Legend Of Tarzan sequel: David Yates reveals that there is an outline for a sequel, if the first movie (out this summer) hits with audiences.

The Legend Of TarzanCert: 12A 1hr 50minsRating:A musclebound king of the jungle, a feisty Jane, truly terrifying gorillas (parents be warned) and – yes – a splendid rendition of that war-cry. Bring on the sequel.Nobody plays the menacing psychopath like Christoph Waltz. His performance as the terrifying yet impeccably mannered Nazi in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious B.ds propelled him to international fame in 2009, he toyed amusingly with our expectations in Django Unchained, and if he ever so slightly disappointed as Blofeld in Spectre it was only, surely, because we were all hoping for so much.Now, however, the Vienna-born actor is back, nastier, scarier and more cold-eyed than before. At times, his pivotal performance in The Legend Of Tarzan is so alarming that you wouldn’t be surprised to be told that Joseph Conrad’s Heart Of Darkness (a Vietnam-era reworking of which became Apocalypse Now, of course) had provided the inspiration rather than Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1912 novel Tarzan Of The Apes.

Chief Mbonga played by Djimon HounsouIt’s still Tarzan but, thanks to Waltz and the film-making genius that is David Yates – he made the last four Harry Potter films – it’s darker and far more real than ever before. With striking cinematography and fine ensemble acting, The Legend Of Tarzan is seriously good which, given how familiar we are with the basic story, is an impressive achievement.That familiarity, combined with an innovative story structure, probably explains why, at times, it’s difficult to shake off the feeling that we’re watching a sequel. For this is a Tarzan story that starts not at the beginning but at what many would regard as the end, with a by-now thirty-something Tarzan back in the Britain of 1884 and very much in Lord Greystoke mode.He’s married – to the lovely Jane, of course – has children and lives in a substantial stately pile. His hands – deformed by years of walking on his knuckles while being raised by apes – are the only reminder of his decidedly unconventional upbringing in Africa.But there’s something nasty stirring on what is very much portrayed as ‘the dark continent’.

King Leopold of Belgium has invested massively in the Congo but now appears to be on the verge of bankruptcy, a prospect that has stirred the interest of rival colonial powers keen to pick up any spoils. Which is why the British – and indeed the Americans – are so keen that Greystoke accept an invitation from the Belgian monarch to visit the Congo and see what has been achieved. But what if it’s a trap?I’m no expert in the colonial history of equatorial Africa but Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer’s screenplay conveys a sense of historical realism that gives this particular reworking of the Tarzan story an authenticity that we’re simply not expecting. It’s well structured too, for we already know that Tarzan is indeed falling into a trap thanks to a startling opening that sees a platoon of Belgian soldiers massacred by a well-organised tribe of Africans. The only survivor is the charismatic Leon Rom (Waltz), a man with the rat-like cunning to survive most things and a rare ability to talk himself out of just about anything else. What would persuade Chief Mbonga (Djimon Hounsou) to spare his life?

Oh, Tarzan in person – why didn’t you say earlier? Wannabe model and LA newcomer Jesse (Elle Fanning) is 16 and she’s as slim and pretty as can be. Whatever the elusive, undefinable ‘it’ is, Jesse has it in spadesThen a sinister photographer asks her to take off her clothes and we realise Jesse’s career isn’t going to be straightforward.Anyone surprised by all this yet?

Nicole Kidman in StrangerlandSay what you like about the Australian Outback, it’s great for doomy mood pieces. Nicolas Roeg proved this with Walkabout. Peter Weir stirred spooky dread into the mix for Picnic At Hanging Rock.And now debut feature director Kim Farrant gives us Strangerland (15) a slowburn melodrama about fallout in the nuclear family.Parents Catherine (Nicole Kidman, right) and Matthew (Joseph Fiennes) wake up one morning to find their two teens have vanished.Cue a long, anguished search, not only into the desert, but into the couple’s marriage. It’s not pretty in there.

