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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 2121
Released: August 30, 2005 |
| Our Price: $7.46 |
| Used Price: $4.67 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
AC-3 Color Dolby Dubbed DVD Subtitled Widescreen NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
THE BROTHERS LEAN THAT THIER OLD ORPHANAGE WILL BE CLOSED AND SOLD WITHIN DAYS UNLESS THE PROPETY TAX IS PAID AND QUICKLY. SO THEY DECIDE TO PUT THEIR BLUES BAND BACK TOGETHER AND START THEIR MISSION FROM GOD WHICH SEEMS TO MAKE MORE ENEMIES THAN FRIENDS. WILL THEY COME UP WITH THE MONEY IN TIME.
Description of The Blues Brothers (Widescreen 25th Anniversary Edition):
After building up the duo's popularity through popular recordings and several performances on Saturday Night Live, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd--as "legendary" Chicago blues brothers Jake and Elwood Blues--took their act to the big screen in this action-packed hit from 1980. As Jake and Elwood struggle to reunite their old band and save the Chicago orphanage where they were raised, they wreak enough good-natured havoc to attract the entire Cook County police force. The result is a big-budget stunt-fest on a scale rarely attempted before or since, including extended car chases that result in the wanton destruction of shopping malls and more police cars than you can count. Along the way there's plenty of music to punctuate the action, including performances by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, and James Brown that are guaranteed to knock you out. As played with deadpan wit by Belushi and Aykroyd, the Blues Brothers are "on a mission from God," and that gives them a kind of reckless glee that keeps the movie from losing its comedic appeal. Otherwise this might have been just a bloated marathon of mayhem that quickly wears out its welcome (which is how some critics described this film and its 1998 sequel). Keep an eye out for Steven Spielberg as the city clerk who stamps some crucial paperwork near the end of the film. --Jeff Shannon
The Blues Brothers (Widescreen 25th Anniversary Edition) Reviews:
A classic! 
2009-11-09 - What can I say this is a classic. Why they don't have it at stores with other "classics" is a mystery. We love it as a family!
DVD for my kids 
2009-10-01 - I bought this DVD for my sixteen year old boys who loved the movie. I received it quickly and buying from Amazon is always a breeze.
Another great movie
2009-09-30 - A great memory of John Belushi. This is an excellent movie and one everyone should have in their collection, if not for Aykroyd and Belushi, for the crazy host of musicians that make an appearance, like Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. Great buy.
ROFLMAO
2009-09-19 - Jake and Elwood reform their band in order to save the orphanage. A stellar cast of stars. Very funyy and GREAT music.
They to Chicago at high speed with scores of state and local police, the Illinois Nazis, and the Good Ol' Boys in pursuit. Jake and Elwood eventually elude them all, leaving chaos and wrecked police cars en masse in their wake.
After a harrowing chase through Chicago, pursued by what appears to be every patrol car in the city, Jake and Elwood arrive at the Richard J. Daley Center, where their car literally falls to pieces. They rush inside, soon followed by hundreds of Chicago police, state troopers, SWAT teams, firefighters, Illinois National Guardsmen, and the Military Police. Finding the office of the Cook County Assessor, the brothers pay the tax bill. Just as their receipt is stamped, they are cuffed and arrested by a massive crowd of armed law officers.
Great
2009-09-12 - This is an awesome movie. It does have several scenes that are not in the original release, but nothing worth buying this if you already own the movie. In addition, there are many bonus features that are both interesting and funny. Many of the actors tell stories of John Belushi. I highly recommend this movie. It is my favorite of all time. It also held the record for the most cars wrecked in any movie.
