured in "Rodeo Dough" with Kokomo the Bull ~ all 6 Weissmuller/O'Sullivan Tarzan theatrical trailers. After years of taping these off the local television stations and then when AMC ran the segments a few years ago with fairly good prints, I'd given up of ever seeing the Tarzan films on DVD ~ but here they are in a beautifully packaged box set on four discs ~
"TARZAN THE APE MAN" (1932) featuring Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith and directed by W.S. Van Dyke.
"TARZAN AND HIS MATE" (1934) with Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, Paul Cavanaugh and directed by Bernard H. Hyman (this is my favorite Tarzan film - story and action sequences were way ahead of their time)
"TARZAN ESCAPES" (1936) with Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, John Buckler, Benita Hume, William Henry and directed by Richard Thorpe.
"TARZAN FINDS A SON" (1939) with Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Ian Hunter, Henry Stephenson, Henry Wilcoxon, Laraine Day and directed by Richard Thorpe (one of the best in the early series)
"TARZAN'S SECRET TREASURE" (1941) with Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Reginald Owen, Tom Conway, Philip Dorn, Barry Fitzgerald (one of my favorite Irish Actors - with Bing Crosby and later with John Wayne) and directed by Richard Thorpe.
"TARZAN'S NEW YORK ADVENTURE" (1942) with Weissmuller, O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Charles Bickford, Chill Wills (Francis the Talking Mule fame), Paul Kelly, Virginia Grey and directed by Richard Thorpe(which Tarzan and the rest of the cast are completely clothed in a civilized world of crooks, trying to take Boy away from Jane and Tarzan) all under the watchful eye of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Hopefully Warner Brothers will release the next group of Weissmuller films he did for RKO Studios ~ the same quality and special features for those six films would be a welcome addition ~ just think a new generation of fans are on the brink of discovering the true Lord of the Jungle ~ TARZAN(in the guise of Johnny Weissmuller)...gotta love it! Total Time: 4-DVD-Set ~ Warner Home Video 65995 ~ (6/08/2004)
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Summary: Movies Good but NO Captions or Subtitles on Bonus Features!!
Review: I am in the middle of watching the Tarzan films. So far I have seen Tarzan of the Apes (1932), which was pretty good; Tarzan Finds a Son (which I have waited over 30 years to see with captions), and Tarzan and His Mate. The "nude" scene is actually not that big a deal by today's standards...and Tarzan himself does not get down to his birthday suit.
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Summary: Buy and Support Tarzan!
Review: I can only hope at least a million people buy this Tarzan DVD set. I pre-ordered it a couple months ago when I first saw it was available to order. As a child I watched these on Sunday afternoons. They were a mainstay for any kids TV diet in the 1950s and 1960s. I have to say that after dining on the majority of Tarzan movies my taste became partial to Johnny Weismueller. The fact that he was an Olympian swimmer, had the best Tarzan yodel, and his acting seemed to fit a kid raised in the jungle. It was a blast watching him wrestle crocodiles and lions and call elephants to tramble the bad guys. We can only hope that interest in this set may prompt them to release the rest of his Tarzan movies. I for one loved them all, even if the special effects were a little hokey sometimes. By todays standards the F/X will seem comical, but still fun to watch. This set has the best production values and casting of all the Tarzan movies.
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Summary: Tarzan starring Johnny Weissmuller
Review: I could not get enough of Tarzan and Jane movies on Sunday mornings. I know some people probably watched on Sunday afternoon, but in Baltimore, Maryland it was Sunday mornings. I was thrilled to see that the old Tarzan movies are available for sale. I am going to buy my collection right now, and guess what? I will watch a movie from my collection every Sunday morning, just to bring back the nostalgia. If you ever loved watching the great Johnny Weissmuller play Tarzan, don't miss this opportunity to get you a copy. I guarantee, that once the rest of the old timers get wind of it, they will buy every copy.
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Summary: Great Release
Review: I enjoyed the Tarzan movies when I was a child and they remain a lot of fun to see. I was surprised to see Jane in "Tarzan and His Mate" diving and swimming in the nude, beaver and all. I did not realize that was available in the 1930s.
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Summary: SIMPLY SUPERB!