But the picture as a whole looks ravishing.And there’s a terrific scene in which we’re trapped with Kidman and Fiennes inside a sandstorm. If you’ve ever wanted to know how a vegetable feels as it’s turned into soup, now’s your chance.More family feuds in The Ones Below (15). It’s about two couples who have apartments in the same house and who are both trying for a baby.The four become friends, then enemies – at which point the plot swerves towards the gothic. Then again, here’s Sacha Baron Cohen’s Grimsby (18).

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Is it asinine? Is it foulmouthed? Does it paint a depressing picture of the underclass?

Too right.Did I laugh myself silly? You betcha.The same does not go for the Coen brothers’ Hail, Caesar!

(12), a Hollywood backstager that – despite turns from the likes of George Clooney – ought to be called An Unfunny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.Christopher Bray.

Tarzan II (also known as Tarzan II: The Legend Begins) is a 2005 direct-to-videoanimated film, a sequel/prequel to the 1999 Walt Disney Feature Animation film Tarzan. It was produced by DisneyToon Studios Australia and animation production by Toon City Animation. It was released on June 14, 2005 on DVD and VHS.

The film tells the story of young Tarzan's adventure to discover who he really is. Glenn Close and Lance Henriksen reprise their roles as Kala and Kerchak from the first film, while Harrison Chad, Brenda Grate, and Harrison Fahn are the new voices for the younger versions of Tarzan, Terk, and Tantor. They are joined by new characters voiced by George Carlin, Estelle Harris, Brad Garrett, and Ron Perlman.

Plot[edit]

As a young boy being raised by gorillas after his parents were killed in an African jungle, Tarzan is worried that a fabled monster known as the Zugor will someday attempt to capture him. He is disappointed that he can't run as quickly as the other young apes in his family, and his attempts to prove himself keep resulting in chaos, disappointing his father, Kerchak. When an accident leads his ape mother, Kala, to think Tarzan has died after the gorillas have crossed a ravine, the other apes feel that Tarzan has reached a fitting end. Tarzan believes it's best for everyone involved if he runs away.

Alone in the jungle, Tarzan gets chased by Sabor the leopardess to a rocky place known as the Dark Mountain. Python stringio file. When the echo of the monster calls, Sabor runs away just as Tarzan is inhabited by two hulking, spoiled gorilla brothers, Uto and Kago, and their controlling, over-protective mother Mama Gunda. They fear the Zugor as much as Tarzan does, and when the booming call of the monster again echoes through the valley, the trio flee and Tarzan is able to escape Dark Mountain. He encounters a crotchety old gorilla who at first keeps the boy distant, but Tarzan discovers this gorilla is actually named Zugor and was pretending to be the monster. He uses hollow trees as megaphones to amplify his voice and pretend to be a monster, scaring other jungle creatures away from his territory and food. Tarzan uses this discovery to blackmail Zugor into letting the boy stay with him. Thanks to Tarzan's cheerfulness and helpfulness, Zugor begins to warm up to him. Tarzan continues to try to figure out what he is along with Zugor, but they both promise not to tell anyone.

Tarzan's two best friends, Terk and Tantor, come looking for him and Kala also finds out that Tarzan is alive, so she goes looking for him as well. Terk and Tantor encounter trouble in Dark Mountain in the form of Mama Gunda, Uto, and Kago, but they are able to escape. Terk and Tantor eventually reunite with Tarzan, and the three become best friends once again. They leave Dark Mountain, and Mama Gunda, Uto, and Kago follow them. Tarzan does not want to return home with them but he reveals that there is no monster. Mama Gunda, Uto, and Kago overhear their conversation and learn it was Zugor who was pretending to be the monster; he gets himself into trouble. Uto and Kago wreck Zugor's treehouse in retaliation for scaring them. Zugor blames Tarzan for breaking his promise and runs away, refusing to help him face the brothers. Terk and Tantor run to go and warn Kerchak. Kala arrives near Dark Mountain and also encounters trouble with Mama Gunda, Uto and Kago. Tarzan finally realizes what he is supposed to be: a 'Tarzan', with his own special tricks that no one else can do in the jungle, Zugor comes to a similar realization, at which he returns to Tarzan and reconciles with him.

