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Summary: Tarzan & Jane
Review: I realize that I am repeating opinions already expressed by reviewers here, but potential buyers and viewers cannot be warned enough against this dreadful sequel! My three year old and I really loved the first one and watch it again and again; it's one of the smartest Disney movies in a long time. This sequel, however, is completely unwatchable for an adult. The animation is not even on par with other Disney sequels, and the voices are so clearly other people trying to imitate the originals. My toddler thinks it's ok, but I have to leave the room while she watches it. Don't even rent this one!
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Summary: my tarzan-obsessed 2 year old even hates this!
Review: I think that is reason enough to steer away from this movie for your kids. She is a fan of the first Disney film and of the tv show based on it. Where this movie falls short is in the simple fact that it has drawn together 3 separate episodes of the tv show by imposing the slightest plot structure around it all. I guess they were hoping for a lot of buys from parents who figured it would be of the quality of the first film. I'm not a huge fan of children's movies, but even I enjoyed the first film. The music fit with the picture, and the story was well-paced and fun. This attempt lacks all of those qualities. It seems like a typical opportunity to reel in a little cash from the overly trusting public. Trust me. Don't buy it. If you want to see for yourself, rent it (but find it somewhere cheap).
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Summary: THE ABSOLUTE WORST MOVIE EVER MADE, PERIOD.
Review: I'm SO glad this pathetic, painfully boring "movie" has an overall rating of only 2 stars. If I could give it 0, believe me, I would. This movie is ANYTHING but cool. It is a sad and sorry disaster that was plainly done only to cheat Disney-loving saps out of their good, hard-earned money. This worthless piece of junk belongs in the trash or under a nice cold beverage glass as a coaster. I had NO fun watching this film; the entire time I wished it only to end, and as soon as possible! "Cinderella II" was INFINITELY better than this!! At least there the animation was decent, it had HUMOR, and there were some multi-dimensional characters with clear messages. This movie is just plain stupid. The animation and voice talent are HORRIBLE through and through. It is nothing more than three particularly bad Saturday morning cartoon episodes mashed together incoherently and labeled as a "sequel." This is by far THE WORST Disney sequel to date, and I cannot stress that enough! Please don't subject yourself to the torture by watching it, it will only sicken you. It's almost impossible to believe that the Disney studios who produced spectacular old movies like "Beauty & the Beast," "The Little Mermaid," "Aladdin," "Lady & the Tramp," and countless others could be the same Disney studios who sunk so low as to churn out this dull, soulless piece of garbage. If, even after reading all this, you STILL make the mistake of buying it on DVD, be warned! Do NOT under any circumstances watch the Special Features. Mandy Moore's cornball claims to be "expressing herself as a character when she sings the song for a Disney movie," or some such fluffed-up nonsense about always wanting to be a Disney character will make you gag. Not only is the song she sings mortifyingly awful, it only plays softly in the background during the final scene: meaning she can hardly be heard. So much for dreaming of a role in a Disney film. She sure picked a winner to be in. (Note the sarcasm. If I actually meant this movie was a winner, I'd be checking myself into a mental hospital right now. I know good movies. This is not one of them.) Sound too extreme a "bad review" for a kids' movie? Nah. Not to a 16-year-old who will love animation forever and ever. Why do they have to go and spoil it like this? Not as though the original "Tarzan" was anything great, either. Tarzan himself isn't exactly an endearing ape-man with his fake-looking hair and square-ish knuckles (a predecessor to the ridiculously angular ones found in "Atlantis," which was a good movie otherwise?). And as for Jane....well, let's put it this way. It BAFFLES me as to how anyone could like her. She is flattest & most pitiful (not to mention irritating) of the Disney women. So there you have it, my opinion of "Tarzan & Jane." I'm telling you, I clearly don't recommend it. If I were you, I wouldn't buy it. But since I'm not you, I DID make the mistake of buying it. And now I'm telling you: You shouldn't buy it! Unless you really, really want to. But that would mean you like really, really bad movies.
