Siskel & Ebert Review Stop Making Sense (1984)

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

I can't wait to see the new restoration of Stop Making Sense 2023!

[@incarnateTheGreat]

I was at the premiere in Toronto with the band in audience. Q&A was awkward, but the restoration looked and sounded fantastic, particularly the version of "What a Day That Was".

[@JerrySaraviaCinema1895]

Absolutely worth seeing on IMAX screen. Excellent

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

@@JerrySaraviaCinema1895 I will make the effort to see it in IMAX

[@SexDrugsKrisDeVold]

My wife and I are going to see it in the theater for the 3rd time in 12 days!!! I used to casually like them, and now I'm obsessed!!!

[@SexDrugsKrisDeVold]

Follow up...standing in the theater lobby after our 3rd time....just as magical as the first. I hope it's not another 10 years before it returns to the theater!!!!

[@solidsnake58]

I just discovered Stop Making Sense and I was completely in awe of how brilliant the whole concert was. The energy of David Byrne and his band mates is invigorating. Thank you for posting this clip. I feel vindicated hearing my favorite critics share my feelings for how joyous I felt watching this film.

[@LordMarlle]

The running in place of Life During Wartime, is the best choreography ever

[@robertstephens156]

I saw the opening and closing nights of the four night run at The Pantages Theater the Talking Heads did in 1983 - Tuesday Dec. 13 and Friday Dec. 16. It turns out that the show you see in the film is mainly from the Thursday, Dec. 15 performance. Saw TH a total of seven times from 1978 to 1983. What a great band they were.

[@incarnateTheGreat]

Wow. You sure landed on them in their prime. Arguably the best live concern film ever made.

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

My late Father's favorite VHS. If you were to simply do all the moves Byrne does during the entire set you would be completely wasted at the end. Just insane energy during the entire show.

[@MrBillagordon]

Went to it's showing in 1984 at the theater in Balboa Ca. and won the movie poster in the raffle too! It was a great show

[@donkaimipilipovich2698]

I first saw this movie at the Balboa theater as well. A life changing moment...

[@geoffelder2236]

They never got the respect from run-of-the-mill mainstream pop music fans (no disrespect intended), but any of us who knew how awesome this band was, we realized they were something special!

[@mikel5582]

Remain in Light was their pinnacle, i.m.o.

[@conshea7382]

Its ok to disrespect the people that are ok with listening to their favorite songs on their favorite classic rock station everyday

[@tomball7009]

Best concert film ever. I wish I could have been there.

[@Affalterbach1967]

0:58 This is a better music video than anything on MTV. And 39 years later, the bald guy is still right.

[@wantutosigh1117]

"A lot of rock concerts are more like Nazi rallies" Roger Ebert Jesus. Not sure if that's the most accurate analogy.

[@trfesok]

Listen to "The Wall" .

[@wantutosigh1117]

@@trfesok He's talking about concerts.

[@mrbenoit5018]

@@wantutosigh1117 so was Roger Waters

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

I mean unless you’re at a Kanye west show

[@richarddavidsonjr5067]

Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode has said that he had a moment when they were performing the concerts at the Rose Bowl for the film 101. He said that it felt like he could tell the crowd to do whatever he wanted, be it good or bad, and they would do it.

[@1qwasz12]

I won free tickets from a radio quiz.

[@johnfarrell6282]

Best band concert EVER

[@blinksstayfresh2524]

Concert film

[@dbreardon]

Stop Making Sense and The Last Waltz are two of the best live footage/concert movies around. One has Johnathan Demi as director and one has Martin Scorsesse as direct. Can't go wrong with either movie.

[@elichilton7031]

Here, here. A most excellent point. I couldn't agree with you more.

[@rockingroby6060]

Saw Talking Heads at US festival in 82. Awesome show!

[@regis387]

i miss siskel and ebert - so entertaining

[@bobschenkel7921]

Gene says "Rent it". Hell with that, I own it.

[@pfink70]

Fun fact: in 1984, it would have probably cost about $90 to buy a VHS tape of a recent film.

[@TerryAllenSwartos]

@@pfink70I had to rent it when it first came out, because yes…it was $120.00 to purchase at the time.

[@keithss67]

I remember those guys! A slice of my childhood

[@ethanmorris8108]

This group needed to regroup and tour again 20 years ago. Timeless music

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

Nope. It's great that they didn't cash in. I don't want to see elderly Talking Heads.

[@MTMF.london]

Nah, they are done with each other.

[@martineldritch]

I went to a rock concert and I didn't like the band because the lead singer wore a gestapo outfit so he threw his guitar in my face and I ran out of the venue with a free Strat..or something like that in Ebert land.

[@aliofly]

Haha

[@JP-yt5st]

"The Talking Heads" are my favorite band ;)

[@MrDredScott]

"A lot of rock concerts are like Nazi rallies"? Okay, Rog...

[@meesalikeu]

they agreed and got it right this time howboudat

[@douglasray380]

I'm sorry, I missed the part where they said who the lead singer is.

[@christinacascadilla4473]

Anti-authoritarian?

[@54032Zepol]

Hahaha right can they name a pro authoritarian band? Jesus it's like they pulled that word out of the wind.

[@davidgangemi3314]

​@@54032Zepol yeah. All those shitty country artists and bands. All saluting the flag while driving their tractors that their women think are sexy. Which of course isn't the Talking Heads.

[@mattponikvar4944]

If you pay attention to the film, that's one of the main themes

[@54032Zepol]

@@mattponikvar4944 it's a film?

[@ColombianThunder]

​@@54032Zepol concert film but yes. It was filmed and meant to be shown in a theater. It's a film.

[@chrisnewman7281]

No, one person’s anti authoritarian is the next persons freedom loving person

[@isimongardner]

It was great when they agreed.

[@speedingatheist]

Every single time I see a clip from Siskel & Ebert I'm shocked how totally mental their takes were.

[@broman3017]

Great entertainment ! Great music ! Wish I was at that live show, TTH Rocked that shit !❤

[@mondoenterprises6710]

These guys never agreed on anything. Well, almost!

[@spb7883]

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[@johnwilde164]

According to them, other concerts are by "typically angry and aloof set of musicians" with "the audience being oppressed, like me or I'll throw my guitar in your face" and "a lot of rock concerts are like nazi rallies." I'm a fan of both the Talking Heads, and this movie, but this review is over-the-top stupid.

[@untexan]

This was the 80s, with a lot of sloppy hard rock and hair metal bands that did act like that on stage

[@nigel900]

Whatever…

[@bathvanityexperts]

The

[@at1970]

Compare this to anything being done today.

[@robgrano6814]

Yeah, like people actually playing real instruments and stuff. No lip-synching, no digital backtracks, no auto-tune. How'd they do it?

[@at1970]

@@robgrano6814 I think it was called hard work, talent and being creative. But I’m not sure. Haven’t seen that stuff in decades.