A very good take on the legend. I honestly do not know what the bad reviews are for? You are watching a man swing from trees with apes you are never going to get a 10/10 film.

Myself and my wife enjoyed this film it's decent, not amazing but decent.

"The Legend of Tarzan" (2016) stars Alexander Skarsgårda as John Clayton (Tarzan), Margot Robbie as Jane and Samuel L. Jackson as Tarzan's American friend. The events take place a decade after Tarzan & Jane leave Africa for England with brief flashbacks to the ape man's origins. Christoph Waltz co-stars as the villain, Rom, who enslaves blacks in the Congo to mine the diamonds of Opar. Tarzan, Jane and Willliams (Jackson) aim to set things aright.

"Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" (1984) was the best modern Tarzan movie, and one of my favorites despite a somewhat lethargic second half (and an irritating overuse of the "Ooo, ooo, ooo"ape vocalization, which this movie thankfully only does once). Unfortunately, they dropped the ball with the sequel, 1998's "Tarzan and the Lost City" with Casper Van Dien in the title role, as it was half-baked, a quickly-thrown-together "sequel" to presumably steal some of the thunder of Disney's animated version that was coming out the next year.

This one comes across as the true sequel to "Greystoke," albeit with an altogether different cast and understandably so, seeing as how it's 32 years later. The portrayal of the lost city of Opar is different from the books. There's no ravishing High Priestess La (a blonde white female) or ape-like denizens. The Oparians in the movie are just an intimidating black tribe covered with white body paint, but this is no big letdown because changes are to be expected when transferring to a different medium and, besides, Opar doesn't play that big of a role, at least not the city itself.

In any case, I found this to be a solid Tarzan flick with a serious adult tone mixing drama, jungle adventure and unbelievable action. I was thankful for the thoughtful lulls in the story, which shed insights on the characters or conveyed the wonders of nature, like when Tarzan communes with an elephant at night or when Williams honestly confesses about his past mistakes as a youth where he feels he's not so different from the odious Rom. Moreover, Margot expertly brings Jane to life and is easily one of the better Janes in the movies. The CGI animals are great, especially the powerhouse apes.

The film runs 1 hour, 50 minutes, and was shot, believe it or not, in England with aerial shots done in Gabon (West of the Congo).

GRADE: B.

I can't claim to have had any particular interest in "The Legend of Tarzan" and actually only watched it because my wife wanted to. And having seen the old black and white Tarzan movies starring Johnny Weissmuller, then I had essentially seen enough of Tarzan to last me a lifetime.

Sure, "The Legend of Tarzan" was a beautiful movie visually, but entertainment wise, not so much. This was a very mediocre movie if you look at it for the entertainment value.

The story was not a particular thrilling one, nor was it a story that really brought anything overly new to this iconic character.

The special effects in the movie were quite good, and the CGI animated animals were quite impressive and very life-like. That was essentially what kept the movie afloat.

As for the acting, well I can't really say that Alexander Skarsgård put on a particular memorable performance as Tarzan / John Clayton. He was practically just a walking set of muscles, and I think that they should have cast someone else for this role. Normally I do think that Samuel L. Jackson (playing George Washington Williams) is fairly good, but he didn't really excel in this movie. It was, in fact, Christoph Waltz (playing Leon Rom) who were the driving acting talent in this movie, and he really did so with flying colors.

The iconic Tarzan call was there as well, as it should be. But it was a weird mutation on what you are used to, especially if you grew up with the Johnny Weissmuller movies. But for a new audience, I guess this 2016 sound is adequate. But for us older audience, not so much.

"The Legend of Tarzan" was a very mediocre movie experience. And for me, this was a movie that came and went without leaving a lasting impression. And it is also the type of movie that you will watch once, then never again.