BLUES BROTHERS back on the big screen...
08-05-05, 10:50 AM
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08-05-05, 01:43 PM
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Kinda surprised there weren't any theaters in Chicago proper but I don't live there anymore. It looks like Hillsboro is only an hour away from me, so count me in.
08-05-05, 06:33 PM
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But it's DIGITAL! And DIGITAL always means BETTER! 
Seriously, John Landis should be ashamed for doing this. (And Regal should be ashamed for existing.)
Seriously, John Landis should be ashamed for doing this. (And Regal should be ashamed for existing.)
08-26-05, 08:21 PM
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08-29-05, 09:48 AM
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You! On the motorcycle! You two girls! Tonight only! The fabulous Blues Brothers!
Anyone know how well it's selling? Is it sold out anywhere? My closest theater is about an hour away. I think I might make the trek tonight. If it is sold out, I'll just see the new Bill Murray instead...
Anyone know how well it's selling? Is it sold out anywhere? My closest theater is about an hour away. I think I might make the trek tonight. If it is sold out, I'll just see the new Bill Murray instead...
08-31-05, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by scott shelton
Anybody still planning to go? I would love to hear how this was.
08-31-05, 06:31 PM
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It went well at my theater. I bought tickets a little after 8 & didn't go to the theater til 9:17. Place was pretty packed. Very few empty seats by the time the show started.
The live hook-up started with Aykroyd giving the "full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes" line, but there were audio problems so we had to stare at him in silence for a few long seconds til he said it again. Everything worked fine after that. The Q&A was not bad, but not very in-depth either. It was 45 minutes long. John Landis, James Brown, Steve Cropper, Henry Gibson, & a producer all got intros & applause as they took their seats on the stage. Everyone looked pretty good including Aykroyd in shades, who was a head & shoulders shot from somewhere in Canada. The Cab Calloway & finding Belushi on a couch stories from the DVD docu were retold. People were excited by James Brown. There was also plenty of laughter because you could only understand 2/3 to 3/4 of what he said. There was some talk of how the Blues Brothers started, how they put the band together. Landis said that Aykroyd's original script was 300 pages & he had a 45 minute movie for each of the band members. He said his big contribution was "we're on a mission from God" & of course, editing. Fear of God kept James Brown from doing any of his signature moves as the reverend. It took several takes before they were able to get him to do a slide. No one really seemed to have anything prepared, though Cropper had a couple of nice little anecdotes. Gibson told a story of Belushi wondering if they could get the Pope to do a cameo since he was visiting Chicago at the time. Not as much talk about filmmaking as I would've liked. they talked about the high cost a bit & how there was no real set budget. A couple of people were introduced & stood up from the audience including Charles Napier & the editor. Lots of people in the Hollywood audience had black hats on. I don't know if they were given away there or if a bunch of psycho fans had made the trek. The host only asked 2 or 3 questions sent via e-mail, but he wasted time telling us the writers' names & where they were from. At the end, everyone told what they were working on now, as if anyone cared. When it was over, the screen was black & you could hear Aykroyd answering someone's question about why Belushi's name was first in the credits til it cut out.
Then there was a 17 or 18 minute intermission. Originally there was just an orange screen, but after a couple of minutes awful muzak was added - it should've been from the elevator scene, but it was just as bad. We'd get a minute or 2 of orange screen & muzak, then it would fade to black until...more orange screen & muzak. Over & over again until it became ridiculous. You could feel the anticipation. What started as collective groans, became laughter, into a rhythmic clap-along, eventually into anger.
It was a good crowd though - & all ages. There were a couple of seniors near the front, some families with fairly young kids, plenty of people in their 20s & 30s. 2 of the biggest laughers in the crowd were women, which surprised me a little for some reason.
It was after 10:30 on the east coast when the actual movie started. I don't know how it was done, but it definitely wasn't film. It was like 4 or 5 large, high quality video files on a computer. Everything went black for a second 3 or 4 times during the movie when something was changed. The one that stands out was after the big concert, when the chase goes from night to day. There was a noticeable pause. I noticed only one minor split second glitch early in the movie. Sound was ok. I think it was stereo. Sound was only coming from the front of the room. Most people had probably already seen the movie & they all had a great time. I could tell the guy next to me had to be a fan because he was laughing at some of the same strange things I was. Though, I was the only one enjoying the acting ability of Matt "Guitar" Murphy.
