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VHS : TattooIn association with Amazon.com Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0086162112331 Format: Color, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: January 01, 1998 Running Time: 103 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: 1981-09 Sales Rank: 12641 Related Items:
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 Rating: - A believable obsessionWhere most movies about obsessions fail is in trying to make the obsession believable. Notable successes were the creepy The Collector and the classic Psycho (Collector's Edition), notable failures have included Lolita and more recently, Lolita. I guess the problem is that obsession is such a perfectly internal state that we have no subtle physical markers for it. So the actor playing the obsessed character has to or tends to end up chewing the scenery to remind us that there is some unusual ... Read More Rating: - Strange and grippingI was quite pleased to finally find this movie at a video store seeing as it's been out of print for some time. I've been a fan of the luscious, high-cheekboned Maud Adams since her slinky appearances in two Bond movies, The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy. Tattoo is a very intense story of one man's obsession with a woman and with a fetish. Bruce Dern plays roles like this so well. His character is a make-up artist who develops a fixation with a beautiful model (Adams) he meets on a job. ... Read More Rating:  - Great Body Art"Tattoo" is a unique mystery that explores a tattoo artist who becomes dangerously obsessed with a model/actress. Many twists and turns occur, keeping the mystery alive. Though few other writers have constructed such theme, there are many flaws. The kidnapping and the captive scenes could have been more detailed and more involved. Most of those scenes would never occur in that level in real life, especially the victim's escape plans. Despite such flaws, the storyline is highly creative. The body ... Read More Rating: - A flawed Creation storyKarl (Bruce Dern) is an obsessed tattoo artist who kidnaps model Maddy (real-life model/actress Maude Adams). Karl drugs Maddy and takes her to a secluded house. Maddy awakens to find she has become a canvas for skin illustrations -- Karl is consecrating her body with tattoos. A virtual prisoner, Maddy submits to becoming Karl's masterpiece and Goddess. Some Pagan organizations conduct periodic rituals that include rededication to the Pagan God and Goddess -- voluntary tattooing can be a ... Read More Rating:  - Deliciously WeirdI love movies like this, I watch them to see just how strange they will get!!! Tattoo is more of a psychological drama, I found myself wondering what it would be like to have been in a position like that of Maude Adams' character...I was completely paranoid and even claustraphobic by the end of the movie!!! Browse for similar items by category:
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