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thenewgreen  ·  4162 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Soul Men: The Making of The Blues Brothers

I think this movie deserves a second chance from me, it's been a really long time since I've watched it… Probably not since I was in school. I didn't really like it then, but I think I could appreciate it more now. I think Dan Aykroyd may be one of the most overrated comedic actors of all time. I have liked movies he's been in, but he has never, ever been the reason that I like those movies. He's benefited from people like John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray John Candy and others. How anybody can think he is funny is beyond me. When I see a movie that he is in that is good, I think to myself it's amazing that this film succeeded in spite of Dan Aykroyd being a part of it.

I did enjoy reading this though, it was interesting to get an inside look at how crazy it must have been to work with John Belushi.