Review: I've been waiting for these films to be released on DVD ever since I got my DVD player in January, 2001. I was born in 1954 and grew up watching them on TV. Tarzan was without a doubt my favorite hero and Johnny Weissmuller was Tarzan. One of the biggest thrills of my youth was meeting Johnny when he came to my hometown in 1967. He gave me two photos of himself which I still have. The packaging of this set is excellent, first class all the way. The documentary is very interesting. I only wish that Johnny Sheffield could have been interviewed. It was great to see Cheeta still going strong at 72 years old. The theatrical trailers were fun to watch, and the other "special features" were great, also. I especially enjoyed the short documentary shot during the filming of "Tarzan Finds A Son" at Silver Springs, Florida. Before I purchased the set, I was concerned about the picture quality of the six feature films.But, when I watched them, I was very pleased. After years of seeing them on TV, it was good to view them via the high resolution of the DVD format. When and if the six RKO Tarzan/Weissmuller films are released on DVD, I pray that Warner Video will do the honors.
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Summary: Nazis have Boy? .... Now , Tarzan make war!
Review: Oh, thank you MGM! I have waited years for the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies to come to DVD.Quite simply, they were the best of them all, even better than the RKO ones he did afterward. These were lavish and big movies, a delightful fantasy. I just hope they fix up the quality of the first movie, Tarzan of the Apes. I have them all on video, and the quality was fine, but the first movie needs a clean-up.After I see the DVD I'll come back to edit this review.
Now let's get something straight here, boys and girls. This is Hollywood's version of Tarzan, though I think Johnny is the closest in physique and ferocity to the real Tarzan of the books.By virtue of his lifestyle Tarzan should be built like a gymnist/swimmer, long, lean, well defined muscles and not blown-up like a weightlifter. He played it with great dignity also, and did most of his acting with his eyes. Tarzan spoke more than a dozen languages, lived on an estate in British east Africa, flew planes and even had a girlfriend on the side, one La of opar. His real son was named John Clayton also, but in jungle parlance he was known as Korak the Killer, having been kidnapped as a child and grown up in the wild as did his father. His best animal friend was not a chimp named Cheetah, but a golden lion named Jad-bal-ja. Jane was blond and American, not brunette and British. ..But what difference does it make? These movies are wonderful fun. I wax nostalgic when I recall as a young boy in the fifties watching these movies on Sundays at 1pm on the CBS Movie for a Sunday Afternoon. And yes, all the stores were closed and life was for the better. People were visiting relatives and not running to shopping malls to sped money and abdicate parental responsibilites.After all, Tarzan searched for his son for ten years!
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Summary: Finally the GREATEST, Weissmuller & O'Sullivan on DVD!!!
Review: Thank you Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc and Turner Entertainment Co. for bringing us ALL 6 of Johnny Weissmullers & Maureen O'Sullivan Tarzan and Jane movies to this OUTSTANDING 4 DVD set "THE TARZAN COLLECTION". Johnny Weissmuller is still the greatest Tarzan ever to dorn a loin cloth and Maureen O'Sullivan was indeed the best Jane. Even Edgar Rice Burroughs the author of Tarzan personally endorsed Weissmuller and O'Sullivan as his fictionalized charactors heroes from his books. This DVD set "THE TARZAN COLLECTION" gives 4 DVDs, 6 movies covering an astonishing 10 years 1932 - 1942 and numerous extras featurettes, documentaries and All the original theatrical trailers. Over 525 minutes of action packed adventure sagas of monumental proportions. This is the real deal!!!! All the movies are digitally restored picture & sound in Black/White presented in Standard Format preserving the 4:3 aspect ratio of their orifinal theatrical exhibitions. This is a must have DVD set for your movie library. Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan are what Hollywood movies want us to believe the way life should be. Enjoy.
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Summary: Finally the GREATEST, Weissmuller & O'Sullivan on DVD!!!
Review: Thank you Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc and Turner Entertainment Co. for bringing us ALL 6 of Johnny Weissmullers & Maureen O'Sullivan Tarzan and Jane movies to this OUTSTANDING 4 DVD set "THE TARZAN COLLECTION". Johnny Weissmuller is still the greatest Tarzan ever to dorn a loin cloth and Maureen O'Sullivan was indeed the best Jane. Even Edgar Rice Burroughs the author of Tarzan personally endorsed Weissmuller and O'Sullivan as his fictionalized charactors heroes from his books. This DVD set "THE TARZAN COLLECTION" gives 4 DVDs, 6 movies covering an astonishing 10 years 1932 - 1942 and numerous extras featurettes, documentaries and All the original theatrical trailers. Over 525 minutes of action packed adventure sagas of monumental proportions. This is the real deal!!!! All the movies are digitally restored picture & sound in Black/White presented in Standard Format preserving the 4:3 aspect ratio of their orifinal theatrical exhibitions. This is a must have DVD set for your movie library. Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan are what Hollywood movies want us to believe the way life should be. Enjoy.
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