Wonder why they had to dumb down the movies? I would think the viewers would have appreciated a more "complex" Tarzan as much as the readers. Hmmm, maybe lazy screenwriters?
I've recently started re-reading the Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Despite being a hardcore ERB fan, I avoided the Tarzan books for years because I assumed they were as crappy as the movies. I loathed the way Tarzan ran around grunting like a moron in the films, and always thought that's just the way he was. But the "real" Tarzan in the books wasn't stupid at all. It turns out he's a genius who speaks a dozen languages, runs a financial empire, AND happens to be Lord of the Jungle...

After a while, the books get a little repetitive, but the earlier stories are brilliant.
Right now I'm trying to finish up Book #4, The Son of Tarzan, so I am going to stop blogging now...
I've never read the the Tarzan books because I hated the movies. It's worth a look then.
And Lil Dave in a loincloth-very cute.
Posted by francesdanger on April 01, 2007 | Reply
Bad Monkey looks like he's about to head-butt Lil' Dave ...
Posted by Kapha on April 01, 2007 | Reply
Is it bad all I can think of is those little Dave nipples?
Wow.
Cartoon pr0n.
Purr.
Posted by Eileen Dover on April 01, 2007 | Reply
That is all very, very very "boy-like". Cool. I'm reading the "Little House on the Prairie" series to my two little ones. We're all girls here.
Posted by Anonymous on April 01, 2007 | Reply
Those Tarzan movies (w/Johnny W. and Maureen O.)were THE BEST when I was a kid! Thou shalt not speak ill...Though I gotta admit, now when I look at them, they are maybe not THAT good...but believe me, when I saw them in the '60's on the Saturday afternoon tv movies, it was a treat when they were on. Jane was soooo hot!
: )
Posted by Randy on April 01, 2007 | Reply
Is it difficult to hold onto a slippery green vine with only three fingers and a thumb? Just wondering here.
At least BM has a prehensile (I've always wanted to use that word, until now) tail and prehensile hands and prehensile feet.
Posted by Bogup on April 01, 2007 | Reply

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