Tarzan is able to use tricks and traps to defeat Uto and Kago as Terk and Tantor try to save Kala from falling off a cliff; Tarzan saves Kala just in time. whereas Zugor holds Mama Gunda hostage, but due to their connection and Zugor accidentally telling Mama Gunda that she has 'beautiful eyes', they both fall in love. Uto and Kago return and are shocked to see them together. Tarzan tells Kala that she was right before and he is a part of her gorilla family. Tarzan, Kala, Terk, and Tantor return to the gorilla troop. Kala gives Tarzan a hug and tells him how proud she is of him for rescuing her from the fall and from Uto and Kago. Mama Gunda punishes her sons for destroying Zugor's treehouse and tells them that there won't be any more fighting or wrecking things. Tarzan, Terk, and Tantor decide to play a monster game; Tarzan is now happy and proud of himself, as he now knows what he is supposed to be.

Voice cast[edit]

• Harrison Chad as Tarzan, a young human orphan raised by gorillas in the jungle. Before Kerchak's death and becoming king of the jungle, Tarzan was a socially awkward kid struggling to fit in with his ape family. When he was growing up, Tarzan had a childhood fear of the Zugor, a mythical monster said to live on Dark mountain. His second fear was that his mother Kala would get hurt because of him.
• Glenn Close as Kala, Tarzan's adoptive gorilla mother loves her son more than anything. Kala is caring and patient unless provoked, or if her family is in danger.
• Brenda Grate as Terk, Tarzan's sardonic, quick-witted, and mischievous 'cousin'. Her full name is Terkina, but she actually goes by Terk.
• Harrison Fahn as Tantor, a germophobic, neurotic elephant, whose best friends are Terk and Tarzan despite these impediments.
• Lance Henriksen as Kerchak, Kala's mate and the leader of the gorilla family in the jungle.
• George Carlin as Zugor, an old hermit ape living in a hollow tree on Dark Mountain. He is the 'monster' feared by Tarzan and almost all the animals, even Sabor before she was killed by the adult version of Tarzan in the first film.
• Estelle Harris as Mama Gunda, a loud, intimidating, physically short and short-tempered mother of Kago and Uto.
• Brad Garrett as Uto, a slow-witted, immature, and cowardly ape who likes to throw any creature he finds off a cliff to see if they can fly.
• Ron Perlman as Kago, an aggressive, physically imposing silverback, and an all around bully. A running gag is that he always gets the hiccups when he gets poked around.
• Connor Hutcherson as Tonka
• Frank Welker as Sabor the Leopardess.

Reception[edit]

The film won a DVDX Award for Best Original Score (in a DVD Premiere Movie) in 2006 and 2010. It was also nominated in 2006 and 2010 for the Annie Award for Home Entertainment Production and for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actress Brenda Grate.^[1] The film holds a score of 33% on Rotten Tomatoes where it received praise for good animation but was criticized for being a needless prequel.^[2]

Music[edit]

The film features two new songs written and performed by Phil Collins, 'Leaving Home (Find My Way)' and 'Who Am I?' (the latter also performed by Tiffany Evans), and it also reuses Collins' 'Son of Man' from the original film. Mark Mancina, the first film's composer, returned to compose the score for the sequel, joined by Dave Metzger. 'Leaving Home' later became the song 'I Need to Know' for the Broadway musical version of Tarzan.

References[edit]

1. ^'Awards for Tarzan II'. IMDb.com.
2. ^http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tarzan_ii/?search=tarzan%20ii

External links[edit]

• Tarzan II on IMDb
• Tarzan II at The Big Cartoon DataBase