The Blues Brothers (1980) ✦ Full-Length Watchalong Reaction
Added 2025-09-21 12:00:05 +0000 UTCThanks so much to RegalEagle/Brad for the Reactr request! NOTE that I watched the Extended Edition (2h27m runtime) of this film because it was asked for in the request and I was able to watch that version.
This movie was a riot. 😅 Please forgive me for not recognizing some very famous artists haha. While I enjoy Blues music, I do not willingly listen to it very often so I'm largely unfamiliar with a lot of the artists (and especially how they look).
Looking forward to your comments! Please enjoy. [Direct link here.]
✦ KL
Comments
"I hate Illinois Nazis" has unfortunately been a common refrain for me for the last year and change. But I keep saying it, 'cause fuck 'em.
Orson Wellbutrin
2025-10-06 09:18:33 +0000 UTCLate to the party, but as an Illinois native, a friend of mine and I went as the Blues Brothers to a Halloween party several years back and absolutely slayed. Slew? Whatever the past tense is. Everyone got the joke and I (as Jake) did Gimme Some Lovin' for karaoke with my friend (as Elwood) miming harmonica. Hands down best Halloween I've had in a few years. Also they did a great job of putting together a band of legit professionals. They were cobbled together from the Stax Records backing band and the SNL house band, but they'd played with Booker T and the MGs and a number of big-name acts. Just so happened they were also hilarious. But these were legit musicians.
Orson Wellbutrin
2025-10-06 09:10:36 +0000 UTCI don’t think I had ever seen the unrated version until just now. Good thing it’s included in my copy of the film. I agree with the previous comment that the theatrical release flows better. Still an all time classic. Good time indeed.
HugoBoss435
2025-09-23 18:34:03 +0000 UTC
