since there be so much comment on the fake gorilla and i think it be worth point out that these be not in fact intend to be gorilla but rather the fictional race of great ape that raise tarzan in the burroughs novel . they be suppose to be something close to human and with a language develop enough that it could be translate into english in fact tarzan be a word in the great ape language mean white skin . you can quibble about how successful the movie portrayal of these creature be and but any burroughs fan will recognize what they be try to do . in any case and it be a brief sequence . i think this movie be surprisingly good and come close to capture the flavor of burroughs later tarzan novel than anything else i have see . burroughs and after all and be primarily a fantasy writer and there be no point in hold his fiction to any realistic standard . the production standard be quite good and i like the principal actor . in fact and van dien may be my second favorite tarzan and after gordon scott .