Tarzan & Jane (2002)

Too much of everything

Good concept, poorly executed.

Excellent but underrated film

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

I personally don't think it is the worst Disney sequel, but it does pale in comparison to the original movie. I don't Tarzan is the best Disney movie, but I still loved it. Now Tarzan and Jane's first problem is that it is merely three episodes of the TV show. The animation isn't that brilliant to be perfectly honest with you, but I can understand why it looked Saturday morning cartoon standard, because that's what the TV show is. A good example is the animation of Jane, it was very ugly at times. The songs aren't the best I've ever heard, but I've heard a lot worse. Cinderella 2's songs were awful. And I actually liked Mandy Moore's singing. I agree with the other comments it could have had a lot more humour, there were valiant attempts throughout the movie, especially Terk's "Mr. Fancypants" line, but there could have been a lot more. The characters aren't as likable than they were in the first film, and all the voice actors are different. The new voice actors, like Olivia D'Arbo, April Winchell and Jim Cummings do their best, but their characters don't have enough personality, and Tarzan's voice actor, while spirited and well done, just lacked the extra ingredient, charisma. The plot merely consists of three stories, and while they are well-voiced and well-intended, they are let down by a lack of imagination. The diamonds in the volcano reminded me a little bit of Congo. Though I liked some of the new characters, I mean Jane's friends were a nice touch. Another pro of the movie was that at an hour and a quarter, it's a good length and goes along at a reasonable pace. In conclusion, I don't think it was awful, but it could have been better. 6/10 Bethany Cox.

Argh! What a mistake! I saw the DVD at a charity store where it cost only 1 euro 50. I bought it thinking: well it's a Disney movie, so it can't be that bad and the money's going to charity. Man, was I wrong. This is perhaps the worst Disney trash I've seen (thankfully i have successfully avoided watching the likes of Disney's 'Crap School Musical'. Unlike the numerous other Disney films I've seen, this one has no heart. The animation looks miserably amateurish. The voice cast fails to impress, even Mandy Moore's song is terrible. This is one film that should be avoided at all costs. I haven't seen the first 'Tarzan' and I dozed on and off into sleepiness while watching this (and that hardly ever happens to me while watching a movie). At least the money hopefully goes to charity and I'll try to sell this DVD on the net asap.

Disney presents Edgar Rice Burroughs' vine swinger in animation with his wife and friends in a sanitized jungle. It is Tarzan(Michael T. Weiss)and Jane's(Olivia d'Abo)one year anniversary and the transplanted Brit is fretting over finding the perfect gift for Tarzan. Jane thinks back about what an exciting year it has been. Three adventures quickly comes to mind. One when three of her Prep School girlfriends come to visit with intentions of talking her into coming back home and then meeting the charming Tarzan for themselves. Then the time a couple of villainous chaps come to the jungle to attempt to retrieve diamonds from an awakening volcano. And the time one of Jane's childhood friends drops in to take back a music box that was actually a decoding machine. He was a double-agent, and Tarzan all along knew he wasn't to be trusted. The reminiscing ends with Tarzan proving to Jane he really understood her world, but was so glad she shared his. There is a couple of songs provided by Phil Collins and Mandy Moore. Other talents lending their voices to the story: Rene Auberjonois, John O'Hurley, Jeff Bennett, April Winchell, Kevin Michael Richardson and Nicollette Sheridan.

If you have seen the television show then you will be familiar with this movie. All the characters from the television appear in Tarzan and Jane. IMHO this isn't really a sequel to the movie but to the television show. The movie revolves around flash backs to the past year that Tarzan and Jane met and now. The movie is just a couple brand new television shows put together to make a movie that Disney hopes to make a profit. Even though i did find the movie enjoyable, i didn't like how it was presented. If you like the morning show, i think you'll also like "Tarzan and Jane"