![]() Clive, not to mention the villainous John Buckler who comes to a particularly sticky end in this one) to even things out. If you are looking for a thoughtful, entertaining and worth-while film, go elsewhere.My second Tarzan double-feature slot and the cracks are beginning to show! That said, TARZAN ESCAPES (1936 ***) is much better than online reviews would have you believe: true, there is ample stock footage on display here but it also boasts a strong plot line and cast (featuring Benita Hume, future wife of Ronald Colman and later George Sanders, as well as MGM staple Herbert Mundin and James Whale favorite E.E. ![]() If you are looking for a movie to slobber over a beautiful naked body, then this might fill the ticket. Tarzan would be the only primitive man on the planet who would have that problem. This despite the fact that Bo is wearing a wet see-thru shirt, with her breast prominently displayed. And Tarzan, well, he's all muscular like you think he should be, but when he sees Jane (that's Bo, of course) for the first time, he doesn't know what to think. ![]() But when you take that aspect out of the film, it becomes one big dull ride. Mind you, Bo Derek is absolutely incredibly beautiful, and she and husband-director John Derek make sure you see plenty of her. However, now that I'm older, I can honestly say that this film is awful. Of course, the reason for that is Bo Derek and her various states of undress in this film. When I was a teen-ager seeing this film for the first time, I thought it was one of the best movies ever made. ![]()
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