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This is my second Tarzan movie of the day. After the third movie in the series, I was starting to get a little bored, so I went months without another Tarzan movie, or a lot of other movies, so I could focus on album listening. Now that I'm back on films, I'm working through classics, and that means I'm gonna finish the Weissmuller Tarzan movie series as was my original goal when I watched the first film.
More hunters come to the jungle on an expedition and meet Tarzan, Jane and Boy. When Boy lets slip that he and Tarzan found gold nuggets somewhere in the jungle, greed gets to most of the men and they take Tarzan's family hostage to bribe Tarzan to lead them to the gold.
The whole movie is pretty much making mistake after mistake. For one thing, what's Jane doing telling a curious kid like Boy about civilization only to say, "get you mind off of civilization?" Honestly, you literally lectured the kid on it, Jane. For another thing, the kid's speaking full freakin' English and Tarzan's still doing caveman speech because that apparently sells, which I don't buy considering the kid's speaking just fine. And this little black kid that Boy befriends barely does anything throughout his screentime.
The movie is also rehashing more than usual, such as the chase between Boy and the rhino from the last film. And of course, the ending is pretty much exactly the same, so it's obvious that no matter how many different plot elements they include, the Land before Time series has more dignity at this point. And it's just too easy to get tired of.
If you wanna watch cinematic history, you'll get a better history lesson from watching VHS openings to kid's movies on YouTube with all the commercials intact. Not only is this more obscure addition to the Weissmuller Tarzan catalogue deserving of its less popular status, but it didn't even have to be made. It's a filler movie for a quick buck and that's it. On top of that, it's further proof that the episodic nature of the series is more fit for a half-hour TV series than anything, and it might as well keep the budget of a Power Rangers episode if it's also going to recycle endings.
= 30
Richard Thorpe's directorial score doesn't change.
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
(1939) - Directed by Richard Thorpe
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Jungle Adventure
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(1939) - Directed by Richard Thorpe
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Jungle Adventure
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"Tarzan father. Call 'Boy!'"
This is my second Tarzan movie of the day. After the third movie in the series, I was starting to get a little bored, so I went months without another Tarzan movie, or a lot of other movies, so I could focus on album listening. Now that I'm back on films, I'm working through classics, and that means I'm gonna finish the Weissmuller Tarzan movie series as was my original goal when I watched the first film.
More hunters come to the jungle on an expedition and meet Tarzan, Jane and Boy. When Boy lets slip that he and Tarzan found gold nuggets somewhere in the jungle, greed gets to most of the men and they take Tarzan's family hostage to bribe Tarzan to lead them to the gold.
The whole movie is pretty much making mistake after mistake. For one thing, what's Jane doing telling a curious kid like Boy about civilization only to say, "get you mind off of civilization?" Honestly, you literally lectured the kid on it, Jane. For another thing, the kid's speaking full freakin' English and Tarzan's still doing caveman speech because that apparently sells, which I don't buy considering the kid's speaking just fine. And this little black kid that Boy befriends barely does anything throughout his screentime.
The movie is also rehashing more than usual, such as the chase between Boy and the rhino from the last film. And of course, the ending is pretty much exactly the same, so it's obvious that no matter how many different plot elements they include, the Land before Time series has more dignity at this point. And it's just too easy to get tired of.
If you wanna watch cinematic history, you'll get a better history lesson from watching VHS openings to kid's movies on YouTube with all the commercials intact. Not only is this more obscure addition to the Weissmuller Tarzan catalogue deserving of its less popular status, but it didn't even have to be made. It's a filler movie for a quick buck and that's it. On top of that, it's further proof that the episodic nature of the series is more fit for a half-hour TV series than anything, and it might as well keep the budget of a Power Rangers episode if it's also going to recycle endings.
= 30
Richard Thorpe's directorial score doesn't change.