brandyisageek
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| Name | Brandy Erdmann |
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| Gender | Female |
| I'm From | Mobile, AL |
| Member For | 374 days |
| Last Login | Fri. Jul 4 |
| Profile Views | 244 |
| Age | 24 |
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| Movie: | Clockwork Orange, Pi, The Meaning of Life, Alice In Wonderland, Citizen Kane, Wizard of Oz, American Splendor, Crumb, The Life of Brian, Army of Darkness, Animal House, Super Troopers, Before Night Falls, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Casanova, Cabaret, Satyricon, Groove, Freaks, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Run Lola Run, Amelie, Mary Poppins |
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| Actor: | Johnny Depp, Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Fonda, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Moritz Bleibtreu, Audrey Tautou, Franka Potente, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Helen Mirren |
| Director: | David Lynch, Kevin Smith, Tim Burton, Quintin Tarantino, Terry Gilliam, Orson Welles, John Waters, Mel Brooks, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Coen Brothers, Federico Fellini, Darron Aronofsky, Wes Anderson |
| Quote: | "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum." |
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Hello. My name is Brandy Erdmann. I am some sort of crazy part German/part Lithuanian mix. I grew up in and around Mobile, Alabama (Turnerville to be exact). Its a great place... if your 75 years old. But, alas, I am not. Do I look familiar? I get that a lot. I always remind people of someone they know. I don't know if that is a good or bad thing.
I'm a big fan of art in all aspects, particular avant garde stuff. I love works that leave you feeling loved, hated, disgusted, and somewhat aroused all at the same time. Movies are a must for me. I'm not really into the current scene and would take a classic over a recent box office smash anyday. I can't stand all of these remakes. I hate it when I'm talking about Transfomers and someone chimes in about how cool Bumblebee is because he's a Camaro. He wasn't meant to be a Camaro! As far as trad art, I'm into dada, cubism, post-mod, pop, and avant garde. Erwin Wurm and Jason Sho Green are two of my current faves. Warhol and Lichtenstein are my favorites of all time. As far as music goes, I love Classical, particularly German composers such as Brahms and Wagner. I am also into indie, classic rock, punk, new wave, ska, big band, jazz, blues, and a little house and industrial. Even though I'm not much of a comedian, I try to keep it light, keep it bright, keep it gay. Yes, musicals are my thing. It makes me wish I could sing and dance while following witty dialogue. I do keep my friends in stitches or at least try. I run the gamut from squeeky clean to dead baby jokes. Does that make me a bad person? |
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Chopper
by El Hombreposted 1 day ago -
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Once Were Warriors
by El HombreBrutally honest, 'Once Were Warriors' exposes issues that are common to all urban societies, not just those in New Zealand. The film pulls no punches and is not really suited to the faint-hearted, but for those willing to make the effort to watch it, this movie provides rewards.
The outstanding cast makes each of the characters deep and effective, and although they are not all particularly likeable, they are sympathetic. Outstanding New Zealand film that explores modern Maori life with great sympathy and great style.
Hey, you should really see this!
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Jing wu ying xiong (Fist of Legend)
by El HombreFist of Legend is a loose remake of one of Bruce Lee's most popular Chinese films, Fist of Fury (a.k.a. The Chinese Connection). The plot is basically the same, but some details differ greatly. Fist of Fury had a simple moral: The Japanese are bad. Set during a time when the Chinese were second class citizens in their own country, Bruce Lee's acts of defiance against the Japanese authorities were big crowd pleasers.
Jet Li's version of the story is a different take on the material. The only evil Japanese character in the whole film is Fujita, and Chen Zhen is a victim of discrimination, not from the Japanese, but from the Chinese of Shanghai because he has a Japanese girlfriend. Murder, intrigue, deception and most importantly, some of my most favorite fight sequences in all of the kung-fu movies I've seen. Each fight in the film gets better and better.
One of my favorites for years, seeing it again recently reminded me why.
posted 3 days ago -
I recommend you see...This recommendation is to wish all my fellow Americans a happy Independence Day and a safe 4th of July.
As for those of you living in Canada, the UK, Ireland, South Africa and Indonesia, this is only a recommendation if you like every single musical known to man. If not, there are other musicals that have translated from the stage to the screen a helluva lot better.posted 4 days ago -
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Die Mommie Die
by El HombreDie Mommie Die is more than a modern take on melodramas from the '50s and '60s in which unpleasant situations were blown out of proportion in order to let people like Bette Davis and Joan Crawford strut their stuff.
