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Summary: an equally great sequel for the most part
Review: John Belushi died shortly after playing his character Jake Blues in the 1980 hit Blues Brothers. Even though I can understand why it took a good while to make a sequel I still can't believe it took neary 20 years to do so! Anyway, Blues Brothers 2000 pretty much delivers good music as well as comedy and even though the police chases aren't quite as thrilling like the first Blues Brothers, this movie still ranks up there with an extra amount of humor. The ending of Blues Brothers 2000 is left wide open for another sequel which hopefully is in the works.
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Summary: PA-Thetic
Review: Oh my GOD this Movie was pathetic....How the HELL the same Writers and the same Director as the Original film could put out this piece of trash is just completly beyond me. All I can think is that even people who start out in life as cool as cool can be just can't HELP but start suckin as they get old. (And since I'm hittin 37, I'm gonna take this movie (As well as Speilberg's Jurrassic Park 3 and Lucas's New Star Wars Trilogy) as a warning sign, and attempt to BARRICADE myself from what, apparently, is an Evil Force which can bring even the Mightiest of the Mightiest to a state of utter Pathos... Unless their fall has more to do with success...In which case, I have NOTHING to fear at all! :-)
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Summary: As a Blues Brothes Fan...I'm [Peeved]!!!!! This Movie STINKS
Review: After waiting a good portion of my life to see the long awaited sequal, My heart sank to my feet at the cheesy plot, stupid jokes, and the fact that as an Illinoisan, you could easily tell that they were not in Chicago. I took the video out and threw it against the wall shortly after seeing the rediculous bluesmobile turned submarine scene. John Belushi, John Candy and Cab Calloway deserved much better. Some say the music was great...as a musician, the music in this movie doesn't compare to the quality blues of the first movie- WAY over produced. DO NOT BUY THIS [BAD] USELESS EXCUSE FOR A FILM.
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Summary: Sad Sad Sad
Review: What a huge waste of time and talent. All the charm and good feeling of the first film are nowhere to be found here. It is replaced by soul-less Disney blues and badly delivered 'jokes' that even Bob Hope would have turned down. The first film introduced me to a whole new world of music. This one, had it come out when I was 14, would have driven me away. All involved should hang their heads in shame.
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Summary: Insult to the late John Belushi
Review: It is mind boggling that Dan Aykroyd who helped create the original Blues Brothers would wait almost 20 years to produce a sequel of this caliber. I waited till BB 2000 came out on video and watched it. I was dumfounded! I did not laugh at anything. I was waiting for a scence that would at least make me snicker but to no avail. Right at the scence when the Dan and John were in the river in their car as a submarine I could not take it anymore. I stopped the tape, rewound it, put it back in its cover and returned it the next day. I will not watch it again! This movie is an insult to anybody who loved the original and John Belushi should come back to haunt Dan Aykroyd from the grave for attempting to pass this off as a sequel. The original Blues Brothers was the funniest thing Dan Aykroyd ever did (apart from SNL) and nothing he has done since has been even remotely funny.
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Summary: Jake Deserved Better and so did I...
Review: Let me start by saying I wanted it to be good. The first installment, to me was absolutely amazing. It had something truly special that made it stand apart from most movies. It had a grit and an attitude, a foundation of cool. This movie does not stand up the same way. The shots and even the clothes were too sterile and clean. Sometimes the easiest way to kill a sequel is to have too much of a budget. That gives too many options and too much planning all the while losing site of the unique feel that made the other one such a classic. To me it seemed like a TV movie compared to the original. The only saving grace was the music. I would have preferred a concert video of the so called Louisiana Gators 100 fold over this. Jake Deserved Better and so did I...
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Summary: The critics (obviously NOT music critics) gave it 2 stars.
