Watching the end of "The Blues Brothers."

[Brigid]

Somehow, with the way our police departments are so militarized since those days, it looks a little odd. There are National Guard troops, and I spottexd an aging tank or two; but even they don't look as menacing as what we see today. And the CPD SWAT team isn't even wearing bulletproof vests. Today, real CPD SWAT team officers are probably decked out like Robocop. And they probably would shoot Jake and Elwood, who never even touch a gun through the whole movie, dead on sight. Somehow, the idea of overzealous cops being played for laughs just doesn't seem so funny anymore.

[al_liberal]

1. Don't forget the guys rappelling down the columns.

They keep yelling a friendly "Hut, Hut, Hut, Hut" all the way down.

BTW I hate Illinois Nazis.