Blues Brothers 2000
by John Landis
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Actor: Dan Aykroyd, Frank Oz, John Goodman, Tom Davis, Walter LevineDirector: John Landis
Brand: Universal Studios
Producer: Dan Aykroyd
Writer: Dan Aykroyd
Cinematographer: David Herrington
Producer: John Landis
Writer: John Landis
Producer: Grace Gilroy
Producer: Leslie Belzberg
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 123 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-08-04
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Blues Brothers 2000
Movie Review: The Blues Are Back
Summary: 3 Stars
After 18 years, Elwood is finally getting released from prison (though 18 years from 1980 is 1998, so why on earth was this called 2000? I know Blues Brothers 1998 just sounds stupid but they could've always had gone with Blues Brothers 2). There really is no semblance of plot, though there is an objective and that's to get to Queen Moussette's Battle of the Bands. What plot there is, well, its pretty much the first film all over again. What song opened the first film? A song by Taj Mahal. What opens this film? A song sung by Taj Mahal. Does Aretha Franklin sing to get her husband to stay in the first? Yes. Does she sing again in this to get him to stay? Yes. Do cast members sing snippets of the end credits song in both? Yes (more so in this than the last). I'll stop the list there as I'd hope you get the point. One thing they harp (3 characters give their condolences) on in the beginning is the absence of John Belushi, and knowing that trying to get a new actor to play Jake would be like spitting in the face of the Brothers' fans, the character is also conveniently "gone", as no one in this movie actually says the word dead. Even when The Penguin tells Elwood about Curtis, she doesn't say dead. It sounds like I'm rambling about this but it just bugs me. Just say the guy's dead! John Goodman is a decent replacement for Belushi and can sing well but its a shame that once Cab is in the picture he's pushed to the sidelines in terms of singing (but he pretty much does that to Elwood when he's introduced). Joe Morton is also pretty good but I think his inclusion into the band only happened because the director wanted to recreate the church scene again. And then there's J. Evan Bonifant as Buster. I just don't like him, he adds nothing to the story and with that, makes four leads in the band which, I think is too much. There are too many WTF moments in this compared to the previous one like Elwood being able to hide in the car. Literally. The car going underwater (that's a little more extreme than all the fantastical stunts from the first) and all the magic elements in the last thirty minutes of the film. They don't belong in there. And whereas the first film had great car chases, the one's featured here are not as memorable. I think the only thing they accomplished was beating the record they set from the first. The music on the other hand is the only standout in this. So many great singers and musicians together in one film that you'll probably never see that happen ever again in cinema. All in all, this isn't a terrible sequel but it isn't good as the first. It's just OK.
Summary of Blues Brothers 2000
Upon his release from prison, now-brotherless Blues Brother Jake Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) puts the band back together with the help of a golden-voiced strip joint bartender (John Goodman) and a precocious 10-year-old orphan (J. Evan Bonifant) on loan from the comically abusive Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman). This hysterical sequel to the original BLUE BROTHERS comedy/musical makes good use of its copious celebrity cameos, which include appearances from old schoolers James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, and Isaac Hayes in addition to bits from blues phenom Jonny Lang, Erykah Badu, and John Popper.It's hard to ignore the sad and conspicuous absence of the late John Belushi, but this long-delayed sequel to 1980's The Blues Brothers still has Dan Aykroyd--as Chicago bad boy and blues rocker Elwood Blues--to keep the music alive. Once again, Elwood's trying to reunite the original Blues Brothers Band, and this time he's got a strip-joint bartender (John Goodman) and a 10-year-old orphan named Buster (J. Evan Bonifant) joining him at center stage. Believing that Elwood has kidnapped the kid, the cops are hot on his trail as the reunited band hits the road for the Battle of the Bands in Louisiana and the All-Star Blues Jam that ends the movie in a rockin' blaze of glory. It's a shameless clone of the first film, and nobody--especially not Aykroyd or director John Landis--seems to care that the story's not nearly as fun as the music that's used to stretch it out. Of course there's a seemingly endless parade of stunts, including a nonstop pileup of police cars that's hilariously absurd, but what really matters here--indeed, the movie's only saving grace--is the great lineup of legendary blues musicians. Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Junior Wells, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jonny Lang, Eddie Floyd, and Blues Traveler are among the many special guests assembled for the film, and their stellar presence makes you wonder if the revived Blues Brothers shouldn't remain an obscure opening act. The collector's edition DVD includes production photos, the theatrical trailers, and a behind-the-scenes featurette about the making of the film including interviews with the principal cast. --Jeff Shannon
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