Imagine stepping back in time, going to the movies and catching a Bette Davis flick, only without Bette Davis. The actress might be missing, but the style, plot elements and acting are all very similar. Cross-dresser Charles Busch in the lead role is every bit as glamorous and classy, even if the humor is not. Everything is sensationalized, twisted and overly dramatic, and like most strong parodies, "Die Mommie Die!" doesn't wear out its' welcome.
A really good cast and foul humor. With a little tightening up from the director, this could've been really great. Still, well worth watching for the performances and an ode to old style filmaking.
posted 6 days ago -
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Invasion!
by El HombreThis movie is funny, it's original, it's engaging, it has gore, it has romance, clever dialogue, and most importantly and unlike those films that it's satirizing, it actually has some great actors impersonating bad ones. One actor who truly made this film stand out was Campbell Scott, playing an admirable scientist who is always spouting such great lines. Campbell plays his role perfectly, delivering every cheezy line with overconfidence.
If you are a fan of 1950s science fiction like I am, you will find this a very pleasant spoof with lots of hilarious quotes, odd characters, slimy aliens and Fiona Leowi in all of her breathless, eye-batting glory.
Fans of Fido's humor should give "Invasion!" a peek.
posted 7 days ago -
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Choking Man
by El HombreThe patiently-paced film is meant to draw us into the small community of people who work at a diner, and "touching moments" where these characters connect, are more the style than any kind of a "thriller" theme. In any case, overall it's a high quality film and well worth seeing if you get the chance, but you won't be missing much if you don't.
Hey, you should really see this if there's nothing else on.
posted 7 days ago -
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Wanted
by DuncanLadies and gentlemen, boys and gals, the summer movie season has officially kicked into overdrive! A couple theatre pals and I went to a matinee of this, and all in the party thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
First things first, lets talk about the cast. It's an impressive lineup, and all involved were great. James McAvoy plays Wes Gibson, the lead character (don't let the poster mislead you), and he makes him a character the audience can relate to, which is hard to do in films like this.** Angelina Jolie is also wonderful as Fox, Wes's mentor in the art of assassination. She plays her like a stern motherly figure, and doesn't overstay her welcome. And for the handful of you who haven't seen A Mighty Heart and doubt her acting chops, she conveys with only expressions in this film what lesser actors and actresses can only convincingly convey through words. As for Morgan Freeman...well, without giving anything away, let's just say you've never seen him like this before.
And when I say "give anything away", I say that with a tad bit of sarcasm. There is a plot here, and while it's not thrown in as an afterthought like the occasional Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, it's still fairly predictable. The plot does present a moral quandary halfway through, which I like, but it's thrown out the window thanks to a gimmicky ending that sends mixed messages.
But to make up for the kind of plot we've seen before, director Timur Bekmambetov (try saying THAT five times fast!) serves up some tasty action scenes that we most definitely haven't. They have to be taken with a grain of salt (which is the reason why I didn't take my father to see it), but if one can suspend their disbelief enough to believe that bullets can curve and people can cascade through two windows at a high velocity and remain unscathed, then they'll be treated to a dazzling ballet that makes all the shootouts in every action film they've seen before look amateurish by comparison.
This, ladies and gents, is an action movie with a capital 'A', and if you're looking for perfect counter-programming to lighter fare like Wall-E, you couldn't ask for a better movie.
**On a side note, one of my friends didn't like James McAvoy in the role he played. Said friend thought he gave a good performance, but would've preferred either Ewan McGregor or Ben Barnes in the role instead.For those of you who've already seen it, I apologize for being a hypocrite.
For those of you who'll only enjoy it if it follows Mark Miller's comic to the letter, you'll need to leave the cinema after the first 20 minutes.
For the rest of you, this isn't the kind of movie you analyze, it's the kind of movie you sit down to have a good time at. If action movies aren't your idea of a good time, see something else. If you can't suspend your disbelief if the film's set in the real world in the name of having a good time, go see something else.
If none of this criteria above fits you, enjoy!posted 7 days ago -
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I, Madman (Hardcover)
by El HombreThe story is an interesting attempt to change up what is really nothing more than a standard slasher movie. The idea that a killer is brought to life by someone reading a book is different than most other ideas I've seen in the slasher genre.
