Great way to end the Disney Renaissnance!

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2009)

I first saw the theatrical trailer for "Tarzan" when I went to go see Disney's "Mighty Joe Young" and I knew it would be a great movie! I went to go see "Tarzan" in theaters a month after its June release and I enjoyed it so much that I wanted to see it again! And now, ten years later, I am finally writing a review for another one of my favorite Disney movies. Tarzan is a story (like most other Disney films sitting on your shelves and mine) about a man and a beautiful woman who meet and fall in love. But, Tarzan is a man who was found by an ape named Kala (Glenn Close) and raised by her after his birth parents are killed by a vicious leopard named Sabor. After she rescues him from Sabor, she takes him in and Kerchak, the silverback leader of the apes (Lance Henriksen), does not accept him as his son. Soon he finds friendship from the likes of a comic ape named Terk (Rosie O'Donnell) and a nutty elephant named Tantor (Wayne Knight) who help him become King of the Jungle. After he faces off with Sabor and kills him, saving Kerchak's life, Kerchak starts to respect him more. Then, he discovers man is in the jungle. But, he finds out they look and talk just like him! Now, he finds companionship with the beautiful Jane (Minnie Driver) who will teach him human ways. Like every story, there is a villain. The villain in this one is a greedy hunter named Clayton (Brian Blessed) who wants to hunt down and kill Tarzan's ape family. Tarzan has everything an animated movie should have: great story, great music score, great characters,an amazing climax, and a valuable lesson that can be learned and applied in everyday life. I have a lot of movies on my shelf, and this is one that I own. If you haven't seen this yet, I encourage you to do so. My rating for Tarzan: 10/10!