There’s a prevalent saying that states that nothing can last forever, but when it comes to the lengthy nature of Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan tenure, he
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Tarzan And The Huntress (1947) – Review
Playing the same character twelve times on the bounce is nothing to be sneezed at, but it has to be said, by the time we
Tarzan And The Leopard Woman (1946) – Review
After nine outings for Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan in as many years, you had to believe that the writers at RKO Studios were running a little
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) – Review
If anyone understood the need for high adventure, it was Walt Disney. Obviously, not every timeless, fantasy epic he oversaw was rendered in lush, groundbreaking
Tarzan And The Amazons (1945) – Review
Anyone who has ever watched the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies in chronological order can’t have helped but notice that from his seventh entry onward, the
Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943) – Review
By the time we reached the eleventh year of Johnny Weissmuller’s tenure of Tarzan it seemed that Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Lord of the Apes was
Tarzan The Magnificent (1960) – Review
As sure as day follows night, thunder follows lightning or George Lazenby follows Sean Connery, the times were a-changing once again for the latest cinematic
Deliverance (1972) – Review
For such a seemingly “normal” director as John Boorman, he didn’t half go all in when it came to cramming cinema full of batshit, crazy.
Tarzan And The Jungle Boy (1968) – Review
As Tarzan emerges from the sweltering jungle for his latest adventure, there’s almost no sense that the official run of movies was about to slip
Tarzan And The Valley Of Gold (1966) – Review
With the endless obsession and speculation about who has played James Bond or Batman, movie fans would do well to realise that this sort of
Tarzan Goes To India (1962) – Review
By the time 1962 rolled around, it was all change again for the Lord of the Apes as the obscenely muscular Gordon Scott made way
Tarzan’s Three Challenges (1963) – Review
It’s strange to think how prolific Tarzan movies were in the 30s, 40s and 50s, especially considering that Edgar Rice Burrows’ jungle dwelling avenger doesn’t
The Mighty Peking Man (1977) – Review
Insisting that all the 70s remake of King Kong was missing was more Asians and a far hornier ape, Shaw Brothers studios broke away from
The Shadow (1994) – Review
After Tim Burton’s Batman broke big in 89, the race was on to try and find the next gloomy, brooding, urban vigilante to bring to
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) – Review
Even though the imminent demise of the endlessly beleaguered DCEU has been common knowledge for some time now, the controversial connected universe has longer to
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (2023) – Review
How much did we really need another Indiana Jones movie? After Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull screwed up Last Crusade’s note perfect ending with CGI
Battle Beyond The Stars (1980) – Review
If you thought Guardians Of The Galaxy was a space opera that boasted some exceedingly eccentric characters, you really should take a gander at Battle
The People That Time Forgot (1977) – Review
As a young child, any kind of public holiday meant that the lunchtime airwaves would be alive with movies of varying genres and even more
Tarzan Triumphs (1942) – Review
1942 brought a sizable change to life in the Great Encarpment as Sol Lesser (who had previous produced rival Tarzan movies for Twentieth Century Fox)
At The Earth’s Core (1976) – Review
Sometimes a movie is so relentlessly cheesy and dated that it virtually becomes critic proof. Take that series of epically staged Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations
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