• Vatican Blesses The Blues Brothers, alongside Passion of The Christ
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[url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/mission_accomplished_vatican_blesses_gex4vIBiJ78B9Pgukel42I?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=]NY Post[/url] [img]http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/06/19/news/photos_stories/cropped/aykroyd_belushi--300x300.jpg[/img] [release] They really were "on a mission from God." In a stunning move by the Vatican, the classic Dan Aykroyd-John Belushi comedy film "The Blues Brothers" was declared a "Catholic classic" alongside more pious films such as "The Ten Commandments" and "The Passion of the Christ." The announcement was made in the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, corresponding with 30th anniversary of the release of the film. "As a former altar boy from age 6 . . . but a somewhat lapsed Catholic, I was delighted with the endorsement," Aykroyd said in a message to The Post yesterday. "My local monsignor will immediately be receiving a check for parish needs." L'Osservatore editor Gian Maria Vian praised the flick for its plot, in which Jake Blues (Belushi) and his brother Elwood (Aykroyd) battle cops, neo-Nazis and crazed country fans in a bid to save the Catholic orphanage where they were raised. "For them, this Catholic institution is their only family," Vian wrote. "And they decide to save it at any cost." L'Osservatore's editorial lavishes praise on the 1980 comic romp, in which Aykroyd and Belushi say that they're "on a mission from God." The writers call it "incredibly shrewd" noting that in one scene a picture of Pope John Paul II could clearly be seen. [/release]
Aykroyd is a badass
Wow. This is unexpected.
Fucking loved that movie. Blues Brothers, that is.
Just goes to show even the Catholics can be light-hearted sometimes. Still, as an Anglican I don't have to worry 'bout this blessing stuff. I watched part of the film, the bit where the police dude became a Blues Brother, was p. funny.
"I'm a Soul Man!"
Yet Blues Brothers 2 stays untouched by religious hands.
Everybody loves The Blues Brothers.
[img]http://improbablefiction.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/the-boondock-saints-thumb.jpg[/img] Please bless this too
[I]"I hate Illinois Nazis."[/I]
I am shocked that the only film there I have seen is The Ten Commandments (which is an awesome movie by the way). I'll see The Blues Brothers next time I am over at my friend's house, he's a huge fan. On a much more related note: [i]The Ten Commandment[/i]'s 'blessing' is a bit over-due. (I can't say much about the other two)
Alright! This is great and funny.
The Blues Brothers is my favorite movie of all time.
They should bless Fiddler on the Roof.
If my dog had been a devout catholic, the Vatican would have canonised him.
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;22807031]They should bless Fiddler on the Roof.[/QUOTE] Fiddler On The Roof is Jewish
Blues Brothers is one of my favorite movies of all time. Why did Belushi have to die :(.
they should bless Ghostbusters next.
Epic
One of my favourite films. The Blues Brothers, obviously - not Passion of The Christ.
[QUOTE=G71tc4;22799087]Aykroyd is a badass[/QUOTE] Belushi is a badass.
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;22810847]Belushi is a badass.[/QUOTE] Was Sad Face
Heroin > Belushi
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