The Blues Brothers (DVD, 2005, 2-Disc Set, 25th Anniversary Edition Widescreen)

After building up the duo's popularity through recordings and several performances on Saturday Night Live, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd--as "legendary" Chicago blues brothers Jake and Elwood Blues--took their act to the big screen in this action-packed hit from 1980. As Jake and Elwood struggle to reunite their old band and save the Chicago orphanage where they were raised, they wreak enough good-natured havoc to attract the entire Cook County police force. The result is a big-budget stunt-fest on a scale rarely attempted before or since, including extended car chases that result in the wanton destruction of shopping malls and more police cars than you can count. Along the way there's plenty of music to punctuate the action, including performances by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, and James Brown that are guaranteed to knock you out. As played with deadpan wit by Belushi and Aykroyd, the Blues Brothers are "on a mission from God," and that gives them a kind of reckless glee that keeps the movie from losing its comedic appeal. Otherwise this might have been just a bloated marathon of mayhem that quickly wears out its welcome (which is how some critics described this film and its 1998 sequel). Keep an eye out for Steven Spielberg as the city clerk who stamps some crucial paperwork near the end of the film

Original Blues Brothers is my favorite movie--I should have bought that one. This version, which I bought to share with a young (6-year-old) budding blues fan includes all the four letter words that were scrubbed from the original--much to my chagrin. All the swearing didn't add anything to the original version and made this version unfit for my purposes. Caveat emptor.

I bought this for my son, he was a baby when it first came out. Its still funny in some parts. I was disapointed they didnt sing "Im a Soul Man." I was sure that this was where that song was from. I did enjoy the Blues Brothers skits on Saturday Night Live. It was entertaining.

This movie is a timeless classic. The Blues Brothers is a humorous movie with many cameo appearances by legendary music R&B artists.

I had seen this movie several times on TV and really enjoyed it. It spanned a good range of entertainment from music (with the various popular artists) to wild auto chases. It was a good entertaining movie on TV. I then ordered the DVD, I was shocked at the language that was used in it. It did nothing but take away from the movie in my opinion. After about 10 minutes into the DVD I removed it and threw it in the trash.