- Directed by John Landis (Nation Lampoon's Animal House, Trading Places, Spies Like Us Three Amigos, Coming to America, Thriller [MJ music video])
- Produced by Bernie Brillstein, George Folsey Jr., David Sosna, Robert K. Weiss
- Starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd
Thoughts!
- One of the reasons I Netflix'd this movie was because I knew the name, knew the references, but never really knew the movie (like most of my Netflix movies). And now I can finally say I've seen The Blues Brothers!.. but honestly, I thought it was a little disappointing.
- First of all, I was confused as to what genre this was. I THOUGHT it was a comedy, but the jokes were few and far between. Then there were some long musical numbers, but not enough to be considered a musical. (It turns out that this *is* a comedy, just not one with many funny parts.)
- The best scenes were when Carrie Fischer (Princess Leia) kept trying to kill the two brothers. Everything else seemed uneventful, even though things happened. The dancing/singing numbers were decent. The car chases were okay, although incredibly/stupidly and over the top. COPS DON'T JUST DRIVE THROUGH MALLS AND CRASH INTO STORES... eh maybe this film just wasn't for me. The 80s antics were too ridiculous.
- Dan Aykroyd had a great accent.
- Favorite quote I should use some day: "We're on a mission from God."
- The Illinois Neo-Nazis had a lot of potential to be funny... but nope.
- I think what really prevented this movie from just being baaad was the epic ending. The ending was really cool.
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