I just don't get the problems people have with remembering alien names and jargon… this never bothered people with "Avatar" or the "Star Wars" movies, among others. Burroughs had a real flare for making up great sounding names, whether in alien or ape language.

I just don't get the problems people have with remembering alien names and jargon… this never bothered people with "Avatar" or the "Star Wars" movies, among others. Burroughs had a real flare for making up great sounding names, whether in alien or ape language.

Pretty good dissection of the movie. I don't think Burroughs work is so out of line with today's sensibilities. He had strong characters, exciting action and lots of cliffhangers. Tarzan is still (100 years later) one of the most iconic archetypes around, and Carter is, if lesser known, the archetypical Earthman on a…

Pretty good dissection of the movie. I don't think Burroughs work is so out of line with today's sensibilities. He had strong characters, exciting action and lots of cliffhangers. Tarzan is still (100 years later) one of the most iconic archetypes around, and Carter is, if lesser known, the archetypical Earthman on a…