'Blues Brothers' praised by Catholic Church

[markw]

"... the heads of the Catholic faith have now praised the movie's spiritual undertones and recommended it as a "Catholic classic," according to the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano."

Let's hear it for the penguins!!!

 

[ErnieM]

Fav family film

The Blues Brothers is one of my family's fav films. Of course living in the greater Chicago area makes it all the more special!

Seriously, I think the Vatican is trying a bit too hard to be cool and relevant if they designate this film, which takes a few potshots at nuns and Catholic guilt as a pro-Catholic movie!

 

[Rickster71]

"... the heads of the Catholic faith have now praised the movie's spiritual undertones and recommended it as a "Catholic classic," according to the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano."

Let's hear it for the penguins!!!

Well, they did play a lot of bingo.

 

[STRONGBADF1]

Awesome!

Now I feel like watching The Blues Brothers...

 

[Tarub]

Girgle is not here yet?

IBTL

 

[droht]

I wonder if they will give the thumbs up to Dogma as well...

 

[GirgleMirt]

Great movie, crappy religion...

(well to be fair, all religions are crappy by definition...)

Jake: What are we doing here?
Elwood: You promised you'd visit the penguin the day you got out.
Jake: Yeah? So I lied to her.
Elwood: You can't lie to a nun. We got to go in and visit the penguin.
Jake: No... ****ing... way.

Jake: What's this?
Elwood: What?
Jake: This car. This stupid car! Where's the Cadillac?
[Elwood doesn't answer]
Jake: The Caddy! Where's the Caddy?
Elwood: The what?
Jake: The Cadillac we used to have. The Bluesmobile!
Elwood: I traded it.
Jake: You traded the Bluesmobile for this?
Elwood: No, for a microphone.
Jake: A microphone?
[pause]
Jake: Okay I can see that. What the hell is this?
Elwood: This was a bargain. I picked it up at the Mount Prospect city police auction last spring. It's an old Mount Prospect police car. They were practically giving 'em away.
Jake: Well thank you, pal. The day I get outta prison, my own brother picks me up in a *police* car!

Jake: Curtis, I don't want to listen to no jive-*** preacher talking to me about Heaven and Hell.
Curtis: Jake, you get wise. You get to church.

Jake: [to Sister Mary Stigmata] Five grand? No problem, we'll have it for you in the morning. Let's go, Elwood.
Sister Mary Stigmata: No, no! I will not take your filthy stolen money!
Jake: Well then... I guess you're really up Sh!t Creek.
[Sister Mary Stigmata hits Jake Blues with a ruler]
Sister Mary Stigmata: I beg your pardon, what did you say?
Jake: I offered to help you... You refused to take our money. Then I said: I guess you're really up Sh!t Creek.
[Sister Mary Stigmata hits Jake Blues with the ruler again]
Elwood: Christ, Jake. Take it easy man.
[Sister Mary Stigmata hits Elwood Blues]
Jake: Oh sh!t!
[Sister Mary Stigmata hits Jake Blues]
Elwood: Jesus Christ!
[Sister Mary Stigmata hits Elwood Blues]
Jake: Sh!t!

(most hilarious scene of the movie!!!)

Elwood: Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail me now.

Jake: First you traded the Cadillac in for a microphone. Then you lied to me about the band. And now you're gonna put me right back in the joint!
Elwood: They're not gonna catch us. We're on a mission from God.

Jake: Look at you, in those candy-*** monkey suits. And I thought I had it bad in Joliet.
Willie 'Too Big' Hall: At least we got a change of clothes, sucker. You're wearing the same **** you had on three years ago.

[after Jake tells the band to split from Bob's Country Bunker]
Willie 'Too Big' Hall: I say we give the blues brothers one more chance
Donald 'Duck' Dunn: Why not? If the **** fits, wear it.
[gets into the car]
Donald 'Duck' Dunn: Scoot over, goddamnit.

[the Good Ole Boys arrive late]
Jake: My name is Jacob Stein. I'm from the American Federation of Music. I've been sent to see if you gentlemen are carrying your permits.
Tucker McElroy: Our what?
Jake: Your union cards. May I see your cards please?
Tucker McElroy: Well, suppose we ain't got no union cards and go in there and start playin' anyway? Whatcha gonna do about that? You gonna stop us, Stein? Ha. You're gonna look pretty funny tryin' to eat corn on the cob with no ****in' teeth!

Mrs. Murphy: We got two honkies out there dressed like Hasidic diamond merchants.
Matt Murphy: Say what?
Mrs. Murphy: They look like they're from the CIA, or somethin'.
Matt Murphy: What they want to eat?
Mrs. Murphy: The tall one wants white bread, toasted, dry, with nothin' on it.
Matt Murphy: Elwood.
Mrs. Murphy: And the other one wants four whole fried chickens and a Coke.
Matt Murphy: And Jake. ****, the Blues Brothers!