What a Way to Spend a Morning!

I can't imagine a better way to spend a Tuesday morning than the hilarious romp that is The Blues Brothers. Sure, I could have slept until noon today or watched Bud Selig testify before Congress, but i wouldn't have the same sense of fulfillment that i feel now as I'm watching the closing number in the movie where the band plays "Jailhouse Rock" while in prison.
SNL has failed miserably in subsequent attempts at turning five minute skits into full length films, but it definitely got it right on the first try with The Blues Brothers. Maybe the movie is so good because it feels like a SNL skit with all the perks of the big screen, whereas other attempts have gotten bogged down developing stories.
Blues Brothers is a simple movie, and it's simply hilarious. Cars crashing is funny, and you've got tons of it. Nazis dying is gratifying, and you've got that. Tons of A-List musicians in hilarious cameos (intentionally and unintentionally), like when Ray Charles shoots a gun at a potential shop lifter in his store. Top notch musical performances by those same musicians, as well as stellar musical numbers by stars Dan Akroyd and John Belushi.
This movie is absolutely hilarious, and anyone who says it is outdated or just one joke repeated over and over again has no sense of humor. Or maybe they do, and I'm just a simple man who is easy to please. If you like to giggle, love to laugh, and want to see a fat man do a cartwheel than watch The Blues Brothers.