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They call the wind Mariah!
Homer Simpson once said of PAINT YOUR WAGON, "Aw. Why did they have to screw up a perfectly serviceable wagon story with all that fruity singing?" Okay, that is a bit extreme, but he is entitled to his opinion.

PAINT YOUR WAGON is another musical directed by Joshua Logan who brought us the colored-filter heavy SOUTH PACIFIC and the close-up heavy CAMELOT. And of this musical trilogy, PAINT YOUR WAGON is by far the most successful visually.

What more can one hope for from a musical than wonderful musical scoring and song arrangements? Here they are nothing short of exceptional! The songs from LERNER & LOEWE are not their most popular and they suffer even more in this film where they are handled by also-ran singers like Jean Seberg and the youngster Clint Eastwood. But, the worst sound comes from the 'character-only' voice of Lee Marvin. He is not a singer but he sure embodies his role. The only exceptional singing voice in the film is Harve Presnell demonstrated beautifully in his glorious rendition of THEY CALL THE WIND MARIAH.

Both Marvin and Eastwood are great in the meandering story as is the production design. But, the story has some difficult issues in it: From prostitution, drinking, smoking to multiple spouses. We can get by that, though, especially if you sit around long enough to watch the destruction of NO-NAME CITY.

Its nice to see a widescreen release of this on DVD but, something additional on the disc would be nice, or at least, Chapter stops highlighting the songs.

Super Musical
Who would guess that Eastwood would sing in a movie. But he does a great job and Marvin isn't too bad himself. This had alot of entertaining aspects and the supporting cast were just as good. If you like musicals with humor, you may want to see this. SW

Best Movie In The World!!!
This movie is awesome! It is great for anyone who loves musicals, comedies, or just good old fashion westerns.

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