Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is an excellent 4K movie. The visual effects will impress any enthusiastic movie aficionado. The story is well written, and the actors are best of the best, in every scene.This will easily go in the collection, of great movies. Thank you Best Buy. The orice point is excellent which is on sale.

Phenomenal film, solid 4k transfer. Caught this on sale, and I'm glad I added it to my collection.

This is one of the funniest movies ever. Belushi and Aykroyd are incredible. I’ve watched this movie 20 times, but this is the first copy I have ever owned.

This is a classic and will always be a classic. This was John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd at their best. This is one that if you haven’t seen it you need to.

Excellent movie! Has been waiting for this to come out in for 4K

Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi if anybody knows these two they remember them from the original 70s Saturday Night Live where they created The Blues Brothers. Then you add in all the special appearances James Brown Aretha Franklin Ray Charles.and so on. Also add in a very young Carrie Fisher after the New Hope. And you have such a classic who could ever forget the Blues Brothers in that makeshift 70s cop car paint shades down the Chicago freeway causing more Havoc than anybody else in the world. If anybody knows movies they'll never forget this movie it is an Ultimate Classic a must-have. And the fact that you have a steelbook edition of it and it is absolutely fantastic.

Honestly the only reasons I bought this is because I thought I owned it already but I guess it walked off. The movie is great, the music is great, the special features are here (remember when having hours of bonus features was a big deal, now we're lucky if we get a trailer and an EPK). The only bad thing about this is the meh artwork. Lacks originality, but let's be honest. If you're reading this you either own the movie in some form, are buying it for someone else, or have never seen this. IF the latter, just buy it already

This is an absolutely fantastic steelbook and blu ray remastering of such a classic movie as is “The Blue Brothers”. My copy, the single in my state, unfortunately had a bit of damage done to the steelbook. However, because of the film and it’s presentation, this did not dissuade me from purchasing it. Truly, a fantastically fun and, somehow, despite of this, importantly impactful film. Purchase this if you are lucky to find it in your local store as they are indeed limited edition.

A movie that has to be seen and heard. It can be seen multiple times and more subtle comedy will become apparent making the movie even funnier. The 4k version just makes watching and listening to the soundtrack so much better.

This movie is in all time classic when it comes to comedies. Belushi and Akyroyd are comedy geniuses and it really shows in this movie. Add on its got some really great blues music and can’t ask for more than that. Must watch for anyone in my opinion.

Great brand new 4K version of The Blues Brothers. The soundtrack is excellent. I like the soundtrack on my home theater system. It sounds and looks great for a 40yrs+ movie. I highly recommend this movie to your library of 4K movies.

This is one of my all time favorite movies. Both the 4k disc and the bluray are of excellent quality with no playback issues. Both discs also include the theatrical and extended cuts of the film. No complaints whatsoever!

The best cast with nonstop action and laughs. Very entertaining… I wish we had more movies that kept your attention from beginning to the end. Jake and his main man was the best. Great, great, great movie. Fives STARS…..

Classic movie that started as a skit on "Saturday Night Live" to the big screen. Excellent storyline with several cameos from from the world of music and the big screen.

I was doing a random search on Best Buy, when I came across the Blues Brothers on 4K/Bluray. I was very pleased with the price and did not hesitate to make a purchase of the movie and add it to my collection.

A timeless classic. This movie is full of good actors, musicians and comedians. Although the concept is over the top if you watch this movie and don’t love it than you need a mental examination.

