The Blues Brothers

Just as with "Ghostbusters," the characters in this film are so likable and so in your face, you can't help but love it. It also gives us a taste of the blues and its roots. There are songs throughout, including one by Aretha Franklin that will live forever. The choreography is terrific, and, of course, there are only two Blues Brothers, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. It doesn't matter what their reason is for doing what they do. They have determined they are on "a mission from God." Belushi was such a genius, though a troubled performer. Aykroyd was not nearly so gifted but played a very nice straight man to Belushi's insanity. We are slipping away from an era that provided us with some of the most memorable comedians we will ever see. This was a vehicle to bring much of that to fruition.