Tarzan Escapes

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Zinjx W "Escapes" is so far the most violent with fun film in the series. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/29/24 Full Review Audience Member Certainly one of the better adventure films of the 1930's. Here Tarzan interacts more with people than he does the jungle he is lord over - which hurts the film overall. Some of the footage may even be from earlier films (alligators), and Jane never yodels either. Expect a Hollywood ending. All in all there may be slightly better emotional acting from Weissmuller in this film in spite of it being an adventure film for those looking to escape modern life for a little while. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm more fascinated by the behind-the-senses aspects of this film, which is that the original cut of the film was deemed to violent and intense for audiences and was extensively recut and reshot, eliminating scenes such as an attack on Tarzan by vampire bats and other graphically violent moments. However, the film that remains is still quite good by Tarzan standards. Johnny Weissmuller returns at Tarzan and Maureen O'Sullivan is back as Jane. In this film a group of great white hunters want to put Tarzan on display for profit and entertainment. Tarzan does not like being captured and therefore, as the title suggests, must escape. The film is credited as being directed by Richard Thorpe, but John Farrow reshot much of the original film directed by James C. McKay . Farrow would later marry star O'Sullivan, who's daughter Mia Farrow wold become a movie star herself. George B. Seitz and William A. Wellman also reportedly worked on this film as well. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member We get to see a large slice of Tarzan's normal home life in this film in the series and it's not that different to the western world despite being in the jungle. Jane's prim and proper wife as well as posh speaking demeanour is the dominant force here and it could not look more out of place in the middle of nature at its most wild. The story itself is pretty bland. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Johnny Weissmuller is the preeminent Tarzan--Fastpaced and violent!! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed this Tarzan adventure as is surely one of Weissmullers best efforts and youi can tell the special fx crew at the time tried to pull out all the stops. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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