Netflix pick for 8/31/15 – ‘The Blues Brothers’

This pick is for the kids, cause someone has to tell them about Jake and Elwood Blues, also known as “The Blues Brothers.” A mixture of comedy, musical, road movie and with a couple of car chases thrown in for good measure, this is a crazy movie with awesome scenes featuring awesome music and legendary musicians, as well as Princess Leia firing automatic weapons on the lover who spurned her. This movie is nothing short of fabulous and the kids need to know! We need to tell them! Watch this classic film!

A simple set up, it is astounding how much mileage they get out of this thing. Jake and Elwood (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) reunite when Jake gets out of Joliet Prison and when they find out that the orphanage that raised them is about to shut down because of a lack of money, they decide to get the band back together so they can raise the money to save the place. A plot that has been used countless times in many forms throughout the years, but the only time this plot has ever been infused with James Brown, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin. Amazing music, a great cast, Illinois Nazis, John Candy leading a bunch of cops, this movie has it all, don’t you see?

It is so good, just stop what you are doing and watch it right now, either for the 1st time or for the 101st time and get lost in the awesome bluesy booziness that is this movie.

Oh, and stay far, far, FAR away from “The Blues Brothers 2000.”

Watch “The Blue Brothers” right here on the ole’ Netflix Instant and come on shake your tail feather.