The Blues Brothers is one of my favorite movies and has been for years now. I have loved it ever since I saw it when I was 12. It is not only the acting and the humor that I love about this movie, it is the music. In most musicals it's either...
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The Blues Brothers is one of my favorite movies and has been for years now. I have loved it ever since I saw it when I was 12. It is not only the acting and the humor that I love about this movie, it is the music. In most musicals it's either good music and bad acting or good acting and bad music or bad acting and bad music but this movie has the best of both worlds. Everytime I listen to a song from The Blues Brothers I get really pumped up. I even went as Elwood for Halloween, and I'm a girl. It is a shame that we had to lose John Belushi at such a young age but he eill always be remembered.

I must admit this up front- I have no objectivity at all about this movie. I know there are many who will question the 5-star rating, but what can I say- it's my personal favorite of all time, even though I know it isn't perfect.

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I must admit this up front- I have no objectivity at all about this movie. I know there are many who will question the 5-star rating, but what can I say- it's my personal favorite of all time, even though I know it isn't perfect.

Ackroyd and Belushi created a comic duo that were instantly iconic, a Laurel and Hardy of the 70's. Although their comedy bits were not as patently funny on their own merits as L & H's, they benefitted enormously from the ingenious tableaus John landis surrounded them with. The gaudy action set pieces alone are worth the price of admission, and, in particular, the scene where the Brothers trash an actual entire mall could never be made today- the budget would be $200 million! The climactic car chase stands up there with the classics, and the music- My God, the music!

I defy you to find a more stellar cast of musical giants in any 10 other films combined- Cab Calloway, James Brown, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Lee Hooker, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Matt Murphy, Lou Marini, Murph Dunne, Willie Hall, Bones Malone, Paul Schieffer, Alan Rubin... and Belushi and Ackroyd themselves are legitimate musical talents with a genuine love for the blues genre. And the band is killer, proficient in both kinds of music- Country AND Western! Watch for some sweet cameos from Carrie Fisher, Twiggy, Steve Lawrence (!), John Candy and Henry Gibson, among others. So, what are you waiting for- here's the deal: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it!

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd are comedic genies's. The chase scenes and music in this movie is legendary. This movie created one of the best lines ever written "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes,...
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John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd are comedic genies's. The chase scenes and music in this movie is legendary. This movie created one of the best lines ever written "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses" then Jake says "Hit it"
This movie is great

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd team up to bring "The Blues Brothers" to the big screen and they succeeded in making a hilarious movie. As usual, their chemistry together was amazing. Not only was the story neat, but the action scenes were...
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John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd team up to bring "The Blues Brothers" to the big screen and they succeeded in making a hilarious movie. As usual, their chemistry together was amazing. Not only was the story neat, but the action scenes were equally cool.