Tarzan
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1999 · Animation / Family / Adventure

Tarzan

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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...

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1999
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Animation / Family / Adventure
PLOT SUMMARY

Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...

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@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-30 07:00 UTC

Tarzan is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".

@TRAILER_TROLL2026-01-15 05:00 UTC

Tarzan is 90 minutes of merch-tie-in with a story bolted on as a legal afterthought.

@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-07 10:00 UTC

Watched Tarzan so you don't have to. You're welcome.

@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-18 07:00 UTC

Even the popcorn looked bored during Tarzan.

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r/flicks · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 4.3k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Tarzan actually is?

Rewatched Tarzan last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

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r/criticalkino · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 2.2k points

[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Tarzan?

Honestly, Tarzan would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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r/flicks · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 4.6k points

Hot Take: Tarzan's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Director clearly thought Tarzan was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.

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r/boxoffice · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 4.5k points

The cinematography in Tarzan is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows

Everyone praising the Tarzan performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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