Back in the 1970s, SNL was a huge deal, launching a juggernaut of comedic talent and movie stars. Dan Aykroyd and his SNL co-star and friend, John Belushi, created The Blues Brothers, Elwood and Jake Blues, from their love of blues music (Rather Aykroyd's love for it, but got Belushi to come around) and created a classic act that spread over across multiple episodes of SNL, a best selling blues album and eventually, a movie. Armed with a screenplay literally the size of a phone book, a huge budget, two rising stars and a director fresh from Animal House, how does it turn out? On the outset of the film, "Joliet Jake" Blues (Belushi) is released from Joliet prison, and is picked up by his brother Elwood (Aykroyd) in the iconic Bluesmobile, which is an old 70s police car (Love the irony) and driven to their orphanage to talk to The Penguin (Kathleen Freeman, not portraying the Batman villain). They learn their childhood home is being sold to the Board of Education and must pay $5,000 in back taxes to keep the orphanage operational. They see a sign from above from God ("We're on a mission from God.") and decide to get the band back together. It is harder than it sounds, due to their band mates landing some solid gigs and earning some nice green. Oh, and the Illinois State Police, Illinois hate groups and a country-western band are on their tail, hoping to lynch the Blues, on top of raising $5,000. Will they raise the roof or have it crumble on top of them? Will the police capture the brothers? Well, you will just have to watch the film to find out. Let me just say, this film is truly one of the funniest films of all time, bar none. It isn't just a straight up comedy, as it is more akin to something more epic like The Great Race or It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. How do I suppose this is like the film? Jaw droppingly awesome and real stuntwork that varies from a car chase that destroys an entire mall to turning Chicago into a veritable warzone chasing the Blues brothers downtown, and destroying dozens of cop cars. I just love how epic the film is, but its much more than just action, it also has some great musical numbers throughout, from the likes of James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway and more! The acting from the two leads is fantastic, and feel like they are real brothers and complement each other well. Supporting players from the likes of Kathleen Freeman, Carrie Fisher, Henry Gibson, Charles Napier and more add to a memorable film. Of course not all of the actors are great. As I stated, there are some real musicians in the film, some doing pretty decent (Franklin manages to be exquisitely sassy here, Ray Charles doing well) but for the Blues Brothers Band, well is another story. You can tell they are not actors (Alan Rubin, the maitre'd and sax player fares the best here) and their line readings can be downright awful, but those are few and far between, as the main focus is on the brothers, as it should be. John Landis directs his first big budget film, and he doesn't disappoint at all. I'm surprised he wasn't overwhelmed, mainly coming from low-budget films (Animal House, The Kentucky Fried Movie), and letting the film lose his grip, but he holds on tight and never lets go. He captures Chicago beautifully, respecting the culture within the Windy City, gives the film an epic touch and makes it hilariously rather effortlessly. The screenplay (Dan Aykroyd and John Landis, who came in to whittle the script to a shootable movie) is well-written from a comedy aspect, but the plot is really simple (Get the money, get it back, pay taxes) but that gives much more room to have more comedy and it delivers in spades. Witty dialogue here, a pileup of tax-payer funded cop cars there, all for the sake of comedy. As for the rest of the film, the cinematography is decent for a 1980 film, the sound design is well-mixed, the costumes are iconic, the editing is sharp and cut well and the music is also well-done. All in all, you can tell this was a blockbuster from 1980 and doesn't disappoint in the least! Moving on to the BluRay disc, I got a bit scared. See, Universal is infamously known for their catalog releases on BluRay. Edge enhancement, egregious use of DNR (digital noise removal) and changing the look of the entire movie. Luckily, Landis was brought in to supervise the transfer, and I can say its a wonderful looking BluRay. Shot on grainy film from 1980, I was expecting a noisy mess, but was glad to see an extremely detailed image, with neon lights popping off the screen well, sharp images, and no signs of EE anywhere. The AQ is a bit of a downer though. Remixed to 5.1 on the original DVD release from 1998, the 5.1 DTS track sounds amazing, but it is not lossless DTS-HD unfortunately. Luckily, this is a well done track, with it being one of the best lossy tracks on any BluRay I have ever heard. Moving onto the extras, there is plenty to dig into, but nothing substantial has been added since the 2005 25th anniversary DVD release. Starting off, we are treated to the original theatrical and extended cuts and both are equally good, but for a tighter film, stick with the theatrical cut. The main extra on the disc is recycled from the 1998 special edition, but boy is it worth to recycle. Stories Behind the Making of the Blues Brothers is an hour-long look at the making of the film, featuring vintage BTS footage and interviews along with modern (circa 1998) interviews with the cast and crew. Extremely well done and packed with interesting stories, its a must if you are a BB fan. Moving along the recycled path are two featurettes culled from the 2005 DVD. Transposing the Music (15 min.) features more interviews and does have a similar feel to the making-of documentary and more condensed but still worth a peek. Remembering John is a 10-minute look at the unfortunately short life and career of John Belushi. The films trailer finishes off the extras, and also includes the 25th anniversary DVD (Also includes all the extras as well, along with both cuts) and a digital copy. So all in all, a fantastic film with a BluRay with great picture and great sound (Though a lossless track would've opened up the music more) and decent extras make this a must own for anyone fans of the stars, The Blues Brothers or comedies in general. Remember, you're on a mission from God when you purchase the movie.

What is not to like about the Blues Brothers. Blue Ray platform works good with many of the scenes that are taken in low light.

A well done 4K and Blu-Ray edition of the BLUES BROTHERS classical movie. I had the original dvd and decided to purchase this edition for my collection. I really like this movie.

For comedy, it doesn't get much better than John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, especially at their peak as they are here. Throw in cameos and musical performances by music legends such as Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and John Lee Hooker and you've got a movie worth seeing over and over.