Performance: The Special Edition

[rediffusion]

This was re-released with a new restored print in cinemas a few years ago. I think the DVD was delayed for some reason. Anybody know the current situation with its release?

[DB7]

Performance: The Special Edition



Chas, a violent and psychotic East London gangster needs a place to lie low after a hit that should never have been carried out. He finds the perfect cover in the form of guest house run by the mysterious Mr. Turner, a one-time rock superstar, who is looking for the right spark to rekindle his faded talent...



Click here to watch trailer

[sippog]

Well, about bleedin time!

[rediffusion]

That's great

but the review on here hints that it's not a 'special edition':

Amazon.co.uk



R

[sippog]

PERFORMANCE has finally made it on to DVD. There are those of us (saddo's) who have been waiting a long time for this . . .



First the good news. It is DVD quality of course. Reasonable sound - very important for this film - though I don't have a 5.1 set up to to evaluate it with. It runs at 105 minutes so presumably is uncut and you can get it at the very reasonable price of 10.99 at DVD CONCEPT.com - Region 1 DVD - Free Shipping! or possibly cheaper elsewhere.



The bad news is this is the version where Johnny Shannon's East End accent has been overdubbed by some Michael Caine impersonator. The pace of the editing also seems weirdly languid compared to other versions but that might be subjective.



Extras include a slightly cheesy featurette, a trailer, and a VERY cheesy American piece on the filming of the MEMO FROM TURNER sequence which keeps going on about this being Jagger's debut on film (he had just made the abysmal NED KELLY). These are aimed very obviously at Mr & Mrs Mid-West USA or possibly at film students.



All in all - a little bit of a let down after reading a good review of the release on Amazon. I haven't watched it all yet but, on a first look, I may end up going back to my off-air recording.

[MarkG]

About time.... unfortunately if they've dubbed it I guess I'll have to stick with my old VHS tape .