Anybody going to go see the new Tarzan movie?

[avebury]

I am off until next Tuesday ( ) and trying to decide whether or not to go see it. I say Finding Dory earlier this week and it was a cute film.

Tarzan is being played by the same guy who played Eric on True Blood,

[OriginalGeek]

1. Even if my wife and daughter weren't making me

I'd be there this weekend.

[Orrex]

2. I'm only posting here to see the flood of "Hollywood lacks originality" rants

[NewJeffCT]

3. I'll be in New York this weekend

Hoping to win the Hamilton lottery, but probably seeing something else instead.

I'll maybe see Tarzan in a week or two because I like Margot Robbie.

[Wolf Frankula]

4. I'd love to see a Tarzan in Modern Africa Movie

Where the authorities tell Tarzan that his treehouse is now in a National Park, and he has to move. Jane and the village women are making jars and scarves to sell to tourists. Boy wants to be called Gordon, and wants to go to school to be a computer programmer. Tarzan offers to work with the game wardens, but he can't read or write, and literacy is a requirement.

Wolf

[yawnmaster]

14. In the books, Tarzan could read before he could speak, and when he did learn languages...

he was multilingual, with at least French and English.
(and there was no "Boy" in the books).

[quickesst]

5. I plan on seeing it...

.... Edgar Rice Burroughs fan. A little Tarzan trivia. Top ten facts.

Tarzan Was Not Raised By Gorillas

Everybody knows Tarzan was raised by gorillas. It’s part of the established Tarzan lore . . . right? Well, this is a common misconception. In fact, it’s so common that a number of movies have gotten it wrong.

Tarzan was actually raised by a species of ape unknown to science. These creatures resemble gorillas in size and strength, but they differ in other ways. These great apes often walk upright, hunt animals, eat meat, and have a spoken language. They call themselves the “mangani,” and Burroughs describes them as “huge,” “fierce,” and “terrible.” He adds that they’re “a species closely allied to the gorilla, yet more intelligent.” Thanks to their smarts and strength, the mangani are “the most fearsome of these awe-inspiring progenitors of man.”

As for gorillas, the mangani refer to them as the “bolgani.” And believe it or not, Tarzan actually does battle with these massive primates. In Tarzan of the Apes, Burroughs describes a young Tarzan’s first encounter with a massive gorilla:

“He had taken scarce a dozen steps toward the jungle when a great form rose up before him from the shadows of the low brush. At first he thought it was one of his own people but in another instant he realized it was Bolgani, the huge gorilla.

So close was he that there was no chance for flight and little Tarzan knew that he must stand and fight for his life; for these great beasts were the deadly enemies of his tribe, and neither one nor the other ever asked or gave quarter.
http://listverse.com/2016/03/31/10-facts-about-tarzan-that-will-surprise-you/

[Zorro]

6. The Tarzan books are free to read and download from Gutenberg.org

The first book is somewhat entertaining but a bit silly -- Tarzan teaches himself how to read and write English by examining books left in the hut of his deceased parents, for example. I can understand their popularity during those times, though.

[quickesst]

7. I've read most of them...

... but I'll check out the website. I've got a pretty large cache of sci-fi and fantasy that has been stored for quite a few years. Finally broke them out and started reading a lot of them again. Still enjoyable as hell. Starting on Burrough's 'Escape from Venus' now. Venus

[Zorro]

9. You might also be interested in H. Rider Haggard's online books, too

Rousing Victorian fiction about Allan Quatermain's adventures in Africa (King Solomon's Mines, etc.).

One would think they'd be very patronizing about the native population, but that's not the case at all.

IMHO Haggard is a better writer than Burroughs.

[quickesst]

13. I will check him out

... although I must confess that my interest and my heart leans strongly towards scifi. I like to think of a good portion of it as science future rather than science fiction.
When I think of Alan Quartermaine it reminds me of Richard Chamberlain playing the role. I was disappointed to say the least. Kind of put a damper on my interest.

[sl8]

8. Bili apes

Have you heard of Bili apes, aka Bondo mystery apes?

Bili ape, also Bondo mystery ape, is the name given to large chimpanzees that inhabit Bili Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

"The apes nest on the ground like gorillas, but they have a diet and features characteristic of chimpanzees", according to a National Geographic report.[2] While preliminary genetic testing with non-nuclear DNA indicates a close relationship with the eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) subspecies of the common chimpanzee,[3][4][5][6] a range of behaviors that are more closely related to those of gorillas have greatly intrigued primatologists from around the globe. Though their taxonomic classification has been clarified[citation needed], the need for further information about these chimpanzees persists.
...

They sound like the closest real life match to Burroughs' Mangani of any known species, not that there's any evidence that Burroughs had any knowledge of their existence.

Bili ape:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bili_ape
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0414_030314_strangeape.html

Mangani:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangani

[quickesst]

12. I have heard of them

... in passing although I don't have any real knowledge of the species. I would think that if Burroughs had based his Apes on the bondo, there would have been some mention of this in his biography and writings. Great Links and I now have a little more knowledge then I did yesterday. Thanks

[closeupready]

10. I love Tarzan, the character and story - I may not get to see it

in theaters, but I'll be waiting eagerly to see it on HBO.

[bigwillq]

11. I would like to see it (nt)