Blues Brothers

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vsonix

3,858 posts

162 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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brrapp said:
checkmate91 said:
It's not a musical!
It's a film with music. That's a musical to me.
It totally is a musical

...and is the only musical I like too. In fact I would go so far as to say it's one of my all time top three films. Absolutely love it, especially the 'extended cut' version where some key plot scenes have been put back into the movie so the whole plot makes sense again.

Shame about the excrable sequel though which must be KILLED WITH FIRE.

MrOnTheRopes

1,418 posts

245 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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SCMODS

checkmate91

851 posts

172 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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Yipper said:
Blues Brothers is basically the Sound of Music for men.

As said above, it looks very dated now.
Well it's not but let's put that to one side for a moment.

IMDB has an interesting list of films (sorted by popularity, howsoever measured) released in 1980 here http://www.imdb.com/search/title?year=1980&tit...

Several on even the first couple of pages would not bother me if I never saw them again. One callout, Brubaker, seem to remember that being an excellent film which I'd completely forgotten about.

hutchst

3,696 posts

95 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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TVR Moneypit said:
Wizard of Oz?
Tommy

K12beano

20,854 posts

274 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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hutchst said:
TVR Moneypit said:
Wizard of Oz?
Tommy
Well both of those have someone seeking something. So “yes” they have something in common with the Blues Brothers.

Tommy has the BEST music - and actually has God in it.

Wizard of Oz was a groundbreaking reinvention of an interesting political book and is - for its time - undoubtedly a masterpiece.

I’d watch either of those over and over, and for just subtle and not-so-subtle humour BB has the edge.

All great “musicals” - the best since Puccini did a good run of them......

Ari

19,328 posts

214 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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Less than a tenner for the DVD and you can watch it whenever you like with no adverts.

Awesome film, and yes, it’s a musical.

kowalski655

14,599 posts

142 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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Definitely great,
Definitely a musical
My favourites are the ballroom, and Ray Charles (Remember Hanson,those girls who did Mmm Boo, grew up and did a great video remake of that scene for "Thinkin bout something"

generationx

6,645 posts

104 months

Monday 22nd January 2018
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"Fix the cigarette lighter"

"I hate Illinois nazis"


Belushi and Ackroyd at their absolute finest.

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Monday 22nd January 2018
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Xtriple129 said:
Didn't watch it last night (fell asleep) but I have seen it a hundred times. I have the extended dvd which goes to some extent to explain how the car can do wonderful things... get it, an extra 30 minutes of Blues Brothers can only be good! smile

Wierdly, I don't like rhytham and blues yet adore every song in the movie!
Only two kinds of people in this world >

Those who like Rhythm & Blues, and those who are in denial...

wink

Dog Star

16,079 posts

167 months

Monday 22nd January 2018
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mac96 said:
Great film- I love the bit where Aretha Franklin bursts into 'Think'- she looks so ordinary, and then sounds wonderful!
They might have tried to make her look dowdy and ordinary in the Blues Brothers in the diner, but she was still immensely pretty. cloud9

Gameface

16,565 posts

76 months

Monday 22nd January 2018
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Most destructive car chase ever apparently.

This and Bugsy Malone are the only two musicals I can watch.

Halmyre

11,148 posts

138 months

Monday 22nd January 2018
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yellowjack said:
Xtriple129 said:
Didn't watch it last night (fell asleep) but I have seen it a hundred times. I have the extended dvd which goes to some extent to explain how the car can do wonderful things... get it, an extra 30 minutes of Blues Brothers can only be good! smile

Wierdly, I don't like rhytham and blues yet adore every song in the movie!
Only two kinds of people in this world >

Those who like Rhythm & Blues, and those who are in denial...

wink
I can't be bothered with the musical numbers either to be honest! First time I saw the film, the only star guest I recognised was Ray Charles, and I only recognised Cab Calloway when he started the Minnie the Moocher routine - and I only knew that song from a Betty Boop cartoon!

OK, I'll allow John Lee Hooker. Even though he has absolutely no significance to the plot.

jurbie

2,339 posts

200 months

Monday 22nd January 2018
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One of my favourites, I first saw it in Poland in 1984 where it was hugely popular. Watching it now it's interesting to try and spot who went on to become really famous and whether they were there as a jobbing actor or one of John Landis's mates.

Frank Oz, the voice of Yoda and many muppet's appeared as the corrections officer at the start. ('One prophalactic and one soiled')
Steven Spielberg was the clerk at the Cook County Assessors Office at the end.
John Landis appeared as one of the State Troopers.
Chaka Khan in the Gospel choir.

According to IMDB James Avery and Mr T both had uncredited parts so I'll be keeping an eye out for them next time I watch it.

rufusruffcutt

1,539 posts

204 months

Monday 22nd January 2018
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So many great stories from during the filming, a favourite being they had to apply to the FAA to get an air UN-worthiness certificate to drop the Ford Pinto Station wagon.

Behind the scenes video of the drop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIUKbz1cj7o

Halmyre

11,148 posts

138 months

Monday 22nd January 2018
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jurbie said:
One of my favourites, I first saw it in Poland in 1984 where it was hugely popular. Watching it now it's interesting to try and spot who went on to become really famous and whether they were there as a jobbing actor or one of John Landis's mates.

Frank Oz, the voice of Yoda and many muppet's appeared as the corrections officer at the start. ('One prophalactic and one soiled')
Steven Spielberg was the clerk at the Cook County Assessors Office at the end.
John Landis appeared as one of the State Troopers.
Chaka Khan in the Gospel choir.

According to IMDB James Avery and Mr T both had uncredited parts so I'll be keeping an eye out for them next time I watch it.
Bear in mind IMDB's "anyone can add any old st" policy; it's worse than Wikipedia.