Hard to watch
Although it's a decent enough movie, "Wagons East" is a difficult movie to watch knowing that John Candy, probably one of the most beloved comic character actors of his time, died while making it.
I was a huge John Candy fan growing up and felt as if I had lost a favorite uncle when I heard he had died. His movies will always hold a special place for me and I watch them as often as I can. The deaths of Candy, Belushi, Farley, and Hartman were some of the biggest blows ever experienced by the comedy community and one can only wonder what they may have accomplished and what more laughs we may have had had they survived.