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A funny cowboy musical and a nicer side of Clint
Somewhere between his spaghetti Westerns and Dirty Harry stuff, Eastwood managed to be a song-slinging cowboy in a funny, entertaining musical about the California gold rush days. It's not slapstick funny, like a Mel Brooks film, and it even has some dramatic moments. There are lots of good songs, some you may even recognize, but there is more dialogue than music in this almost three-hour show. There is some bawdiness, but no foul language. Overall, it's very enjoyable.

Undeservedly Maligned
This is a very funny movie. Marvin and Eastwood's singing is not embarassing at all. You have to give them credit. You may not know, but Jean Seberg DID NOT sing her songs. She is lip- syncing to another woman's voice. The best song, of course, is Harve Presnell's "Maria." He was very underutilized in this movie, but you can catch him in "Fargo," "Bagger Vance," "The Pretender," and "Old School" among others.

The funniest part of the movie is when the Parson falls through the ground into the tunnels our heros have dug looking for gold, and lands in front of Ben Rumson who states, "Welcome to Hell, Parson!"

Why, God?
I understand a lot of you like this movie. I cannot say the same. Never much for musicals, and always big on Eastwood westerns- I nearly vomited when I saw this. Two of the coolest actors to ever star in a Western- together...singing?! I love Lee MArvin and Eastwood, but this movie was rediculous. I enjoyed the plot, sort of...it was just the absolute wrong movie for these guys. I hear who's in it, and I expect Hang 'Em High or High Plains Drifter, and an Ennio Morricone score. I got this instead. As you can see, I'd be dissapointed. It was even worse to see what everyone thinks is a joke from the Simpsons, is a real movie. Thumbs way down on this one. If you're into musicals, you might like it- if you're a movie person, don't subject yourself to this.

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