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Tarzan II
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| Part No: | B0007PIDBQ |
| Manufacturer: | Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| MFG Part: | DISD27018D |
| Customer Rating: | 3.5 / 5.0 |
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EXPERIENCE THE BEGINNING OF THE LEGEND WITH DISNEY'S TARZAN 2, A HILARIOUS, ALL-NEW MOTION PICTURE. TERK, TANTOR AND ALL YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS ARE BACK, AND THEY'VE BROUGHT ALONG SOME NEW FRIENDS, IN AN ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE THAT'S SURE TO DELIGHT THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
Whereas the original
Tarzan tells the story of a man raised by gorillas who learns to bring together the human and animal worlds,
Tarzan II is a prequel, of sorts, focusing on a chapter from Tarzan's childhood where he realizes he is not an ape and sets out to discover his true identity. The young misfit runs away from his loving mother, Kala (voiced by Glenn Close), and wanders up the Dark Mountain to come face to face with the monstrous Zugor. But all is not serious in this 72-minute boondoggle; there is Disney's usual foray into frivolity by way of a few wisecracking sidekicks--a couple of gorilla brothers named Uto and Kago, and their nettlesome Mama Gunda (voiced by Estelle Harris, a laudable choice). Despite the star-studded voice cast, there is a sense of re-tread ground here, and the story (loosely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' distinctive tale) shows signs of formulaic Disney. Nonetheless, Phil Collins' trio of original songs livens the pace to make the effort a short-lived smile. (Ages 6 to 14)
--Lynn Gibson
| Not as good as the original | 2010-05-03 | 1 / 5 |
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| This is a strange movie. It is definitely not as good as the original. I don't think I would recommend purchasing it. The kids don't even like it. |
| Tarzan pre-quel; let George do it! | 2010-01-10 | 4 / 5 |
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This direct-to-video release would not have been worth watching, let alone buying, without the work of the late George Carlin. The original Disney animated telling of the Tarzan story was a theatrical release which lived up to the typical expectations for a Disney product. This attempt to fill in some of the back story missing from the original fell short on several counts, but was saved from disaster by Carlin's personification of "Zu-Gor", a character not included in the original.
Phil Collins did contribute some new music for this project, but it was not as captivating as what he wrote the first go round.
Having said all that, I was glad to find it available on at a considerable saving, because our 10 year old couldn't care less what I thought of it. Her copy had gotten lost somewhere along the line and she was not about to settle for the original, when she loved "T-2". |
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| Very cute disney movie. fun. started watching it with my daughter and it kept me there. |
| Kids like it | 2009-02-09 | 5 / 5 |
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| We buy DVDs just for the kids. They like it and that's really all that counts as long as it's suitable materials. |
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| My son loves baby tarzan as he calls it. He loves tarzan, and I almost have the whole movie memerized word for word. |
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