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[76Bluesmobile]

After reading all of these posts, I have come to the conclusion that it isn't necessarily the age that concerns most everybody. I don't think anybody can do the same things at 55 that they did at 25. My biggest issue with BB2K was the storyline. It wasn't as fluid as it needed to be. The soundtrack was awesome, and the car chases were good but the storyline in between songs was lacking slighty. I also felt certain special effects were overdone (like the flying 10,000 feet above the church revival deal).

The blues and the Blues Brothers have become unique parts of our American culture and now transcend any one person or group of people. If there should be any plot to a third film, it should somehow suggest, subliminaly or not, that a passing of the torch is taking place from one generation to the next. Have Elwood and the original band put together a new younger band made up of orphans for a blues competition to benefit an orphanage or something. Have them teach the players, but riddle it with follies and car chases reminiscent of the original. Of course, there need to be a group that doesn't want that to happen -perhaps a group bent on winning the competition who will go to any length to make it happen. This leads Elwood and the band on a series of "mis-adventures" to gather up a group under the radar.

[Bluesscoot]

If some space nerds can get together and create a new Star Trek movie that (judging by the preview) looks pretty good. Surely there are some writers out there who could come up with a BB3 story good enough to keep the public happy and, most importantly, keep the blues legacy alive. Remember, 'It's never too late to mend'.

[slash]

i can see how some would think it maybe a bad idea. im a big bb fan, and because of that fact i take the good with the bad. BB 2000 was not very good. No plot, no point, way to kid friendly for me. the 1st bb to me was about music, the stunts, and the stars. Granted there was more music in the 2nd one but there was not many car chases, i think 2 of them. thats one of the things that drew me to loving the 1st movie. the music is what saved the 2nd movie. then there was the buster character. tottaly ridiculous in every way. the 1st bb movie was for adults, and it should have stayed that way. i mean jake blues dropped the f bomb in the 1st movie. there was more adult refrences and humor in the 1st and it needed to stay like that. i understand that they were trying to get the family vote so to speak but the bb really didnt start out for kids its for adults, wish they would have kept it that way. the plot again was not good. gets the band back together, what for?? whats the point? the band members should have had better background stories. when they wrote that mat guitar murphy owned the car dealership they shoud have wrote in that he found the original bluesmobile and had it restored. that would have been a great way to bring back the bluesmobile, and it would have made sense. i dunno i may be crazy but like i said im a huge bb fan, and thats why i feel so strongly about them.

[Bluesscoot]

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i can see how some would think it maybe a bad idea. im a big bb fan, and because of that fact i take the good with the bad. BB 2000 was not very good. No plot, no point, way to kid friendly for me. the 1st bb to me was about music, the stunts, and the stars. Granted there was more music in the 2nd one but there was not many car chases, i think 2 of them. thats one of the things that drew me to loving the 1st movie. the music is what saved the 2nd movie. then there was the buster character. tottaly ridiculous in every way. the 1st bb movie was for adults, and it should have stayed that way. i mean jake blues dropped the f bomb in the 1st movie. there was more adult refrences and humor in the 1st and it needed to stay like that. i understand that they were trying to get the family vote so to speak but the bb really didnt start out for kids its for adults, wish they would have kept it that way. the plot again was not good. gets the band back together, what for?? whats the point? the band members should have had better background stories. when they wrote that mat guitar murphy owned the car dealership they shoud have wrote in that he found the original bluesmobile and had it restored. that would have been a great way to bring back the bluesmobile, and it would have made sense. i dunno i may be crazy but like i said im a huge bb fan, and thats why i feel so strongly about them.

I couldn't be bothered writing something i've written before so i'll just refer you to thread titled "Worst part of movie - BB2000", page five. Enjoy.

