icreeem
Joined Oct 2006
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Art! Tattoos! Kat! All wonderful. THEN; a loser chick from the suburbs of nowhere comes to leech. THEN; the Jesse James drama (wasn't he happy with his own reality show?)...THEN; oh my, Jesse's been in a crash. THEN; my makeup line/my shoes/my clothing line...
Art? Tattoos? Where? When?
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There were enjoyable moments when LA Ink was about just that...the world of tattooing and the local color of a city of ultimate creativity since its creation. It ended up as it always does, a giant yawn.
I am still an admirer of KVD's as a former tattoo artist (and I think she's beautiful), but I ignored all subsequent seasons of the show.
Art? Tattoos? Where? When?
Click.
There were enjoyable moments when LA Ink was about just that...the world of tattooing and the local color of a city of ultimate creativity since its creation. It ended up as it always does, a giant yawn.
I am still an admirer of KVD's as a former tattoo artist (and I think she's beautiful), but I ignored all subsequent seasons of the show.
This is a brilliant documentary. Yes, I am also a tattoo artist, so I was delighted to find the Holy Grail of documentaries about the history of tattooing in America. I found it by linking to it from another excellent film from 1980, "Stoney Knows How"...about Stoney St. Claire, another historical figure of tattooing in this country. The narratives of Sailor Jerry's personally typed and VERY frank outlooks on life and people are hilarious, as is the daring use of the title theme, "Eff 'Em All". Appearances of notable figures of the industry offering their personal recollections are priceless (Don Ed Hardy, Eddie Funk, Mike Malone, Zeke Owens, Lyle Tuttle...all very famous and innovative artists). A fascinating look into the fascinating history of the most fascinating art form! Superb!
I won't slam this movie by being a "facts geek" because I thought it was a fun movie to watch, although I despise "imposter" versions of depicted artists' songs. But as a musician and a history buff I do know the things they got wrong or just simply BS'd. Instead, I opted to enjoy the storyline, which I did. I would have liked it so much better had it been at least a trifle more accurate, but we don't always get that unless we are watching a documentary. We dissect "Beatles" movies for accuracy (such as "Back Beat"), and this certainly deserves more serious attention to detail, but what the heck, I've watched it numerous times and still enjoy it for what it is; an entertaining movie about entertainers.