Simply put, this & "Greatest Adventure" are THE best Tarzan movies ever!
Few people today would pick Gordon Scott if they were voting best Tarzans ever.
Most likely Johnny Weissmuller would win the popularity contest.
But once you start comparing films, dialog, and co-stars the 2 above would win
hands down. Each film features the following:
1. Each one features an element of ruthlessness & brutal, swift death
that others do not. And, BTW, which was a big part of the novels.
2. Dialog is crisp and to the point. The "Macho" element rules here.
3. The few women are every bit as tough as the men: Another book aspect.
4. The Co-Stars are superb and some went on to be Stars themselves.
5. They portray Bad Guys as they are: Desperate, Scheming, & Treacherous.
6. In These jungles women are hot and the men are pumped. No wonder these
jungles are so steamy!<wink>
7. Pacing is swift and steady, building to a climax brutal & final.
I'm old enough to have seen both of these at first run in the movies.
I saw them with my Pop and we were both thrilled by these gutsy flicks.
I got my first DVD's as bootlegs, basically TV rips. Nowadays I'm glad
I could replace those with the official-issue DVDs. If you're reading
this debating whether you too should shell out the coin for either of
these two I can't recommend them highly enough. No, they're not Hamlet.
But then Hamlet wouldn't last five minutes in Tarzan's jungles.
My only regret is that other posters have told me that the rights to
these two films are hopelessly entangled and so remakes are likely to
never happen. A crying shame. These are two of the best.