Filmed with brown tones, passages from the book are played out on the screen, and then the two worlds begin to merge with some decent stop-motion model effects thrown in for good measure. One of those films I was worried on whether or not I'd enjoy it as much as I did when it was new, but thankfully, it didn't disappoint. Jenny Wright is fun to watch in this ode to the late night B-movie.
Best if watched in the late hours.
posted 8 days ago -
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Musa the Warrior
by El HombreFast and bloody action, complex characterization and subtle character interactions, great cinematography, ferocious battles and insights into death, glory and the human condition that would do Kurosawa, or even Homer, proud.
Just don't expect "wire-fu" because Ziyi Zhang (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Yu Rong Guang (Iron Monkey) are in it. There's enough sword play, spear fighting and archery that the "wire fu" isn't missed. The third act drags a bit but there's enough action to keep one entertained.
Vicious tale about people of different cultures banding together in order to find their way home in the midst of tragedy.
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True Romance
by Veronique"true romance" is another hallmark of 90s neo-noir subculture since tarantino rises up with "pulp fiction"...the story of "true romance" is the creation of tarantino's slacker reveries, and the result squeaks outloud as the memoir of a screwy geek's phallic fantasies as well as a naively twisted american dream with good sense of obscene humor. despite it's helmed by director tony scott, the tarantino spirit is reeking relentlessly.
an elvis presley fanatic who indulges himself in comics and cantonese kung-fu flicks discovers true love from a hooker (who insists calling herself "call girl") working for only 4 days with 3 clients. the hooker doesn't get tedious with the geek's endless chattering on elvis but feels amused instead. then the geek decides to kill the hooker's pimp to do her justice but accidentally elopes with a suitcase of cocaine. so they attempt to make a fortune for themselves out of it by heading hollywood for a whole big sale in spite of the involvement of ferocious mobsters.
tarantino once remarks in an interview, if he shows a girl the things he loves, she better f***ing like it! same goes for the scenarios of "true romance"...christian slater's character even wears a leather jacket with the flag of "repubic of china"(which is my country) on his back in the prologue of performing his chivalry while his ex-hooker wife is staring at the tv with early hong kong flick starring Yun-Fat Chow (that i've seen in childhood as well) as if he was the bruce lee reclaiming the pride of china with his magnificent kung-fu as well as his elvis-styled sun glasses. an abitrary don quixote lives in his fantasyland.
one element of the taratino formuli would be the pastiche of postmodern orientalism resulted from watching too many cantonese movies in adolescence, he devolpes an everlasting juvenile fetish over some oriental formalities without absorbing the meaning or he just misuses them willfully as his peculiar sort of humor, such as the jap samurai sword appears in "kill bill" and "pulp fiction". one cannot help but wonder he's just a deviant westerner over-obssessed on such matters with self-abandoned narcissism.
the pinnacle of hilarious brass would probably be the confrontation between dennis hopper and christopher walken, and the abusive joke is on sicillions being half-black (but it seems funnier to use the "ni" word) since their female ancestors have been ravished by the moors so much.
the aspect of its deranged american dream would probably the protagonists' careless naivete to sell the coke then get rich, and apparently the flick is more in a romancist's angle since they make it and it also gratifies the audience's testerone with enough provovations of violence, profanity and a titilating blonde bombshell who seems dumb enough to utter "you're so cool!" all the time to stimulate your libido. wouldn't that be an ideal boyish dreamland? being a never-do-good then suddenly, boom! you get everything and a hot chic! but who would say it's no fun despite it's obviously impractical and far from reality? ha.has anyone noticed that taratino flashes the logo of 70s shaw movies in hong kong as the prologue in "kill bill"..."true romance" is written by taratino despited directed by tony scott. some details of odd usages on oriental symbols are funny if you do pay attention on them. for example, christian slater wears the nation flag of "republic of china" back on his leather jacket before he goes to slaughter a drugged pimp. ODD. it doesn't mean any loyalty to this nation but a postmodern whim in taratino tale. in case you don't know it:
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isn't it screwy? lol. postmodern orientalism.posted 9 days ago -
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Miracle at St. Anna
by DuncanI saw the trailer when I went to go see Wanted. It looks beautiful, the only member of the cast I don't like is Naomi Campbell, and Spike Lee is a director that even I (someone who's as white as they come) have a profound respect and admiration for.
