Director John Landis
after some weak successes and his accomplice Dan
Aykroyd (coauthor also in the previous movie) decided to give a
following, 20 years after, to their first memorable chapter of
Blues
Brothers saga, despite the premature death of the main engine of the
film, obviously, John Belushi. A double
risk, then. Watching this film, actually, it seems that their first intent was
the willing to live again the fun and to recreate the magic atmosphere of 1980,
even if they were conscious that it would have
been a very difficult task. As when a group of friends repeat together good old
jokes, to laugh again all together.
Then they are cited more or less all the famous
moments of the 1980 episode, starting by the Aretha Franklin's performance.
Unfortunately the queen of soul, singing Respect, is now much less magic, in the
role of a rich and course black lady.
Then he comes again James
Brown, in the role of soul reverend Cleophus Brown, and his
believers. It is repeated also the accidental intrusion in the Country & Western
world, now in a fair, with the four (plus one) Blues Brothers committed to play
a classical Country song, Ghost Riders
In The Sky, and actually the ghost riders come back during a storm.
Yes, because to replace John Belushi it was necessary to put in the team three
actors, the nice guy John
Goodman (Mighty Mack Blues),
the dancer Joe Morton (Cab Blues) and the
little Buster Blues, the kid J. Evan Bonifant. Finally also the great conclusive
performance is repeated. Instead of Everybody Needs Somebody
we have now another blues classic,
Turn on Your Love Light of Bobby "Blue" Bland,
doubled with another strong interpretation of
New Orleans together with the hypothetic rivals, the
Lousiana Gator Boys, the all star and all time blues band with
Clapton, Winwood, Koko Taylor, B.B. King, Dr. John, in a word, more or less all
the bluesmen (and blueswomen) of the world.
The performers / The Soundtrack / A selection of Images / The final song / Blues Brothers 1980
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