Blues Brothers 2000 (Special Edition)
The Blues Are Back
They're bad. They're bold. And they're back! Eighteen years after the Blues Brothers' original "mission from God," Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) is out of prison and on a whole new mission--to reassemble the band, restore family ties and set a wayward orphan on the path to redemption. Aykroyd is joined by John Goodman and together they create lots of madness and musical mayhem in this action-packed comedy with lots of Rhythm & Blues. Featuring appearances by Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, James Brown, Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Blues Traveler, Travis Tritt and more! Directed by John Landis.
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A real disappointment - djarthur
The first film was a classic homage to the blues that featured great music, performances, and locations. The sequel is a tired retread that seems like little more than director John Landis and Dan Ackroyd trying to recapture lost glory--and failing miserably. It's painful to write this since the lead actors--Ackroyd, John Goodman, and Joe Morton--are so likeable. But it missteps all the way. I thought the cliche of the cute kid (J. Evan Bonifant) sidekick went away decades ago. Many scenes in this film, such as Elwood's meeting with Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman) and the catclysmic finale to a police chase, are direct remakes of scenes from the first film, but here they feel tired and mechanical. The fantasy sequences of the first film (Jake seeing the light; the Nazi car dropping from an impossible height) managed to be fun, but the ones in this film are outlandish and silly. The one saving grace, and the reason I give two stars instead of one, is that there are some great musical numbers. I'm glad that Landis managed to get so many of these blues legends on screen while they're still here, but I kept wishing that I was watching a blues version of the "Buena Vista Social Club" rather than another tepid Hollywood sequel.
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A real disappointment - djarthur
The first film was a classic homage to the blues that featured great music, performances, and locations. The sequel is a tired retread that seems like little more than director John Landis and Dan Ackroyd trying to recapture lost glory--and failing miserably. ...