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Yeah I think Dinosaur has the highest kills of any children's movie. If we stop and think that every animal and dino are actual people. That film's body count is in the millions. Since it pretty much admits that life was nearly wiped out by that meteor shower.
Regarding the revenge angle of the Tarzan-Sabor fight, I always got the impression that Tarzan knew about Sabor eating Kala’s first child. The apes have a name for the cat, so clearly the beast had a reputation. When he deposited the body of Sabor in front of Kerchak, it felt like he was saying, “I have now avenged your son. Will you accept me in his place?”
When Phil Collins was given the job to write the score for this, he was in tremendous debt after settling alimony payments to his third exe wife. Not only was this film score his comeback. But it helped him financially in a huge way
There's something wrong with alimony putting you into debt. First of all, it's only supposed to be for people who can't support themselves. I don't know if Collins's third wife fit this catagory, but given that she got enough money to cause financial trouble for Collins, I'm betting the answer is no, that she could have supported herself without that much money. And even if he did have to pay to support his ex for a while, it shouldn't have been more than half of his income. Any case of alimony that caused that much debt shouldn't have been awarded.
@@SIMBA-tq2ch Maybe the reason for the Phil Collin songs, is because Disney wanted to lazy and have Phil Collins do all the work, so they don't have to find singers for the characters? I doubt Tony Goldwyn can sing.
I feel like I have to say this every time the _Tarzan_ songs come up, so here we go again: *Don't blame Phil Collins for the way the music in this sorta-musical works.* In his autobiography, Phil talks about how he wrote the songs to be sung by the characters as a traditional musical. The director, as Doug mentioned, wasn't exactly on board with this, and he got his way in the end. Phil was immensely frustrated by this angle, partly because he knew _he'd_ be blamed for the awkwardness of shoehorning his music into a movie that was no longer a musical, and partly because he'd worked so hard on writing the best songs he could for a Disney movie, an entry into a pantheon of films that he had also grown up singing along to. Every single person I know who grew up with this movie all agree that Phil didn't have to go as hard as he did for this soundtrack, yet he went ahead wrote and performed some of the best music in the Disney catalogue. Phil also notes in his book that he finally got his way with the 2007 _Tarzan_ Broadway musical, which I've seen (not on Broadway, sadly). It's probably the definitive version of Disney's Tarzan... despite the fact that Clayton lives.
Hang on. Define definitive. Because to me, the definitive version of Tarzan is the original novelizations. The Disney version is fun, (and I havn't seen the stage version, though I'd like to), but the books are just so much deeper, darker, more impactful than any film or tv version released. I know so few have read them relative to watching various versions, but.... I mean, the author should be the definer of his character.
@@DrDolan2000 I mean...depends on the character. In the book Clayton was a fairly good guy. He's Tarzans' first cousin. His father is Tarzans' fathers' younger brother. Both Tarzan and John Clayton are named after Tarzans' father, the original John Clayton, Lord Greystoke. (Making all 3 of them John Clayton, Lord Greystoke at some point in the first book) He is in love with Jane, and, while susceptible to human jealousies and such, is overall a pretty good fellow. If it helps though, he *does* die...in the second book.
For me Clayton's death is the most poetic death of any Disney villain. By being hung by a vine it symbolizes that he has been executed for breaking the law of the jungle. The only thing that could have beat it if the Leapord survived her fight with Tarzan and killed Clayton herself.
And looking back, his death has to be one of the more gruesome of the Disney villains. Even if you only see the shadow briefly. And yes, he did break the laws of the jungle as many moments showed, but especially the scene when he cut the vines and Tarzan warned him not to because he knew what would happen. That scene always got me, the guy who wanted to kidnap the gorillas, and killed Kerchak (though he didn’t succumb to his wound until after Clayton died) and yet Tarzan tried to warn him not to keep cutting the vines because he knew the fate that awaited him
Fun fact about leopards they are actually known to not always eat their kills right away. A lot of times they will hide them in trees were other predators can’t get them so they will have a good food source if they can’t find more. So the leopard not eating tarzans family right away (especially since they already were in a tree) is pretty cool
Gotta say, I prefer Tarzan's parents deaths to the leopard in this movie to the book. Tarzan's mother just dies (I think she was ill) and a grieving Tarzan's father has his neck neck snapped by Kerchak. Oh, and Kala is still carrying around her dead infant and switches its body with Tarzan.
Something I really love about Jane is that we don't see her being this graceful badass who adapts quickly in the jungle as first; she's introduced as being clumsy and it makes sense that considering the era and where/how she grew up she would have a hard time going through the jungle. She's like how Mulan was in her original animated adaption
Agreed. I felt she was a pretty solid representation of the character. (Book fan here.) In the books, Jane is...well, a wealthy but level headed American woman. She is afraid, but brave. She faints once or twice, but only in the instant before death. In other occasions she is facing down savage beasts with a stick, knowing she is about to die, but unwilling to not fight. She's smart and resourceful, but she knows *nothing* about surviving in the jungle. Alone, she would die many times, and with good reason; she is a city girl. In later books, when she's lived in Africa for a while and toughened up to some of the lifestyle, she's seen taking up firearms in her own defense, organizing a defense and more. This fun, out of her depth, smart, brave, kind woman is a good depiction in a lot of ways.
Yeah, honestly the whole female empowerment SJW angle Disney goes for today kind of ignores the fact that anybody, man or woman, needs time to adapt to new environments and situations. Jane's not a misogynist portrayal of a woman, but rather a natural portrayal of a fish out of water. Plus, she's pretty self-determined as a person, which makes her a stronger role model.
@@JarethTheGoblinKingForever I totally agree. One problem with movies that are built with the intention of being anti-sexist, or whatever, that go in to create this mary sue, or do an all female version of a previous popular movie with male stars is that it often inadvertently turns out *more* sexist as a response.
@@JarethTheGoblinKingForever That's actually fake wokenes, when like in Mulan remake they ignored why people like the character in first place. Original Mulan was actually good writen strong female character that go through struggles and have development through story.
@@ExtremeMadnessX Well, that and Disney actually having the audacity to thank the Chinese Communist Party for letting them film near the Uyghur genocide camps... in comparison, the old animated Mulan is much more admirable, while the new one makes me wonder why people aren't "cancelling" Disney by this point.
The “You’ll be in my Heart” song was, according to his daughter in a 2016 interview, written for her when she was a little. Fun fact, my husband really likes that song and when our first child was born I was teasing him in the hospital room afterwards that it was going to make him cry from now on, only for him to play it and I burst into tears. That was the first song she ever heard.
For some reason, I was really amused by the moment where Clayton is trying to ask Tarzan where the gorillas are, and he loses his patience and shouts, "GO-RI-LLAS" which Tarzan imitates back to him. A lot of times, I think of it just from hearing the word "gorillas".
I'll say, I love the interactions between Clayton and Tarzan whenever it's about him trying to get to the gorillas, something about it is very amusing and funny
In a moment of cruel poetry, *it's (hanging) exactly the punishment Clayton have gotten back in the civilized world as well.* He tried to murder two fellow members of the British upper class, three if you count Tarzan as Lord Greystoke, which the British would have seen as unforgivable. He was hanged as the criminal he was.
Wow never knew that. Kinda adds to the whole "Jungle is more civil than savage" angle with Tarzan smashing his gun just seconds earlier, proving that's he's more man then Clayton who's revealed to be more savage
I heard from someone that Tarzan is actually cousins with Clayton and the fortunes he has are supposed to be Tarzan's but since he was thought to be dead it went to Clayton. Is that true?
I like to think he would've come up with a decent lie. Like perhaps the crew was attacked by savages before they could properly take off or died of malaria. Africa was still a mysterious continent. They might've bought into his B.S.
While I see your point with some of the songs, I can’t get enough of “Two Worlds,” and “Strangers like me”. Kudos on the clip with Clayton, The Professor and Jane all looking around for Phil Collins only for Clayton to start blasting skyward. That was brilliantly done.
My cover of Two Worlds, on my other channel, Cenima Songs covers, is by far the most popular of my vids. Feel free to check it out if you want. Or who knows, you may already have.
@@PS4Pat Maybe the reason for the Phil Collin songs, is because Disney wanted to lazy and have Phil Collins do all the work, so they don't have to find singers for the characters? I doubt Tony Goldwyn can sing.
@@orangeslash1667 okay, that seemed kinda random. That had pretty much nothing to do with what I said. Or if that's in regard to something else I may've said, I don't know what.
@@orangeslash1667 it's not that you're not "allowed" to. I was just saying that seemed random. Though for the record, I think that some people can prabably sing better than they give themselves credit for, and probably say they can't 'cause they simply don't want to.
Can we all just appreciate Tarzan's dad? The man literally saves his wife and son from a burning sinking ship and then jumps off of said burning sinking ship. I am shocked the Leopard didn't die of fear the moment it approached this man. Edit.1: And that facial hair
I met Brian Blessed a few months ago and he not only told me the story about how he did the Tarzan yodel in the movie but he did it then and there for me and a whole bunch of other people. He is a legend!
So for anyone who only saw the movie as well as this review when "skateboarding through the trees" was something they didn't expect to hear, that's because it was intentional. It's been ages, but there was some behind the scene features in one of the Disney VHS movies that talked about Tarzan and I think it was the head animator that talked about how watching his son skateboarding and snowboarding inspired him to make Tarzan move the way he did on the trees and branches. Creativity like this is sorely missed.
