Stop Making Sense

Before I saw Stop Making Sense I had never been particularly concerned with The Talking Heads, or lead-singer and solo-artist David Byrne. Indeed, I had always been a fan of certain songs, such as "Burning Down the House" and "Psycho Killer",... Full review

Before I saw Stop Making Sense I had never been particularly concerned with The Talking Heads, or lead-singer and solo-artist David Byrne. Indeed, I had always been a fan of certain songs, such as "Burning Down the House" and "Psycho... Full review

This is the absolute best concert film of all time, period. No matter what age you are, what kind of music you like, and what type of person you are (perhaps with the exception of the hardcore rap gangster-like hipsters), Stop... Full review

The movie will be immortalized as what Dave and the gang were for all time. For those of us that were there and looked at the 60's as those of today look at the 80's, it was a time that is... Full review

It's a good thing that the Talking Heads broke up when they did. I mean, could you imagine them slogging it out today, playing the state fair circuit, or worse, the street fair circuit? No, watch this film. See a... Full review

the film I am reviewing was released in 1984 - I assume it has been re-released in 1999. great concert film. It starts with minimal people and sounds on stage, and slowly builds up to an irresistable thundering glory. in the... Full review

This concert/movie is simply a brilliant collaboration of music and film. First off, you have the Talking Heads, perhaps one of the most creative and interesting bands in the history of music who put on a concert that is so... Full review

"Stop Making Sense" cemented the Talking Heads' place as the Beatles of college rock, capturing the band in all its art-funk glory. Part performance art, part low-key workout, "Stop Making Sense" benefits from a set of 16 quality songs, an... Full review

'Stop Making Sense' is more than simply a concert film. It is pure cinema. It engages all of the senses, it creates a mood, it establishes an atmosphere, it has narrative logic, and it jolts the viewer with electric energy.... Full review

I bought this film without ever having seen it. I liked the Talking Heads and had heard about the movie. Suffice it to say that I was amazed! The genious of starting with just a bare stage with David Byrne... Full review

That's why Stop Making Sense surprises; it barely stoops to notice the audience, let alone waste time on inter-song chatter. Stop Making Sense benefits greatly from this unembroidered approach, with editor Lisa Day making the most of footage obtained over several nights. ... Full Review

We should not doubt that his power as a director is owed to the experience of him making "Stop Making Sense," which is considered the most neat, technically brilliant concert film of all time. Demme's "Stop Making Sense" changed all of that 15 years ago, with its steady pacing, wonderful technical virtues, magnificent editing, and overwhelming presence of vocalist David Byrne. ... Full Review

Stop Making Sense" looks just as fresh as it did in 1984. Fifteen years later, the delightful Talking Heads concert pic is still the kind of miracle movie that comes about once in a lifetime. ... Full Review

It's very much a better movie for it; these kinds of songs are better watched than listened to and frequent cuts away from the action would have heavily distracted from the kinetic performance the Talking Heads put on. Most of the fun of Stop Making Sense comes from watching Byrne's on stage antics as he and his band jubilantly plow through 15 of their own songs. ... Full Review