Some
people love it, some don't really care about it, but I have never run
across someone who actively hates The Blues Brothers (1980).
This is
not a review of the classic comedy, that would be a bit pointless,
it's an introduction of the making of video. I watched it last
night, and it was fascinating.
The Blues
Brothers is a movie that essentially does everything right. And it's
an odd one. Part action comedy, part rhythm and blues musical. It's
also odd in how there is no typical good guy / bad guys set up.
Sure, Jake
and Elwood are the good guys, but they lie, steal, cheat, sabotage
and destroy property in spades.
Then we
have the Illinois Nazis and the violent Good Ole Boys, but one group
are Nazis (no, really?) that don't really accomplish anything, and
the Good Ole Boys who, while in the wrong, have every right to be mad
at the Blues Brothers. Law enforcement does not count since they're
doing their jobs.
In the
end, everyone get what's coming to them. Even Jake and Elwood (and
the entire band) goes to jail, as they should.
But for
all the chaos and madness, it's a really heart warming movie. You
feel good after seeing it. It's a movie the likes of which we will
likely never see again. It was too expensive, too demanding and way
too experimental. You know, things studios void at all costs. After
all, 103 cars were wrecked during shooting (a record at the time) and
in the penultimate scene, there are over 500 extras running around.
Oh, and three Sherman tanks, all in central Chicago, which had to be
shut down.
Anyway, I
tripped over the Making of the Blues Brothers documentary, and it's
really interesting, so I thought I'd share it with you guys.
Until next
time have a swinging week!
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHMzKNR7iWc
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