Disney outdo itself, again.

Rating: Null/10 (23 June 1999)

With their animated films of the 90's, Disney had some great films, "HUNCHBACK," "HERCULES," and "BEAUTY & THE BEAST." And they had some so-so films, "ALADDIN," "LION KING," and "MULAN." Now with their newest film, "TARZAN" you can put this film on the good animated films, as it's one of Disney's best animated film of all time! The film is based on the classic Edward Rice Burrow stories about the young man brought up by a family of apes, since the death of his parents when he was a child. The young child, named Tarzan, spends his young life adapting to accept the difference that he his unlike his adopted parents and his friends because he looks different, and he's hairless. Now Tarzan realizes that their are other creatures that are just like him, and they are humans. Tarzan saves the life of one of these humans, named Jane. Tarzan realizes that he is not alone in the world, and grows a romantic relationship with Jane. As Jane also falls in love with Tarzan, and wants to see the world that he was brought up in. Jane is accompany by her father, Porter, and a evil hunter named Clayton. While Porter wants to see the apes living habitat. Clayton wants to capture and kill the apes for a profit. Leave it to Disney to make a wonderful and exciting animated film with a strong message. With such morals as getting along with different races, supporting animal rights, and preserving the environment. The voice talent in this film are great. With talents by Tony Goldwyn, Minne Driver, Nigel Hawthorne, Lance Hernikensen, Brian Blessed, Wyane Knight, and Rosie O' Donnell, they all do a great job of giving the proper voices for thier characters. But it's the talent and heart of Glenn Close that makes part of this movie a masterpiece. When she did the voice of the mother of Homer Simpson, you feel that she has the perfect mother figure voice. Doing the voice of Tarzan's ape mother, you actually don't see her as an ape, but as a caring mother. The other strong aspect of this film is the relationship between Tarzan and Jane. Their chemistry is the best romance that I have seen since TITANIC. They really do click together, and you want the both of them to care for each other. And what makes Jane great is that she is a mixture of a classic lady, and a free spirted modern woman. One surprising thing about this film is that this film is violent!! I was surprised to see so many deaths in this film. It has more deaths than BAMBI!!! And yet you don't see any of the actual deaths, you do get the idea on what happen, and so would the kids. But don't let that stop you from going to the movie. Overall, this is an excellent animated film, and of course, it takes Disney to achieve such a wonderful adaptation of the Burrow classic story. This is one of Disney's best animated films of all time! Right next to FANTASIA, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, and HERCULES. ***** (out of *****)