Tarzan

2003

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6.5| 0h30m| en| More Info
Released: 05 October 2003 Canceled
Producted By: Warner Bros. Television
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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From the day two decades ago that young John Clayton's parents died and left him alone in the African jungle, he was raised by apes and has emerged as the fearless Tarzan. Captured by his billionaire uncle, Richard Clayton, the CEO of powerful Greystoke Industries, Tarzan is returned, against his will, to his family's home in New York City. Resisting captivity, he escapes into the concrete jungle of New York City where he encounters the strong-willed NYPD detective Jane Porter. Jane's perfectly ordered life is turned upside-down by Tarzan's dangerous yet profoundly untainted morality. Romantically involved with another member of the force, Detective Michael Foster, Jane is left to choose between reason and instinct, civilization and pure humanity, her head and her heart.

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Alicia I love this movie so much
Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
ramonalynnjohnson I actually love this show. There are many different kinds of Tarzan and all of them to me are good. I am trying to find the DVD of it. The movie is worth seeing if they like many different versions of Tarzan. I know that many people might not like this one, but if you haven't seen it, give a try and let it be your opinion. The reason that I like it is because its a different version of it and yes I am a very big Tarzan fan. I hope that many people like this because its beautiful show because to me its a love story. I don't know if this a spoiler or not, if it is, sorry I don't know how to do the spoiler thing. In my opinion I thought that he was a good actor dash he's very handsome and I think that many women would like that, overall the show is worth seeing and I know that some may like and some may not, but that's their opinion. I enjoyed watching it because it has some things that I like and one of them is because its Tarzan with a different version and I always like the different versions because its something that people might not have thought of it or that it might be unexpected.
cineasten89 First, I can tell that this TV show is definitively not the version you are expecting - which means Edgar Rice Byrroughs's classic version of Tarzan or a version that Johnny Weissmuller is dressed in loincloth and swinging in the jungle and fighting crocodiles - this TV show is instead a new, modern version of the Tarzan mythology. The jungle lord is updated, which was a real risk the WB network took, and moved him from the Kongo jungle to the skyscrapers of New York. What we get is surprisingly an entirely new Tarzan mythology, and what surprised the more is that it is extremely good.Tarzan aka John Clayton grew up in the Kongo Jungle but after getting caught and escaped those who caught him, he now climbs skyscrapers and hides himself from his uncle, the head of Greystoke Industries, who got him shot and caught in the Kongo jungle, meanwhile he helps victims that are attacked by criminals. Jane is also not the typical heroine that we know from the old mythology - she is now a strong and beautiful and brown haired NYC police detective, who (unsurprisingly) finds herself increasingly drawn to the mysterious and dangerous Tarzan. The writers again took another risk to let Tarzan's dark side show through, making the TV show more intensely, different and more thrilling. This Tarzan is handling two different sides of himself - the one with violence and anger and the next one helping innocent people or protecting his loving one, Jane. But, some of his violent actions while protecting Jane often result in putting Jane in danger. In fact, much of the story is recognized from the old mythology - the New york jungle is most likely like the Congo jungle, what makes it different is that it is located in New York and is taken place in a modern time - and it makes it good. And what's more good with this TV show is that the stars are more or less unknown actors. Travis Fimmel (plays Tarzan) is an Australian ex Calvin Klein model, Sarah Wayne Callies (plays Jane) is another newcomer. And hey, both actors are really better than I expected, and actually, they managed to give the love between Tarzan and Jane the same feeling that I had when I read the novels or watched the earlier versions of Tarzan. But even though there is no kiss here, they manage to have some powerful scenes that, instead of a dialogue, tells their love by a glance here and a blush there. Even though it may be strange, it works. Also, Fimmel impresses by doing most of his stunts himself, making it look like he is a real jungle boy, and he also manages to make his Tarzan strong, proud, having a child's innocence and always battles for what he believes is right. That's really impressing for a new coming actor.Other stars are Lucy Lawless, Mitch Pileggi and Miguel A Nunez Jr that also give their great skills in great supporting roles. Lucy plays an important role - as Tarzan's smart aunt Kathleen, Pileggi is really the perfect candidate to take on Uncle Richard (who wants to catch Tarzan by every price) and Nunez, whose lines are surely the best the best in this show, plays Jane's partner, Sam Sullivan.The only negative part with this TV show is that there are only 8 episodes, but although it's so, each episode always improves something new and thrilling, either in Jane and Sam's hunting villains or in the romance between Tarzan and Jane, and always improves upon the last. I highly recommend this TV show as it is worth watching, especially if you appreciate great dialogue, good plenty of action and two interesting characters that are fighting both to stay out or stay with each other through the TV show.
KimOnTheJourney I thought this show had some bad and good points, but I saw a sufficient number of good points to keep on giving it a try. Specifically, Mitch Pileggi and Lucy Lawless. Brilliant actors - I wish they had had more to do.When the show was about a family in conflict - Kathleen, Richard and John - it was strong and dynamic. I thought the show had a great look to it and obviously was made with great production values. I think some of the writing and the overt marketing to teenage girls was regrettable. Travis Fimmel I never did expect much from, and entirely too much was made of him allegedly being oh so sexy. Puhleeze. I really think the show was getting stronger when it was curtailed. I'd like to see it come out on DVD.
vivianvixen I didn't think I was going to like this show at all. But so far I love it. Travis Fimmel is amazing in this role. Amazingly sexy...and just the right amount of animalism to him. I love his eyes...and I love when he's standing near Jane and smells her it's so hot. I am anxiously awaiting a kissing scene...I hope it's soon.

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