I love the expanded version of the film! It makes the film 2 hours and 25 minutes! Wow! It has a lot of extras if you flip the disc over (side B on the box) as well as a couple on the front side (A) of the disc. I haven't been able to find this movie used, not even at flea markets here in SC. The price was fantastic, too. I couldn't pass this deal up. And the dvd came wrapped in plastic. I VERY HIGHLY recommend this 25th Anniversary Edition to everybody who loves 80's movies, especially the comedies!
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From the opening the comical genius of the piece rises to the top. Then from the meeting of the brothers you know something big is going to happen. Then it does. This movie is one of greatest geniuses of film making ever put to film. A musical in a sense, an action movie in a way that never stops from the point of the story evolving from a seemingly obscure theme to a grand crescendo of madness that no movie has ever attempted or pulled off in the way this great comedic masterpiece by the great John Landis who also directed another of the great movies of the early 80's 'The American Werewolf in London' Another screen gem that has not ever been equaled in its effect on the imagination of horror and comedy fans. I suggest this one for the family and all ages. A timeless classic in the vein of the great classic movies that have ever made. An absolute highest recommend in the 'Must see' category among the films that coined the term 'Blockbuster' . Read full review
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I loved this movie when it came out decades ago, and I love it now. Incredible musicians in the show. Goofy lines that Akroyd and Belushi pull off beautifully. Language is rough for kids, but they hear that kind of language almost everyday anyway.
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After building up the duo's popularity through 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 filmRead full review
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One of my favorite movies. Have viewed several times. Love it.
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Original Blues Brothers is my favorite movie--I should have bought that one. This version, which I bought to share with a young (6-year-old) budding blues fan includes all the four letter words that were scrubbed from the original--much to my chagrin. All the swearing didn't add anything to the original version and made this version unfit for my purposes. Caveat emptor.
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Still one of the most dynamic movies ever made and still hard to beat three decades later. #####
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an all time classic movie....a musical classic
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