Tarzan

This 1999 animated adventure/comedy-type drama is one of Disney's best movies. Directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck, "Tarzan" is presented in beautiful computer-processed animation to make it look like it was filmed in a real African forest.

After being shipwrecked, baby Tarzan and his parents make living-quarters in a shackled treehouse. When his parents are killed by a wild animal, a gorilla, mourning the death of her own ape-child, hears a baby's cry. She finds Tarzan and raises him as her own.

As time passes, he realizes he is different in comparison to the gorillas, but already adopting their habits, he happily surfs from tree to tree. One day he meets Jane in distress, a human so much like himself. He rescues her and she rescues him from his gorilla habitat.

Jane introduces him to a new world of civilization where Tarzan is forced to face good and evil complexities. He falls in love with Jane while protecting his gorilla family from "very curious" humans.

This movie is bright and colorful with every detail computer- enhanced to quality perfection. With the voice talent of Tony Goldwyn as Tarzan and Minnie Driver as Jane, the film combines humor with high drama.

There are very cute gorilla antics shown and Rosie O'Donnell's voice belonging to one of the wacky gorillas will have you in stitches. This is the first Disney animated movie in a long time that doesn't have Broadway-type musical songs. Instead Phil Collin's songs make for one terrific film.

I must add that there are parental precautions concerning parts of this movie so you may want to watch it first to decide for yourself before showing it to any child under 8. My cousin's 6-year-old grandchild watched it a month ago and she's still worried about the violent leopard scene.