The Tattooist
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American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer (Jason Behr) explores and exploits ethnic designs from around the world. At a tattoo expo in Singapore, he glimpses the exotic world of traditional Samoan tatau in the work of the fiercely proud Alipati (Robbie Magasiva). Fatefully, Jake is attracted to AlipatiÂ’s beautiful cousin, Sina (Mia Blake).
When Jake impulsively steals an ancient Samoan tattooing tool, he
unwittingly unleashes a powerful angry spirit. Suddenly, his art takes on a frightening new dimension, exposing everyone he touches, including the feisty Singaporean Victoria (Caroline Cheong), to mortal peril.
Sensing the solution can only lie with the Samoans, Jake follows them to Auckland, where he runs into an old adversary, tattoo artist Crash (Michael Hurst) and a new one, the respected Samoan elder Aleki VaÂ’a (David Fane).
His investigation takes him on a devastating journey into the dark heart of Pacific mysticism. There, Jake must recover his own soul if he is to save the woman he loves and escape with his life.
THE TATTOOIST is a supernatural thriller, made by Singaporean and New Zealand co-production partners. The story centres on Samoan spiritual beliefs, in which the barrier between our world and the spirit world is very thin, leading events in one to have serious and chilling repercussions in the other.
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Anyone watched?
I'm gonna catch a movie dis weekend but dunoe wad to catch.. considering Tattooist and Stardust ( No more better shows le rite???)
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support local movie lor...
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Channel NewsAsia - Friday, November 30
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures "The Tattooist" tops NZ box office
SINGAPORE : Homegrown MediaCorp Raintree PicturesÂ’ "The Tattooist" has emerged the number 1 horror movie of the year at the New Zealand box office, grossing almost US$440,000 (NZ$575,000).
"The Tattooist", a tie—up with production company Eyeworks New Zealand, made its debut in Singapore cinemas on Thursday.
It is the first New Zealand and Singapore feature film tie—up after the two countries signed a co—production treaty in 2004.
"The Tattooist", a supernatural thriller, stars Jason Behr from the TV series Â’RoswellÂ’.
As American Jake Sawyer, he is an uninspired tattoo artist who steals designs in order to scrape a living.
At a tattoo convention in Singapore, he steals a traditional Samoan tattoo instrument, which unleashes a curse that leads to horrible deaths.
Shot mainly in New Zealand, with some scenes in Singapore, the horror film also features Singaporeans Caroline Cheong, Lim Yu Beng and Gerald Chew.
"It just makes good business sense, because when youÂ’re looking to make films for the international market, and youÂ’re looking to collaborate with another culture, one niche in the international market which is very good to provide films for is the horror genre," said Robin Scholes, producer of "The Tattooist".
But the biggest obstacle for Raintree Pictures is the lack of good scripts.
"Our biggest challenge in Singapore is a good script. If we have a good script, thereÂ’s plenty of money, directors, actors, and plenty of collaborators," said Daniel Yun, Managing Director of MediaCorp Raintree Pictures.
Raintree Pictures is also negotiating with Eyeworks New Zealand to produce a second film which will be shot mainly in Singapore and feature more local talents.
This film will likely be released in 2009. — CNA /ls -
Originally posted by SMRT Buses:
wah so good ah?!
Channel NewsAsia - Friday, November 30
[b]MediaCorp Raintree Pictures "The Tattooist" tops NZ box office
SINGAPORE : Homegrown MediaCorp Raintree PicturesÂ’ "The Tattooist" has emerged the number 1 horror movie of the year at the New Zealand box office, grossing almost US$440,000 (NZ$575,000).
"The Tattooist", a tie—up with production company Eyeworks New Zealand, made its debut in Singapore cinemas on Thursday.
It is the first New Zealand and Singapore feature film tie—up after the two countries signed a co—production treaty in 2004.
"The Tattooist", a supernatural thriller, stars Jason Behr from the TV series Â’RoswellÂ’.
As American Jake Sawyer, he is an uninspired tattoo artist who steals designs in order to scrape a living.
At a tattoo convention in Singapore, he steals a traditional Samoan tattoo instrument, which unleashes a curse that leads to horrible deaths.
Shot mainly in New Zealand, with some scenes in Singapore, the horror film also features Singaporeans Caroline Cheong, Lim Yu Beng and Gerald Chew.
"It just makes good business sense, because when youÂ’re looking to make films for the international market, and youÂ’re looking to collaborate with another culture, one niche in the international market which is very good to provide films for is the horror genre," said Robin Scholes, producer of "The Tattooist".
But the biggest obstacle for Raintree Pictures is the lack of good scripts.
"Our biggest challenge in Singapore is a good script. If we have a good script, thereÂ’s plenty of money, directors, actors, and plenty of collaborators," said Daniel Yun, Managing Director of MediaCorp Raintree Pictures.
Raintree Pictures is also negotiating with Eyeworks New Zealand to produce a second film which will be shot mainly in Singapore and feature more local talents.
This film will likely be released in 2009. — CNA /ls[/b]
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It's a very nice show, the twist in the plot really is original.
Go watch it, makes you think twice of wanting to go for a tattoo
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nice meh? everything is like so illogical lor..like that doctor
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hey guys.. i noe this movie is no more showin... does anyomne know where i can get it?? i've yet to watch this yet..