gateaholic

I loved the first movie and enjoyed the second. The third has perfectly bridged the gap between the plot driven first and its action oriented sequel. The action, as expected was first class, with some incredible stunt-work and set-pieces. The opening scene shows some of Cruise's best acting in my memory and is one of the highlights of a fine film. Philip Seymour Hoffman is a fantastic villain for the piece, probably the best performance in the film. One criticism I have is the lack of development of some of the supporting cast, particularly Cruise's IMF team, who with the exception of the returning Ving Rhames we no next to nothing about the team. This is only a small concern and the heavy action makes up for some of these niggles. I felt the end was poorly conceived compared to the rest of the movie and was a disappointment. Overall I thought this was a cracking film and despite the flaws it is, in my opinion, the best film of the 3. Definitely worth a watch, I will be getting the DVD when it comes out.

Great songs, great cast, great cameos. This movie has everything.

Musicals usually have 2 major flaws, the music dates and the songs always seem forced. This is not true in the Blues Brothers, as the songs still sound fantastic 25 years on and the songs naturally fit into the story and are part of the plot rather than set-pieces. The film is hilariously funny and there is a natural chemistry between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd that makes their roles as near perfect as possible.

The car chase and subsequent crashes are among the most impressive that I can remember and the supporting cast offer up some great songs, most notably in my opinion Ray Charles.

I would include this in my top 10 films ever, and as someone who normally hates musicals with a vengeance, that says a lot.

It takes guts to make a sequel to a movie after 20 years, especially after the original has become a legend and the star has died since.

However this movie does a lot of things right and frankly, even if it had been perfect, some people would hate it anyway. The film suffers from not having John Belushi, but John Goodman puts in a good effort, and I for one was surprised at the quality of his singing. James Brown and Aretha Franklin reprise their guest roles. The music is not as good as the original but still better than most music in the charts these days.

The humour from the original is here but it is not as funny as the original. In fact all elements from the original are here in slightly inferior forms, with the exception of the car chase, which is better.

To be honest, it is worth seeing this film just to see how all the band has aged. i would recommend it to anyone who enjoys Blues music, though fans of the original may be disappointed