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Cinematical Seven: Terrible Movie Tattoos
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Tattoos in the movies have a storied history, from the simple, classic LOVE/HATE knuckle tattoos in The Night of the Hunter to the slick and sexy additions to Angelina Jolie's existing body art in last summer's Wanted. Recent movies like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Eastern Promises have used tattoos to great effect; in Button, Captain Mike's homemade tattoos both referred to his life on the sea as a sailor, which in that era was the most visible tattoo population, and his own father's discouragement of his hopes of becoming an artist. Instead, he brings his art with him everywhere he goes. And Eastern Promises based its tattoos (hello, Viggo in his undies sipping a shot of vodka getting tattooed) on the heavily researched Russian tattoos and their different signifiers in the gangster underworld.
Unfortunately, most recent movies have the tendency to slap some crappy tribal on a character to make him or her seem more bad-ass, which, given the context of tattoos in the movies, is kind of understandable. But what's not is just how freaking terrible they are! Here are my personal picks of the worst ink spilled onscreen, plus a bonus mention for the most gorgeous tattoos in a movie, both in design and story use.
Jolie to honor children with ink
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I mentioned not long ago the many tattoos which adorn Angelina Jolie's curvaceous form. Now, it looks like she has plans to ad a couple more. This time it won't be a tiger, or a cross, or the words "Billy" and "Bob." Rather, she'll have the names of her two children, Maddox and Zahara, inked onto her back. Oh, and the dragon which represents her time with Billy Bob? It has an appointment with Mr. Laser.Jolie's hidden body art
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Angelina Jolie has many tattoos, but you wouldn't always know that by watching her movies, where they're often covered by make-up, or in more extreme cases, digitally erased. Bella Online has an interesting piece on the actress' many body designs, and even offers a list of every one to be found on Jolie's body (at least until she gets the next one, I suppose).
I myself have never had a tattoo, though I did accidentally draw on my Neil Diamond shirt with a magic marker about five minutes ago. Don't worry, I'm sure they'll take care of it in post-production.
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