Review of Stop Making Sense (1984) by Austin E — 10 Nov 2007

Changed my life. One of the greatest musical films of all time.

This review of Stop Making Sense (1984) was written by Austin E on 10 Nov 2007.

Stop Making Sense has generally received very positive reviews.

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By James K (1,238) on 07 May 2013

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By Gracjanski (417) on 01 Aug 2020

Hard to like this movie if you dont like the music much, because there is no story, no dialogue, just a concert…

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By Richard D (1,732) on 29 Sep 2018

The blend of an amazing life show with groundbreaking techniques of filming a live show results in the best concert film ever made…

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Grew up a talking heads still a talking heads fan what a fun movie !!! what took me so long to see this…

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Revisited on Blu-Ray Disc…

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The name of this band is Talking Heads and they are one of my favorite bands of all time. The name of this movie is Stop Making Sense…

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By Alexander C (2,448) on 13 Nov 2012

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