So, after a lot of consideration, I have decided that I am going to get a tattoo. There's a couple reasons why I decided to get a tattoo, such as marking two important moments in my life (in short, graduation from college and an epiphany that if I don't become more spontaneous in my actions, life will pass me by). What I'm still deciding is what I'm going to have inked into my skin.
I've narrowed it down a bit. 1950s science fiction is something I've loved my entire life, and will continue to love for the rest of my life. So what I've decided to get inked into me is an iconic creature from 1950s science fiction. I just haven't decided which one yet, and was wondering what you folks would consider to be icons of that decade of science fiction.
Some ideas I've had:
The Metaluna Mutant (This Island Earth)
The Id Monster (Forbidden Planet)
Klaatu and Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
The scene where a giant ant first pokes its head over the hillside (Them!)
What would you guys and gals add to the list of icons?
Note: I didn't include Robby the Robot because I think all the fiddly bits in his head would just become a confusing muddle on the tattoo at the scale I'm looking at getting -- 6-8" tall on my right shoulder blade.
(http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/SP3220050729124136.gif)
The Creature is a great one.
Other's that might make good tattoos (unlike, say, the Blob). The Ymir:
(http://www.badmovies.org/movies/ymir/ymir7.jpg)
The aliens from "Invasion of the Saucer Men."
The Rhedosaurus:
(http://www.badmovies.org/capsules/b/beastfathoms/beastfathoms_cap4.jpg)
The killer traffic cone from "It Conquered the World" is also pretty cool.
And don't forget Gor:
(http://www.badmovies.org/movies/brainarous/brainarous2.jpg)
Fiend without a face...
(http://www.darkwebonline.com/images/fiend%20without%20a%20face.gif)
Godzilla
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x9/blackcanary2000/horror%20movies/godzilla1954a.jpg)
(http://www.inkworkstattoo.com/albums/phil/GodzillaSMALL.sized.jpg)(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2444896963_a4dcecbf3b.jpg?v=0)
A pod is iconic...
(http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/electronic-publications/stay-free/images/19/pod.jpg)
Martian from "War Of The Worlds"
(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j219/Kosmosflot/War%20of%20the%20Worlds/WarOfTheWorlds_grabby_martian.jpg)
How's about the THING from ANOTHER WORLD?
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l79/RCMerchant/untitled-178.jpg)
or perhaps the aliens from INVAISION of the SAUCERMEN?
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l79/RCMerchant/2768364380_540163b1e3-1.jpg)
50 Foot Woman
(http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080115/monsters/attack-50-foot-woman_l.jpg)
The "She Creature"
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll122/roxymaximus/MP4340The-She-Creature-Posters.jpg)
The Wasp Woman
(http://urbanfantasyland.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/wasp_woman.jpg)
Oh so many. Love this thread so far. Actually I really like the choice of the metaluna Mutant.
(http://www.dvdtown.com/images/displayimage.php?id=5585)
But I also like the Invaders From Mars.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/bobmitchell/blog%20pics/invaders2-1.jpg)
(http://i5.tinypic.com/2zno36a.jpg)
I might be hard to do in tattoo form but I love this 50s image too.
(http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/3/8/1/9/21229183.jpg)
I have to agree that in terms of iconography, and VERY representative of the 1950s, nothing tops the original Creature From the Black Lagoon.
Quote from: JaseSF on January 25, 2009, 01:47:33 PM(http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/3/8/1/9/21229183.jpg)
What's this from?
"The Quatermass Xperiment"
WOW -- I'm a little surprised to have gotten so many responses so quickly!
I think I've narrowed it down to either the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Metaluna Mutant or the Ymir.
The Creature was my first favorite monster. I don't know why (I think because he's prehistoric, when I was little I connected him with dinosaurs), but I've always liked him.
One of the earliest nightmares I can remember having involved the Metaluna Mutant, and additionally he's what comes to mind immediately when I think "Bug-Eyed Monster."
And the Ymir remains my favorite piece of Harryhausen's work, despite being one of the last of his monsters that I was introduced to.
The Creature would be my gut choice, but I'd bet there are plenty of folks out there with Creature tattoos.
I'd go for the Ymir, myself. One of the coolest-lookin' monsters around and it would unique. However, getting the Ymir tattoo would involve poking it, which never ends well. :smile:
The Monster of Piedras Blancas in this classic pose might make another effective, unusual choice:
(http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr154/Raffine/JCMonster3.jpg)
Quote from: JJ80 on January 25, 2009, 04:20:40 PM
"The Quatermass Xperiment"
For Americans I think it's was re-titled "The Creeping Unknown"
But I may be wrong...
Quote from: doggett on January 25, 2009, 05:06:35 PM
Quote from: JJ80 on January 25, 2009, 04:20:40 PM
"The Quatermass Xperiment"
For Americans I think it's was re-titled "The Creeping Unknown"
But I may be wrong...
Nope! Yer right! :thumbup:
Howsa bout TEENAGE FRANKENSTIEN? He certainly is iconic!! Who can ferget a mug like that?! Looks like some 'monster kids' art class project!
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l79/RCMerchant/untitled-180.jpg)
Heck! He even had his own rubber mask! aka the Shock Monster! Next to Tor Johnson...perhaps the most famous rubber monster mask of all time!!!
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l79/RCMerchant/2554133090_318b705d71.jpg)
The Killer Shrews 1959
(http://bp1.blogger.com/_4aXY1txa_YA/RwJi9uwrgTI/AAAAAAAAAKc/7Mt3MiVBdqY/s400/thenun.jpg)
I have seen a couple CFTBL tattoos online in my search for potential search images. I've also found one Metaluna Mutant tattoo, a reproduction of the Basil Gogos painting that covered a significant portion of the bearer's torso.