What did they do to Tarzan?!
I used to watch the Tarzan films as a kid - great.
I used to read the Tarzan comics as a kid - fab.
I think I read one Tarzan book as a kid - illiterate slob.
But now I have built up my Tarzan book collection and have decided to work through them in sequence. Boy have I enjoyed this ride so far.
Boy did Hollywood mess Tarzan up.
Film Tarzan bears no resemblance to book Tarzan.
“I want to make a film about Tarzan.”
“Have you read the book?”
“I read the first 50 pages”
“Good enough”
No, Not good enough. And then the next person to make a Tarzan movie - just watched the first movie. And so on, and so on.
So a message to Hollywood - start again. Make a new Tarzan film - but start with the second book, then go on from there.
I don’t think I can really begin to express how excited I feel to read these books. You get a cliff hanger every few pages and the action roars forward.
Thus far each book has ended on a cliff hanger - pulling you into the next book.
And unlike ERB’s turgid Mars series (which I really hated). Tarzan bleeds excitement.
Check it out if you like pulp and haven’t read them yet - but start at the beginning - well worth it.
