This movie is pathetically weak attempt at recreating the magic of the real Blues Brothers. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Inevitably, everyone looks back and sees the massive pile-up. It would have had more if they'd left out the story, which would have been an excellent idea. This one has a right-wing militia group, with a leader whose pep talks are unnecessarily offensive. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Blues Brothers 2000 sought to outdo the original by including a number of outrageous stunts. They need to chill a bit and realize the purpose of this film: simply a tribute to the music. Sold by skyvo-direct-usa and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. 90 of 133 people found this review helpful. I know you wanna go. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. 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. So many shows like THE BRADY BUNCH and DUKES OF HAZZARD comes to theater and get turn into dumb comedies because too often than not the script writers don't know the style of comedy that is called for. Seeking out old friends, Elwood goes to a strip joint where he encounters Mighty Mack (John Goodman), a bartender who has a good voice and is enlisted as Jake's replacement. Three actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their onscreen bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing. Unable to add item to List. Willie runs a strip club and joins after it is burned down by the Russian mafia, after Elwood enlists the help of Willie's barman, "Mighty" Mack McTeer, to try and convince them to leave the club alone; Mack becomes the new lead singer of the band. Queen Mousette requests the band play something Caribbean, and when Elwood explains they don't play that kind of music, she casts a spell on them to play anyway. They need to chill a bit and realize the purpose of this film: simply a tribute to the music.How could any fan of "blues," not like this? The Blues Brothers Declared a Catholic Classic by the Vatican, 27 August 2020 Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 American musical comedy film that is a sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers, written and produced by John Landis and Dan Aykroyd. Other band members are added along the way, during an interstate chase orchestrated by a state policeman (Joe Morton) who is more or less Elwood's stepbrother (the dialogue spends a lot of time explaining that ''more or less''). Nia Peeples portrays a state police lieutenant who serves as Cabel's second-in-command, Darrell Hammond as Robertson the militia leader, John Lyons as a Russian thug, and Paul Shaffer as Marco, Queen Moussette's majordomo. Critic Reviews. After getting the new Bluesmobile Elwood drives to the club. The cast sings several rhythm & blues songs as the credits roll. I've noticed a disturbing trend recently for lightweight comedies to toss in racist language under the guise of ''establishing'' the villains. ‘Bad Boys for Life’ and 35 Other Movie Sequels That Took Forever to Hit the Screen (Photos). This movie has a decent cast and the first 5-10 minutes gives you hope that this will be entertaining. "[9], Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.[10]. Soul! View production, box office, & company info. Cabel, upset by the news and offended by the suggestion to join him after seeing Elwood's and Jake's criminal history, throws him out of the building where Buster steals his wallet containing enough money for Elwood to purchase a new Bluesmobile.

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