The Blues Brothers
Published September 10, 2011
Film info
- Title The Blues Brothers
- Director John Landis
- Year 1980
- Run time 2hrs 13m
- Genres Comedy, Action, Crime, Music
- Tagline They'll never get caught, they're on a mission from God
Blues brothers Jake and Elwood (John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd) have sold their souls to rhythm'n'blues, but still lend a hand when the church orphanage in which they were raised is threatened with closure. Resolving to get their old band together and stage a fund-raising gig, the brothers have God on their side but everyone else against them | and that includes a bunch of Country and Western rednecks, an angry chapter of neo-Nazi thugs, the massed ranks of the Chicago police force, and Jake's psychotic ex-girlfriend Camille (Carrie Fisher).
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:01 | That looks pretty grim. How could anyone live there? |
| 2:20 | Lots of footsteps, it’s like The Bill. |
| 5:58 | They are really building up this character by waiting six minutes to show his face. Hope he’s worth it. |
| 8:32 | You can buy old police cars? Cool! |
| 13:02 | Who is this Penguin woman? |
| 16:31 | That’s actual James Brown! |
| 22:09 | The music in their car is always so loud, it’s hard to focus on what they’re saying. |
| 24:59 | Ooh, it’s so Thelma and Louise. |
| 26:23 | There’s a Toys R Us! |
| 27:53 | That’s quite a lot of destruction. |
| 31:34 | Princess Leia just shot at the Blues Brothers with a rocket launcher. What kind of crazy film is this? |
| 35:07 | That must be the worst place to live, ever. |
| 42:59 | Elwood is a great name. I like it. |
| 44:19 | Saying we’re on a mission from god doesn’t seem to be convincing anyone. |
| 47:54 | What the… |
| 51:57 | Ahh, I should have said “Say whaaat?” |
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Conclusions
I’ve not seen this one before, and whilst I’m aware of some of the Blues Brothers folklore - mostly the black suits and sunglasses, to be honest - I really don’t know much about it. The trailer didn’t particularly inspire me, but it’s been recommended to me so many times, I can only give it a shot.
You’re all going to hate me, I know it. Before we started, I asked Mr C if he would be mad if I didn’t like it. He said: “I’ll be mad if you give it anything under a three.”
But then we were watching, and we watched for an hour, and I just wasn’t getting it. It was weird, it was slow paced, if there was humour there it was very sporadic, and good grief, if I heard: “We’re on a mission from god” or “We’re getting the band back together” one more time, I was going to explode.
I’m afraid to say it, but I was just totally bored. We switched off at the hour mark. I am ready to take the hate for this.
Rating: Unrated.
Rating: Unrated