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Dirty Dingus Magee [VHS]

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This movie was made as a comedic sexual comedy at a time when such things were really pretty tame by todays standards. The script is mediocre but the cast is great. The is a wild western that is safe for most audiences, but not quite family friendly due to the sexual inuendo. It Sells for a pretty price even used due to rarity.

I saw this movie in bits and pieces. In fact, I have seen the same bits and pieces a few times. I wanted to see the entire movie from beginning to end. I found it to be hilarious and worth the money that I paid for it. I've always liked the actors who play in this movie in other movies as well. Truly entertaining.Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) [VHS]

Not much happening in this psuedo, comedy western from 1970. How Frank got talked into this farce would make good coversation over a drink or two. If he was trying to follow up for SERGEANTS THREE, or 4 FOR TEXAS, he missed the bullseye.

However, if you have free time of a few hours to spare, and if like me have never seen this film before, then you might want to watch it. I remember when they were filming it from some outtakes shown back then, but had never seen this one in theatres or on cable. Thanks to Encore Westerns I have finally been able to view the film, albeit 38 years later with most actors in the film now dead and buried.

I read many westerns and enjoy western movies so I don't find this movie as objectionable as some may. I also enjoy the work of many of the actors in the film, so overall I give it a medium rating of 3 stars. At certain points in the film I did laugh aloud, and while it will never become my favorite film, it is worth viewing. Certainly Frank left us with some much better films, but I'll bet ole blue eyes had a 'gas' making this 'ring a ding, ding', one.

Semper Fi.

Dean Martin enjoyed making Westerns, yet pallie Frank Sinatra never looked comfortable in the saddle. Released in 1970, "Dirty Dingus Magee" was Sinatra's last (and worst) sagebrush farce. It's hard to believe that director Burt Kennedy and co-writer Joseph Heller were associated with this lazy fiasco. The supporting players try to enliven the dreary proceedings, but Ol' Blue Eyes no longer cared about his film career. Avoid "Dirty Dingus Magee" and track down Sinatra's final starring role in "The First Deadly Sin" (1980) - an underrated crime drama.

Really... Amazon Marketplace dealers are actually trying to sell the VHS tape for $179+. Anybody interested in this movie will be happy to know that the Warner Brother's Archive collection has just released this on DVDr for 19.99. $179 dollars... REALLY!

I did not watch the movie, but I bought it as a gift for my Grandfather . . . he LOVED it

I last saw this movie on TV maybe, 30 years ago. It's entertaining, has little objectionable language and a fun way to kill a couple of hours. As in most older movies it relies on innuendo, since the censors would give it an adult rating if they didn't (Midnight Cowboy was rated X, when it was released. Now it would probably be PG 13). If you pay attention it has some wit as well as some slapstick.

I guess this is not on a DVD. This funny movie is a keeper. Thank you so much. Like I said, I had to get the VCR player.

Although there is not a lot going for Sinatra in this western spoof, Jack Elam makes it worth a look. Elam was one of the all-time great character actors that can make even the worst spoof funny....case in point, Dirty Dingus Magee.

Sinatra and Kennedy should have had their hairpieces examined in accepting one of the unfunniest western comedies of all-time. No chemistry exists between the two, all the women in this film are oversexed, and the Native Americans should picket MGM/UA for the treatment they receive here. Get past the constant cursing and sexual innuendo, and you have a ninety minute bore. The hyperactively cute musical score will make you search for your revolver to put this video out of your misery. Awful.