Disney's worst

Rating: 3/10 (14 September 2000)

I don't get the love surrounding this pathetic, cookie cutter, lame excuse for a Disney movie. This is easily Disney's worst movie ever created, surpassing even Dinosaur in lameness, and that's no small feat. This is the most formulaic Disney movie yet. Nothing new is attempted, and it even goes the opposite way, pulling out all the stops to throw in as many stereotypes and cliches as possible. What we get is a mixture of violence too scary for kids and humor too awful for adults. Everybody tries to make the movie seem funny, but the result seems forced and even out of place. Clayton is the typical maniacal villain that just shoots at everything for no apparent reason. His motives are unclear, and he often comes off as being silly. The professor is just another wimpy goofball, and Jane is obnoxiously silly, weak and very stereotypical. Since when was it okay to show a female lead character as a source of humor? Jeez. Kids might get the wrong ideas. Jane should go down in history as the worst designed female character ever created by Disney. Everytime I see her face, I'm not sure whether to cringe or laugh my head off. Tantor and Terk are not funny, and Tarzan is not an admirable hero. But hey. Don't take my word for it. Everybody else loves it. I'm just not one of them.