beautiful story

Rating: 9/10 (19 June 1999)

The first thing that hit me as the movie started was the feeling of something grand and different. I felt this when I saw The Lion King and I liked that movie so this was a good sign.
Disney stepped out on the edge here with the depiction of Tarzan and what has resulted is a fabulous movie. Unlike Disney's last Tarzan movie (The Jungle Book), this one had a more adult theme and feel to it. The story allows the audience to gain some insight and feeling into Tarzan's character and personal conflicts. It does an admirable job on some of the peripheral characters too, like Tarzan's mother and father (the gorilla parents).
Most of the humor was very well done and definitely generated a laugh (the loudest laughs came from adults!). The one character that got out of hand and became annoying at points was the character that Rosie O'donnell plays (Tarzan's best friend).
The animation was fabulous and it becomes doubly amazing when you realize that this was not done strictly with computers. The scenery was stunning and the audience is treated to innovative camera angles that quite literally created a thrilling ride. It wouldn't surprise me to see Disney create a ride for this at their parks.
The biggest thing that I noticed was that this was the first Disney movie that did not have the characters launch into song at various points. Phil Collins does an amazing job with the music and it was incorporated into the movie at different parts to substitute for the character songs. This definately added to movie and created a more smooth flowing story.
Overall, this would be a movie that I would recommend any adult to go see. Guys, this is a great date movie. For children this is a must see. 9/10.