My son will be 2 years old in December, and he begs to watch Disney's Tarzan (1999) at least once a day. I often give in during lunch time, and we watch while we eat. I figure it could be a lot worse. I mean Tarzan is a really fun movie! I even enjoy the original film adaptation of the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), starring Johnny Weissmuller, who patented the quintessential Tarzan-yell:) Here are my favorites things about this version of the Ape-man tale:
1) Tarzan is quite foxy for a cartoon character, especially with those dreads:)
2) Instead of the monotonous vine-swinging that one usually finds in a Tarzan flick, this Tarzan surfs the tree-trunks in the style of Laird Hamilton! Very cool.
3) The awesome music is by Phil Collins, and if you don't like Phil Collins, then I really don't know what to tell you... you are lost!
4) My son says "So proud!", when Tarzan beats on his chest. Hilarious.
5) Classic themes such as gorilla wrestling, vine-swinging, Jane loving, elephant-playing-a-trumpet-with-Rosie-O'Donnell-singing, plus extremely-quick-learning of the Queen's English are always refreshing during the lunch hour:)
If you are ever in New York City, and are looking for a family friendly Broadway show, I also strongly recommend the stage version of Tarzan. It has the same story and music as this Disney film version, but it is spectacular when performed live, and the gorilla's swinging down from the ceiling amazed me:)
In case you need some other ideas about movies for the 2-year-old sector, my kiddo also loves Season 1 of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock (1983), Brother Bear (2003), and the penguin movie Surf's Up (2007). We try to stick to movies that won't make us hurl:) Barney is for other households, I am afraid...
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I also enjoy Surf's Up. When I was surfing at Ala Moana, I landed on the reef and stepped on a sea urchin. I wouldn't have felt that bad if it were not for the interview scene of the movie in which the battered sea urchin said, "Stepped on me?! HE DANCED ON ME! Look at this: broken, broken, gone, gone, gone..." It might not be an exact quote, but I think it was the best line of the movie. :)
did somebody have to pee-pee on your foot? I wonder...
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