Kudos Gizmo Hibiki! I distinctly remember this as well. Excerpt of Glen Keane - Supervising Animator is at (4:19) ua-cam.com/video/QsHmWyLA5iA/v-deo.html
Claytons death scared me as a kid. Not just the visuals but the fact he was screaming in absolute terror when it happened and how scared he was. It was the most haunting aspect of the death
I always found Clayton to be a memorable villain. Sure he was pretty generic, but the entire movie does a great job of showing how tense and dangerous the jungle truly is with the animals and the environment. Throwing a greedy poacher in the mix helped bring chaos to Tarzan's already complex struggle of communing with the jungle and his fellow humans.
Jane's one of my favorite Disney heroines. She's not just a Damsel. She's intelligent and curious, has a very kind heart and plays a very active role in the story. Also, I love how she's not "flawless." Most Disney Renaissance females up till then had been graceful, gorgeous, and sexy. Jane's clumsy, loud and tries to mimic monkeys when excited. Just love her.
Her and Rapunzel are some of my favorite Disney female leads, along with the Frozen sisters. I’m glad that Disney is making characters more relatable if not more vulnerable as well.
We definitely need more compelling main female characters that don't look and act like flawless beauty queens. A side note here: I also like how though Jane is not drop dead gorgeous and is by no means elegant in how she conducts herself, a really attractive guy ends up falling in love with her, challenging the unspoken rule that beautiful people should only ever date/marry other beautiful people. We don't need to look or act perfect to be seen as beautiful to someone; a nice message that should be in more kids movies and tv shows.
I agree, Jane is one of the most charming and relatable female Disney characters ever. She's not the typical Disney princess trope, but just a more or less normal girl, but very likeable and believable - she's clumsy, cute, charming and funny, and you always feel with her and her struggles to get along in the jungle since her emotions and motivations are always believable and understandable.
About Lord and Lady Greystoke's demise: Lord and Lady Greystoke's short visit to Africa. They had just survived a shipwreck, managed between the two of them to build an elaborate treehouse while sheltering and caring for a newborn, and likely had only just finished building said house when Sabor found them. To clarify, the treehouse was incredibly sophisticated, so with only two adults (one who also has to care for an infant) working on it, it would have taken at least a few months to build. Tarzan wasn't even old enough to walk when Kala found him, so it couldn't have been more than 3-4 months since the shipwreck. So Tarzan's parents probably only enjoyed their new home in finished form for a couple of weeks before Sabor arrived. To make things worse, since leopards are largely arboreal, *it's possible that all the activity of building the treehouse is what attracted Sabor's attention in the first place.* -While the film doesn't show her doing the deed, in a rather chilling alternate opening (illustrated only by storyboards) on the DVD and Blu-ray, we actually do get to see Sabor attack and kill Tarzan's father, though only through flashes illuminated by lightning strikes. The scene ends with Sabor dragging his body offscreen to feed. -Even worse, Tarzan's father is sadly looking at a photo of his wife before he figures out that Sabor is approaching, *all but stating that Sabor already got her and he's the only thing standing between this vicious predator and his infant son.*
I'm 30 years old, and I still vividly remember myself having followed this film's production as a child with all the news coming out about it. Using mocap on skaters for tmwhat they called "tree-surfing", hiring Phil Collins for the songs, even interviews with the actors and singers that were cast for the Greek dubbing (no, I'm not from the US). I'm sorry, I can't help it, this is easily one of my absolute favourite Disney Classics. 12/10.
I also remember how out of all the Disney Films this one was talked about in two of the Behind the Scenes of the Latest Disney Movies that played in between shows on Disney Channel
I really, really love this movie. The Disney movies at the time weren’t too afraid to sometimes dip into darker territory and that left an impression on me. As for the songs, sometimes they can be a bit overbearing, but considering that he did what he was asked and that he sang the songs in FOUR additional languages I can’t be too mad and have nothing but respect for him
Listen, I LOVE this soundtrack. It's so memorable (probably because I've seen this movie many times and owned it on VHS as a kid). And Disney talked a lot about how they animated Tarzan to "skate" through the trees.
Being adopted and turning 7 when it came out it really touched me and made me cry and look at my adoption in a new way. Me and my mom would cuddle on the couch and watch..she was bawling her eyes out at the part where Katcha sings to Tarzan..this movie will always have a special place in my heart 🥺❤️
I've seen this movie a thousand times throughout my life, but the last time I watched it (a couple weeks ago) the scene of Tarzan and Kala saying goodbye made me cry for the first time. I hadn't ever thought about it before but this is one of the few mother-son relationships we see in a Disney movie and it's so well done.
It is one of the most touching scenes in the film, but also in any Disney film. IMO it showed that you don’t have to be biologically related to be considered “family”
@@RB01.10 that is what I love about this movie, it really was touching on the stories of blended families and adoption as how they can be complicated but a family is love
@@coolnerdlll6053 I dont' even have to be actively watching the scene, just thinking about it makes me tear up. I guess it hit me hard and continues to.
As a kid Frollo’s death did stick with me a little more-mostly because I didn’t notice Clayton’s shadow until much later. But damn-Frollo’s face being highlighted by the burning pros below, the scary as gargoyle looking him in the eyes, and him screaming all the way to his fiery death is TERRIFYING.
I remember when I saw Clayton's death scene in the theater as an 11 year old, I was shivering because it was so dark and I didn't expect that, and even though he was the bad guy I felt sorry for him during that scene.
Kerchak's death was my Bambi's mom. I was crying so hard my dad sprinted into the room to see what was wrong. He was very confused that Tarzan had the Disney parent death that made me cry.
This film was actually the first film 6-year old me ever saw in theatres. And I think it's still pretty good. I think the Phil Collins songs are actually pretty good, and the very Disney-ish animals with their musical numbers never bothered me that much. It defo has a special place in my heart. And since it was a dub, I didn't have to listen to Rosie O'donnel either.
Speaking as someone who grew out of his Phil Collins phase a long time ago this movie is weirdly one of the few times where Phil’s brand of music still works for me
I may just be sensitive, but I always tear up with "Two Worlds," "Strangers Like Me," and "You'll Be In My Heart." The other songs are definitely so-so, but those 3 just fit the scenes amazingly.
Phil Collins is my favorite musician and his music is so damn masterful. The fact that he sang his songs in multiple languages for this film for the international audience is unbelievable levels. I grew up with this film and the soundtrack. This was my first introduction to Phil Collins before diving into his previous catalog later on in my life.
He's no Billy Joel, but he still did an astounding job for the score. But what do I know? I bought a cassette set of John Williams' scores to the Original Star Wars Trilogy, but don't have anything to play them on.
My introduction to Phil Collins was Brother Bear 4 years later since I was too young to really see or understand this film when it came out (I was 4 when this came out) But when I did get around to seeing it some years later, it made me love Collins’ music even more
I love the Phil Collins songs BUT I also think the orchestration examples you gave were super effective and I can see them as superior and an improvement to the characterizations. Well done.
The way Tarzan moves through the jungle is still so incredible, he is strong, agile, graceful, and fast, and the animation is absolutely stunning. Then Jane gets dropped into his arms and he suddenly has to adjust to her, and the physical comedy and timing is done just as well. It’s truly unique, and everything about it is just done so fluidly that it is always exciting. Also, Jane is a total smokeshow, and her chemistry with Tarzan is kinda insane. It’s like the two of them are perpetually set to “smolder.”
The music is good. My wife sang my first kid to sleep with that Tarzan lullaby, so I have post Tarzan movie nastalgia for that song. The problem was, it doesn’t really connect with the story. I mean a disembodied voice singing it instead of the characters. The “comedy” is just bad. I couldn’t stand the supporting gorillas scenes. Makes me feel all the more for Tarzan being stuck with them for so long…
@@theawesomeman9821 I agree. Though I do like Atlantis, finally watched it for the first time last year. They should have made the blonde lady the villain.
I remember feeling like this movie was the beginning of something new. The animation and Phil Colins' music really fills me with such positivity, and it throws me back to an Era that never got a chance to fully shine. I had just turned 10 when this came out and it always makes me feel good. Sadly this was one of the last good things to happen before the tragedy of 911, and thus the era came to an abrupt end. But I will always remember Tarzan as the beginning of a future yet to be.
I don't know if the more serious style would ever take off. Atlantis and Treasure Island were infamous disappointments. Newcomer Dreamwork found great success in Shrek, which was a silly satire. Disney itself would toil aimlessly until it revisited the princess formula.
I was only 4 when this film came out so I was basically too young to see or understand too much about it so I didn’t see it until a few years after it came out. Granted it alongside Brother Bear helped me get into Phil Collins
Saw Tarzan in theaters when it came out in June '99, and I always associated it with summer vacation. I was stoked when the TV show aired alongside Recess and Buzz Lightyear. That was a fun afternoon block.
Tarzan is one of my absolute favourite Disney movies, and it holds up so well because of the animation, the music, the characters, well everything! But what makes it hold up the most is its powerful message about family and growing up finding who you are! 💖
I think Jane was a pleasant addition. I liked the animation in this film. Tarzan and Jane seem more like Friends. I liked watching Tarzan grow up and seeing the jungle scenery. The ending was what "Little Mermaid" fans wanted for Ariel. It is fun to see Jane become more adventurous even though she is not as experienced as the rest of the characters. She comes into her own.
I’m probably in the minority here. But I love the Phil Collins songs in this movie, and actually really enjoy that the characters aren’t the ones singing. I remember finding that very interesting and refreshing for an animated Disney movie when I was a kid. But I will say that Tarzan isn’t a Disney Movie I revisit as often as I do Beauty and the Beast or Little Mermaid.
