Review of The Blues Brothers (1980) by John H — 29 May 2011
I had been watching the best of Belushi & Aykroyd on SHL & had really been enjoying the Blues Brother segments (more then usual) & I figured it was time to crack this classic out again. This is one of my favorite comedies & by far my favorite musical.
This was back when John Landis knew how to make comedies (this along w/ Animal House) but it follows the same fomula & deteriorates into chaos by the end. In comparison it's actually better then Animal in that respect.
Great music, great cast, some of the best car crashes and goddamn funny as hell. Lightning can only strike once in a case like this as it's sequel proved. As Dan Aykroyd said as far as the greatest Blues acts go it's James Brown, Tina Turner and then The Blues Brothers.
.. I would have to agree w/ him on that.
This review of The Blues Brothers (1980) was written by John H on 29 May 2011.
The Blues Brothers has generally received very positive reviews.
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