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The Vatican has given a big fat thumbs up to the Blues Brothers, the 30-year-old movie that saw John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd outwit cops, Illinois Nazis and ex-girlfriends to save a Catholic orphanage. Pope Benedict's in-house magazine L'Osservatore Romano has declared the film a "Catholic Classic" which should be recommended …

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  1. MJI Silver badge
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    My favourite musical

    Absolutely fantastic film.

    One of my favourites.

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  2. Bruce Hoult
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    angry who?

    A really angry Carrie Fisher, shirley?

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    1. Geoff Campbell Silver badge
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      @Bruce

      Carrie Fisher was psychotic. Aretha Franklin was just angry.

      Damn it, I'm going to have to find time to watch it again this weekend now :-)

      GJC

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  3. Boris the Cockroach Silver badge
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    Nope sorry

    there no scene of them alone with an alter boy

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    1. andy gibson
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      @ Boris

      No scene with an altar boy but there is the but with Cab Calloway hanging around a group of children at the orphanage, and the bit in the restaurant where Jake asks the fellow diner "how much for the little girl"!

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    2. Stratman
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      title

      That should be

      ""There's no scene of them alone with an altar boy."

      Just one of the benefits of a Catholic education.

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  4. Lionel Baden
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    awesome Film

    as the title states

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  5. dogged
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    "ow, you fat penguin!"

    We should all strive to emulate the Blues Brothers.

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  6. Anonymous Coward
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    Out of curiosity

    am I the only one who remembers seeing a version of the film that had Jake proclaiming at the end of the Gospel scene

    "Jesus Christ, I've seen the light God loves <non-pc term for persons of African-American descent>"

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  7. Neil Barnes Silver badge
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    Four whole fried chickens

    And a coke.

    I'm sure there's something religious in there somewhere!

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  8. TeeCee Gold badge
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    "They are clearly traditional neighbourhood Catholic priests."

    That's funny, I don't remember the bit where they took the choirboy out to dinner at a fancy restaurant* in London.

    *http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/24/oxo_tower/

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  9. Anonymous Coward
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    Illinois Nazis?

    I hate Illinois Nazis.

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  10. Winkypop Silver badge
    FAIL

    The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year.

    Hmmm, so it's OK to commit a crime as long as the church gets it's share of the gold...

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    1. Paul_Murphy
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      As it was, is, and shall ever be..

      Until people grow out of religion, which unfortunately doesn't seem to be happening any time soon.

      ttfn

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  11. Marvin the Martian
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    Wait...

    If Aretha Franklin was really angry, how would you describe Carrie Fisher then??

    /horn because no RPG icon.

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  12. Anonymous Coward
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    Hardly catholic

    Never heard the pope come out with anything to match "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. "

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    1. Winston Smith
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      Hit it.

      And I'll bet the Popemobile has a catalytic converter, too. Poser. B^I

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  13. Alfie
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    feckin wummins knickers

    How long until Father Ted is also recommended?

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    1. peyton?
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      I think they only recommend movies

      That's more of a documentary series.

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      1. Gav
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        That would be an ecumenical matter

        Yes!

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  14. Pascal Monett Silver badge

    Onward Christian Soldiers ?

    So the next time a team of Jehova's Witness shows up at my door, I'll be shoving my Blues Brothers DVD in their face and demanding whether or not they've seen it.

    I like that idea.

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  15. Goughy2

    Dogma

    I wonder if the pope has seen Dogma?

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  16. Anonymous Coward
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    FYI

    I am, and I have.

    :-)

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  17. Anonymous Coward
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    Any chance....

    The pope will also recommend Life of Brian??

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  18. A Suspicious Mind
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    Any chance....

    That after watching the Blues Brothers, the pope will also recommend that everyone watch the Life of Brian.

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  19. neb
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    watch it back to back...

    ...with 1priest1nun

    no wonder the church is in trouble

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  20. Peter Simpson 1
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    Romani eunt domum!

    Two of my favorite movies.

    He's not the Son of God, he's a very naughty boy!

    and

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

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      No,no no, no...

      Conjugate the verb....

      Paris...

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  21. Cunningly Linguistic
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    No mention...

    ...of whether the Pontiff is an R&B fan (proper R&B, not that Beyonce and Usher-type crap)

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  22. chris 130
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    Mission from God

    Only catholics can be truly on a mission from God of course.

    Me?

    I can't be arsed

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  23. JakSuede
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    Yes!

    And my fave is Elwood referring to the good Sister as "The Penguin." http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/graphics/icons/comment/thumb_up_32.png

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