Product Details

• Actors: Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Walter Levine, Tom Davis, Frank Oz
• Directors: John Landis
• Writers: Dan Aykroyd, John Landis
• Producers: Dan Aykroyd, John Landis, Grace Gilroy, Leslie Belzberg
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: January 26, 1999
• Run Time: 123 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (144 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0783227078
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,097 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

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It's hard to ignore the sad and conspicuous absence of the late John Belushi, but this long-delayed sequel to 1980's The Blues Brothers still has Dan Aykroyd--as Chicago bad boy and blues rocker Elwood Blues--to keep the music alive. Once again, Elwood's trying to reunite the original Blues Brothers Band, and this time he's got a strip-joint bartender (John Goodman) and a 10-year-old orphan named Buster (J. Evan Bonifant) joining him at center stage. Believing that Elwood has kidnapped the kid, the cops are hot on his trail as the reunited band hits the road for the Battle of the Bands in Louisiana and the All-Star Blues Jam that ends the movie in a rockin' blaze of glory. 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. Of course there's a seemingly endless parade of stunts, including a nonstop pileup of police cars that's hilariously absurd, but what really matters here--indeed, the movie's only saving grace--is the great lineup of legendary blues musicians. Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Junior Wells, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jonny Lang, Eddie Floyd, and Blues Traveler are among the many special guests assembled for the film, and their stellar presence makes you wonder if the revived Blues Brothers shouldn't remain an obscure opening act. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love It, Hate It, It's Still The Blues.....Brothers!, September 4, 2002

By	Richard R. Carlton (Ada, MI United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Blues Brothers 2000 - DTS (DVD)

Love it or hate it, it doesn't matter, this is still a great blues film. Sure this sequel has a silly plot, but so was the original....it's a joke, get it? I found myself laughing repeatedly as the plot continued to satirize the entire concept of a sequel.....if it was too subtle for you, watch it again....it's right there, brazen as can be.

But who on earth would watch this film for the plot? True to the original, 2000 is a great blues MUSIC sequel. You've got to admire the script writing that has Elwood earnestly trying to convince his band they can compete in a battle of the bands against Clapton backing B.B. with Clarence on sax, or Aretha actually delivering a better take on Respect than on the original film, or John Goodman doing James Browns' cape.....this is great stuff.....and what really matters is that the musicians are having a ball.....and it comes through loud and clear, with soul to spare.

Buy this one for the music, the charisma that jumps off the screen and realize that Belushi would have loved it no matter what.....after all, it still celebrates the blues!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quite possibly the worst movie ever made., February 7, 2002

By	Viewer (USA) - See all my reviews

There are so many things wrong with this film,one cannot be sure quite where to begin.The lack of plot?The lack of enthusiam from the actors?The terrible musical sequences?Don't even bother renting this dud.

21 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Can't Compare to the First., January 3, 2002

By	tvtv3 "tvtv3" (Sorento, IL United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

William Goldman has said something along the lines that movie sequels are usually written by literary... I like Dan Aykroyd a lot. John Landis has a lot of talent as a director. And I enjoyed almost all of the original BLUES BROTHERS. However, I'm sad to say that this long delayed and awaited sequel is a poor companion to the original; Akyroyd and Landis have prostituted their talents for almost nothing. It has nothing to do with the absence of the late John Belushi either (John Goodman does a decent job as a replacement). It has everything to do with the poorly written script. The original film had a few outrageous scenes (the chase at the end is far-fetched, but remains as the best chase scene of all time), but they were tightly knitted together. Not so in BLUES BROTHERS 2000. It is as though Aykroyd and Landis just rehashed stuff from the first movie to make this film seem Blues Brothersish. It just doesn't work. Outside of Goodman and Aykroyd, the only thing that saves this film from being a total flop is the music. Therefore, you're better off listening to the soundtrack than watching the movie. You won't miss out on anything that way and are saved watching a lot of garbage.