You’re definitely part of the majority. Everyone I know loved Phil Collin’s music both in movies and outside of them. And even tho critic claims he likes his music, it still felt like he was still shitting on him the entire review. Not sure why Collins became a joke on the channel either. Idk I’m super biased since grew up with his music as part of my childhood, so seeing him talk about him in such a bad way kinda sucks 😞
"It feels like they're trying to capture how kids talked at the time and just didn't know how to do it-" Me thinking: Like Disney's life action work? "-like 90% of Disney Channel's life action programming." LOL
I watched this Movie with my cousin, she likes all the Disney classic movies and she still has freakouts with the opening and Clayton's death scenes...
12:20 I mean, the fight with the leopard wasn't just about getting revenge, it was also about protecting his family AND getting acceptance from his father, both of which he accomplishes. Even after the humans arrive, Kerchak is much more mellow around Tarzan, and even when Tarzan betrays his trust and shows the humans to the gorilla's location, he isn't mad at him, he doesn't lash out at him, calling him a freak who'll never be one of them or something, he's just disappointed in Tarzan.
I actually liked that it used dramatic irony (which is when the audience knows something that the character(s) don’t). In this case, we saw Tarzan killing Sabor. To Tarzan he killed Sabor because she was a threat. To us, not only because she was a threat, but also as avenging his parents’ deaths caused by Sabor
Honestly my favorite Disney movie to date. This is admirably due to the thick layer of nostalgia. It's funny how I agree on everything you said about the Phil Collins placement but that also get's covered up by nostalgia as I listen to these songs on Spotify at least once a month
@@disneyvillainsfan1666 Especially when you see the epic stache his father had. He otherwise perfectly inherited his father's looks, but without any of his facial hair...
You know in hindsight, 1999 was an amazing year for animated film! We got Tarzan... South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut... The Iron Giant... Toy Story 2... and Fantasia 2000. We even had the US release of Princess Mononoke!
I'm surprised you didn't say anything about those trees that he "skateboards" on. Because they are literally 3D rendered paintings that blend flawlessly with the 2D and it's really impressive.
This film will always have a special place "in my heart." It was the first film I ever saw at the cinema and it blew my mind. I was 7 years old and I didn't know about The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast and all those great Disney films and how good they were. This was my real introduction to Disney and it stuck with me
@@kiayawilliams5714 I was only a year old when that came out LOL. Though I’m glad I got to see it some years later and appreciated the dark tone, though there’s many good things about the film such as the animation, voicework, and music My first film I saw in the theatre I believe was “Dinosaur” in 2000. I was 5 and remember enjoying it a bit as it helped me get interested in dinosaurs. Though some of the more intense scenes did scare the bejesus out of me such as the attack scenes as well as the meteor hit
He really tried to make a point but I think a LOT of people will die on the hill that the songs make a lot of the moments. Son of Man with him climbing the waterfall is god damn close to the most iconic 90’s thing ever.
Yea i honestly never understood why he would ever say that they're "bad" And him saying it would've made more sense for Tarzan to Sing himself if anything? That's just....Weird! Disney Princess weird.
@@TGwA1993 When I was a kid, I didn't know who Phil Collin was so I didn't care. Now, as an adult who know who Phil Collin is, I see it as another reason to love the movie
Are we not gonna acknowledge that not only did Tarzan try to warn Clayton about what he was doing despite what Clayton was trying to kill him AND kidnap his family...But you could see the obvious shock when he saw Clayton's swinging body. It's one of the few times the hero doesn't celebrate the villain dying: They wanted to defeat them, yes, but that doesn't mean they _wanted_ to kill them.
Yeah he even said he didn’t want to be like Clayton a few moments ago. He had Clayton’s gun, was pointing it directly at his throat, but still didn’t shoot. He wanted to do this a different way. Clayton was blinded by his anger, he wanted to kill Tarzan and the vines restrained him. He thought he’d just free himself seeing as he could easily cut them then he could dispatch his foe. Unfortunately he failed to notice those vines were his only support and that one was wrapped around his neck.
To me, the Phil Collins songs were a breath of fresh air for Disney, to see a Disney film where the characters weren’t singing how they felt in the moment. Two Worlds in particular is my favorite, and the score and lyrics accompanying the animation always gives me that good shiver on the back of my neck when you see a powerfully emotional scene in a movie or whatever. Though, I can understand Critic’s hate for the songs as well. And the vine surfing/parkour-like animation style is still so cool and unique. It would be cool to see that again and evolved further with today’s animation. Now, Critic, review Treasure Planet.
Same! My mum would play alot of Phil Collins when I was growing up so I was already familiar with his music but I remember having the Tarzan soundtrack and listening to it over and over again haha I think it was kinda smart of Disney to have someone like Phil Collins to do a soundtrack like this. The songs are amazing and, like you said, it introduced a younger generation to Phil Collins music.
Fitting this review will be made by the time Disney decides to do a live action remake reboot on this! You'll Be In My Heart, Son Of Man, Strangers Like Me, and Trashin' The Camp are one of my personal favorite songs and a real shame Phill Colin not around too often for new songs these days.
Kill the songs (except You'll Be In My Heart because that's actually in the movie). Don't get me wrong, I love the songs, but they wouldn't fit a live action movie, just like how they removed the songs from Mulan. But I agree, this would be an epic remake.
There's actually a song when kala shows tarzan his parents home in the musical, which honestly i think is the bomb and is kinda needed with the musical with it being on stage and body language and emotions being more muted due to that
This movie is always hold bittersweet memories for me. It came out during my senior year of high school so it not only represented the end of the 20th century and the Disney Renaissance period, but also the end to my childhood
8:59 HOLY CRAP! I'VE BEEN LOOKING TO RE-WATCH THAT PIECE OF CHILDHOOD IN SCHOOL! Thank you. Now I that I'm older, I can see this Dino-flick for what it is.
I think it's Jane's hair that is pretty average for Disney but she also keeps a full face of makeup in tact in the jungle. She's actually a descendant of Belle and the beast, which is where her curiosity for animals comes from. It's also why Mrs. Potts and Chip are in the movie!
the directors themselves awknowledged it would had been cheesy. Not every Disney movie should be a musical, but they should always keep doing musicals. Maybe just having Kala sing You'll be In My Heart would had really worked, in addition to Trashin The Camp. Same with Koda singing On My Way.
As a huge tree climber as a kid, I always remember wanting to "tree surf" as I called it. Those scenes are so fluid. This movie holds a special place in my heart ❤
My great grandpa was a big Tarzan fan and made a point to see every movie. He actually took me to see this one when it came out in theaters. It was the last Tarzan he saw before passing.
To quote the late great Norm Macdonald and something Tarzan and his apes friends i'm sure think a lot about "A lot of people think I'm difficult to work with. It's not like I really want to do that much stuff, so it doesn't really matter. I guess I'm somewhat difficult when it comes to comedy."
For me, I grew up with this. As a child, the songs helped me understand the movie better; the balance of light fun and chilling dark makes this movie a well-balanced production. And when it needs to be serious, it is. The transition from young Tarzan and Kala talking is great! It helps you feel his newfound determination and to literally not sit in the mud anymore and actually have a goal.
My daughters and I could watch the baby Tarzan scenes a hundred times, and they would still crack us up. The diaper sniff... the "Huh? *Huh?"* Family comedy GOLD. #BabyTarzanBestTarzan
Very underrated film. The songs really fit, they somehow enhance every scene, and the animation holds up SO GOOD! And Clayton's death sure was an interesting to see as a kid😃
It would have been better without Clayton as a villain. In the book, Clayton is his older brother. Maybe they could have explored that relationship. They find the treehouse and Clayton finds evidence of his parents who were supposedly killed on a shipwreck while he survived or might have been away at boarding school. Maybe he could have been there looking for what happened to his family and discovers he’s not really alone and his brother needs him. Ooo, I smell a fanfic…
@@retroguy9233 well Clayton was in the book. Again, he’s Tarzan’s brother and I wish they had done something with that. This movie didn’t need a villain.
My opinion on Clayton, he's supposed to be a civilised man, the opposite of Tarzan (the savage). But by the end, we see Clayton tearing at the vines around him like an animal. Even the last line him and Tarzan share together; "Be a man." "Not a man like you!" It's Tarzan rejecting the expectations of being human if they would end up making him anything like Clayton. Yet he ends up looking far more human than the beast Clayton revealed himself to be.
19:17 Funny thing is, there actually exists a species of bird called the lyrebird that can perfectly imitate almost any sound. Most famously is one making a near identical recreation of a chainsaw in action.
I saw this in School and it's pretty impressive! Love the usage of Phil Collins song, "You'll be in my heart," at the end credits, which ended up winning the Oscar for Best Original Song. They even did a direct-to-DVD sequel, TARZAN 2, which was more like a prequel. There was a sequel TV series, The Legend of Tarzan.
From my point of view, I thought Tarzan was amazing, even better than I remembered it. Much like Hunchback, when the film is serious, especially when Tarzan was in the cabin seeing his family photograph, it was fantastic. The Phil Collins songs, while I agree maybe it would've worked better if it was only the score that did the scenes, the songs are excellent, especially You'll be in my heart.
@@nahomgirma5095 Maybe the reason for the Phil Collin songs, is because Disney wanted to lazy and have Phil Collins do all the work, so they don't have to find singers for the characters? I doubt Tony Goldwyn can sing.