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Summary: Tarzan and Jane's Anniversary
Review: It's been one year since T&J have been together in the jungle. This video is 3 adventures in one. Jane wants to celebrate their anniversary in typical London style. But Tank, Tantor and her father give her 3 examples of what have happened when her civilized and Tarzan's jungle ways clash. The 3 flashback stories, "British Invasion", "Volcano" and "Flying Ace" provide plenty of action for pre-teen and younger. My 14 year old said he expected one story and 3 short stories. Nevertheless, I found it to be very good family viewing in typical Disney fashion.
The first thing I noticed were the shadows of the leaves and vines on the skin and clothing of the characters. I found this to be very distracting. Don't miss the tea party scenes which include the tea pot and Chip from Beauty and the Beast.
There are plenty of narrow escapes from the villains who come in the form of 2 black leapards (easier to draw without spots), crocodiles, and the "civilized" men who seek their fortunes in the jungle.
I recommend this video for an evening rental, but it will not gain a place in our family's collection.
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Summary: Its nothing like the Disney Tarzan movie
Review: It's just for kids. If you are looking for a continuation of the Tarzan movie you may not like this. We bought the original Disney Tarzan animated movie for our kids. The original is great. What this is is three cartoon episodes from the Disney Tarzan television program. The action animation is not nearly as good as in the movie (e.g., the physics of the swinging through the jungle is poor). The plots are terrible/slow/painful. For example, Jane's ditzy girl friends come from London and get chased all day by panthers that never get around to eating them, despite endless chances. It also contains much more gratutious violence. Having said all that, much to my chagrin, my four year-old seems to like it as well as well as she did the full length animation; thus the third star.
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Summary: Its nothing like the Disney Tarzan movie
Review: It's just for kids. If you are looking for a continuation of the Tarzan movie you may not like this. We bought the original Disney Tarzan animated movie for our kids. The original is great. What this is is three cartoon episodes from the Disney Tarzan television program. The action animation is not nearly as good as in the movie (e.g., the physics of the swinging through the jungle is poor). The plots are terrible/slow/painful. For example, Jane's ditzy girl friends come from London and get chased all day by panthers that never get around to eating them, despite endless chances. It also contains much more gratutious violence. Having said all that, much to my chagrin, my four year-old seems to like it as well as well as she did the full length animation; thus the third star.
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Summary: Tarzan & Jane are back! That's supposed to be a good thing?
Review: Just another Disney failure. It was alright for a direct-to-video. But HARDLY worth the buy! The voices (except for Jane) are AWFUL! The animation is TERRIBLE! The movie looks like those Saturday cartoons that were recorded! Disney should be ashamed of themselves. The original Disney's Tarzan is a LOT better than this sequel. Don't buy it unless you have kids 9 or younger that will enjoy it. If you have Tarzan fans over the age of 9, don't buy it! They'll be disappointed. I was.
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Summary: Amazing lack of quality
Review: My daughter loved the first Tarzan. So we decided to buy the second one without checking any review about it. What a mistake ! The drawing is awful and the story, or may I say the stories (there are three of them) are without interest. I would have expected a better scenario (one could imagine so many interesting "complete" adventures on the subjet) and a better quality of the drawing from the disney studio.
Too bad.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: My kids (3 and 2) loved Tarzan. Great plot, great music, great animation. When they saw the new Tarzan and Jane, they were bored by it. It lacks everything Tarzan has. This is an example of Disney trying to make some quick cash on an original big hit.
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Summary: Boring
Review: My title says it all. I sat waiting for this movie to end as I watched the poor animation and predictable story. The whole movie focused around Jane's flashbacks to the past year she spent with Tarzan. Because they're flashbacks, you already know who's going to live and who's going to...well, live. Nothing too exciting, heartbreaking, wonderful, or anything that falls into that catergory ever happens in this movie. Overall, I would say this movie is an extremely poor follow-up to a great, action-packed, colorfully animated movie. Oh, and if you still have some desire to watch this movie, I wish I knew how to give you ours, because its only use in our house is collecting dust...which isn't that useful. It has only been watched once, so after some feather dusting, it should be in mint condition.
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