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The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

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One of the later Tarzans with Mike Henry playing him. He always made Tarzan seem more like James Bond even in the opening scene where Tarzan is all decked out in a suit speaking suave English.In this one Tarzan is needed to locate a boy who is being used as a guide to the lost treasure by a greedy tycoon. This guy is using tanks and helicopters in the jungle which is still no match for Tarzan. There is no Cheetah in this one instead you get Dinky the Chimp. Tarzan just doesn't seem the same without him.Exploding watches and Tarzan driving tanks is what keeps you watching this one. It is better than Mike Henry's other Tarzan flicks.

Having only seen a few other Tarzan movies before this one, I can't really say if it's better or worse than usual. Seen the way that I saw it, it's an okay way to pass the time. On the positive side, the movie is shot in some interesting locations, moves along at a fairly brisk clip, and Mike Henry does make a fairly good Tarzan, doing the physical side of the character well while showing his character also has some brains.At the same time, something seemed a little off about this particular Tarzan. It's probably because he seems a little TOO sophisticated. The reports from other users here that he comes across as a James Bond-like hero are pretty accurate. No surprise, because James Bond was really hot when this movie was made. There are also some other 1960s touches that feel out of place, like a shrill and dated musical score and bizarre opening credits.Other problems can be found with the script. The bad guys seem a little weak in my opinion. Not enough time is given to them to really make them memorable or truly menacing. And the climax of the movie is pretty weak, with the bad guys defeated in just a few minutes (and pretty easily, if you ask me.)Despite what I've said, the movie does has some fun. If you are in an undemanding mood, the movie does pass the time fairly well as I said. Still, the movie is some distance from what I think an ideal Tarzan movie should be like.

Opinions are All Over the Map on this, the 32nd Tarzan Movie. Sometimes Sighted for not being set in Africa, Fact is, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Ape-Man, did Travel the Map from Time to Time.But the most Heavy Criticism is Morphing Tarzan into a James Bond Type Character. While initially Jarring during the First Act, that is done quite well, seeing Tarzan in a Tailored Suit carrying a briefcase and emerging from a Helicopter, once the Movie Settles in the Jungles of Mexico things Feel more Familiar.To be sure, it's an Odd and Off-Beat Entry in the Series. Mike Henry made Three Tarzan Movies, finding the Gig Overwhelming, left the Loincloth and went on to Less Grueling and Less Impressive Work.David Opatoshu as a Diabolical Villain with a Penchant for Gold, Explosives, and Chemical Killing Gadgets, makes for a Sinister Looking Megalomaniac. Nancy Kovack is a Beauty but isn't much more than Eye-Candy. Manuel Padilla Jr. is a Native "Boy" that Tarzan must Rescue, and there is a Lion, Chimp, and Jaguar...Oh My!The Climax is Filmed On Location at the Aztec "Pyramid of the Sun", an Awesome Site, and adds a bit of Class to the Proceedings. It's a Comic-Book Script with Little Wit, and the Military Action Scenes can Unsettle, but in a Good Way. The Musical Score is Unfitting and Awful.Overall, Above Average and can be Thoroughly Enjoyed by Tarzan Fans and Non-Fans alike.

American International Pictures,the studio founded in the mid-1950's by Samuel Z. Arkoff and his business partner James H. Nicholson were known for there style of "B" movie pictures,mostly the occasional genre of films that they released which were "teenage juvenile","horror and monster flicks",and the "beach movies",not to mention the movies that featured the works of Edgar Allan Poe that were produced by Roger Corman(the studio that launched the careers of unknowns Jack Nicholson and Bruce Dern not to mention reinvented Annette Funicello's career after her stint with Disney,and made Vincent Price its top box office star,and also launched the careers of Pam Grier and Fred Williamson too).By 1966,American International Pictures took on a new venture..this time around the first-ever "Tarzan" motion picture that was filmed on location and brought with it a new style of high adventure and excitement. That picture was titled "Tarzan And The Valley of Gold",the 34th entry into the "Tarzan" franchise,and the first to star former NFL-great Mike Henry(who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Rams)in his theatrical debut as the "Lord Of The Jungle". Mike Henry replaces Jock Mahoney in the series. Mike Henry gets to do more things as Tarzan in "The Valley of Gold" than any other Tarzan that came before or after him. Not to mention this version is the more exciting of the series,and not since Johnny Weissmuller or Gordon Scott you have never seen "Tarzan" like this before,and more,all at a running time of 92 minutes tops. The movie begins with Tarzan(Mike Henry)arriving in Mexico wearing a custom-made suit and tie and carrying a briefcase as he is ambush in a stadium by assassins out to kill him in the style of the "James Bond" films. Second in the most exciting and incredible scenes in the film Mike Henry's character hurls a gigantic Coca-Cola bottle onto a sniper that is trying to kill him. Later on after he disses the suit and tie for loincloth accompanied by a chimp and a his pet lion,our hero goes into the hostile jungle where he slings a rope with two hand grenades attached to that land onto the rotor blades of a helicopter(in one of the most astounding action scenes ever filmed),and later on Tarzan gets behind the wheel of a tank and blasts away the villains.Tarzan must also rescue a little boy named Ramel(Manuel Padilla, Jr.,who would also appear as Jai in the "Tarzan" television series starring Ron Ely during the mid-1960's and was a versatile child actor throughout) from a thoroughly evil but sadistic wealthy international criminal,Augustus Vinero(David Opatoshu),who likes to surprise his adversaries by installing small explosive charges into wristwatches,rings,and necklaces to blow up people. Not to mention has to rescue that damsel in distress(Nancy Kovack) from the evil villain and not to mention Tarzan has a dual to the death with a fight against the villain's hencemen,an Odd-Job type character. The death scene of the hencemen and the villain is fitting,but Mike Henry makes a great Tarzan character in a franchise that desperately needed to shot in the arm after the last Tarzan venture came out some three years before with Jock Mahoney in the title role."Tarzan And The Valley of Gold" was action-packed with non stop excitement and high adventure,and director Robert Day along with producer Sy Weintraub kept the action sequences at a good pace. The locations where the movie was filmed included were not far from scenic Acapulco,at Plaza de Toros in Mexico City,and at the Chapultepec Castle,and the Teotihuacan ruins,and the in the caves at Guerro. The screenplay by Clair Huffaker was an above-average and a change of pace for the franchise not to mention the film was given the full widescreen "Panavision" treatment. Despite mixed reviews when this movie came out on July 8,1966, "Tarzan And The Valley of Gold" did tremendous business at the box office,becoming American International's first and only attempt at a "Tarzan" movie and their highest grossing picture in the history of the studio. Robert Day would direct the next two to the last "Tarzan" films in the franchise both starring Mike Henry. Those would include "Tarzan And The Great River"(1967),and the last "Tarzan" theatrical feature "Tarzan And The Jungle Boy" (1968),both would be released by Paramount Pictures.