Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, Carrie Fisher
Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised.
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October 14, 2009After a slightly slow start, this film turns into a thoroughly entertaining show, with lots of characters, plenty of action, great songs and a cast that provides some great famous performers.
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June 2, 2009um, i didn't really get this at all. i held out high hopes which made it even worse for me. was there even any blues in it? all the songs seemed to be along the lines of motown or country. nothing seemed to happen in it throughout the whole first hour. it was so random. the amoun...( read more)
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May 21, 2009Absolute classic, no other words can say more, the music, performers, comedy, car chases, its almost historical because of the performers alone. The fact that Aykroyd and Belushi were able to perform as an actual band after this shows how good they were...and the movie.
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November 15, 2009Fantastic. So much music, my goodness. And with so many great one-liners and great acting from the leads as well as the supporting cast this makes for a wonderful ride.
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November 13, 2009Great comedy that will keep you laughing the whole way through. Though Cab Calloway steals the show for me.
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October 29, 20091 of the greatest comedies of all time.Blues Brother 2000 was garbage.Dont waste your time.Watch this Blues Brothers instead
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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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