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Zeltaebar

Original, but not as fun as its cult following suggest it to be. The over-the-top approach to everything from overstaged dance and song acts to car crash demolition orgies starts getting tiresome towards the end of its long running time. I like what they are trying to do, though, and there are some good laughs scattered around.

10 years 8 months ago

Samuel Silva

A classic movie, and great soundtrack.

10 years 8 months ago

DaanVG

the band....The Band!!.....THE BAND!!!

12 years 11 months ago

Ozil911

i believe if you go through Chicago and you say "i am on a Mission from God" then everybody knows what you're talking about :)

12 years 7 months ago

Joris B.

We're on a mission from God.

13 years 7 months ago

arrbrr

WOW! It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.

Hit it!

7 years ago

Scratch47

Way, way too long. But funny, great musical numbers, great stunts, and good performances, so ends up being kinda endearing despite it's bloat.

11 years 5 months ago

petenigma

I knew a hooker once named Minnie Mazola.

12 years 5 months ago

Dieguito

Classic Movie

12 years 9 months ago

ClassicLady

What an enjoyable movie. My favorite part was seeing Cab Calloway and Ray Charles. Cab Calloway never seemed to get old. Great music throughout. The car chases got a little long but still a great feel-good movie.

6 years 5 months ago

lachyas

Featuring Rust Cohle on the sax.

10 years 1 month ago

Xondar

My personal favourite musical.

1 year 2 months ago

Siskoid

Cop Cars Crashing Into Each Other: The Movie, otherwise known as The Blues Brothers can be a lot of fun, but I do think it's something of a mess. Perhaps I shouldn't be looking for a plot in a film based on two SNL stars' stage personae (and not really even sketches), but the hoary old "put on a show to save the [blank] was tired even in 1980, and then there's actually TOO MUCH plot for what the movie really wants to be - a musical that pays tribute to R'n'B, includes plenty of bit parts for music stars, and for good measure, Carrie Fisher with a bazooka. A lot of fun bits, but they ARE bits, and the characters themselves aren't inherently funny. They're at their best when they're cool even as the world explodes around them, but the humor inspires more smirks than they do laughs. Strangely, I often felt most impressed with visuals, some of which felt too good for the rest of the movie. Landis uses the golden hour masterfully, and in the climax, creates indelible images with the absurd action. I can see how this would become a classic from repeat viewings, but though it was always on TV at some point, it always passed me by. So on the first watch, let's just say it took longer than I would have liked to charm me.

3 years 4 months ago

hula

My all time number one. Of course there are better movies, but this one can easily be watched 10 times or more and still makes you smile. Great music, funny characters and awesome jokes and one-liners.

8 years 2 months ago

Oneironaut

Good but I was expecting a little more.

11 years 9 months ago