Grew up with this movie, it's one of my favorites from when Disney did hand drawn animation, still (Treasure Planet is my first place, Atlantis, then Tarzan - The blend of hand drawn animation and their Deep Canvas software was something that forever fascinated me to pursue a degree in illustration and 3d modeling). The 'Trashin' the Camp' song will hold a special place in my heart, though. My high school concert/ marching band went to march in the main street parade in Disney my sophomore year. We got to record our own cover of this song in one of their sound studios while we were there. Blind read of the music, and it was a ton of fun to do.
I remember seeing this in theaters and love the soundtrack. It was my first full movie soundtrack I would listen to, even the instrumental tracks. I also played the Gameboy game over and over, though could never beat it. This was another movie that Disney made into a Broadway stage musical. The characters do sing the songs in that version. Phil Collins also wrote the music for that and the original songs for the show aren't that bad. They definitely tell more of what the characters are thinking.
Because the cooky immature song Blame Canada is so sophisticated and musically fine tuned but for reals I agree there is no one like Phil Collins he deserved that Oscar
i was almost five years old when my aunt took my brother, sister, and I to see this movie in theaters; ive always been a more, emotionally inclined person, and i still feel this intense sadness around this movie; the movie itself is great, the visuals and detail are stunning even now, the music while out of place as critic points out, is still good and iconic. but ive always had this deep seeded fear of being alone or out of place that this movie just capitalizes on with it's story. overall i still have mixed feelings of this movie, its great and i love it but i just can't watch it because of how i feel when watching it; and there are only a few movies that do that to me, i know its not just Tarzan, but i don't know what the others are. Strangely i have the exact opposite reaction to Treasure Planet, i love it because Jim feels and makes me feel that loneliness and then Silver rescues him from that loneliness.
You know Clayton dead is different than any dead Disney Villain, Clayton dead body isn't faded is just hangin there like good God. No any other Disney Movie let the dead body show even in a shadow.
I remember watching Tarzan in theaters when I was 8 years old in 1999. One of the reasons why I wanted to see this film was because it reminded me of George of the Jungle. Ironically enough, both movies were made by Disney. I think Tarzan is one of the most Underrated Disney movies. As a 90s kid, I say it is one of my favorite memories of going to see a Disney film in theaters. As far as Phil Collins is concerned, I understand why you didn't think his songs fit into this film. However, I think it was a pretty cool choice for the soundtrack of Tarzan. And look at it this way Doug, it could have been worse. I rather have Phil Collins singing instead of Bruce Springsteen. Now that would be horrible. Another awesome review Doug. And I definitely agree with you on Rosie O'Donnell & the 2022 rating systems. THIS IS HOW YOU G 2022!
9:22 through 9:52 is SPOT on. I actually really like the Phil Collins songs in this movie. But I can really see the point where it could have been more selective.
@@kevintravers3988 Maybe the reason for the Phil Collin songs, is because Disney wanted to lazy and have Phil Collins do all the work, so they don't have to find singers for the characters? I doubt Tony Goldwyn can sing.
I can understand why the director didnt want to have tarzan, who communicates mainly through body language and is depicted as being fairly stoic, breaking into song
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This is a certified hood classic
In the past: Lion King, Jungle Book, Tarzan.
Today: Hunchback of Notre Dame, Zootopia, Hercules.
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Hercules, The Emperor's New Groove and Zootopia.
This film has a higher on screen body count than a lot of Nightmare On Elm Street movies. And I love it. Great film.
True enough.
Though going by pure body count, pretty sure Mulan has it topped...
@@Sovreign071 According to Film Theory, Dinosaur blows every other movie out of the water.
welcome to the kill count where we tally up the victims in all our favorite horror movies
@@coolnerdlll6053 I remember that film and sometimes feel like I shifted into an alternate universe because nobody else remembers
Yeah I think Dinosaur has the highest kills of any children's movie. If we stop and think that every animal and dino are actual people. That film's body count is in the millions. Since it pretty much admits that life was nearly wiped out by that meteor shower.
Regarding the revenge angle of the Tarzan-Sabor fight, I always got the impression that Tarzan knew about Sabor eating Kala’s first child. The apes have a name for the cat, so clearly the beast had a reputation. When he deposited the body of Sabor in front of Kerchak, it felt like he was saying, “I have now avenged your son. Will you accept me in his place?”
I never thought about it that way before!
@@elsakristina2689 Neither did I. Cole Buckon, you are a genius!
You're goddamn brilliant.
That scene always ment to be that...
Isn't it addressed in the TV show that he did in fact know that and Sabor has a mate?
When Phil Collins was given the job to write the score for this, he was in tremendous debt after settling alimony payments to his third exe wife. Not only was this film score his comeback. But it helped him financially in a huge way
There's something wrong with alimony putting you into debt. First of all, it's only supposed to be for people who can't support themselves. I don't know if Collins's third wife fit this catagory, but given that she got enough money to cause financial trouble for Collins, I'm betting the answer is no, that she could have supported herself without that much money. And even if he did have to pay to support his ex for a while, it shouldn't have been more than half of his income. Any case of alimony that caused that much debt shouldn't have been awarded.
I never knew that, glad this helped him out
still better than MOST of his songs in Brother Bear
Since Doug likes the Phil Collins songs from Tarzan on their own fine, I wonder if he likes the Phil Collins songs from Brother Bear on their own.
@@joshmontemayor6098 he explained in his disneycember video of Brother Bear: he hated one particular scene
I can't imagine this film without Phil Collins' music. It was what led me to listen to more of his music, and then later his work with Genesis.
Both Tarzan and Brother Bear were my introduction to phil collins and I can't blame them for that
Same! Also spirit introduced my child self to bryan adams... no regrets y'all!
@@SIMBA-tq2ch Maybe the reason for the Phil Collin songs, is because Disney wanted to lazy and have Phil Collins do all the work, so they don't have to find singers for the characters? I doubt Tony Goldwyn can sing.
@@SIMBA-tq2ch Hey, me too! But also, it was Phil Collins on the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, singing In The Air Tonight.
Funny thing : he also sings the songs in French, since he is bilingual.
Critic: People only remember this villain for one reason.
Me: Yep, and we all know what scene your referring to...
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Hey man! You’re awesome
I remember him for riding a sick giant chameleon and shooting a little boy
@@chillinsquirtle I remember struggling with that level as a kid! 🤣
"*&&X%!...not Clayton!"
Clayton's death has stuck with me for years, just seeing his hanging corpse swing slowly back and forth is absolutely chilling
They heavily censored his hanging shadow on Disney plus.
@@shainewhite2781 Oh really? Wow, I had no idea
@@shainewhite2781 goddamn it
@@shainewhite2781 Damn it Disney
i rememeber seeing it as a kid in the theater thinking, "did i really just see what I think I saw?"
I feel like I have to say this every time the _Tarzan_ songs come up, so here we go again: *Don't blame Phil Collins for the way the music in this sorta-musical works.*
In his autobiography, Phil talks about how he wrote the songs to be sung by the characters as a traditional musical. The director, as Doug mentioned, wasn't exactly on board with this, and he got his way in the end. Phil was immensely frustrated by this angle, partly because he knew _he'd_ be blamed for the awkwardness of shoehorning his music into a movie that was no longer a musical, and partly because he'd worked so hard on writing the best songs he could for a Disney movie, an entry into a pantheon of films that he had also grown up singing along to. Every single person I know who grew up with this movie all agree that Phil didn't have to go as hard as he did for this soundtrack, yet he went ahead wrote and performed some of the best music in the Disney catalogue.
Phil also notes in his book that he finally got his way with the 2007 _Tarzan_ Broadway musical, which I've seen (not on Broadway, sadly). It's probably the definitive version of Disney's Tarzan... despite the fact that Clayton lives.
Hang on. Define definitive. Because to me, the definitive version of Tarzan is the original novelizations. The Disney version is fun, (and I havn't seen the stage version, though I'd like to), but the books are just so much deeper, darker, more impactful than any film or tv version released. I know so few have read them relative to watching various versions, but.... I mean, the author should be the definer of his character.
Clayton lives? Fuck that
@@DrDolan2000 жив
@@DrDolan2000 I mean...depends on the character. In the book Clayton was a fairly good guy. He's Tarzans' first cousin. His father is Tarzans' fathers' younger brother. Both Tarzan and John Clayton are named after Tarzans' father, the original John Clayton, Lord Greystoke. (Making all 3 of them John Clayton, Lord Greystoke at some point in the first book) He is in love with Jane, and, while susceptible to human jealousies and such, is overall a pretty good fellow. If it helps though, he *does* die...in the second book.
I agree man
For me Clayton's death is the most poetic death of any Disney villain. By being hung by a vine it symbolizes that he has been executed for breaking the law of the jungle.
The only thing that could have beat it if the Leapord survived her fight with Tarzan and killed Clayton herself.
And looking back, his death has to be one of the more gruesome of the Disney villains. Even if you only see the shadow briefly.
And yes, he did break the laws of the jungle as many moments showed, but especially the scene when he cut the vines and Tarzan warned him not to because he knew what would happen.
That scene always got me, the guy who wanted to kidnap the gorillas, and killed Kerchak (though he didn’t succumb to his wound until after Clayton died) and yet Tarzan tried to warn him not to keep cutting the vines because he knew the fate that awaited him
@@RB01.10 he obviously forgot his safe word
@@joshuaholland5279 i WHEEZED
Fun fact about leopards they are actually known to not always eat their kills right away. A lot of times they will hide them in trees were other predators can’t get them so they will have a good food source if they can’t find more. So the leopard not eating tarzans family right away (especially since they already were in a tree) is pretty cool
... How did I never make that connection before? I knew that, but I never put two and two together. Thanks for this! :D
lol this headcanon only makes sense if you think you know a lot more about leopards than you really do
Man! The more you know.
