Reboots trouble me, Unless they can improve upon or engagingly reinterpret the characters and ideas contained within the source material they are, at best, creatively worthless.
David Yates 'The Legend of Tarzan' successfully reintroduces the Lord of the Apes to live-action cinema with much of his Burroughs origin and supporting cast intact...but largely eschewing the patronising racism and sexism of that author's early tales (which are fun...but replete with the ignorance and prejudice of their era).
The death of Kala and our hero's relationship with Mbonga are very well handled for fanboys. The action scenes are impressive, but the CGI doesn't swamp the plot or characterisation.
Alexander Skarsgård (more of a Doc Savage than a Tarzan, physically) and Margot Robbie look good together, Sam Jackson is effective as....Sam Jackson, and Christoph Waltz is delightfully vile. The plot is full of holes, but...well...that's what sequels are for.
David Yates 'The Legend of Tarzan' successfully reintroduces the Lord of the Apes to live-action cinema with much of his Burroughs origin and supporting cast intact...but largely eschewing the patronising racism and sexism of that author's early tales (which are fun...but replete with the ignorance and prejudice of their era).
The death of Kala and our hero's relationship with Mbonga are very well handled for fanboys. The action scenes are impressive, but the CGI doesn't swamp the plot or characterisation.
Alexander Skarsgård (more of a Doc Savage than a Tarzan, physically) and Margot Robbie look good together, Sam Jackson is effective as....Sam Jackson, and Christoph Waltz is delightfully vile. The plot is full of holes, but...well...that's what sequels are for.