[bluesrev]

Ok fellow Blues Brothers and Blues Sisters, here's my 2 cents.
;)Age: Age is attitude. Period. It is what you make it to be. Let's remember that the real Bluesmen were older dudes.
:-DMake Another BB Movie: Mmmmm....only if we get rid of the cat that did the choreography for BB2000. The dancing in the entire movie was lame. C'mon, ya gotta be kiddin' me.
http://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/forum2/public/style_emoticons/default/icon_cool.gifWho should be in BB3?: Of course we have to bring back "The Band, Elwood." Gotta have The Blues Brothers Band.
How about bringing in Robert Randolph and his band along Buddy Guy, and Kebmo' for starters.
How about Macy Gray? Let's also go with The Red Hot Chili Peppers and we have to have Joe Walsh.
Now that James Brown has passed on, how about we get a real "fired up" preacher like TD Jakes to make an appearance to help the boys "find the way" to redemption. This cat even has his own Gospel Choir. Or better yet, get The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. They've won several Grammies already.

My idea is to have musicians and music groups that will bring in a wide audience. Heck, I bet Bruce Sprinsteen would jump on board.
I just don't want the choreographer from BB2000 involved.
The Blues is just a good man feelin' bad.

[Bluesscoot]

I Like your idea Bluesrev but let's keep in mind that all the best musicians in the world coming together isn't always going to make a good movie. Look at BB2000. We saw Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, Lonnie Brooks, Junior Wells, not to mention a plethora of some of the greatest artists the world has ever seen coming together to form the Louisiana Gator Boys, and people are still bitching to this day about how bad the they think the movie was.

[SkratchBlues]

Have to say enjoyed the first film more than the second however both films brought together some fine musicians. Now does there need to be a third film not necessarily the Blues Brothers could host a concert event which would include Elwood, Zee, Mack, Cab, Buster and the Blues Brothers Band. And bring the masses there are so many blues musicians new and old that could make for a great performance. Film the whole thing and release to DVD , you all have to admit wouldn't it have been nice if the Blues Brothers and Friends concert was filmed and released to DVD. A third movie could be fun if a good story was built around the music but wouldn't it be nice to see a multi generation blues concert with the Blues Brothers. Keeping the blues alive is forever brothers and sisters let The Legacy and The Blood lead the way.

[itsallblack]

Bunch said:

I really hate to have to be the one to break it to all of you ageists, but 55 is not old by any means. Do all of you think you're going to remain forever in your twenties and thirties? Knock off the age comments. They're irrelevant, and conceited.

Hey i am 55 :-D

[Elwoodman]

Personally, I'd love to see BB3 happen.

[mad-wolfie]

whatever way you look at it, there are 2 sides to the coin & whatever side the coin lands will be a gamble.

on one side of the coin there is this debate of making BB3 & turning into a trilogy - this way then we could get Zee in the film & tie up all those loose ends as well as make the film open for a new generation of Blues Brothers fans. Yes it would be nice to see Zee added to the story & to see what happened after the car chase at the end of BB2k & what became of Buster & Cab

On the other side of the coin there is this "some things are best left alone" aspect. Leave the fans wanting more & the Blues Brothers was never intended to be a trilogy.. but perhaps it's value isn't the fact it happens, but the fact it doesn't so we are left guessing & the fans can draw their own conclusion.

Plus as i said before, there is this too many cooks aspect.. the Rocky series & Police academy films were successful, but the numerous sequels killed them off so sometimes you can't give people what they want to succeed... if they had made 1 or 2 films then no dount we'd see Police academy achieving the same cult following, but they didn't know when to stop.. some character actors will "kill off" their character at the peak of their popularity, this negative action does activate a positive in that people want more & are kept hanging on to the memory which keeps them alive because their legacy lives on. It's also been said that if JFK wasn't assasinated he wouldn't of had such an impact on modern history, but because he died when he did people stopped to reflect on what positives he had, if he'd lived he'd be hailed as a failure & people would reflect on his womanising & his mistakes!

The Rocky Horror show has many similarities with the Blues Brothers with regards a cult following & the fact they are musicals also adds to the magic.. stage shows, musicals, numerous conventions etc take place on a worldwide scale & many people still pack out the theatre when the tours are on & many people still dress the part as well - even teenagers who weren't even born when the film was made & their parents (perhaps even Grandparents) probably went along to the 1st tours, i very much doubt if we ever had a Rocky Horror show sequel or trilogy, the show would have the same impact.

[Blueblood]

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show has many similarities with the Blues Brothers with regards a cult following...

