Tarzan's Fight for Life

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Audience Member Tarzan's return to MGM benefits from much improved script, sets and costumes. Continuity errors aside, one half expects Mitzi Gaynor to jump out of greenery and start singing "South Pacific," While it's nice Eve Brent's Jane finally gets to act, Cheeta's loincloth and Boy's carved canoe are total eye rollers. Despite these issues, the script that pits a power hungry tribal witch doctor against a research doctor trying to improve the native's health is a refreshing change from the paint by numbers scripts that had dogged the franchise since the Lex Barker Era. Not Classic by any means, but certainly a respectable entry. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Gordon Scott plays Tarzan in this bland outing for the Lord of the Apes, which was more racist than most entries in the series, where the main story points revolve around native people as being gullible and superstitious. The story has Tarzan helping a white doctor convince the easily fooled natives that an evil witch doctor is a hoax. That witch doctor is played by the great Woody Strode and one of the other natives is played by James Edwards, likely best remembered for his performances in "The Manchurian Candidate" and "The Killing." Tarzan wrestles a boa constrictor, rides a giraffe, and Cheeta the chimpanzee provides his usual comic relief. I'd normally sum up this film by saying it's blandly inoffensive, except that there is a fair amount in the film to be offended over, but I will say I was entertained. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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