Leopards are just in people intersexually
Gotta say, I prefer Tarzan's parents deaths to the leopard in this movie to the book. Tarzan's mother just dies (I think she was ill) and a grieving Tarzan's father has his neck neck snapped by Kerchak. Oh, and Kala is still carrying around her dead infant and switches its body with Tarzan.
Something I really love about Jane is that we don't see her being this graceful badass who adapts quickly in the jungle as first; she's introduced as being clumsy and it makes sense that considering the era and where/how she grew up she would have a hard time going through the jungle. She's like how Mulan was in her original animated adaption
Agreed. I felt she was a pretty solid representation of the character. (Book fan here.) In the books, Jane is...well, a wealthy but level headed American woman. She is afraid, but brave. She faints once or twice, but only in the instant before death. In other occasions she is facing down savage beasts with a stick, knowing she is about to die, but unwilling to not fight. She's smart and resourceful, but she knows *nothing* about surviving in the jungle. Alone, she would die many times, and with good reason; she is a city girl. In later books, when she's lived in Africa for a while and toughened up to some of the lifestyle, she's seen taking up firearms in her own defense, organizing a defense and more. This fun, out of her depth, smart, brave, kind woman is a good depiction in a lot of ways.
Yeah, honestly the whole female empowerment SJW angle Disney goes for today kind of ignores the fact that anybody, man or woman, needs time to adapt to new environments and situations. Jane's not a misogynist portrayal of a woman, but rather a natural portrayal of a fish out of water. Plus, she's pretty self-determined as a person, which makes her a stronger role model.
@@JarethTheGoblinKingForever I totally agree. One problem with movies that are built with the intention of being anti-sexist, or whatever, that go in to create this mary sue, or do an all female version of a previous popular movie with male stars is that it often inadvertently turns out *more* sexist as a response.
@@JarethTheGoblinKingForever That's actually fake wokenes, when like in Mulan remake they ignored why people like the character in first place. Original Mulan was actually good writen strong female character that go through struggles and have development through story.
@@ExtremeMadnessX Well, that and Disney actually having the audacity to thank the Chinese Communist Party for letting them film near the Uyghur genocide camps... in comparison, the old animated Mulan is much more admirable, while the new one makes me wonder why people aren't "cancelling" Disney by this point.
The “You’ll be in my Heart” song was, according to his daughter in a 2016 interview, written for her when she was a little.
Fun fact, my husband really likes that song and when our first child was born I was teasing him in the hospital room afterwards that it was going to make him cry from now on, only for him to play it and I burst into tears. That was the first song she ever heard.
For some reason, I was really amused by the moment where Clayton is trying to ask Tarzan where the gorillas are, and he loses his patience and shouts, "GO-RI-LLAS" which Tarzan imitates back to him. A lot of times, I think of it just from hearing the word "gorillas".
That’s a clip that has lived in my head rent free ever since I saw it as a child.
I think I rewound that scene about 20 times the first time I watched it on vhs
I'll say, I love the interactions between Clayton and Tarzan whenever it's about him trying to get to the gorillas, something about it is very amusing and funny
In a moment of cruel poetry, *it's (hanging) exactly the punishment Clayton have gotten back in the civilized world as well.* He tried to murder two fellow members of the British upper class, three if you count Tarzan as Lord Greystoke, which the British would have seen as unforgivable. He was hanged as the criminal he was.
Wow never knew that. Kinda adds to the whole "Jungle is more civil than savage" angle with Tarzan smashing his gun just seconds earlier, proving that's he's more man then Clayton who's revealed to be more savage
@@christiankallio8586
It’s the truth.
cool
I heard from someone that Tarzan is actually cousins with Clayton and the fortunes he has are supposed to be Tarzan's but since he was thought to be dead it went to Clayton. Is that true?
I like to think he would've come up with a decent lie. Like perhaps the crew was attacked by savages before they could properly take off or died of malaria. Africa was still a mysterious continent. They might've bought into his B.S.
The bit where Clayton and Co. are confused as they hear the soundtrack made me laugh way harder than it should have. Bravo 👏
Yeah that part had me laughing too 🤣🤣🤣
Oh I was WHEEZING
Yeah that was gold.
Just made it to that part. So good xD
Yesss omg I was dying! 😂😂😂
While I see your point with some of the songs, I can’t get enough of “Two Worlds,” and “Strangers like me”.
Kudos on the clip with Clayton, The Professor and Jane all looking around for Phil Collins only for Clayton to start blasting skyward. That was brilliantly done.
My cover of Two Worlds, on my other channel, Cenima Songs covers, is by far the most popular of my vids.
Feel free to check it out if you want.
Or who knows, you may already have.
@@PS4Pat Maybe the reason for the Phil Collin songs, is because Disney wanted to lazy and have Phil Collins do all the work, so they don't have to find singers for the characters? I doubt Tony Goldwyn can sing.
@@orangeslash1667 okay, that seemed kinda random. That had pretty much nothing to do with what I said.
Or if that's in regard to something else I may've said, I don't know what.
@@PS4Pat I just wanted to ask question, but somehow I not allowed to due that with anyone.
@@orangeslash1667 it's not that you're not "allowed" to. I was just saying that seemed random.
Though for the record, I think that some people can prabably sing better than they give themselves credit for, and probably say they can't 'cause they simply don't want to.
Can we all just appreciate Tarzan's dad? The man literally saves his wife and son from a burning sinking ship and then jumps off of said burning sinking ship. I am shocked the Leopard didn't die of fear the moment it approached this man.
Edit.1: And that facial hair
Can’t forget the facial hair !
I met Brian Blessed a few months ago and he not only told me the story about how he did the Tarzan yodel in the movie but he did it then and there for me and a whole bunch of other people. He is a legend!
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Absolutely brilliant.
@@garethalford682 he is the best part of the 1st series of Black Adder.
Gotta love Brian Blessed, he’s so underrated
So for anyone who only saw the movie as well as this review when "skateboarding through the trees" was something they didn't expect to hear, that's because it was intentional. It's been ages, but there was some behind the scene features in one of the Disney VHS movies that talked about Tarzan and I think it was the head animator that talked about how watching his son skateboarding and snowboarding inspired him to make Tarzan move the way he did on the trees and branches. Creativity like this is sorely missed.
Kudos Gizmo Hibiki! I distinctly remember this as well. Excerpt of Glen Keane - Supervising Animator is at (4:19) ua-cam.com/video/QsHmWyLA5iA/v-deo.html
Yup, Glen Keane was inspired by his son skateboarding through the streets of Paris when he was animating over at the Disney Paris studio
Pretty sure it was a special on the Mulan VHS.
I remember that. & you are right about creativity.
This was in the same era when X games were still considered cool.
Claytons death scared me as a kid. Not just the visuals but the fact he was screaming in absolute terror when it happened and how scared he was. It was the most haunting aspect of the death
It actually was the best part to me
I always found Clayton to be a memorable villain. Sure he was pretty generic, but the entire movie does a great job of showing how tense and dangerous the jungle truly is with the animals and the environment. Throwing a greedy poacher in the mix helped bring chaos to Tarzan's already complex struggle of communing with the jungle and his fellow humans.
Jane's one of my favorite Disney heroines. She's not just a Damsel. She's intelligent and curious, has a very kind heart and plays a very active role in the story. Also, I love how she's not "flawless." Most Disney Renaissance females up till then had been graceful, gorgeous, and sexy. Jane's clumsy, loud and tries to mimic monkeys when excited. Just love her.
Her and Rapunzel are some of my favorite Disney female leads, along with the Frozen sisters. I’m glad that Disney is making characters more relatable if not more vulnerable as well.
@@jessehcreative Agreed. Disney really is stepping up their game with relatable female characters.
We definitely need more compelling main female characters that don't look and act like flawless beauty queens.
A side note here: I also like how though Jane is not drop dead gorgeous and is by no means elegant in how she conducts herself, a really attractive guy ends up falling in love with her, challenging the unspoken rule that beautiful people should only ever date/marry other beautiful people. We don't need to look or act perfect to be seen as beautiful to someone; a nice message that should be in more kids movies and tv shows.
@@autisticscreechling4950 So... I take it you've never watched _Punky Brewster_ ?
I agree, Jane is one of the most charming and relatable female Disney characters ever. She's not the typical Disney princess trope, but just a more or less normal girl, but very likeable and believable - she's clumsy, cute, charming and funny, and you always feel with her and her struggles to get along in the jungle since her emotions and motivations are always believable and understandable.
About Lord and Lady Greystoke's demise:
Lord and Lady Greystoke's short visit to Africa. They had just survived a shipwreck, managed between the two of them to build an elaborate treehouse while sheltering and caring for a newborn, and likely had only just finished building said house when Sabor found them. To clarify, the treehouse was incredibly sophisticated, so with only two adults (one who also has to care for an infant) working on it, it would have taken at least a few months to build. Tarzan wasn't even old enough to walk when Kala found him, so it couldn't have been more than 3-4 months since the shipwreck. So Tarzan's parents probably only enjoyed their new home in finished form for a couple of weeks before Sabor arrived. To make things worse, since leopards are largely arboreal, *it's possible that all the activity of building the treehouse is what attracted Sabor's attention in the first place.*
-While the film doesn't show her doing the deed, in a rather chilling alternate opening (illustrated only by storyboards) on the DVD and Blu-ray, we actually do get to see Sabor attack and kill Tarzan's father, though only through flashes illuminated by lightning strikes. The scene ends with Sabor dragging his body offscreen to feed.
