I have never seen it...just got it today on Netflix...

I am trying to watch it tonite...if not, tomorrow...

Can everyone give me your thoughts on it...I would love to read them after i have seen it...

Thanx!!

The film itself is pretentious, but it was the late 60s...
but Jagger is at his preening, androgynous peak with those tights, black hair and eye makeup...
and just Stonesyness, its the coolest thing to see for the first time because you're thinking about Mick and Anita getting it on, according to Mr. Sanchez, during 10-minute breaks in the dressing room, so the voyeur in every Stones fan is in wonder.
Still the only Jagger performance that was worth anything.

sorry tex  and it's a rare day i disagree with you but i dont see anything pretentious about it at all

harry flowers was a real gangster

james fox gave his life  to the the thing and it almost killed him

Cammel died with a bullet to the head ...just like his movie..but he pulled the trigger

and anita was the 20th C goddess ..neithscke (sp?) would be proud'


ta ta the ferrari


...no blower upstairs

I have only seen the beginning of this film once.  It is way too violent!
The ending is confusing and difficult to understand.  
But, there are some beautiful scenes with Mick and Anita.
Mick is drop dead gorgeous!  And, his British accent is so cute!
I love this movie!  If only just to watch my Micky!

the fight scene in the apartment is pretty awesome if you're into fight scenes, the other girl character is a little annoying. but mick does a great job :-)

the soft parade wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2010 at 11:41am:

the fight scene in the apartment is pretty awesome if you're into fight scenes, the other girl character is a little annoying. but mick does a great job :-)

Fight scene?  What are you talking about?  I don't remember Mick in any fight scene?

That's probably at the beginning of the movie, and I always skip that part.  I always start the movie when Chaz is at the train station and overhears about the "available" room for rent.

stonedinaustralia wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2010 at 7:02am:

sorry tex  and it's a rare day i disagree with you but i dont see anything pretentious about it at all harry flowers was a real gangster james fox gave his life  to the the thing and it almost killed him Cammel died with a bullet to the head ...just like his movie..but he pulled the trigger and anita was the 20th C goddess ..neithscke (sp?) would be proud' ta ta the ferrari ...no blower upstairs

No argument here,
I loved it because of the crazy plot, but I just meant that it is definately of its time. Not a bad thing.

Watching Mick and Anita interact was mind-blowing to me the first time i saw it.....
I always suspected Anita had a thing for Mick, despite her protestations to the contrary.
It's a wild movie and definately iconic.

I will be watching it tonite, Tuesday...so please keep
the comments coming...Thanks!!

I found this on YouTube.  (Someone added the song Heaven to it.)

Mick and Anita in a love scene from the movie Performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ablOSPY9BQ&feature=related

gorda wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2010 at 11:52am:

the soft parade wrote on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 11:41am: the fight scene in the apartment is pretty awesome if you're into fight scenes, the other girl character is a little annoying. but mick does a great job :-) Fight scene?  What are you talking about?  I don't remember Mick in any fight scene? That's probably at the beginning of the movie, and I always skip that part.  I always start the movie when Chaz is at the train station and overhears about the "available" room for rent.

He didnt say it involved Mick - it doesnt. And yes, its early in the film. After the 'bare arsed boxing' scene which starts it.

Terrific film, and Mick is very good - although James Fox 'owns' it.

I remember seeing this when it was finally released, it was held up for a few years over something or another, it was a strange film, one scene briefly looked like Mick in bed with a guy & it turns out to be that other girl who at first looks like a boy, there's a scene where a fly is hit & then there's a close up of the fly, I think this film was made for people on acid, & Mick with all this eye make up on & lipstick, this was before glam rock, so this was ahead of it's time, I'm sure Alice Cooper (when he was into that in the early days) & David Bowie took pointers from this movie, very androgynous.

It's no wonder that Keith stayed in the car, steaming, while Mick and Anita were filming the love scenes...

Its amazing to go from this to ....Running Out of Luck.

One of the all time great genderfuck crazy spoiled rocker beautiful manchild wacko drugranting sex bombings of the cinema ever.  Almost as good as this!

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa8/drfilth867411/zman.jpg

hey nasty!!

Hey SIA!

a song for you and all my Roers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYeHLyYif5I

It's a great film, I think it's Mick best acting performnace, but he is more or less playing himself, I guess.

First time I watched the film , it blew my mind.

Where can you watch/buy the film?  
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masty wrote on Jun 28^th, 2010 at 11:25am:

Where can you watch/buy the film?   [smiley=smiley.gif]

Try to find it at ebay. I'm sure it's there.

axl79 wrote on Jun 28^th, 2010 at 2:18pm:

masty wrote on Jun 28th, 2010 at 11:25am: Where can you watch/buy the film?   [smiley=smiley.gif] Try to find it at ebay. I'm sure it's there.

Thank you

masty wrote on Jun 28^th, 2010 at 11:25am:

Where can you watch/buy the film?   [smiley=smiley.gif]

I think its available commercially. You should be able to get it via amazon, etc.

Welcome to Rocks Off, by the way.

masty wrote on Jun 28^th, 2010 at 11:25am:

Where can you watch/buy the film?   [smiley=smiley.gif]

It's available on Netflix...but only on hard disc, no streaming...I never got a chance to watch it...got home way too late...
my wife mailed it back the next morning thinking I had seen it since it was still in my hard drive

I put it back on queue though...

Here's a 3 part story on the making of "Performance" by the people involved (including Anita P.) Interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fikZwrIOpyQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGmZYKm7FGo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5pTz3YneCU&feature=related

Thanks everyone  

masty wrote on Jun 29^th, 2010 at 9:57am:

Thanks everyone

I see you're in the UK.

Four quid and its all yours - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Performance-DVD-James-Fox/dp/B000KCI92E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1277833959&sr=1-1

Gazza wrote on Jun 29^th, 2010 at 12:53pm:

masty wrote on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:57am: Thanks everyone   I see you're in the UK. Four quid and its all yours - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Performance-DVD-James-Fox/dp/B000KCI92E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1277833959&sr=1-1

Thanks, I'll definitely be buying the dvd.  :D

Someone asked me if there are any photos of Anita in a frontal nudity? I guess they mean the whole front of
Anita. Have never looked for one but I was asked to find out. Thought someone on here might know.

http://www.pulpinternational.com/images/postimg/near_and_fur.jpg

best i could find

If you squint and blur your eyes a bit...this might work

http://www.markallencam.com/MadonnaNudePoster.jpeg

Thanks PA, I will show these to him. I think he was thinking there was one from Performance, which I think there is, (but
the male desire in him wanted to see complete frontal nudity) but I don't think it reveals everything  he wants to see.
Maybe whatever photos there are of her like that are probably on the cutting room floor or just not available.

But I do thank you very much for the photos.

couldn't find wake up niggers but here is  harry flowers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXb_ymogLP4

i like this one..turn it up!!

Gazza wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2010 at 6:33am:

Terrific film, and Mick is very good - although James Fox 'owns' it.

funny thing - i just got a chance to watch a film that has been on my list of "want to watch films" for years, called "sexy beast" (pretty good film, too). anyway, who should have a part in it but james fox? he looks about like i would expect. fun to see him in it...