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I saw this when I was 19 in the theaters when it came out in 1984, and have again many many times since. There are very few movies that are touchstones of my life and this is one of them. They gave it a realistic look with special effects unmatched at the time. This movie still holds up to this day, as all great movies do. It is the undoubted best Tarzan movie ever made. It is still strange to me why the first Tarzan book was never made except for this one. Interesting to know that this was Andie Macdowell's first film. Her beauty still holds up, 33 years later. Her daughter is an actress now. That kind of stuff freaks me out, as most of us don't want to confront age. This film is timeless though. Its a travesty that it only has 3 stars here on IMDb, considering the academy awards it was nominated for, and the great acting performances, including Sir Ralph Richardson's last performance before he passed away. It is clearly Lambert's best performance before or since. And Andie Macdowell is well, Andie Macdowell. This film evokes a sense of wonder, that very few films can. When I am feeling a little lost, I plug in and watch this film. It lifts your spirits. It makes you feel that your time hasn't passed you by, and that there is hope for the future. At least it has for me, from age 19 to 51. I have seen reviews where people have called it slow and boring. Then obviously they don't want a normal progressive story line. They should go to action and other genre, and not bother putting in their less than 2 cents worth. Tarzan decides to make a decision at the end, that few of us except the truly great ever can make. We should all be so lucky.

A lot of pathos in this. I give it a 9 of 10. It asks us the question that most of have never thought of asking before...Is loss of memory due to age, always a curse? Or can it be a blessing? This film is also about redemption, with a mystery twist thrown in. We don't all get redemption for our perceived regrets. But its good to see it in the movies. Especially when we all reach that certain age. When we confront who we were and who we are now. And who we hope to be in the future. Ian McKellen is brilliant as usual. Only English actors it seems, get better as they age as fine wine does. Laura Linney melts into the role, and is unrecognizable as herself. The boy Milo Parker, shows better as a genius kid, better than any kid actor I have ever seen.

It was a good thriller, good drama, and the ending was very touching. In real life, things don't come together at the end, as it does in this film. But hey, what do we watch the movies for anyway? We all need escapism from time to time, to take our minds off the obstacles that we all face. You can get it from action movies, but from time to time, you can get it from a great ending like this one had. The great acting displayed displayed by Christopher Plummer, and Travolta show that age can improve the talent that both men have, having watched them both for so many years. It was the finest performance that I have ever seen from Travolta. I do not know if he wasn't nominated for the Oscar, or this will make this coming years nominations. If not, shame on the voters. The past 2 years have witnessed the loss of many such performers, that were touchstones of our youth. It should remind us all to appreciate the ones still with us, when they perform in there twilight, as Plummer and Travolta have done in this movie.