{"id":7788,"date":"2014-08-05T20:15:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T03:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=7788"},"modified":"2022-01-01T13:53:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T21:53:54","slug":"review-tarzan-disney-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2014\/08\/review-tarzan-disney-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Tarzan (Disney) Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Tarzan<\/em><\/strong> seems to be the ignored stepchild amongst Disney\u2019s animated titles (talking 80s and 90s), taking a backseat to Beauty and the Beast<\/em>, The Lion King<\/em>, Aladdin<\/em> or The Little Mermaid<\/em> but it\u2019s a fun and finely animated flick with some good voice casting and incredible sequences.<\/p>\n

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Tarzan<\/span>
\n(1999)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Animated, Adventure
\nDisney | G \u2013 88 min. \u2013 $29.99 | August 12, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nDirected by: <\/strong>Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Edgar Rice Burroughs (story \u2018Tarzan of the Apes\u2019); Tab Murphy & Bob Tzudiker & Noni White (screenplay)
\nVoice Cast: <\/strong>Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Nigel Hawthorne, Rosie O\u2019DonnellDISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Music Video, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>34.1 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SUMMARY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Disney\u2019s adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs\u2019 story begins deep within the jungle when baby Tarzan is adopted by a family of gorillas. But his \u201cTwo Worlds\u201d collide with the arrival of humans, forcing Tarzan (voiced by TONY GOLDWYN) to choose between a \u201ccivilized\u201d life with the beautiful Jane (MINNIE DRIVER) and the life he shares with his fun-loving friends (including ROSIE O\u2019DONNELL) and his gorilla family (mother voiced by GLENN CLOSE).<\/p>\n

QUICK HIT REVIEW \u2014 4.0\/5
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This animated movie, released in 1999, while not exactly classic Disney in the same vein as Beauty and the Beast<\/em> or The Lion King<\/em>, is still a strong outing with some touching moments, even dark ones, and the voice casting from Tony Goldwyn to Minnie Driver and finally Glenn Close are all impeccable and inspiring choices, especially the scenes between Tarzan and his gorilla mother. The animation itself is also quite impressive including a few POV shots as Tarzan zips through the jungles attempting to escape predators or saving Jane.<\/p>\n

Another highlight are the plethora of songs written and performed by Phil Collins, the most memorable being \u201cYou\u2019ll Be in My Heart\u201d which Collins took home the movie\u2019s one and only Academy Award nomination (he also received a Golden Globe as well).<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with an embossed slip cover<\/strong>. Inside the case contains a DVD Copy<\/strong><\/span> and a redemption code for the Digital Copy<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Directors Chris Buck and Kevin Lima & Producer Bonnie Arnold sit down for a light-hearted track providing some behind-the-scenes info on the animation process as well as the story.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (9:56)<\/strong><\/span> contains three scenes, including an alternate opening, that were removed and never fully animated.<\/p>\n

Under Backstage Disney<\/strong> are: History and Development (7:37)<\/strong><\/span> chronicling how the project came to be; The Characters of Tarzan<\/em> (TRT 23:07)<\/strong><\/span> outlining the assembled voice cast and animation style; Animation Production (TRT 9:54)<\/strong><\/span> looks at how some of the scenery was created and even shows the animation progression; Story and Editorial (TRT 6:36)<\/strong><\/span> examines the storyboards.<\/p>\n

Also included are three Theatrical Trailers<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Swinging onto Blu-ray in this \u201cSpecial Edition\u201d form, Tarzan<\/em><\/strong> looks impeccable on Blu-ray showcasing, in 1080p high-definition, strong and vibrant colors, no immediate or obvious signs of over sharpening, a criticism on some of Disney\u2019s animated releases, and good contrast never appearing to be pumped up. There are some bouts of aliasing so not the perfect transfer, but on the whole not a bad transfer.<\/p>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Also coming through quite well is the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track where every element from the dialogue to ambient noises show nice depth; but where the lossless track comes to life is with Phil Collins\u2019 songs, evenly blaring through each channel. It\u2019s an excellent HD track and well worth the upgrade.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Tarzan<\/em><\/strong> seems to be the ignored stepchild amongst Disney\u2019s animated titles (talking 80s and 90s), taking a backseat to Beauty and the Beast<\/em>, The Lion King<\/em>, Aladdin<\/em> or The Little Mermaid<\/em> but it\u2019s a fun and finely animated flick with some good voice casting and incredible sequences, especially the first-person view shots. The Blu-ray released by Buena Vista offers up amazing audio\/video transfers and the features, albeit nothing new, is decent enough.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>08\/05\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tarzan seems to be the ignored stepchild amongst Disney\u2019s animated titles (talking 80s and 90s), taking a backseat to Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin or The Little Mermaid but it\u2019s a fun and finely animated flick with some good voice casting and incredible sequences.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,970],"tags":[38,1461,3016,3065,3063],"class_list":["post-7788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-disney","tag-glenn-close","tag-minnie-driver","tag-tarzan","tag-tony-goldwyn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7788"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27870,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7788\/revisions\/27870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}