{"id":13094,"date":"2016-10-11T23:40:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T06:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=13094"},"modified":"2016-10-12T00:28:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T07:28:11","slug":"review-legendoftarzan-3dbd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/10\/review-legendoftarzan-3dbd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Legend of Tarzan 3D BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>The Legend of Tarzan<\/em><\/strong> is hardly horrible and yet it\u2019s also nothing special in spite of some nice work by the visual effects crew and some ernest performances by Skarsgard and, to a lesser extents Robbie and Jackson while Waltz proves once again as a serviceable villain.<\/p>\n

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The Legend of Tarzan<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Adventure, Fantasy
\nWarner Bros. | PG13 \u2013 110 min. \u2013 $44.95 | October 11, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/11\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by:<\/strong> David Yates
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Edgar Rice Burroughs (\u2018Tarzan\u2019 stories); Craig Brewer and Adam Cozad (story), Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Djimon Hounsou, Christoph Waltz, Jim Broadbent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes
\nDigital Copy:<\/strong> Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs:<\/strong> 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size:<\/strong> NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 MVC
\nRegion(s):<\/strong> A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This incarnation of Edgar Rice Burroughs\u2019s popular novels, The Legend of Tarzan<\/em><\/strong> is a new tale that takes audiences beyond his origins that began in the jungles of Africa following the death of Clayton\u2019s parents where upon baby Tarzan was raised amongst the gorillas before finding civilization and resuming his birth name and heritage.<\/p>\n

The film opens when, on the heels of bankruptcy, due to building railroads and infrastructure, the King Leopold II, in control of the Congo Basin, sends envoy and all around douche Leon Rom (CHRISTOPH WALTZ) to secure invaluable diamonds known as Opar when he and his army are attacked by a local tribe led by Chief Mbonga (DJIMON HOUNSOU). In sparing Rom\u2019s life, and a promise of the needed Opars, he wants Rom to capture his mortal enemy, Tarzan.<\/p>\n

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Now reclaiming his family\u2019s estate, John Clayton III (ALEXANDER SKARSGARD), the Earl of Greystoke, now resides in London with wife Jane Porter (MARGOT ROBBIE). Clayton is invited by King Leopold II back to Africa as a not-so-veiled attempt for positive publicity to report on the development of the Congo. Clayton declines but is later persuaded to go by American envoy, George Washington Williams (SAMUEL L. JACKSON) though his motivations is to investigate the real reason for Leopold\u2019s railway system, suspecting he is using slave labor.<\/p>\n

So with wife Jane in tow, as she refused to stay behind, the trio make the long journey not knowing that, dun dun dun, it\u2019s a trap, an invitation set up by Rom in order to capture Tarzan. Once there, John\/Tarzan and Jane become reacquainted with old friends before Rom and his savage army come to the village, kidnap the young for enslavement, burn it down and also take Jane as hostage after Tarzan manages to escape their net (literally). With Jane captured, Tarzan and Williams set to follow Rom\u2019s steamboat and along the way Tarzan must come to terms with the animal inside he once pushed away.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s the movie in a nutshell. It\u2019s more or less a revenge film on the part of Chief Mbonga, though I won\u2019t reveal the why, but it\u2019s personal; of course it always is… The subplot of Rom getting the precious stones to buy an army for King Leopold is more or less secondary but an interesting enough aspect.<\/p>\n

Listen, The Legend of Tarzan<\/em><\/strong> actually wasn\u2019t a terrible movie. The acting was decent with Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd showing off his physique to play Tarzan and Margot Robbie, given she is playing a limited role with little to do for the majority, was decent and Christoph Waltz playing a villain is almost a given for the guy at this point in his career; I\u2019d be more shocked to see him play and out and out good guy for once… And Samuel L. Jackson is, well, Samuel L. Jackson. He\u2019s a fine actor for sure but he has even less to do than Robbie but has a few nice scenes opposite Skarsg\u00e5rd and serves as a quasi-comedic relief.<\/p>\n

Based on the characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, this version was produced by veteran Jerry Weintraub, was helmed by David Yates whose career was primarily comprised of the last few Harry Potter<\/em> films (all of which were well made) and while the writing credits go to Craig Brewer and Adam Cozad and while hardly perfect The Legend of Tarzan<\/em><\/strong> at least tells a unique story taking us outside of the jungles, though we do get his origin via flashbacks, and showing a different aspect of the character as well as his relationship with the ever lovely Jane.<\/p>\n

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In the end, and I\u2019ve begun to notice this more and more of late, The Legend of Tarzan<\/em><\/strong> is very much a passable but ultimately forgettable film. There\u2019s certainly some nice scenes and I can\u2019t place much fault on the cast as I highly doubt anyone else could\u2019ve done much better with the material given, but clocking in at around 105 minutes, it\u2019s a fine time-waster but not much more and the replay value is limited unless you are a big fan of Tarzan.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy, a 2D Blu-ray<\/u><\/strong> and DVD Copy<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tarzan<\/u><\/em>\u00ae Reborn (15:10; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This featurette looks at the envisioned version of Tarzan<\/em> taking cues from the old adaptations for a new audience. Includes interviews with members of the cast (Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, and Christoph Waltz) and crew (David Yates, Jerry Weintraub, etc.) and some behind-the-scenes footage.<\/p>\n

Battle and Bare-Knuckle Brawls (TRT 15:05; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a set of 3 featurettes (Tarzan vs Akut, Boma Stampede and Train Ambush) breaking down these key action scenes.<\/p>\n

Tarzan and Jane\u2019s\u2122 Unfailing Love (6:01; HD)<\/u><\/strong> looks at the love and romance between the two iconic characters throughout the years and the chemistry between Skarsg\u00e5rd and Robbie.<\/p>\n

Creating the Virtual Jungle (15:16; HD)<\/u><\/strong> breaks down how the jungle featured in the film was created, a combination of on stage and with visual effects as it was not feasible to shoot in Africa.<\/p>\n

Lastly we get Gabon to the Big Screen (2:28; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a promotional featurette on Gabon in Africa and a PSA from Skarsg\u00e5rd and Robbie for Stop Ivory (1:30; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Preview<\/strong> \u2013 Kong: Skull Island<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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3D VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5, 2D VIDEO \u2013 4.75\/5
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The Legend of Tarzan<\/em><\/strong> gets the 3D treatment and although it\u2019s not the best usage I\u2019ve come across or anything, there are some beautiful shots akin to what I experienced with The Amazing Spider-Man 2<\/em> as we get to see Tarzan dive off of a cliff and then swing through the jungle and trees. The 3D itself is fairly smooth and colors still are bright.<\/p>\n

The 2D presentation, shown in its original 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio, is nearly perfect. Detail is fantastic, sharp and well defined throughout and colors are absolutely brilliant and vibrant. There were no major instances of artifacts, aliasing or banding making for a pleasant looking 1080p transfer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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As nice as the video looked, it\u2019s outdone with an incredible and expansive Dolby Atmos track (TrueHD 7.1 for older systems) and from the opening with the African chorus mixed in with Rupert Gregson-Williams\u2019 score to the few action sequences, it\u2019s a depth-filled track that will reverberate through anyone\u2019s home theater and test every channel to its fullest, even the LFE channel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, The Legend of Tarzan<\/em><\/strong> is hardly horrible and yet it\u2019s also nothing special in spite of some nice work by the visual effects crew and some ernest performances by Skarsgard and, to a lesser extents Robbie and Jackson while Waltz proves once again as a serviceable villain. Both the video and audio transfers were excellent while the features are barely above average.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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