-Even worse, Tarzan's father is sadly looking at a photo of his wife before he figures out that Sabor is approaching, *all but stating that Sabor already got her and he's the only thing standing between this vicious predator and his infant son.*
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This is why if I'm traveling anywhere near Africa I'm bringing my Burt Gummer case, Cause I'm gonna go down fighting!
Goddamn
Wish somebody couldve animated that! Grim, sure, depressing yep, but dramatic and emotional story telling , HELL YES
Also, the mother’s hand is gone
Fun fact, disney ACTUALLY hired skateboarders to film them for reference to make the animation of tarzan’s tree-surfing look believable
Not just any skateboarders either, Tony Hawk was studied. They also watched in-line skaters too.
To be fair, being voiced by BRIAN BLESSED makes Clayton a hell of a lot more memorable than Rourke and Ratcliffe.
Rourke did have a mad freaky death tho
@@alim.9801and was voiced by James Garner
And bro just because Ratcliffe sucked didn’t mean David Ogden Stiers did what about Jumba
Even better, he did return as Clayton in Kingdom Hearts.
I'm 30 years old, and I still vividly remember myself having followed this film's production as a child with all the news coming out about it. Using mocap on skaters for tmwhat they called "tree-surfing", hiring Phil Collins for the songs, even interviews with the actors and singers that were cast for the Greek dubbing (no, I'm not from the US). I'm sorry, I can't help it, this is easily one of my absolute favourite Disney Classics. 12/10.
The soundtrack is STILL one of my favorites (alongside Hunchback). in fact, I still have both CDs in my little collection. :3
I remember the mocap of skateboarding from VHS trailer and remember how cool that was.
I also remember how out of all the Disney Films this one was talked about in two of the Behind the Scenes of the Latest Disney Movies that played in between shows on Disney Channel
I really, really love this movie. The Disney movies at the time weren’t too afraid to sometimes dip into darker territory and that left an impression on me. As for the songs, sometimes they can be a bit overbearing, but considering that he did what he was asked and that he sang the songs in FOUR additional languages I can’t be too mad and have nothing but respect for him
Agreed the relationships are all done so well in this movie, especially tarzan and kerchak which is so relatable.
The scene with baby Tarzan laying in the trees with the butterflies is easily one of my favorite scenes in animation history.
Listen, I LOVE this soundtrack. It's so memorable (probably because I've seen this movie many times and owned it on VHS as a kid). And Disney talked a lot about how they animated Tarzan to "skate" through the trees.
Dude the Critic is a hater and doesn't understand Phil Collins like we do. So I'm with you.
Being adopted and turning 7 when it came out it really touched me and made me cry and look at my adoption in a new way. Me and my mom would cuddle on the couch and watch..she was bawling her eyes out at the part where Katcha sings to Tarzan..this movie will always have a special place in my heart 🥺❤️
I may not share your experience but that is sweet
I've seen this movie a thousand times throughout my life, but the last time I watched it (a couple weeks ago) the scene of Tarzan and Kala saying goodbye made me cry for the first time. I hadn't ever thought about it before but this is one of the few mother-son relationships we see in a Disney movie and it's so well done.
The instrumental You'll Be In My Heart absolutely MAKES that scene. It's one of my favorite scenes in Disney history.
I did so I felt he’s songs really added and also matched the story and messages through the story
It is one of the most touching scenes in the film, but also in any Disney film. IMO it showed that you don’t have to be biologically related to be considered “family”
@@RB01.10 that is what I love about this movie, it really was touching on the stories of blended families and adoption as how they can be complicated but a family is love
@@coolnerdlll6053 I dont' even have to be actively watching the scene, just thinking about it makes me tear up. I guess it hit me hard and continues to.
As a kid Frollo’s death did stick with me a little more-mostly because I didn’t notice Clayton’s shadow until much later.
But damn-Frollo’s face being highlighted by the burning pros below, the scary as gargoyle looking him in the eyes, and him screaming all the way to his fiery death is TERRIFYING.
I remember when I saw Clayton's death scene in the theater as an 11 year old, I was shivering because it was so dark and I didn't expect that, and even though he was the bad guy I felt sorry for him during that scene.
Clayton: being hanged by himself
Tarzan: Clayton! Safe word!?
Phil Collins didn't have to go as hard as he did on the soundtrack, absolute legend
He did that for all of us.
Kerchak's death was my Bambi's mom. I was crying so hard my dad sprinted into the room to see what was wrong. He was very confused that Tarzan had the Disney parent death that made me cry.
That bit with them hearing Phil Collins and then shooting him down was gold 🤣🤣
This film was actually the first film 6-year old me ever saw in theatres. And I think it's still pretty good. I think the Phil Collins songs are actually pretty good, and the very Disney-ish animals with their musical numbers never bothered me that much. It defo has a special place in my heart. And since it was a dub, I didn't have to listen to Rosie O'donnel either.
I was 3 and my first film I saw in theaters
So cool to know this was someone's else first movie on the Big Screen as well
Same! This was my first movie too.
Speaking as someone who grew out of his Phil Collins phase a long time ago this movie is weirdly one of the few times where Phil’s brand of music still works for me
I feel the same, sure maybe originally it would have worked better without his music but now? Thats criminal man
I may just be sensitive, but I always tear up with "Two Worlds," "Strangers Like Me," and "You'll Be In My Heart." The other songs are definitely so-so, but those 3 just fit the scenes amazingly.
I WANNA KNOW... CAN YOU SHOW ME? I WANNA KNOW ABOUT THESE STRANGERS LIKE ME
@Gomie Horesh Peter Gabriel is better and made a better song: "Shock the Monkey."
@@dustyrose192 Phil Collins said he wrote the songs before the film was finished, even though Disney told him to wait.
Phil Collins is my favorite musician and his music is so damn masterful. The fact that he sang his songs in multiple languages for this film for the international audience is unbelievable levels. I grew up with this film and the soundtrack. This was my first introduction to Phil Collins before diving into his previous catalog later on in my life.
He's no Billy Joel, but he still did an astounding job for the score.
But what do I know? I bought a cassette set of John Williams' scores to the Original Star Wars Trilogy, but don't have anything to play them on.
My introduction to Phil Collins was Brother Bear 4 years later since I was too young to really see or understand this film when it came out (I was 4 when this came out)
But when I did get around to seeing it some years later, it made me love Collins’ music even more
I grew up with him without knowing it
One of best pop rock singers,But i like Rod Stewrad more.
Yup, i strongly disagree with NC on this one
I love the Phil Collins songs BUT I also think the orchestration examples you gave were super effective and I can see them as superior and an improvement to the characterizations. Well done.
Me too.
I agree with everything you said.
Do you know the name of that orchestration? I'm unfamiliar with it and would really like to know.
@@xLeechcraftx I don't, sorry! But I'd like to; I found it evocative.
His talking points were lifted from a music UA-camr Sideways, who did this same topic some time ago.
The way Tarzan moves through the jungle is still so incredible, he is strong, agile, graceful, and fast, and the animation is absolutely stunning. Then Jane gets dropped into his arms and he suddenly has to adjust to her, and the physical comedy and timing is done just as well. It’s truly unique, and everything about it is just done so fluidly that it is always exciting.
Also, Jane is a total smokeshow, and her chemistry with Tarzan is kinda insane. It’s like the two of them are perpetually set to “smolder.”
This movie is criminally underrated. I think it’s an awesome Disney film with a soundtrack that deserves more love! 😃
Agreed! It's better than Atlantis.
The music is good. My wife sang my first kid to sleep with that Tarzan lullaby, so I have post Tarzan movie nastalgia for that song. The problem was, it doesn’t really connect with the story. I mean a disembodied voice singing it instead of the characters. The “comedy” is just bad. I couldn’t stand the supporting gorillas scenes. Makes me feel all the more for Tarzan being stuck with them for so long…
@@theawesomeman9821 oof that movie
Agreed!!!! I watched it the other day in fact
@@theawesomeman9821 I agree. Though I do like Atlantis, finally watched it for the first time last year. They should have made the blonde lady the villain.
I remember feeling like this movie was the beginning of something new. The animation and Phil Colins' music really fills me with such positivity, and it throws me back to an Era that never got a chance to fully shine. I had just turned 10 when this came out and it always makes me feel good. Sadly this was one of the last good things to happen before the tragedy of 911, and thus the era came to an abrupt end. But I will always remember Tarzan as the beginning of a future yet to be.
Well said and very good points
I don't know if the more serious style would ever take off. Atlantis and Treasure Island were infamous disappointments. Newcomer Dreamwork found great success in Shrek, which was a silly satire. Disney itself would toil aimlessly until it revisited the princess formula.
@@kingsleycy3450 A shame because I actually really liked Atlantis and Treasure Planet.
I was only 4 when this film came out so I was basically too young to see or understand too much about it so I didn’t see it until a few years after it came out.
Granted it alongside Brother Bear helped me get into Phil Collins
Saw Tarzan in theaters when it came out in June '99, and I always associated it with summer vacation. I was stoked when the TV show aired alongside Recess and Buzz Lightyear. That was a fun afternoon block.
