The Blues Brothers 4K UHD (1980) (40th Anniversary Edition)

[shy86]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

zavvi steelbook mit tat version:

https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-bl...a2cd38b46485fc

I am either going for this one, or the hmv one.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by shy86

i am either going for this one, or the hmv one.

hmv?

[shy86]

Originally Posted by Agent Kay

hmv?

If its anything like top gun or jaws, then they will have all the tat in the zavvi's one with an amaray case. Hopefully. I am just waiting to see if they will be doing one.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by shy86

If its anything like top gun or jaws, then they will have all the tat in the zavvi's one with an amaray case. Hopefully. I am just waiting to see if they will be doing one.

Good point, as long as it doesn't have the garbage steelbook art I am happy.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

zavvi steelbook mit tat version:

https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-bl...a2cd38b46485fc

The outer box and tat might mean the steelbook will just maybe survive Zavvis postage and packaging.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

zavvi steelbook mit tat version:

https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-bl...a2cd38b46485fc

When does this go live for preordering?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

When does this go live for preordering?

Don't know yet, I shamelessly stole the info from user RedDevil85's fantastic posts on the AV Forum's steelbook section. But as he only just posted the thread today I'm hopeful it'll go live in the next few days.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

zavvi steelbook mit tat version:

[Show spoiler]https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-bl...a2cd38b46485fc

[Bluyoda]

I watched this when I was a kid once, but haven't seen it since.
Is it religious, or does it poke fun at religion?

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

I watched this when I was a kid once, but haven't seen it since.
Is it religious, or does it poke fun at religion?

It kind of pokes fun at religion, especially the Catholic Church. The Brothers keep saying they're on a mission from God, but are less than Godly throughout. The Penguin (the nun in charge of the church in financial trouble) is more like a demon than a saintly woman and the church building is kind of creepy. Etc. The only scene where they get old time religion is in the Church of Our Holy James Brown and there it's full of an exuberant celebration of soul music.


I'm not religious by any stretch, so I find this part of the broad humor of the film and am not offended.



To those who do get offended, I say: lighten up! It's a classic comedy that has more reverence for the rock/blues/soul/etc musical genres that permeate the film than anything else.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

It kind of pokes fun at religion, especially the Catholic Church. The Brothers keep saying they're on a mission from God, but are less than Godly throughout. The Penguin (the nun in charge of the church in financial trouble) is more like a demon than a saintly woman and the church building is kind of creepy. Etc. The only scene where they get old time religion is in the Church of Our Holy James Brown and there it's full of an exuberant celebration of soul music.


I'm not religious by any stretch, so I find this part of the broad humor of the film and am not offended.



To those who do get offended, I say: lighten up! It's a classic comedy that has more reverence for the rock/blues/soul/etc musical genres that permeate the film than anything else.

There's nothing offensive about it. Ultimately it turns out they were on a mission from God given what the Almighty enabled their car to do during that chase to avoid capture and rescue the orphanage. And they wound up in prison for their crimes, so the kids(and Curtis) were saved and the guilty were punished. Good prevails(at least until the world was subjected to Blues Brothers 2000).

[philrock90]

Glad it's getting a UK release

[brainofj72]

Hate that the US isn’t doing those fancy versions.

[shy86]

If you want just the steelbook you can pre order from amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886YXHH9

[jono3000]

I want the tat but not the steelbook.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by jono3000

I want the tat but not the steelbook.

Exactly

[Pieter V]

Amazon.co.uk

[slask]

I read that some European editions won't feature the extended cut...
...is it true..!?

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by shy86

If you want just the steelbook you can pre order from amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0886YXHH9

People want that??

Originally Posted by Pieter V

Amazon.co.uk

That's more like it.

[y2jman]

still not sure if I want standard or steelbook i'll prob go with standard 4k