Review: If you look at places like All Movie Guide, you will see this movie reviewed with only 2 stars. Now I will be the first to admit that this movie doesn't have much of a plot (I'd even be willing to safely say that there is no plot). So as a movie, if you're looking for a great story line, please pass this one up. However, if you're looking for GREAT PERFORMANCES FROM JUST ABOUT EVERY LIVING R&B LEGEND THAT HAS EVER EXISTED, You've come to the right place (my personal favorite is the Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett, Johnny Lang number, but Aretha's Respect doesn't fall too far behind - And that BIG blues all stars bash at the end is too much). Giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is only because I'm paying my own personal homage to the ORIGINAL Blues Brothers (nothing can beat the original), and to the 2 John's (Belushi & Candy), and Cab (whom incidentally, this movie was dedicated to).
If you want plot, rent Wuthering Heights. If you want GREAT R&B music from the best, you've come to the right place.
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Summary: Pretty solid sequel holds up just fine...
Review: There was never any plot to the original "Blues Brothers," an ingenious film from John Landis that celebrated the blues as a form of expression. The first one starred John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues, respectively. It ended with a big musical number at a concert where the Chicago police were moving in to arrest the two troublemakers, The new film takes place 18 years later when Elwood is released from prison. He is informed that his brother has died, but accepts this knowing that he is in a better place, probably performing the blues for the angels. From here, the plot doesn't matter, and much of it doesn't make sense. This is fine by me, since I didn't see either films for their plots. The music is what makes the Blues Brothers and the music is what makes this movie. While it occasionally loses some of the spirit of the first film, and the absence of Belushi has a silent impact on the audience, one cannot deny that this movie holds up impressively well. "The Blues Brothers" is still the best movie branched from Saturday Night Live. BB2k proves that there is still good material to come from it, and that anything else done by SNL just can't measure up to the energy and engagement of those films.
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Summary: not as good as the 1st one but you should already know that
Review: I absolutely knew there was no way in hell this could be as good as the first movie. I knew that before I saw this one. That's why I wasn't expecting much and I wasn't disappointed. Why they got John Goodman to be in this movie I'll never know. His part just seemed useless. Joe Morton, on the other hand, did a pretty good job. I never knew that guy could sing after seeing him in movies like T2 and Speed.
If you're looking for plot or interesting dialog, you'll be disappointed with this movie. As far as the music goes, it has a lot more than the first movie. I think most of the music is better than the first movie.
This movie has almost all the actors from the first movie. Even the old guy who blows the whistle at the prison during the opening scenes of both movies. The only living person that's missing is Ray Charles. 2000 has more musicians like Wilson Phillips, oh, I mean Pickett, BB King, Sam Moore, Eric Clapton, Travis Tritt, just to name a few. Definitely see this movie for the music.
Now my biggest complaint. Why is this dvd [so much]??? That is one of the most ridiculous dvd prices I've EVER seen. This dvd has no more special features than most other dvds. Why is Universal charging us so much for this? This movie is okay, but not worth [that much]!! Realisticly, this movie belongs in the [discounted] dvd section ... Whatever you do, do not pay this ridiculous price for this dvd. It's worth the wait to wait until the price comes down... If that never happens, don't buy it. Just rent it...
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Summary: It's the MUSIC, stupid!
Review: If you watch this movie for the plot, you're missing the whole point of the movie. While the first movie had a barely believable plot, the sequel dispenses with any illusions of reality. The whole movie is about the music, the glorious Blues and Soul music. The Paul Schaeffer and BB King-led Louisiana Gator Boys Band at the end of the film is truly a Who's Who of Blues and Soul performers. Or at least those who hadn't been in the movie up to that point, e.g., Sam Moore in the Tent Revival. If you want to build a collection of (still living) legendary Blues and Soul musicians, simply buy one recording from each of these musicians.
Speaking of recordings, steer away from the soundtrack. Look for recordings with original artists of the songs in the movie. Wilson Pickett, Stax/Volt and Chess compilations, etc.
Trivia - Louisiana Gator Boy Band member Bo Diddley also appears in the Dan Akroyd / Eddie Murphy film Trading Places as the pawn broker.
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