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4 Fried Chickens and a Coke...from the greatest musical of all time.
- Thread starter Soapbox Killer
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I was going to protest but damn the blues brothers is good.
I think I'd put Chicago a wee bit above it though.
I think I'd put Chicago a wee bit above it though.
Nah Nah. Where else are you gonna find so many musical legends in one movie performing some of their biggest hits all while doing it seamlessly.
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A perfect movie. One of the funniest comedies with some of the best songs in a musical. Truly a magical film.
It's one of those comedies that is so packed with jokes, you can discover new ones forever. Only recently did I catch "next up is a favorite of the horn section" before they play Stand By Your Man, a song with no horn.
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Not even just one of the best musical movies ever, but one of the best movies ever with the GOAT soundtrack. I keep forgetting I need to buy the soundtrack on vinyl.
There's a 106 miles to chicago
We've got a full tank of gas and half a pack of cigarettes
It's dark and we're wearing sunglasses
We've got a full tank of gas and half a pack of cigarettes
It's dark and we're wearing sunglasses
You know I loved the sequel too. I'll admit it wasn't as good as the first but it was still damn fun. I think John Goodman did great in it as Mighty Mac. My only complaint is that I feel Dan was too worried about it being different so he replicated a lot of the first movie in it. Still it's a damn fun watch and has some great numbers that weren't repeats of numbers from the first movie.
I'll admit that maybe the music was good, but it had TOO much music and not enough narrative. Plus when things turned to magical (like the suit appearing on the cop character), I checked out completely. The ending sets up this potential crazy car chase, and then...end credits. WTF.
I've never watched this. I should check it out, but I'm keeping my expectations low.
After hearing so much hype about it over the years, I watched Young Frankenstein and sat stone-faced through most of it. The only part where I cracked up was the
number.
After hearing so much hype about it over the years, I watched Young Frankenstein and sat stone-faced through most of it. The only part where I cracked up was the
Puttin on the Ritz
I enjoyed it for what it is.
No one was going to replace John Belushi but John Goodman did a good job and had a good singing voice. The problem is is that it's SO close to the original formula that it can't get out of it's shadow.
Nazis? Russians.
Pentecostal Church? Tent Revival.
Aretha owns a restaurant? Now a car dealership.
Massive car wrecks? Massive car wrecks.
Save the orphanage? Bring along an orphan.
Palace Hotel Ballroom Show finale? Battle of the Bands finale.
On it's own it's a fun movie with another awesome soundtrack. But there's no way it would ever be better than 1. You have to throw those expectations out the door to enjoy it.
No lies detected.
It has such an amazing cast. I mean, there's Cab Colloway who must have been pretty damn old at the time belting out a brilliant version of Minnie the Moocher:
Exactly that why I feel while good it wasn't as good. I'd have loved the story to go out on it's own and be a lot more original. It started to go off that way a bit at the end with the battle of the bands but that was so little of it and toward the end. Also you're right You can't go into 2000 expecting it to live up to the because one everyone involved was older and Belushi was dead.
This was my favorite one in the movie. Ray Charles was a legend as a musician. Too bad about his drug habit, but at least he made it through it.
Say what you want about the sequel, but this makes it almost worthwhile alone:
Until Jonny Lang almost ruins it
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I remember watching a making of about this movie and apparently Cab hated doing this song here. Guess he wanted to showcase other stuff.
With the same level of stage energy as when he was in his prime.
they dropped a freaking Ford Pinto out of a plane with the Chicago skyline in the background as Ride of the Valkyries plays. Classic film.
Carrie Fisher's great in this movie:
I ran out of gas! I got a flat tire! I didn't have change for cab fare! I lost my tux at the cleaners! I locked my keys in the car! An old friend came in from out of town! Someone stole my car! There was an earthquake! A terrible flood! Locusts! IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD!