Casper Van Dien, Jane March, Steve Waddington

At least someone, somewhere, involved in this disposable Ape Man entry bothered to read the famous Edgar Rice Burroughs books on which the character is based. What was done with that information, unfo...( read more  read more... )rtunately, amounts to nothing. Tarzan (vacantly handsome Casper Van Dien) and Jane (nondescript Jane March) head back to the jungle homeland and encounter pillaging baddies led by Steven Waddington (used better as a more complex nasty in The Last of the Mohicans). Director Carl Schenkel's film gives Tarzan back his long-absent status as an articulate gentleman, and it contains elements of Burroughs's feverish imagination, but it dully ticks off the "adventures" without any thrilling sense of fun. Schenkel is so inattentive to detail that he would have us believe no one raises an eyebrow at the sight of a man morphing into a humongous cobra (not that the Xena-level effects help). It's blandly amusing watching Van Dien plug away ineptly at both his heroics and English accent, though this is ultimately an empty diversion for completists only. --Steve Wiecking

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PG, 105 min.

Directed by: Carl Schenkel

Release Date: April 24, 1998

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DVD Release Date: July 27, 1999

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  • April 10, 2008
    I can't think of much to say, apart from the following points:
    1. Casper van Dien is a highly unconvincing actor. Though he does look pretty handsome with a ponytail.
    2. Plot holes. I say again, plot holes.
    3. I cannot believe I watched it twice.
  • June 17, 2007
    So bad it's good.
  • September 10, 2006
    wasnt great
  • November 29, 2007
    Tarzen is a very good film.
  • October 25, 2009
    wahou quel film?J'adore c'est un film vraiment extraordinaire.
  • June 7, 2009
    efeknya tidak terlalu bagus
  • January 24, 2009
    Think this was an ok movie. Just good, cause it happen things all the time so itīs pretty exciting. I watched it with intrest! But then there is some childish magic which take this movie to a lower point. It wasnīt realistic, nor cool, so I will guess itīs more for children!
  • July 8, 2008
    Entertaining junk...
  • April 27, 2008
    whnt to by this movie ? can i
  • February 19, 2008
    i'd totally watch this even though i know it's probably terrible.

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