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Stop Making Sense |  | Artists: David Byrne, Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steven Scales, Lynn Mabry
Label: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Category: DVD
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Rating:  184 reviews
Sales Rank: 3335
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: RKOD0301323D
UPC: 660200301323
EAN: 0660200301323
ASIN: B000021Y7X
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: October 26, 1999
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 10/26/1999 Starring: David Byrne Chris Franz Rating: Pg Director: Jonathan Demme
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Over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983, filmmaker Jonathan Demme joined creative forces with cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth and Talking Heads... and miracles occurred. Following a staging concept by singer-guitarist David Byrne, this euphoric concert film transcends that all-too-limited genre to become the greatest film of its kind. A guaranteed cure for anyone's blues, it's a celebration of music that never grows old, fueled by the polyrhythmic pop-funk precision that was a Talking Heads trademark, and lit from within by the geeky supernova that is David Byrne. The staging--and Demme's filming of it--builds toward an orgasmic release of music, rising from the bare-stage simplicity of Byrne, accompanied only by a boom box on "Psycho Killer," to the ecstatic crescendo of "Burning Down the House," by which time the Heads and additional personnel have all arrived on stage for a performance that seems channeled from heaven for the purpose of universal uplift. (God bless Demme for avoiding shots of the luckiest audience in '80s pop history; its presence is acknowledged, but not at the viewer's expense.) With the deliriously eccentric Byrne as ringleader (pausing mid-concert to emerge in his now-legendary oversized suit), this circus of musical pleasure defies the futility of reductive description; it begs to be experienced, felt in the heart, head, and bones, and held there the way we hold on to cherished memories. On those three nights in December 1983, Talking Heads gave love, life, and joy in generous amounts that years cannot erode, and Demme captured this act of creative goodwill on film with minimalist artistic perfection. Stop Making Sense is an invitation to pleasure that will never wear out its welcome. --Jeff Shannon
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Talking Heads At Their Best March 13, 2010
Scott Wilson (Tallahassee, FL USA)
For fans of the band, or rock n roll in general, this is a great concert video that was made even better by its blu-ray release. If you've got a blu-ray player, buy this while its still available.
BossDavit March 1, 2010
95 Cobra (Pennsylvania)
What can I say after watching this video? OMG. This is what the 80's were all about. David Byrne's opening number just starts the onslaught of what is to come to you visually as well as vocally. Mr. Demme is indeed brilliant at directing this very entertaining DVD of the Heads. I can laugh about their outfits now, but they were cool in the 80's I remember. I bought this video after reminiscing about the Heads, and recalled watching it back in the 80's when it was VHS. I just had to have this DVD as part of my collection. Reliving my youth I guess you could call it.
It is an outstanding portrait of what the Talking Heads were all about. I still hear these same songs on my classic rock stations here in Pa. Just watch the manic pace of the Heads under the mastery of David Byrne's vocals and actions. I urge you to get this DVD if you are a Heads fan. The Big Suit is worth the price. The songs are great and they are played by a very talented group of individuals. You will not be sorry.
A Truly Excellent Video Concert! February 20, 2010
Gary Peterson (San Diego, California USA)
The New Wave Era (mostly Late 70s) in rock music resulted in the introduction of a host of newly formed bands into the music scene. The music was simple, energetic, danceable and fun. Of all the bands, three stand out as strange departures from all the rest: Talking Heads, Devo and Pere Ubu. I own LPs produced by all three and I love the music. Then in the early to mid-80s, Talking Heads produced a movie of one of their concerts called "Stop Making Sense." Some critics billed it as the greatest filmed rock concert of all time, perhaps in part due to the music but mostly for the way that the movie was put together. Of course, I had to see it during the first run and it was excellent. Wonderful film/concert! Well, now the original film/concert has been redone (re-mixed and re-mastered, as they say) and put out in the much more modern DVD format, Well, I waited a long time, but I had to have it.
"Stop Making sense is a truly excellent video concert. I've never seen better. I was captivated from the moment David Byrne wandered out onto the stage and did his first song with the help of a portable boom box. Then it just got better and better as Byrne and his bandmates progressively joined in on the fun. And what fun it was! The energy released in this concert is just amazing. How Byrne manages to keep going throughout the whole concert is amazing in itself. He jerks and twitches, staggers around, runs around and around the stage, but never misses a note. He's always beautifully in step with his spastic performance. The other band members are somewhat less energetic, but close-up shots reveal that they're all sweating from the effort.
The Talking Heads band, ordinarily a quartet including Byrne, Chris Franz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Waymouth, was supplemented by five additional musicians and all performed excellently. Perhaps it's just because I'm used to listening to their records, but I prefer the band as a foursome. Well, that's just my personal quirk. The band, as constituted, ran through a long list of Talking Heads songs and did an outstanding job. The sound was excellent and the visuals, such as they were, added to the performance. The movie seemed short. Maybe that's because I was enjoying it so much. A couple of songs were included as a bonus at the end and I felt it was too bad these weren't included in the concert film irself.
Well, the film seems to have changed quite a bit from that which I remember from the mid-80s, but it's excellent. Quite well done! I loved watching it again and this is a DVD that I'll be able to watch again and again.
Gary Peterson
Best you can get for high quality, entertaining, psycho music February 8, 2010
Don K. Seale
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you ever loved the David Byrne and the Talking Heads...this is a must...beautifuly shot..
Clever Performance February 1, 2010
Nigel Addison (Sydney, Australia)
The performance reminded me of a cross between a rock concert and a university drama class. The songs were all good and the recording quality was also pretty good. Only afterwards did I realise that the concert had been filmed/directed by a movie director and It Made Sense! The whole thing was impressive.
A concert dvd I could watch a few times, instead of the usual once (or less)!
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