Product Description
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DVD Special Features
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Widescreen 1.66:1 Ratio
Region 2, Dual Layer Format.
Dolby Digital 5.0: English
Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired.
Over 1 1/2 hours of Bonus Footage on Disc Two:
History and Development,
From Burroughs to Disney
Early Presentation Reel
Research Trip to Africa
Music of Tarzan,
The Making of the Music
Tarzan Goes International
You'll be In My Heart Music Video
Strangers Like Me Music Video
Tin' the Camp with Phil Collins & N Sync
Original Phil Collins Song Demo
Story and Editorial
Building the Story
Storyboard to film Comparison
Abandoned sequences - Introduction from Bonnie Arnold
1). Alternate Opening
2). Trek Discovers Human Camp
3). Riverboat Fight
Characters of Tarzan
1). Creating Tarzan
2). Animating Tarzan
3). Creating Jane & Porter
4). Creating Kala & Kerchak
5). Creating Terk & Tantor
6). Creating Clayton
Animation Production
Deep Canvas Process
Deep Canvas Demonstration
Production Progression Demo
1). Story Reel
2). Rough Animation
3). Cleaned Up Animation
4). Final Film in colour
Intercontinental Film Making
Release
Trailer 1, 2 & 3
Read Alongs
Story read to you
Read by yourself
Trivia Game
.co.uk Review
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After viewing Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Edgar Rice
Burroughs wrote to Walt Disney about adapting his novel of an
ape-man into a feature animated cartoon. Sixty odd years later,
the tale is finally told with brilliant design work that looks
unlike any previous animated film. The story is a natural for
Disney since the themes of misunderstood central figures have
been at the heart of most of its recent hits. Disney's Tarzan
doesn't wander far from the familiar story of a shipwrecked baby
who is brought up by apes in Africa. What gives the film its zing
is its clever use of music (the songs are sung by Phil Collins
himself rather than onscreen characters) and the remarkable
animation. Deep Canvas, a 3-D technology, was developed for the
film, creating a jungle that comes alive as Tarzan swings through
the trees, often looking like a modern skateboarder racing down
giant tree limbs. The usual foray of sidekicks, including a
rambunctious ape voiced by Rosie O'Donnell, should keep the
little ones aptly entertained. The two lead voices, Tony Goldwyn
as Tarzan and Minnie Driver as Jane, are inspired choices. Their
chemistry helps the story through the weakest points (the last
third) and makes Tarzan's initial connection with all things
human (including Jane) delicious entertainment. Disney still is
not taking risks in its animated films, but as cookie-cutter
entertainment, Tarzan makes a pretty good treat.
On the DVD: It's the dish--mistakes, unused footage, creative
differences, embarrassing behind-the-scene stories--that makes
collector's editions so much fun. Unfortunately, this goes
against the Disney philosophy of picture-perfection, and this
two-set disc shows it; only half of the new material is engaging.
The other half of this second disc, the "Tarzan Archives," is a
slickly produced filler--more publicity fluff than real in
on the development of the film and the animation process. Much
better are the three abandoned scenes (with voices and
storyboards), including a much fiercer opening and ending, plus
dozens of sketches made over the years as the designers pursued
the luscious look of the film. The original audio demos Phil
Collins made for the film are also intriguing (mostly filled with
dummy or place-holding lyrics). The new audio commentary (by the
producer and two directors) is a "fireside chat" variety, hardly
worth more than one listen. Two side-by-side comparisons of
storyboards to final film are a great tool to show youngsters how
the animated process works, as is animator Glen Keane's talks on
animating Tarzan. Also for kids: a read-along book and trivia
game. --Doug Thomas