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Tarzan retourne dans sa patrie d'Afrique pour sauver sa maison de la destruction.Tarzan retourne dans sa patrie d'Afrique pour sauver sa maison de la destruction.Tarzan retourne dans sa patrie d'Afrique pour sauver sa maison de la destruction.
- Récompenses
- 1 nomination
Steven Waddington
- Ravens
- (as Steve Waddington)
Gys de Villiers
- Schiller
- (as Gys De Villers)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesJebba the chimp bit Casper Van Dien on the Chin during a photo shoot. Van Dien had to get tetanus shot but was apparently okay.
- Citations
[repeated line]
Nigel Ravens: Welcome to the 20th century!
[last lines]
Nigel Ravens: I see it... the light... so bright
- ConnexionsFeatured in The Blockbuster Buster: Tarzan & the Lost City (2012)
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Not the worst Tarzan flick, but it's close
As a lifelong Tarzan fan, of both the books and the movies, I gotta say watching this as a kid on VHS was disappointing. I only watched it again many years later because I just happened to stumble onto it while curiously skimming over Casper Van Dien's filmography and decided to make this review.
In 1913, John Clayton aka Tarzan (Casper Van Dien) is preparing to marry Jane Porter (Jane March) in England. But suddenly, he receives a vision sent by a shaman named Mugambe (Winston Ntshona), informing him that explorer and treasure hunter Nigel Ravens (Stephen Waddington) is plundering African villages in search of the lost city of Opar. Now, Tarzan must return to Africa to stop Ravens while Jane follows him to assist on his adventure.
The plot is pretty straightforward and is mostly faithful to the source literary material, but it does little to improve the film. Plus, with the uncharacteristic supernatural elements it felt like it was trying to emulate an Indiana Jones type atmosphere, but it falls completely short.
First of all, the cast don't fit their roles. With his build, Casper Van Dien made an acceptable Tarzan, but he lacked the height and the rugged face of Johnny Weissmuller and Christopher Lambert from past incarnations, and his awful fake British accent didn't help. Jane March is a run-of-the-mill damsel in distress who mostly just complicates things for Tarzan. Steven Waddington is basically a Rene Belloq wannabe who isn't tough or intimidating enough to impress the audience, let alone challenge the King of the Apes.
The special effects were poor for the most part. Tarzan's ape friends were men wearing ridiculously fake looking suits and Mugumbe's CGI Cobra form is very cheesy, even by 90s standards. Speaking of which, what did Mugumbe even need Tarzan to fight the bad guys for if he could turn into a snake? And even bees?! It doesn't make any sense.
The action scenes are sloppy and muddled up by excessive slow motion, choppy editing, and close ups that make them hard to enjoy.
There were some redeeming qualities though. I did appreciate the beautiful landscape of South Africa where filming took place, from the lush jungles to the savannah fields. And Opar itself, which was made with practical effects, is impressive, although it's more of a massive pyramid than an actual city. There was also some pretty nice footage of real animals to counter the fake gorillas, including a Chimp named Jebba.
In the end, this was just an ambitious but failed attempt to create a modern Tarzan in the 90's that damaged Casper Van Dien's reputation in Hollywood. Don't watch this unless you're a massive Tarzan fan.
In 1913, John Clayton aka Tarzan (Casper Van Dien) is preparing to marry Jane Porter (Jane March) in England. But suddenly, he receives a vision sent by a shaman named Mugambe (Winston Ntshona), informing him that explorer and treasure hunter Nigel Ravens (Stephen Waddington) is plundering African villages in search of the lost city of Opar. Now, Tarzan must return to Africa to stop Ravens while Jane follows him to assist on his adventure.
The plot is pretty straightforward and is mostly faithful to the source literary material, but it does little to improve the film. Plus, with the uncharacteristic supernatural elements it felt like it was trying to emulate an Indiana Jones type atmosphere, but it falls completely short.
First of all, the cast don't fit their roles. With his build, Casper Van Dien made an acceptable Tarzan, but he lacked the height and the rugged face of Johnny Weissmuller and Christopher Lambert from past incarnations, and his awful fake British accent didn't help. Jane March is a run-of-the-mill damsel in distress who mostly just complicates things for Tarzan. Steven Waddington is basically a Rene Belloq wannabe who isn't tough or intimidating enough to impress the audience, let alone challenge the King of the Apes.
The special effects were poor for the most part. Tarzan's ape friends were men wearing ridiculously fake looking suits and Mugumbe's CGI Cobra form is very cheesy, even by 90s standards. Speaking of which, what did Mugumbe even need Tarzan to fight the bad guys for if he could turn into a snake? And even bees?! It doesn't make any sense.
The action scenes are sloppy and muddled up by excessive slow motion, choppy editing, and close ups that make them hard to enjoy.
There were some redeeming qualities though. I did appreciate the beautiful landscape of South Africa where filming took place, from the lush jungles to the savannah fields. And Opar itself, which was made with practical effects, is impressive, although it's more of a massive pyramid than an actual city. There was also some pretty nice footage of real animals to counter the fake gorillas, including a Chimp named Jebba.
In the end, this was just an ambitious but failed attempt to create a modern Tarzan in the 90's that damaged Casper Van Dien's reputation in Hollywood. Don't watch this unless you're a massive Tarzan fan.
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- MrPaull324
- 24 avr. 2024
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Site officiel
- Langues
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Tarzan and the Lost City
- Lieux de tournage
- Sociétés de production
- Voir plus de crédits d'entreprise sur IMDbPro
Box-office
- Budget
- 20 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 2 172 941 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 1 110 564 $US
- 26 avr. 1998
- Montant brut mondial
- 2 172 941 $US
- Durée1 heure 23 minutes
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was Tarzan et la cité perdue (1998) officially released in Canada in English?
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