My sentiments exactly. I've been saying this for years only to have people scratch their heads and say, "Huh?"

Well said M-W. Very solid comments!

[mad-wolfie]

i was thinking more of the show in general.. not just the Rocky Horror Picture show.

Don;t forget there have been numerous tours of the show, along with computer games, merchandise sales, models etc to build that cult fan following etc etc all along the same lines as with the Blues Brothers.

The difference is there was only 1 story for the Rocky Horror show & a sequel has never been made into a movie.. OK we had "Shock treatment" but it was a seperate feature as a spin-off film, rather than a sequel & yes, there is a Rocky Horror show film remake in the pipeline, but the fact remains they did 1 show, revolving around 1 storyline. The Blues Brothers have made a movie sequel - if it was done simply as a spin-off it may of been better.

[Elwood+]

Father Elwood it must feel bad being banned LOL. But all you guys with that same old, "Oh BB2K sucked!" "Oh Elwood's old!" "Oh what would the story be in that?!", can cry me a river! 1, BB2K was not that bad, oh and by the way, Elwood's always went low. Next, Elwood old? Oh please ya see, B. B. King, old, Lonnie Brooks, old.(no offense to them.) Plus, there has been a pretty cool invention, hmm what could it be, let me think, CGI?! Yes, the beautiful invention where there is life like, 3D animation. Lovely. Now, what would the idea be. Come on people! This is Aykroyd here, the co-founder of the reason we're on this website today! There's gotta be some type of story up in that noggin. Ya see my point is, BB3: Good idea. Love the idea and hope Dan considers.

[Dean Heuke]

IF.......

much musicians are ready to join in a third movie, it wouldn"t be no more problem to do a third.
But there is one reason, why I think, that Elwood searches for a NEW BAND.

I read that Matt Murphy is over 80 and he got strokes....
That wouldnt be a good idea, to introduce him a third time.

I thought of The Sacred Hearts as the NEW BAND........

togehter with Adam Samaris(hopefully)

[TakkunEG]

Blueblood said:

My sentiments exactly. I've been saying this for years only to have people scratch their heads and say, "Huh?"

Well said M-W. Very solid comments!

I agree as well. Coincidentally, Rocky Horror is one of my favorites as well! Back in High school I had a Frankie poster on the wall with all my BB stuff.

[NYC BLUESMAN]

All I'm going to say......WHY USE JOHN GOODMAN......Because he was fat?
Why wouldn't they use Jim Belushi???? He didn't want to do it???
It worked for Lynyrd Skynyrd.........No?

[TakkunEG]

NYC BLUESMAN said:

All I'm going to say......WHY USE JOHN GOODMAN......Because he was fat?
Why wouldn't they use Jim Belushi???? He didn't want to do it???
It worked for Lynyrd Skynyrd.........No?

Because John Goodman had already proved his set of bluesy pipes on Roseanne.

Because Jim Belushi had a scheduling conflict. He was originally supposed to be in BB2k, with his character very similar to Cab's. (Police officer, Jake's half brother.)

[Belushi87]

i think its not a very bright idea.
its not gonna do very good.

[Dean Heuke]

takkuneg said:

Because John Goodman had already proved his set of bluesy pipes on Roseanne.

Because Jim Belushi had a scheduling conflict. He was originally supposed to be in BB2k, with his character very similar to Cab's. (Police officer, Jake's half brother.)

that was really a shame with Jimmie Belushi -.-

Belushi87 said:

i think its not a very bright idea.
its not gonna do very good.

It will be! Zee and Elwood. Hopefully again with Mack, for a very last thing with the Blues Brothers. MAck was great, i hope he will return for his last leading role in a Blues Brothers 3 movie

Dean ^^

[mad-wolfie]

According to John Goodman's Wiki he's "retired" the Mack character, so it would probably take a hefty pay-cheque to persuade him to reprise the role anytime soon. John Goodman was also probably selected as he has done shows long before BB2k came along with Elwood & Zee as Mighty Mack

Scheduling ties seem to be a problem with BB films.. Paul Shaffer couldn't commit to what was his role in BB1 so Murph was selected. So before any film is made, i think it's only right to ensure the cast list they want can all commit to the task in hand.