Gosh knows how many cinematic iterations of Tarzan there have been, but the newest big-budget effort, “The Legend of Tarzan,” adds little to the oeuvre. Watching Alexander Skarsgård swing on a vine, fight apes and men, deliver the ubiquitous yodel, etc., it finally occurred to me that this is actually a spiritual remake of another Tarzan movie — “Tarzan the Ape Man,” the 1981 version starring Bo Derek.
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan
Gosh knows how many cinematic iterations of Tarzan there have been, but the newest big-budget effort, “The Legend of Tarzan,” adds little to the oeuvre. Watching Alexander Skarsgård swing on a vine, fight apes and men, deliver the ubiquitous yodel, etc., it finally occurred to me that this is actually a spiritual remake of another Tarzan movie — “Tarzan the Ape Man,” the 1981 version starring Bo Derek.