Pretty funny: I stayed through the credits & at the very end, a Windows Buffer Overrun error message appeared in the middle of the screen. You could also see the Start button on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. I wanted to stay & see if the guy's screensaver would kick in or if we'd see a giant cursor pop up & click Ok, but it was very late by this point & I had an hour or so of driving home in the rain.
It was a lot fun to finally see it on a big screen with a large group of people. I'd do it again if given the chance.
The live hook-up started with Aykroyd giving the "full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes" line, but there were audio problems so we had to stare at him in silence for a few long seconds til he said it again. Everything worked fine after that. The Q&A was not bad, but not very in-depth either. It was 45 minutes long. John Landis, James Brown, Steve Cropper, Henry Gibson, & a producer all got intros & applause as they took their seats on the stage. Everyone looked pretty good including Aykroyd in shades, who was a head & shoulders shot from somewhere in Canada. The Cab Calloway & finding Belushi on a couch stories from the DVD docu were retold. People were excited by James Brown. There was also plenty of laughter because you could only understand 2/3 to 3/4 of what he said. There was some talk of how the Blues Brothers started, how they put the band together. Landis said that Aykroyd's original script was 300 pages & he had a 45 minute movie for each of the band members. He said his big contribution was "we're on a mission from God" & of course, editing. Fear of God kept James Brown from doing any of his signature moves as the reverend. It took several takes before they were able to get him to do a slide. No one really seemed to have anything prepared, though Cropper had a couple of nice little anecdotes. Gibson told a story of Belushi wondering if they could get the Pope to do a cameo since he was visiting Chicago at the time. Not as much talk about filmmaking as I would've liked. they talked about the high cost a bit & how there was no real set budget. A couple of people were introduced & stood up from the audience including Charles Napier & the editor. Lots of people in the Hollywood audience had black hats on. I don't know if they were given away there or if a bunch of psycho fans had made the trek. The host only asked 2 or 3 questions sent via e-mail, but he wasted time telling us the writers' names & where they were from. At the end, everyone told what they were working on now, as if anyone cared. When it was over, the screen was black & you could hear Aykroyd answering someone's question about why Belushi's name was first in the credits til it cut out.
Then there was a 17 or 18 minute intermission. Originally there was just an orange screen, but after a couple of minutes awful muzak was added - it should've been from the elevator scene, but it was just as bad. We'd get a minute or 2 of orange screen & muzak, then it would fade to black until...more orange screen & muzak. Over & over again until it became ridiculous. You could feel the anticipation. What started as collective groans, became laughter, into a rhythmic clap-along, eventually into anger.
It was a good crowd though - & all ages. There were a couple of seniors near the front, some families with fairly young kids, plenty of people in their 20s & 30s. 2 of the biggest laughers in the crowd were women, which surprised me a little for some reason.
It was after 10:30 on the east coast when the actual movie started. I don't know how it was done, but it definitely wasn't film. It was like 4 or 5 large, high quality video files on a computer. Everything went black for a second 3 or 4 times during the movie when something was changed. The one that stands out was after the big concert, when the chase goes from night to day. There was a noticeable pause. I noticed only one minor split second glitch early in the movie. Sound was ok. I think it was stereo. Sound was only coming from the front of the room. Most people had probably already seen the movie & they all had a great time. I could tell the guy next to me had to be a fan because he was laughing at some of the same strange things I was. Though, I was the only one enjoying the acting ability of Matt "Guitar" Murphy.
Pretty funny: I stayed through the credits & at the very end, a Windows Buffer Overrun error message appeared in the middle of the screen. You could also see the Start button on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. I wanted to stay & see if the guy's screensaver would kick in or if we'd see a giant cursor pop up & click Ok, but it was very late by this point & I had an hour or so of driving home in the rain.
It was a lot fun to finally see it on a big screen with a large group of people. I'd do it again if given the chance.
