UHD Review Paint Your Wagon UHD/Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Matt Hough]

Time hasn’t enhanced the pleasures of this misbegotten musical, Paint Your Wagon.



Paint Your Wagon (1969)



Released: 15 Oct 1969
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 164 min




Director: Joshua Logan
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical



Cast: Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg
Writer(s): Alan Jay Lerner, Paddy Chayefsky



Plot: Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town.



IMDB rating: 6.6
MetaScore: 50





Disc Information



Studio: Paramount
Distributed By: Kino Lorber
Video Resolution: 2160p HEVC w/HDR



Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: English 2.0 DTS-HDMA, English 5.1 DTS-HDMA



Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: PG-13...

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[Alan Tully]

Great stuff! A 5 out of 5 for picture & sound is what I was looking for. I've already ordered it thinking that it has to be better than the DVD, & I'm not that bothered about the extras & I know the film is not some peoples cup of tea, but I like it, & that's what counts.

 

[titch]

I'm getting it just for Clint warbling to the trees. It gives me a smile on my face.

 

[BobO'Link]

I like the movie and enjoy several of the songs. It's one of a half dozen musicals I rewatch every year or two (all others get far fewer rewatchings as I'm not much of a fan of the genre). I'm getting it for the upgrade from my old DVD copy.

 

[JPCinema]

I can't wait! Time has enhanced my love for this film.

 

[Mark Mayes]

Looking forward to this!

 

[Bernard McNair]

Thank you for the balanced review, Matt.
I am in the camp of great affection for Paint Your Wagon.
Joshua Logan was a great stage director but I cannot argue that he was more than competent in the movie musicals he made. Rather, I see his filmed musicals as good to great entertainment as opposed to great filmmaking.
The PG on the new release sounds excellent and I look forward to my copy arriving.

 

[RolandL]

11/22/69

 

[haineshisway]

There is not a truly terrible film musical in history that doesn't have ten immediate posters saying they love it. Not one. Not even Mame. Not even Man of La Mancha. Not even Lost Horizon.

 

[PMF]

There is not a truly terrible film musical in history that doesn't have ten immediate posters saying they love it. Not one. Not even Mame. Not even Man of La Mancha. Not even Lost Horizon.

What’s so wrong about posters expressing their joys, in the first place? Nothing. Happiness is a good thing.

Hey, Kino, count me in for a purchase of Paint Your Wagon, too.

Thank you, Matt, for a well balanced review.

 

[Indy Guy]

Thanks for confirming the great technical attributes of this transfer, but all of us that love this film (and I can assure you there are more than 10) can't wait for this to be released!
I had a friend who had an annual Paint Your Wagon party for many years and there is a nearby BarBQ restaurant has a corner of the main dining room celebrating the film with artwork and stills.
To me the pacing is just right for a musical and only a couple songs miss the mark. The 3rd act comes to life with the arrival of the conservative Fetty family taken in by this highly unusual "triple" living under one roof. Son, Horton Fetty quickly steals every scene he is in with his comic innocence. In the midst of this madness is Marvin's stirring rendition of Wander'n Star. The lyrics are some of my favorites for expressing emotional sentiments I fully identify with... Now more than ever!
On top of all this, PYW is one of John Truscott's 2 great cinematic efforts, Camelot being the other. Sadly he returned to his homeland Austrailia in the late 70's and the world lost the chance to see what might have been an astonishing career of cinematic achievements.
I had a chance to meet with John regarding a potential design project, but the allure to return to his native Melbourne and design it's theater complex along with 5 years of its productions was too great. After he passed away I happened to be in Melbourne while they were celebrating John's life with a remounting of his theatrical version of Camelot. I kept that program explaining the dedication to John. He had devoted his energy to making art, lighting and public spaces in Melbourne an absolutely world class urban metropolis.

 

[Alan Tully]

There is not a truly terrible film musical in history that doesn't have ten immediate posters saying they love it. Not one. Not even Mame. Not even Man of La Mancha. Not even Lost Horizon.

I plead guilty, your honer, & I'd like ten other offences to be taken into consideration. Actually I'm not that keen on musicals, I saw Damn Yankees for the first time the other week & quite enjoyed it, but I don't think I could sit through West Side Story or Oklahoma, or any of that ilk.

Maybe my favourite musical is Phantom Of The Paradise, but then all the musical numbers take place on the stage (just like in all those Busby Berkeley musicals I love), people don't just start singing. I do think that Paint Your Wagon would be nothing without Lee Marvin, he carries the whole film, I don't think Clint Eastwood makes much of an impact at all, & his singing is forgettable (boring).

Why do we like & dislike things (movies, music, books, clothes, people)? I think it's unknowable. Take, Paint Your Wagon, I didn't fancy it at the time, so I didn't go to see it & it was only around 10 years ago that I thought I might like it & bought the DVD (s/h) & loved it (but how did that thought that I might like it jump into my mind?).

...oh, & Bruce, you left out Doctor Dolittle ('67) from your little list of the damned

 

[John Maher_289910]

Joshua Logan simply has no talent for directing musical films. They're all wretched, imo.

 

[Matt Hough]

DOCTOR DOLITTLE in my opinion is highly underrated. One of my favorites. Wonderful score.

I concur. My review can be found here.

 

[B-ROLL]

As I've said I did a total 180 when I saw PYW at the Warner Cinerama with that glorious 6 track sound system. I love Marvin doing Wanderin Star. But get the Broadway cast cd just to hear James Barton do it. Beautiful.

Here's a blurry hissy YouTube version with Robert Goulet's version of Wandrin Star

 

[B-ROLL]

There is not a truly terrible film musical in history that doesn't have ten immediate posters saying they love it. Not one. Not even Mame. Not even Man of La Mancha. Not even Lost Horizon.

I know what ya mean

 

[haineshisway]

Where is this Cuyahoga Falls address? I've never seen that add. That movie sounds like an absolute classic of the world cinema.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Where is this Cuyahoga Falls address? I've never seen that add. That movie sounds like an absolute classic of the world cinema.

Here you go: https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/8991

 

[Robert Crawford]

I concur. My review can be found here.

Several Doctor Dolittle posts have been moved to that review thread so we can focus this thread’s discussion back to Paint Your Wagon.

 

[warnerbro]

I like this movie. It's fun.