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You know, they didn't really monkey around with this one too much.
They did a nice job. [chuckles]
Coming out of the theater I was so surprised. This movie was so much
better than I thought it was going to be. Honestly. I was very happy.
I may not be the exact right audience for this movie,
but it's pretty solid. And I'll tell you what, it's going to be a good date film.
Let's talk about the performances in this one.
Alexander Skarsgard as Tarzan was pretty fantastic.
I was right with him the whole way. I was buying it. You know.
Very believable. He even did the Tarzan yell.
Well, alright, maybe somebody did it for him but it was still pretty good.
Margot Robbie as Jane and she was just as important
in this story as Tarzan. Plus, she had a ton to work with.
She was strong. She was believable. And she
really helped to movie the story along. Samuel L. Jackson.
Well you know he does what Samuel L. Jackson does. And he does it very well.
He was sort of comic relief in this one.
I was always waiting for him. I wanted to see what he was going to do next.
He never really shook his persona. But it was okay.
Listen, he was so likable, that it was just fine.
Christoph Waltz plays Mr. Rom.
Now the one problem I had was he wasn't scary enough.
He wasn't diabolical enough. You know what I mean?
I wanted to be afraid watching this guy. I just wasn't.
However, I don't think it was his fault. I think that's just the way the character was written.
The script for this one was nice. I mean, they spent a lot of time
on character development which I like. There were some parts
where it was a little slow between action scenes. And the other thing
I was missing. I would have liked to see a little bit more of the wild Tarzan.
In terms of the writing one of the things that I thought was sort of strange
was just the way the characters were written. For example,
this takes place in 1890 and Samuel L. Jackson
says "we're screwed."
Did they really say that in 1890? I don't think so. And then there's Jane.
You know, the dialog was okay but she just sounded
like a regular girl. There was nothing terribly exotic about her.
You know, just a normal American girl. I felt like at one point she was
going to ask where her iPhone was. [chuckles]
My favorite part of this movie was the sound. Let's start with score.
You know, it really helps to tell story.
It helps to move the story forward. And from my point of view I get to know
what's happening just by the different music changes. For example,
when Christoph Waltz is on screen it's a little more ominous,
it's a little scary the music, right? When Jane's on screen
it's just a little bit more gentle.
WHen Tarzan's on screen, it's a little more spectacular.
And when they're in the jungle. It becomes very obvious.
Lots of drums. Lots of African rhythms. It's great.
And then the sound design. During the fight sequences...
oh, it's just so spectacular. It's beautiful use of stereo.
There are moments when the apes are swinging their arms around
and then they deliver a punch and you can not only hear, but you can feel it.
And then it moves from left to right as the punch
flies across the theater. Boy, how about those apes sounds, huh?
I don't know who they got to make that noise. Let me just -- just for goof -- let me see
if I can do it. [loud roar]
Hey. Pretty good.
So for The Legend of Tarzan, I'm giving it
3 out of 4 eyes open. There are a couple things I think women are going to enjoy about this
movie and you know what they are?
Alexander Skarsgard's pecs. [laughs]
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[beep] I can think of a 6-pack of reasons the women will like this movie.
[beep] This is a great date movie. You can tell. You know,
it's not going to be a good raisin movie, but it's certainly going to be a good date movie.
[beep] Not a fig movie, friends, but a date movie.
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