The Blues Brothers (1980) (25th Anniversary Edition Includes Movie Money)

The Greatest Musical EVER!!!!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 28, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this The Blues Brothers (1980) review helpful

Pros: The music in this film is unreal!

Cons: none

"The one thing that people forget when they watch this film is that Dan and John were not professional blues singers. They were actors pretending to be blues artists." That was a quote from the late great Del Close. Del was the first act...ing director for Saturday Night Live. He also started The Improv Olympic in Chicago and was one of the first members of the famed The Second City. Del explained that the best thing that he ever taught John and Dan was to play the characters at the top of their intelligence. So Dan and John just decided to be the best blues artist that the world had ever seen. Well, it paid off. I know that this isn't the usual review, but I thought I'd share Del's story with you instead. Enjoy the film! Read more Less

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By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 25, 2004

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best movie ever ...

A Better Version on DVD than in Theaters

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 25, 2003

I loved "The Blues Brothers" when it came out, but this DVD version is even better, more energetic, with delicious added footage; especially to the musical numbers, an improved "Peter Gunn" score, hilarious scenes that shouldn'...;t have been edited out, such as when Jake and Elwood hide their car from the police. Altogether, the movie runs now for 2 1/2 hours, and I usually get weary of movies that long, but this is definitely the fastest 2 1/2 hours I have experienced in my life. I also like the documentary of the making of this movie. Dan Aykroyd and director John Landis do a great and informative job, and my personal favorite is when Aykroyd says where he remembers John Belushi walking off the set into a stranger's house in the middle of the night, opening up the refrigerator, helping himself to a sandwich and falling asleep on his couch. That explains the bad-boy lifestyle Belushi led. As for the movie, it is just so much fun, and I would like to call this DVD a "party DVD." These are great movies with plenty of exciting extras, and more added scenes which makes them merrier. My party DVDs include "The Blues Brothers," "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "Shrek," "There's Something More About Mary," and "Young Frankenstein." These DVDs make DVD watching more fun, as do "Caddyshack" and "Slap Shot", also given special editions, shorter on extras, but with colorful interviews with those involved. I only wish "Airplane!" and "Blazing Saddles" will join the party, and hopefully special editions of these great movies but lackluster DVDs will allow them to. Read more Less

great

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 16, 2003

this is a great movie.

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 14, 2003

The best film I have ever seen!!!! I'm not lying. BRILLIANT!! The special features are really kool. I love the documentary about the making of the Blues Brothers. It's really kool!! BRILLIANT!!

Blues Brothers

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 15, 2002

Funny as hell - watch it everytime its on TV

great

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 5, 2002

this is one of my all time favorite movies it has both types of movies, action and comedy

"We're on a mission from God.","0

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 1, 2002

very veryveryverygood

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 11, 2002

you should bye it