Tarzan is one of my absolute favourite Disney movies, and it holds up so well because of the animation, the music, the characters, well everything! But what makes it hold up the most is its powerful message about family and growing up finding who you are! 💖
I think Jane was a pleasant addition. I liked the animation in this film. Tarzan and Jane seem more like Friends. I liked watching Tarzan grow up and seeing the jungle scenery. The ending was what "Little Mermaid" fans wanted for Ariel. It is fun to see Jane become more adventurous even though she is not as experienced as the rest of the characters. She comes into her own.
I’m probably in the minority here. But I love the Phil Collins songs in this movie, and actually really enjoy that the characters aren’t the ones singing. I remember finding that very interesting and refreshing for an animated Disney movie when I was a kid. But I will say that Tarzan isn’t a Disney Movie I revisit as often as I do Beauty and the Beast or Little Mermaid.
You can't seriously believe you're in the minority here.
You’re definitely part of the majority. Everyone I know loved Phil Collin’s music both in movies and outside of them. And even tho critic claims he likes his music, it still felt like he was still shitting on him the entire review. Not sure why Collins became a joke on the channel either. Idk I’m super biased since grew up with his music as part of my childhood, so seeing him talk about him in such a bad way kinda sucks 😞
One of the first times I completely disagree with a review I think the critic the in the minority here
Trust me! You're not in the minority. The Nostalgia Critic is in the minority. THE PHIL COLLINS SONGS IN DISNEY'S TARZAN ARE FUCKING AWESOME
Ive actually never met anyone who even disliked the songs here until I saw the Disneycember for Tarzan, most people love them.
Phil collins originally wrote you’ll be in my heart for his daughter Lily when she was first born
"It feels like they're trying to capture how kids talked at the time and just didn't know how to do it-"
Me thinking: Like Disney's life action work?
"-like 90% of Disney Channel's life action programming."
LOL
I find the Tarzan Kerchak relationship fascinating, great twist on father-son issues
When Kerchak finally calls Tarzan ‘son’ at the end, so powerful
I just rewatched this movie a few weeks ago. It's still one of my all time favorite Disney movies. Go easy on it, Doug.
SPOILERS: He does
It’s a Disney classic. 💯💯💯💯💯
I watched this Movie with my cousin, she likes all the Disney classic movies and she still has freakouts with the opening and Clayton's death scenes...
@@infinitypirates9173 Fantastic comment. Great to see other Disney fans
Was very weirded out at first Cus I watched this film literally 4 days ago and then this shows up, I always have coincidences exactly like this
12:20 I mean, the fight with the leopard wasn't just about getting revenge, it was also about protecting his family AND getting acceptance from his father, both of which he accomplishes. Even after the humans arrive, Kerchak is much more mellow around Tarzan, and even when Tarzan betrays his trust and shows the humans to the gorilla's location, he isn't mad at him, he doesn't lash out at him, calling him a freak who'll never be one of them or something, he's just disappointed in Tarzan.
I actually liked that it used dramatic irony (which is when the audience knows something that the character(s) don’t).
In this case, we saw Tarzan killing Sabor. To Tarzan he killed Sabor because she was a threat. To us, not only because she was a threat, but also as avenging his parents’ deaths caused by Sabor
@@RB01.10 she, sabor is a female.
Honestly my favorite Disney movie to date. This is admirably due to the thick layer of nostalgia. It's funny how I agree on everything you said about the Phil Collins placement but that also get's covered up by nostalgia as I listen to these songs on Spotify at least once a month
I love how Doug can't help but crack up during the "Prince of Egypt composed by Randy Newman" bit.
Guy lives in inhuman conditions for 20 years and still looks like a supermodel: The Movie
Yeah, It's odd how Tarzan lives in a jungle for 20 years, and has no facial hair.
@@disneyvillainsfan1666 Especially when you see the epic stache his father had. He otherwise perfectly inherited his father's looks, but without any of his facial hair...
@@disneyvillainsfan1666 No body hair either :/
@@disneyvillainsfan1666 Glen Keen can't help it, but to make Tarzan look super cool.
@@disneyvillainsfan1666 If Tarzan grew a full long beard, he'd look like Jesus Christ. After all, Tarzan is Lord of the apes
Interprets a man accidentally hanging himself because the the tree vines wrap around him
Disney: A FAMILY PICTURE!!!
Shows Tarzan’s dead parents on screen.
Disney: A FAMILY PICTURE!!
You know in hindsight, 1999 was an amazing year for animated film!
We got Tarzan...
South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut...
The Iron Giant...
Toy Story 2...
and Fantasia 2000.
We even had the US release
of Princess Mononoke!
I'm surprised you didn't say anything about those trees that he "skateboards" on. Because they are literally 3D rendered paintings that blend flawlessly with the 2D and it's really impressive.
This film will always have a special place "in my heart." It was the first film I ever saw at the cinema and it blew my mind. I was 7 years old and I didn't know about The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast and all those great Disney films and how good they were. This was my real introduction to Disney and it stuck with me
The first I ever seen in cinema was the black cauldron. You win this round.
@Joe Victor Yeah, think it was my first cinema movie as well at about the same age as you as a matter of fact.
Hunchback was my first Disney cinema experience, I don’t remember it, I think my mind blocked out the trauma.
@@kiayawilliams5714 I was only a year old when that came out LOL.
Though I’m glad I got to see it some years later and appreciated the dark tone, though there’s many good things about the film such as the animation, voicework, and music
My first film I saw in the theatre I believe was “Dinosaur” in 2000. I was 5 and remember enjoying it a bit as it helped me get interested in dinosaurs.
Though some of the more intense scenes did scare the bejesus out of me such as the attack scenes as well as the meteor hit
Respectfully, this might be one of the best soundtracks in any animated film.
He really tried to make a point but I think a LOT of people will die on the hill that the songs make a lot of the moments. Son of Man with him climbing the waterfall is god damn close to the most iconic 90’s thing ever.
I agree. The soundtrack is pretty awesome - still somewhat distracting since it's Phil Collins doing all the songs - but still awesome nonetheless.
Yea i honestly never understood why he would ever say that they're "bad"
And him saying it would've made more sense for Tarzan to Sing himself if anything?
That's just....Weird! Disney Princess weird.
Yeah, even if Phil Collins sang EVERY song, I wasn't really bothered by the soundtrack.
@@TGwA1993 When I was a kid, I didn't know who Phil Collin was so I didn't care. Now, as an adult who know who Phil Collin is, I see it as another reason to love the movie
Are we not gonna acknowledge that not only did Tarzan try to warn Clayton about what he was doing despite what Clayton was trying to kill him AND kidnap his family...But you could see the obvious shock when he saw Clayton's swinging body.
It's one of the few times the hero doesn't celebrate the villain dying: They wanted to defeat them, yes, but that doesn't mean they _wanted_ to kill them.
Yeah he even said he didn’t want to be like Clayton a few moments ago. He had Clayton’s gun, was pointing it directly at his throat, but still didn’t shoot. He wanted to do this a different way. Clayton was blinded by his anger, he wanted to kill Tarzan and the vines restrained him. He thought he’d just free himself seeing as he could easily cut them then he could dispatch his foe. Unfortunately he failed to notice those vines were his only support and that one was wrapped around his neck.
To me, the Phil Collins songs were a breath of fresh air for Disney, to see a Disney film where the characters weren’t singing how they felt in the moment. Two Worlds in particular is my favorite, and the score and lyrics accompanying the animation always gives me that good shiver on the back of my neck when you see a powerfully emotional scene in a movie or whatever. Though, I can understand Critic’s hate for the songs as well.
And the vine surfing/parkour-like animation style is still so cool and unique. It would be cool to see that again and evolved further with today’s animation.
Now, Critic, review Treasure Planet.
Watch this movie so much as a kid and listened to the soundtrack a lot. Introduced me to Phil Collins and I've loved his music ever since.
Same! My mum would play alot of Phil Collins when I was growing up so I was already familiar with his music but I remember having the Tarzan soundtrack and listening to it over and over again haha
I think it was kinda smart of Disney to have someone like Phil Collins to do a soundtrack like this. The songs are amazing and, like you said, it introduced a younger generation to Phil Collins music.
Fitting this review will be made by the time Disney decides to do a live action remake reboot on this!
You'll Be In My Heart, Son Of Man, Strangers Like Me, and Trashin' The Camp are one of my personal favorite songs and a real shame Phill Colin not around too often for new songs these days.
Son of man is absolutely banger
You'll Be In My Heart chokes me up everytime I listen to it
Kill the songs (except You'll Be In My Heart because that's actually in the movie). Don't get me wrong, I love the songs, but they wouldn't fit a live action movie, just like how they removed the songs from Mulan. But I agree, this would be an epic remake.
@@coolnerdlll6053 At least it wasn't Bruce Springsteen. Yikes 😳😬
Strangers like me still one of the best ever
My favorite part of Tarzan was when Sora defeated Clayton riding a giant lizard.
There's actually a song when kala shows tarzan his parents home in the musical, which honestly i think is the bomb and is kinda needed with the musical with it being on stage and body language and emotions being more muted due to that
This movies animation is underrated af. The tree "skateboarding" scenes alone are outstanding
I remember as a kid I couldn't stop singing “Be In My Heart” and “Strangers Like Me”
Me too
This movie is always hold bittersweet memories for me. It came out during my senior year of high school so it not only represented the end of the 20th century and the Disney Renaissance period, but also the end to my childhood
8:59 HOLY CRAP! I'VE BEEN LOOKING TO RE-WATCH THAT PIECE OF CHILDHOOD IN SCHOOL! Thank you. Now I that I'm older, I can see this Dino-flick for what it is.
