Private concert in your living room.

So exuberant, so inventive, so bright and brilliant that it stands as a mighty contender in the ongoing debate about what deserves the designation Greatest Concert Film Ever. The band delivers their own unique, vibrant staging and a thrillingly energetic concert performance, and Demme's visual sense is astounding. The camera is often in an entirely unexpected place, and yet it's also always a perfectly positioned, so much so that it's hard to conceive of why anyone would place it elsewhere.

This would be my favourite film of all time... if I liked the Talking Heads.

it's kind of difficult to get a 'note' (TALKING HEADS!), but this is perfect, a masterpiece, flawless, etc.

My favorite concert film of all time.

Wasn't quite sure how I would react to a concert movie but this blew my mind.

I'm glad that one of my top 5 favorite bands of all time were able to get a really great concert film produced while they were in their prime. If you're not a fan, this film WILL make you one (unless you don't have a soul).

This is one of the best things I've ever seen. So much energy, so fun. I could watch this every day. Thanks! Anyone have any questions?

If I had a time machine I would go back to when this movie was made and be at the concerts. Nobody puts on a show now a days like the Talking Heads of '84. I will always remember the band as the one in this movie. All the songs sound better than their studio recordings. The direction was brilliant, especially the long uncut shots. And who can not make way to the legend that is David Byrne. Simply put, the man is a genius. For what it is, a concert movie, Stop Making Sense is perfection.

This is the only concert movie I've ever seen that's distilled down to the only thing that really matters: the performance. By cutting (or never even filming, I don't know) all of the bullshit, Demme brings you right into the auditorium for a Talking Heads set that is nothing short of exquisite. What a band, what a film.

Naive Melody is a great song, but I could take or leave the rest of this.

Talking Heads... bit good wern't they!

Amazing. The minimalism allows the performances to be taken in, and lends itself to some very creative visuals. Very energetic and entertaining, and will leave you with an appreciation of boom boxes, floor lamps, and big suits.

The opening and gradual introduction of the entire band is brilliant it just gets better from there. Fantastic music, wonderful visuals.

Just a great concert, with no bullshit behind the scenes padding.

One of the most wackiest and creatively audacious concerts ever, wonderfully captured by Demme. I just wish they played more from Fear of Music.

Bought the blu ray blindly, was pleased with the result.

If I could go to any concert in history, it would probably be this one. Considering how much energy there is coming through Demme's camera, I can only imagine how much energy there is at the real thing. There are so many great moments in this concert both audio and visual. I just can't choose a favorite moment. If you watch this and your head isn't bobbing the entire time then something is certainly wrong with you. I don't know. This film is really awesome.

Highly recommended on 1.5x fast forward. A multitude of crazy legs...

Life During Wartime. Hands down the greatest concert flick ever.

Coulda used a Peter Grant meltdown or a fan wigging out on bad shit or skanks fighting backstage (jk) but it was interesting that King Crimson sat in the front row of a TH gig on that tour, and then months later KC adopted the one-musician-at-a-time-arriving-onstage thing, which, in turn, I ecstatically witnessed. Thank-you Mr. Demme for this hermetic bubble of pulse-racing coolness. Great - now I have Bernie Worrell's opening, swelling keyboards for "Once in a Lifetime" stuck in my head. Dece.

I'm totally buying a suit like that.

Such a great film. So mch energy, and wonderful songs!

When we get time travel I am so going to this concert! :D

Very nice. But I was disappointed that this focused so heavily on Speaking With Tongues, which I just never cared as much for.

It's rare to be excited while watching a concert on a Television. This is a rare film...

Fantastically staged concert by one of the best bands of the 20th century. Brilliant idea of introducing one band member per song, before burning down the house with the whole funk orchestra. Inspiring!

I don't care if it's just a concert movie. It's the Talking Heads, whom I love.

The minute David Byrne enters the stage with a boombox, you know you're watching something special. And when he returns in that famous white suit... fuuuuuuck.

Absolutely wonderful and thrilling film. There's so much energy captured here that it's nearly impossible to sit still by the end of it.

I can't gush enough about this. There's no interviews, no behind-the-scenes footage, no fans, no animation, no fantasy sequences. Just 9 musicians and their instruments, a floor lamp, and a big suit. With these sparse tools, Demme and Byrne crafted the finest performance film I've ever seen. Engaging, energetic, and completely infectious. Through variations in lighting, staging and dance, they manage to make give every song a distinct visual feel.