The true 'sequel' to "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan," 32 freakin' years later

FINALLY - A Tarzan closer to way he was in the books!

The new Tarzan looks good on paper or when he's standing still, but as it moves with shallow gimmicks and abundance of CG, it reverts back into bland predictable safari.

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Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Your son killed the only person who ever cared about me.

How was he to know? My son was just a boy! Not like you! Where was your honor?

Samuel L. Jackson in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

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Samuel L. Jackson and Alexander Skarsgård in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

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Samuel L. Jackson, Alexander Skarsgård, and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

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Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

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The Legend of Tarzan

The true &apos;sequel&apos; to &quot;Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan,&quot; 32 freakin&apos; years later

&quot;The Legend of Tarzan&quot; (2016) stars Alexander Skarsgårda as John Clayton (Tarzan), Margot Robbie as Jane and Samuel L. Jackson as Tarzan&apos;s American friend. The events take place a decade after Tarzan &amp; Jane leave Africa for England with brief flashbacks to the ape man&apos;s origins. Christoph Waltz co-stars as the villain, Rom, who enslaves blacks in the Congo to mine the diamonds of Opar. Tarzan, Jane and Willliams (Jackson) aim to set things aright.

&quot;Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes&quot; (1984) was the best modern Tarzan movie, and one of my favorites despite a somewhat lethargic second half (and an irritating overuse of the &quot;Ooo, ooo, ooo&quot;ape vocalization, which this movie thankfully only does once). Unfortunately, they dropped the ball with the sequel, 1998&apos;s &quot;Tarzan and the Lost City&quot; with Casper Van Dien in the title role, as it was half-baked, a quickly-thrown-together &quot;sequel&quot; to presumably steal some of the thunder of Disney&apos;s animated version that was coming out the next year.

This one comes across as the true sequel to &quot;Greystoke,&quot; albeit with an altogether different cast and understandably so, seeing as how it&apos;s 32 years later. The portrayal of the lost city of Opar is different from the books. There&apos;s no ravishing High Priestess La (a blonde white female) or ape-like denizens. The Oparians in the movie are just an intimidating black tribe covered with white body paint, but this is no big letdown because changes are to be expected when transferring to a different medium and, besides, Opar doesn&apos;t play that big of a role, at least not the city itself.

In any case, I found this to be a solid Tarzan flick with a serious adult tone mixing drama, jungle adventure and unbelievable action. I was thankful for the thoughtful lulls in the story, which shed insights on the characters or conveyed the wonders of nature, like when Tarzan communes with an elephant at night or when Williams honestly confesses about his past mistakes as a youth where he feels he&apos;s not so different from the odious Rom. Moreover, Margot expertly brings Jane to life and is easily one of the better Janes in the movies. The CGI animals are great, especially the powerhouse apes.

The film runs 1 hour, 50 minutes, and was shot, believe it or not, in England with aerial shots done in Gabon (West of the Congo).

GRADE: B.

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"The Legend of Tarzan" (2016) stars Alexander Skarsgårda as John Clayton (Tarzan), Margot Robbie as Jane and Samuel L. Jackson as Tarzan's American friend. The events take place a decade after Tarzan & Jane leave Africa for England with brief flashbacks to the ape man's origins. Christoph Waltz co-stars as the villain, Rom, who enslaves blacks in the Congo to mine the diamonds of Opar. Tarzan, Jane and Willliams (Jackson) aim to set things aright.

"Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" (1984) was the best modern Tarzan movie, and one of my favorites despite a somewhat lethargic second half (and an irritating overuse of the "Ooo, ooo, ooo"ape vocalization, which this movie thankfully only does once). Unfortunately, they dropped the ball with the sequel, 1998's "Tarzan and the Lost City" with Casper Van Dien in the title role, as it was half-baked, a quickly-thrown-together "sequel" to presumably steal some of the thunder of Disney's animated version that was coming out the next year.

This one comes across as the true sequel to "Greystoke," albeit with an altogether different cast and understandably so, seeing as how it's 32 years later. The portrayal of the lost city of Opar is different from the books. There's no ravishing High Priestess La (a blonde white female) or ape-like denizens. The Oparians in the movie are just an intimidating black tribe covered with white body paint, but this is no big letdown because changes are to be expected when transferring to a different medium and, besides, Opar doesn't play that big of a role, at least not the city itself.

In any case, I found this to be a solid Tarzan flick with a serious adult tone mixing drama, jungle adventure and unbelievable action. I was thankful for the thoughtful lulls in the story, which shed insights on the characters or conveyed the wonders of nature, like when Tarzan communes with an elephant at night or when Williams honestly confesses about his past mistakes as a youth where he feels he's not so different from the odious Rom. Moreover, Margot expertly brings Jane to life and is easily one of the better Janes in the movies. The CGI animals are great, especially the powerhouse apes.

The film runs 1 hour, 50 minutes, and was shot, believe it or not, in England with aerial shots done in Gabon (West of the Congo).

GRADE: B.

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