Mini-Transmission: The Legend of Tarzan

"Dads, apes, and shirtless brawls—what more could a movie trailer promise? And what less could a movie deliver?"

 

Episode Description

In this mini-episode, Landen and Truman swing back into the jungle of The Legend of Tarzan (2016), where they ponder why dads love gorilla fights, critique vine physics, and play the trailer guessing game. Plus, they take a detour into motion capture history and debate whether CGI apes should ever return to cinema.

 

Major Cast and Crew

• Director: David Yates
• Writers: Adam Cozad, Craig Brewer
• Main Cast:
  • Alexander Skarsgård as John Clayton / Tarzan
  • Margot Robbie as Jane Clayton
  • Christoph Waltz as Leon Rom
  • Samuel L. Jackson as George Washington Williams
  • Djimon Hounsou as Chief Mbonga

 

Film Synopsis

Returning to the jungle to save his wife, Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) faces colonial oppressors, steamy vine stunts, and the eternal struggle of justifying a $180 million reboot.

 

Episode Highlights

• Debating Tarzan’s vine-swinging physics versus Spider-Man’s web-slinging.
• The strange absence of epic vine-swinging scenes in a Tarzan movie.
• Samuel L. Jackson’s hilarious ride-along and dad-appealing one-liners.
• A reflection on Disney’s Tarzan and its 1999 Kmart soundtrack dominance.
• How CGI apes went from groundbreaking to groan-inducing.

 

What’s your favorite Tarzan adaptation? And do dads really need 110 minutes of jungle action, or is a 4-minute YouTube clip enough? Let us know in the comments or on social media!

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