Blues Brothers / Blues Brothers 2000 – 2 DVD Movie Pack (2 Disc Set)
The Blues Brothers
After the release of Jake Blues (John Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) go to visit the orphanage where they were raised by nuns. They learn that the Church stopped its support and will sell the place to the education authority, and the only way to keep the place open is if the tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The brothers want to help, and decide to raise money by putting their blues band back together and staging a big gig. They may be on a mission from God, but they're making enemies everywhere they go.
Critic Reviews:
- " The Blues Brothers is the year's best film to date; one of the, all-time great comedies; the best movie ever made in Chicago. All are true, and, boy, is that ever a surprise. " – Gene Siskel
- " The Blues Brothers is unlike anything you've ever seen before, at once touching and far-far out – and most of all, best of all, it is hugely entertaining. " – Joe Baltake
- " As spectacular as the chases are, Blues Brothers works because of Aykroyd and Belushi, who play off each other with nearly flawless timing and sustain it throughout the movie's two hours and 10 minutes. " – Jack Mathews
Blues Brothers 2000
Eighteen years after the brothers' original “mission from God”, Elwood Blues is getting out of prison and discovering that much has changed in the time he's been away. His partner Jake is gone, his band is no longer together and the orphanage where he grew up has been demolished. Elwood soon realizes that he must embark on a whole new mission to reassemble the old band, this time with the help of a soulful bartender (John Goodman), and compete at Queen Moussette's Battle of the Bands while setting a wayward orphan named Buster on the path to redemption.
Critic Reviews:
- " Like the original, it's a rambling wreck of a movie that's more fun than it deserves to be. " – Margaret A. McGurk
- " Blues Brothers 2000 is a modern shocker: a musical-comedy that actually works. " – Ted Drozdowski
- " A ragtag comedy that makes it clear that God works in mysterious ways. " – Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat