Making a realistic version of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel Tarzan of the Apes would certainly be a daunting task, but before such a task was undertaken one should take into consideration one important question, “Should we be making a realistic version of Tarzan of the Apes?”
Author: Mike Brooks
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) – Review
When the opening crawl to Star Wars: The Force Awakens failed to contain anything about trade disputes or embargoes many a Star Wars fan breathed a sigh of relief. With George Lucas stepping down and uber Star Wars fan J.J. Abrams moving in we could only pray the direction in quality would go up from…
Mighty Joe Young (1949) – Review
When one thinks of stop-motion animation a single name leaps to mind, and that name would be Ray Harryhausen. From him we saw dinosaurs rampaging through cities, flying saucers terrorizing the world, and Sinbad battling numerous mythological beasts, but it was in 1949 with Mighty Joe Young that it all really started.
Pan (2015) – Review
The story of Peter Pan is easily one of the more popular children stories out there, and thus there being many adaptations of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale comes as a surprise to no one, but just how many of them are any good?
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) – Review
Over the years the character of Tarzan, as depicted in films, has seen a variety of incarnations, from monosyllabic caveman to eloquent hero, but not until Bo Derek and her husband came along, did we ever get one like this.