Product ReviewsThe Blues Brothers (DVD, 1980)

The Blues Brothers (DVD, 1998)

Great old comedy inspired by skits from Saturday Night Live shows of the time with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues - The Blues Brothers. This is a crazy plot that includes orphanages, prisons, Nazis, Nuns, KKK, Redneck country singers, high-speed chases through a shopping mall, Big band sounds, local and ethnic blues, a psycho ex-girlfriend with everything from bombs to guns to rockets, etc! One thing is for sure; You'll enjoy this film. You will crack up at the crazy antics and you will love the music.

Jake just got out of Joliet prison and Elwood picks him up in an old Mt.Prospect black & white police car. They go to the orphanage where they grew up, to see the Penguin - (Mother Superior). She tells them that they need $5,000 in ten days for taxes, or the place closes and the kids are out on the street. There they run into an old and dear friend, Cab Calloway, who payed harmonica and was their musical inspiration as kids. Next they go on down to "The Tripple Rock", a jive black church where James Brown is the Reverend Cleothis. Here the idea is hatched to put back together "The Band". The rest of the movie is all about the crazy steps they go through to reassemble the band members, get a little rehersal, and land a gig that can earn $5,000. Well, all along the way, they wreck total havoc, angering the Chicago Nazis, a country beerjoint owner, a Redneck country band, and hundreds of local and state cops. The band finally performs to a sold out house and with the money in hand, there is a mad dash to get to the Cook County Clerk's office to pay the taxes in time to save the day. This is a hilarious movie and it will keep you laughing all the way through.Read full review...

The Blues Brothers

This is a great family film, it's funny, it's a musical and dancing it has a lot of meaning behind it! The kiddies will learn what caring for others is all about! It's a good movie for family night the only thing missing is the pop corn... I know you'll enjoy this film, 2 thumbs up!!!Read full review...

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Fun, Fast, heart warming and funny.

Box office smash with Good story line, car chases, a time to bite your nails, and a time to laugh. A classic with Big Stars and Fantastic Music. It's one of those movies you'll watch over and over again.Read full review...

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The Blues Brothers

This is some great stuff. The music, the car chases and the silliness make this a real fun movie to watch. Just don't take it too seriously. Obviously, there were scenes that could not happen in real life.
I never saw Cab Calloway in concert, but he apparently still had it going on way after his prime. He musta had had a ball in that movie. And there is nothing hotter than a woman holding a guitar or a machine gun. Make that woman Carrie Fisher and...Wow!

P.S. Don't get Blues Brothers 2000. It's just a trashy re-make of this one.Read full review...

Excellent

Absolutely love this movie! So funny. Dan and John are just perfect together! Movie was in excellent condition and arrived really fast!

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Brand new, great packaging love it!

Great movie for a great price!

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Big music, big laughs

How can you not like Blues Brothers? It's impossible not to, it's such a classic and timeless work of art. The characters are perfect, the plot is perfect, the music is perfect, the whole movie is just so damn perfect. Thank you. Read full review...

The Blues Brothers DVD, 1998, Collector's Edition

The Blues Brothers is a true classic movie, one of the few SNL movies that is actually a good story. Joliet Jake is recently released from prison and picked up by his brother Elwood. The two discover that the orphanage they grew up in is going to be sold to the Board of Education unless they can raise $5,000 to give to the State Assesors office. The Blues Brothers try to get the money by putting their band back together and doing a few gigs. Along the way, they anger the Illinois State Police, the Illinois Nazi Party, the owner of Bob's Country Bunker, and a band from Nashville, the Good Ole Boys. This movie is great from beginning to end. The musical numbers are all great including Jake's revelation in the church, Ray Charles singing Shake Your Tail Feather, Aretha Franklin singing in her soul food diner, the peformance in Bob's Country Bunker, and finally the concert at the end including two of their best songs. As well, there is action galore from Elwood jumping a bridge with their 1974 Dodge Sedan to their chaotic ride through a crowded mall to the police chase at the end through the streets of Chicago( especially Lower Wacker Drive) and the chase up the staircase to the Assessor's office. The Blues Brothers has something for everybody and should not be missed.
The Blues Brothers are played to perfection by John Belushi as Jake and Dan Aykroyd as Elwood. The two actors are hysterical together throughout as they anger just about everybody in the city of Chicago. There are far too many lines to mention, but it is obvious that they had fun making this movie. There are plenty of musical cameos also including Cab Calloway, James Brown as a preacher, Aretha Franklin as the owner of a Soul Food diner, Ray Charles as the owner of music store, and John Lee Hooker as a street peformer on Maxwell Street. The film also stars Carrie Fisher, John Candy, Kathleen Freeman, Henry Gibson, and many more. Also look out for a very funny cameo by Frank Oz and a short appearance by Steven Spielberg. Also worth mentioning is the Blues Brothers band including Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Murphy Dunne, "Blue Lou" Marini, Tom "Bones" Malone, Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, Alan Rubin, and Willy "Two Bits" Hall. The Collector's Edition DVD offers widescreen presentation, the original theatrical trailer, a making of documentary with interviews with the cast and crew, and footage not seen since the original release in 1980. This is a great movie that all viewers will find something to like in it. Do not miss this classic!Read full review...

An iconic movie , pure entertainment from start to finish .

This extended version will have you laughing all the way through it ! If you loved the original you will love this even more . For adults only due to the strong language .
Bundle the kids off to bed and treat yourself to non-stop laughter !Read full review...

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Very funny movie

Maybe the funniest movie I ever saw. We watched it twice in one night.

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