Tarzan (2013 film)

The film stars the voices of Kellan Lutz, Spencer Locke, Anton Zetterholm, Mark Deklin, Joe Cappelletti, and Jaime Ray Newman.

In the present day, industrialist John Greystoke funds an expedition to Uganda to locate the meteor and harness its energy.

After the Greystokes' disappearance, Dr. James Porter funds his expeditions by acting as a jungle guide for wealthy tourists.

Years later, Tublat, the apes' abusive leader, noses around Tarzan's shelter and accidentally activates the helicopter's emergency beacon.

The couple flees and is forced to enter a valley affected by the meteor, which caused unique mutations in the local flora and fauna, turning them into monsters.

Tarzan returns to his ape tribe, where he introduces Jane to Kala and challenges Tublat for the right to lead.

In the ensuing battle, Tarzan summons his animal friends with a loud cry, the meteor awakens the volcano and the mountain begins to give way.

Development on the film was announced in August 2010 when Constantin acquired animation rights to the “Tarzan” novels from the estate of author Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Tarzan was not screened in advance for critics, and received predominantly negative reviews, who panned the film's story and animation.

[12] Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter said, "All of this feels awfully simplistic, like a 10-minute cartoon sketch bloated into a full-length movie, and one that's backed by an over-explanatory voiceover that can sometimes sound awkward.

"[15] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said, "Here's a muddled and dull new family film about Tarzan, who in keeping with tradition is as clean-shaven and all-over hairless as any male stripper.

"[16] Neil Smith of Total Film said, "Phil Collins songs aside, the last animated Tarzan marked the final flourish of the Disney Renaissance and coined a whopping $448M worldwide.

This computer-generated mo-cap version can’t help to compete, even without a club-footed updating that turns Edgar Rice Burrough’s loinclothed apeman into a tree-hugger defending his jungle against capitalists."

and added "Having trashed one icon in The Legend Of Hercules, Kellan Lutz shafts another with vocals admittedly well-suited to the muscle-bound mannequin.