Everything about this movie is amazing. The animation, the voice, and Phil Collins' songs
Fun fact: Phil Collins sung not only for the English version, but also for the Italian, Spanish, German and French dubs.
Huge respect for him.
That's True Talent
Omg really?!!
Fucking badass
Just like how Bryan Adams sung the songs from DreamWorks Spirit movie in multiple languages
I think it's Jane's hair that is pretty average for Disney but she also keeps a full face of makeup in tact in the jungle. She's actually a descendant of Belle and the beast, which is where her curiosity for animals comes from. It's also why Mrs. Potts and Chip are in the movie!
I actually really liked how Tarzan didn't kill the leopard for revenge but he did it to protect the family he has
I actually didn’t mind the Phil Collin songs, and I felt that they were utilized better than in Brother Bear.
Honestly, I think it would have been better if they were sung by the characters.
The songs in Brother Bear are great.
the directors themselves awknowledged it would had been cheesy. Not every Disney movie should be a musical, but they should always keep doing musicals. Maybe just having Kala sing You'll be In My Heart would had really worked, in addition to Trashin The Camp. Same with Koda singing On My Way.
Brother bear had a great soundtrack
@@gars129 Trash the camp is sung by the character. Like it is the only Song that Phil Collins didn't sing.
What If Kala & Kerchak's son didn't die and was raised with Tarzan? I'd watch that version of Tarzan in live action.
As a huge tree climber as a kid, I always remember wanting to "tree surf" as I called it. Those scenes are so fluid. This movie holds a special place in my heart ❤
My great grandpa was a big Tarzan fan and made a point to see every movie. He actually took me to see this one when it came out in theaters. It was the last Tarzan he saw before passing.
To quote the late great Norm Macdonald and something Tarzan and his apes friends i'm sure think a lot about "A lot of people think I'm difficult to work with. It's not like I really want to do that much stuff, so it doesn't really matter. I guess I'm somewhat difficult when it comes to comedy."
For me, I grew up with this. As a child, the songs helped me understand the movie better; the balance of light fun and chilling dark makes this movie a well-balanced production. And when it needs to be serious, it is. The transition from young Tarzan and Kala talking is great! It helps you feel his newfound determination and to literally not sit in the mud anymore and actually have a goal.
My daughters and I could watch the baby Tarzan scenes a hundred times, and they would still crack us up. The diaper sniff... the "Huh? *Huh?"* Family comedy GOLD.
#BabyTarzanBestTarzan
16:53 🎶 “Naboo, I’m afraid I’ve been thinkiiiing…” 🎶 🤣
Disney's Tarzan was my introduction to Phil Collins when I was a child. I've remained a Phil Collins fan since
Tarzan & Brother Bear were what got me into Phil Collins.
Oh man, this one to me is a classic. I remember watching this as a kid and being totally bewildered by how the animals could talk
It’s such a shame that people are incapable of realize Doug is a person and NC is a CHARACTER
Ah yes. Tarzan. So nostalgic. This was my childhood. I just adore this movie. Such an amazing movie.
Very underrated film. The songs really fit, they somehow enhance every scene, and the animation holds up SO GOOD! And Clayton's death sure was an interesting to see as a kid😃
I agree the soundtrack is just as good any Disney Musical numbers
I wouldn't say it's underrated
It would have been better without Clayton as a villain. In the book, Clayton is his older brother. Maybe they could have explored that relationship. They find the treehouse and Clayton finds evidence of his parents who were supposedly killed on a shipwreck while he survived or might have been away at boarding school. Maybe he could have been there looking for what happened to his family and discovers he’s not really alone and his brother needs him. Ooo, I smell a fanfic…
Clayton shouldn't even exist and they should've made Kerchak the villain.
@@retroguy9233 well Clayton was in the book. Again, he’s Tarzan’s brother and I wish they had done something with that. This movie didn’t need a villain.
mans just implied that the ratatouille girl was hotter than Jane
A spicy take, but I completely agree!
Collette lmao
I uhh... I agree? Wow
I think he was showing other characters that weren’t designed to be perfect like the Disney princes and princesses.
@@matthewjones6786 with him or me
My opinion on Clayton, he's supposed to be a civilised man, the opposite of Tarzan (the savage). But by the end, we see Clayton tearing at the vines around him like an animal. Even the last line him and Tarzan share together;
"Be a man."
"Not a man like you!"
It's Tarzan rejecting the expectations of being human if they would end up making him anything like Clayton. Yet he ends up looking far more human than the beast Clayton revealed himself to be.
19:17 Funny thing is, there actually exists a species of bird called the lyrebird that can perfectly imitate almost any sound. Most famously is one making a near identical recreation of a chainsaw in action.
I saw this in School and it's pretty impressive! Love the usage of Phil Collins song, "You'll be in my heart," at the end credits, which ended up winning the Oscar for Best Original Song. They even did a direct-to-DVD sequel, TARZAN 2, which was more like a prequel. There was a sequel TV series, The Legend of Tarzan.
The TV series was awesome
More than that song winning the Oscar, I remember "Blame Canada!" and the South Park creators' humble and mature reaction to losing.
@@chayden153 it would be awesome if they used some of the shows lore for a live action film! Just imagine Queen Laa as a main villain!!!
From my point of view, I thought Tarzan was amazing, even better than I remembered it. Much like Hunchback, when the film is serious, especially when Tarzan was in the cabin seeing his family photograph, it was fantastic. The Phil Collins songs, while I agree maybe it would've worked better if it was only the score that did the scenes, the songs are excellent, especially You'll be in my heart.
That song is one of my favorites by him, and I loved it won him both the Oscar and Grammy
@@RB01.10 Me too! In fact it was so good that it was placed in AFI'S 100 Years 100 Songs in 2004.
@@nahomgirma5095 Maybe the reason for the Phil Collin songs, is because Disney wanted to lazy and have Phil Collins do all the work, so they don't have to find singers for the characters? I doubt Tony Goldwyn can sing.
Grew up with this movie, it's one of my favorites from when Disney did hand drawn animation, still (Treasure Planet is my first place, Atlantis, then Tarzan - The blend of hand drawn animation and their Deep Canvas software was something that forever fascinated me to pursue a degree in illustration and 3d modeling). The 'Trashin' the Camp' song will hold a special place in my heart, though. My high school concert/ marching band went to march in the main street parade in Disney my sophomore year. We got to record our own cover of this song in one of their sound studios while we were there. Blind read of the music, and it was a ton of fun to do.
(At 22:02) you want to know what the sad part is? Tarzan and Clayton *are* closely related as cousins. In fact, Clayton is their last name.
I remember seeing this in theaters and love the soundtrack. It was my first full movie soundtrack I would listen to, even the instrumental tracks. I also played the Gameboy game over and over, though could never beat it. This was another movie that Disney made into a Broadway stage musical. The characters do sing the songs in that version. Phil Collins also wrote the music for that and the original songs for the show aren't that bad. They definitely tell more of what the characters are thinking.
Because the cooky immature song Blame Canada is so sophisticated and musically fine tuned but for reals I agree there is no one like Phil Collins he deserved that Oscar
Ah Tarzan, yet another Disney renaissance classic it's one of my favorites!
i was almost five years old when my aunt took my brother, sister, and I to see this movie in theaters; ive always been a more, emotionally inclined person, and i still feel this intense sadness around this movie; the movie itself is great, the visuals and detail are stunning even now, the music while out of place as critic points out, is still good and iconic. but ive always had this deep seeded fear of being alone or out of place that this movie just capitalizes on with it's story. overall i still have mixed feelings of this movie, its great and i love it but i just can't watch it because of how i feel when watching it; and there are only a few movies that do that to me, i know its not just Tarzan, but i don't know what the others are.
Strangely i have the exact opposite reaction to Treasure Planet, i love it because Jim feels and makes me feel that loneliness and then Silver rescues him from that loneliness.
You know Clayton dead is different than any dead Disney Villain, Clayton dead body isn't faded is just hangin there like good God. No any other Disney Movie let the dead body show even in a shadow.
I remember watching Tarzan in theaters when I was 8 years old in 1999. One of the reasons why I wanted to see this film was because it reminded me of George of the Jungle. Ironically enough, both movies were made by Disney. I think Tarzan is one of the most Underrated Disney movies. As a 90s kid, I say it is one of my favorite memories of going to see a Disney film in theaters.
As far as Phil Collins is concerned, I understand why you didn't think his songs fit into this film. However, I think it was a pretty cool choice for the soundtrack of Tarzan. And look at it this way Doug, it could have been worse. I rather have Phil Collins singing instead of Bruce Springsteen. Now that would be horrible.
Another awesome review Doug. And I definitely agree with you on Rosie O'Donnell & the 2022 rating systems.
THIS IS HOW YOU G 2022!
I wasn’t out of my mother yet
9:22 through 9:52 is SPOT on. I actually really like the Phil Collins songs in this movie. But I can really see the point where it could have been more selective.
I really liked how Doug illustrated his point without degrading people's enjoyment of the songs.
@@kevintravers3988 Maybe the reason for the Phil Collin songs, is because Disney wanted to lazy and have Phil Collins do all the work, so they don't have to find singers for the characters? I doubt Tony Goldwyn can sing.
I can understand why the director didnt want to have tarzan, who communicates mainly through body language and is depicted as being fairly stoic, breaking into song
Same