Basically, I wanna see it, and I want to see it at a cinema.Spike Lee's got a new film coming out. Not sure what it's gonna be about, because I haven't read the book it's based on, but the trailer has me intrigued.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXvxFNIcVX8
Anyone else as curious as I am?posted 9 days ago -
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Be Kind Rewind
by El HombreA bit of a disappointment, but still plenty of fun. Extra points for its' fun production style and imagination that help balance out overly sweet and unnecessary cliched melodramatics.
Hey, you should really see this...when you have time.
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Slasher
by El HombreA lunatic disguised as a car salesman murders his victims in the confines of his flourescent-lit, wood paneling office.
Kidding of course...however, if there is any doubt remaining in anyone's mind, Slasher has finally come along to put it to rest. Bottom line, you just can't trust a used car salesman.
A very entertaining documentary, that includes a fun soundtrack by original Stax artists and directed by John Landis, about a bizarre indidual who helps car lots clear their older models. I wouldn't buy a car from him, but Michael Bennett's an entertaining guy to watch. This is a much safer way to get the slasher experience without getting burned on a used car lot.
Director John Landis returns to show true horror.
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The Car
by El HombreOpening with a quote from the irrelevant Anton La Vey, The Car looks like what someone would have come up with after seeing the success of Duel and Jaws, and combined the two. The car was designed by George Barris, and is a hulking brute of a thing, with massive bumpers and headlights like staring eyes.
Proof that you can get away with plenty of plot absurdities (somewhat) if you explain them away with the supernatural. All in all The Car played out like a fun compilation of vehicular kill sequences. Sure there wasn't much depth to the film and some might find it silly, but now that I think about it, anybody renting a horror film called The Car should know what to expect. Still fun, even if for nostalgic reasons, seeing this again after many years has inspired me to install the same car horn and target slow drivers in the left lane.
This film is ideal for your home version of Mystery Science Theater. James Brolin would soon face true horror later in life when marrying Barbra Streisand
posted 10 days ago -
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Repo! The Genetic Opera!
by QuintoAnthony Stewart Head singing again! The second trailer just came out and I can't stop playing it!
I don't know how to upload videos, so here's the link. Check it out.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n_yhYFZ4wtE&watch_responseposted 11 days ago -
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Mongol
by El HombreThe first installment of writer-director Sergei Bodrov's planned trilogy on the life of Genghis Khan. Mongol's action scenes are spectacularly bloody. It's hard to tell what's happening during the chaotic battles, but when a mist of red, digitally colored fluid fills the air, you can bet that blades are tearing flesh.
Tadanobu Asano (Ichi The Killer, Sharkskin Man, Peach Hip Girl) is great in the role and it's good to see him in an involved epic, with mention to Odnyam Odsuren who plays the young Temudgin in such a natural way and was one of the highlights of the film. You may find yourself scratching your head with some unanswered questions that seem to play out as "If you're going to conquer the world, it's good to have a God on your side." At times unevenly paced, but still a worthy introduction to what may come next.
Promising introduction to a proposed trilogy.
posted 11 days ago -
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Instrument
by El HombreIan MacKaye, from legendary punk band Minor Threat, continued to make music in the post-punk era. Here is a documentary that takes a look at the history of underground band Fugazi, a politically minded punk rock band that was putting out their own albums and booking their own shows since their start in 1987. I've seen their live show with the energy it contained that made the audience a part of the experience and not just spectators. No merchandise sold at their shows, no fancy lights, no high ticket prices. Just 4 musicians on stage and auditoriums packed with fans of good music with a conscience. 5 dollars got you in the door from the beginning in 1987 to the last shows around early 2002. That's a punk attitude I'd like to see these so-called "punks" of today try and pull off without plush tour busses.
A well done, engaging look at a band that had the D.I.Y. attitude and made great music on their own terms and continued to grow and expand their talents as musicians.
Post punk with no filler or extra additives
posted 12 days ago -
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Being There
by QuintoI was only first interested in this film because of a reference on Arrested Development's "The Ocean Walker" episode, but was not surprised to find a very funny and very, very lovely story. This will always be my favorite Peter Sellers performance ever.
Hey, you should really see this!
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