The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Oct. 11, unless otherwise noted: The Legend of Tarzan (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: 2016, Warner Home Video Rated: PG-13, action violence, sensuality, rude dialogue The lowdown: The character of Tarzan has been around for more than a century. He has been the subject of dozens of books, films, comic books, comic strips, radio shows and television series. He has been portrayed by many former athletes and bodybuilders who, to put it kindly, were no Laurence Olivier in the acting department. Yet in all these incarnations, Tarzan has never encountered one facet — boredom. That is, until this latest recreation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic hero. For “The Legend of Tarzan,” the Lord of the Jungle is played by Alexander Skarsgard, who — to put it kindly — is a bland and wooden as one of the CGI trees set on his soundstage Africa. Skarsgard displays so little emotion or expression, you wonder whether or not he actually is part of the cast. His physique looks as if he spent more time in the gym than the jungle. The movie offers no wow moments or exciting sequences that make your blood race and adrenaline pump. It is slowly paced, overrun with fake CGI animals, and feels like a high-school drama class adaptation of Burroughs’ classic creation.
New to View: Oct. 11
New to View: Oct. 11
New to View: Oct. 11
The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Oct. 11, unless otherwise noted: The Legend of Tarzan (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: 2016, Warner Home Video Rated: PG-13, action violence, sensuality, rude dialogue The lowdown: The character of Tarzan has been around for more than a century. He has been the subject of dozens of books, films, comic books, comic strips, radio shows and television series. He has been portrayed by many former athletes and bodybuilders who, to put it kindly, were no Laurence Olivier in the acting department. Yet in all these incarnations, Tarzan has never encountered one facet — boredom. That is, until this latest recreation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic hero. For “The Legend of Tarzan,” the Lord of the Jungle is played by Alexander Skarsgard, who — to put it kindly — is a bland and wooden as one of the CGI trees set on his soundstage Africa. Skarsgard displays so little emotion or expression, you wonder whether or not he actually is part of the cast. His physique looks as if he spent more time in the gym than the jungle. The movie offers no wow moments or exciting sequences that make your blood race and adrenaline pump. It is slowly paced, overrun with fake CGI animals, and feels like a high-school drama class adaptation of Burroughs’ classic creation.