The greatest movie ever made..!

A Disappointing Continuation

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Anything with Johnny Weissmueller as Tarzan doesn't disappoint and that includes when he first appeared and all things subsequent to that. He was and is the definitive Tarzan even though his character, story lines and adventures can be flawed and dated. It doesn't matter because the spirit of it all is captured quite nicely allowing the imaginations of the viewing audience to do the rest. Normally I would object to the Director taking this approach but back then it helped capture the audience and hold them making them come back for more. I was amazed to see so little clothing on Jane in this film no doubt making it a must see more than once back in the day LOL. Of course today, they have taken nudity to ho-hum heights even perverting it where it becomes distracting and tactless and not entertaining so much. To me, it cheapens the movie going experience and sells short both the viewer and actors. As to the animals in this movie, they religiously obey Tarzan and are literally at his beck & call. He watches over them and they reciprocate quite nicely. In Tarzans element, he is fearless and he should be for nothing in his world threatens him. That's why he hates guns as they allow inferior men to compete in the world of real men. They have a Tarzan collection of all of Johnny's films of which I own and highly recommend too. BTW...he took some of his money and built himself a nice little home with a swimming pool that circles the property. Pictures can be scene online if searched. Man that must have been fun to say the least. Recommend a meal or snack while watching with a tasty drink for maximum enjoyment. Let your inner Tarzan (or Jane) out to play....

This is one of those rare cases of a sequel surpassing the original. Not only is it better than the first film but it's better than any other Tarzan movie ever made. Following up from the first Tarzan, Harry Holt (Neil Hamilton) returns to Africa a year later for ivory and also to try and convince Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) to return to civilization with him. Joining Harry on the expedition is ruthless ivory hunter and cad Martin Arlington (Paul Cavanagh). When Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) stops them from removing ivory from the elephant graveyard, Arlington decides Tarzan must be killed. The action is fantastic! The violence gets pretty graphic at times, too. The early scenes of Holt's expedition meeting one deadly obstacle after another is reminiscent of the wild island scenes in King Kong. Tarzan fighting a rhino, a crocodile, and a lion are awesome scenes. The jungle swinging stuff is lots of fun. The climactic battle involving the ivory hunters, natives, lions, apes, elephants, and our heroic couple is epic.Neither Tarzan nor Jane show up until over 20 minutes in. The first time you hear that distinctive Tarzan yell is always the most exciting part of a Tarzan movie. Jane even gets her own yell this time but it's decidedly less impressive. Weissmuller and O'Sullivan are perfect. Their chemistry is amazing whether they're being romantic or sexy or playful. The scenes of their idyllic domestic life makes living in the wilderness and crapping behind bushes seem positively charming. Jane has been teaching Tarzan to speak English in between movies so Weissmuller gets more lines this time around. Although still few words at a time. Maureen wears a skimpy thigh-bearing two-piece throughout the movie. In all the subsequent movies they would cover her up with a one-piece. The famous underwater swimming scene with Jane au naturel is a highlight. The much-discussed sexual content is among the raciest of any Pre-Code film. In addition to the amount of skin on display, there are the many allusions to Tarzan and Jane's healthy sex life.There's so much to love about this movie. Action, humor, drama, eroticism -- it's a classic in every way. After the enforcement of the Hays Code, the series would become less risqué but still a great deal of fun. The first two Pre-Code Weissmuller Tarzan movies still stand as the best.

Scandalous! Pre-production code, this film has Tarzan and Jane sharing quarters even though they were not married, Jane running around in an outfit that barely covered her, and they even skinny-dipped. Tame stuff today, but it brought about an enforcement of the movie production code and the film was edited before release. Fortunately, the complete movie exists and we can see what all the hullabaloo was about.Seeing Tarzan fight the rhino or the crocodile was worth the price of admission. It was thrilling. Of course, with Jane, it seems he was always fighting something.The real stars of the movie were the animals, especially Cheeta.

This installment of Tarzan finds a group of hunters heading to Africa in search of riches. One of the men is nice-guy Neil Hamilton from the last film and another (Paul Cavanagh) is a guy who turns out to be a vicious scumbag--who not only wants riches at any cost but to take Jane for his very own. Can Tarzan manage to protect the jungle from plunder as well as spare Jane from this cad? I am a huge fan of so-called 'Pre-Code Movies'--films that featured plots and story elements that were strictly forbidden after a newer and tougher Production Code was enacted with the Hollywood studios. Why? Well, despite the notion that sex was discovered in films in the 1960s, many films in the early 1930s (and earlier) had amazingly adult content--something pretty amazing considering that films had no rating system and anyone could see them. For instance, the original "Ben Hur" had several nude scenes (interesting for a Biblical epic, huh?!), abortion and adultery were often discussed (and often portrayed as fun or sophisticated) and language was a mite salty (in "Parachute Jumper", Frank McHugh gives someone the middle-finger).So why do I mention all this? Well, "Tarzan and His Mate" was one of the last films that pushed these boundaries until decades later and caused a huge stir when it was released. It seems that MGM wanted to appeal to all audiences--rural and urban--religious and not. So, they released three different versions of a famous nude bathing scene. Up until recently, the most explicit of these versions was thought lost but has recently been discovered and restored to this DVD print. And, if you see it, you are bound to very very shocked. While the scene was actually amazingly beautiful and artistic, it did show a lot--enough that you could see that the stunt actress had shaved herself (and I am not talking about her legs!).However, this is not the only sexed up or adult portion of the film. Well before the safari meets up with Tarzan and Jane in the middle of Africa, there are HUGE numbers of very violent scenes--and some are possibly more troubling to parents than the famed nude scene. In a battle with cannibals, there are arrows sticking out of people's heads and knives plunging into bodies (with copious amounts of blood). And, after evading these nasty brutes, the group is then set upon by apes (actually, just guys in chimp costumes) and the animals begin tossing people off the mountain to their very explicit deaths! Finally, late in the film, practically everyone is eaten by lions! Clearly, this is NOT a G or PG or possibly even PG-13 rated style of film! So, apart from being shockingly sexy and violent, is the film worth seeing? Absolutely. Would you let a kid see it? Possibly, as it's rather artsy and not especially prurient. But, it certainly is something you'd want to think twice about before showing kids or your mother-in-law--especially since there is LOTS of Jane throughout the film. Considering that a huge number of jungle films were made over the decades and most of them used tons of stock footage (often of animals not even from Africa!), this MGM production is terrific. Even with guys dressed as apes and a rather fake looking crocodile and rhino, you can't help but admire the good and appropriate footage that they used. Plus, the production values of this and all the Johnny Weismuller Tarzan films were so much better than those of the cheaper Tarzan series--of which, frankly, there were too many. Plus, apart from this, the film is very well acted and written--possibly even better than the previous film in this series, "Tarzan the Ape Man". Plus, I appreciated how the film made you think and care about the animals and conservation--something you didn't often see in these jungle epics.By the way, the film makers tried to make the Asian elephants they had look like African elephants. While I appreciated their using prosthetic trunks and ears to make them look like the real thing, in hindsight it really didn't work--the ears look pretty goofy. While I am usually a huge stickler for such details, I can appreciate them not using African pachyderms as they are notoriously difficult to train and are unpredictable--much more so that the smaller and gentler Asian ones.