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FILM REVIEW: Disney's 'Tarzan' complete perfect adaptation

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From: University Wire
Date: 19990621
Author:Keith Pearlman

Keith Pearlman
University Wire
06-21-1999
(The Oracle) (U-WIRE) TAMPA, Fla. -- You have never seen Tarzan look like this.

Oh, sure, after 47 previous movie adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs' immortal classic "Tarzan of the Apes," published in 1914, it is probably safe to assume everybody has seen a Tarzan movie at least once. In fact, the only character to appear in more Hollywood productions is Dracula.

But thanks to the animation wizards at Disney, we can finally see Tarzan the way Burroughs always imagined.

As early as 1936, the author realized the only true way to faithfully bring his ...

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