Blu-ray Review - Blues Brothers 2000

Although it would seem natural to sequelize the 1980 hit, "The Blues Brothers," the 1982 death of co-star John Belushi made such a prospect daunting for even the most money-hungry producer. After all, to regenerate Belushi's slovenly presence for a successful follow-up would require a major casting effort to match survivor Dan Aykroyd beat-for-beat, while instilling the feature with a sense of anarchic comic timing and generous stage command. It took 18 years for a continuation to bubble up, yet Aykroyd and co-writer John Landis were persistent, constructing a picture that could do justice to the spirit of the previous extravaganza while forging a new identity for a different era. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com