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I've gotten to see Stop Making Sense at the local arthouse theater a couple times in the last five years and it has people out of their seats, dancing in the ai
by kevinmchugh 3y ago
I've gotten to see Stop Making Sense at the local arthouse theater a couple times in the last five years and it has people out of their seats, dancing in the aisles 6 songs in. It's an incredible, ecstatic film.
The band and director agreed that they wanted to see the band having fun, not the audience, and not the band being virtuosic. So there's no close ups of a guitar solo (the camera cuts away to other musicians reacting to the guitar solo) and there's almost no shots of the crowd.
The effect is infectious gotta-move can't-stop-it fun. Probably the most unique movie theater experience I've ever had and I'd recommend it even if you don't know the band.
- alamortsubite 3y agoI've never seen it in a theater, but I used to really enjoy putting the movie on at home (with a good sound system) and playing along with it. I'm thinking about getting myself a copy of the re-release and real big suit to go with it.
- Projectiboga 3y agoI went to Rutgers College 86-90 and this was on hi-fi VCR attached to a TV and a huge stereo at so many house parties the first few years of my schooling. Cool movie, I saw the tour for one of my first concerts. Not many have matched that experience. David Byrne puts on an amazing solo show. Here is a live set he did on a TV show he ran one season in the 90s at the former Studio 54. David Byrne Sessions at West 54, https://youtu.be/DUiUx4c6Imk?si=jbyDiVvuOcwbMbZs https://youtu.be/DUiUx4c6Imk?si=jbyDiVvuOcwbMbZs
- mikhailfranco 3y agoYes, it used to be a regular at the Penultimate Picture Palace (PPP) and Not The Moulin Rouge in Oxford in the mid-80s. Truly communal and ecstatic.