James Bramble

#bales2025moviechallenge - green structure

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

🎶 Far from Skid Row
I dream we'll go
somewhere that's... green🎶

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#bales2025moviechallenge - yellow food

Jungle Book (1967)

King Louie is fun, cool, hip, and passes out free bananas like they are going out of style.
Don’t let him fool you. He’s a groomer. He just wants to steal your fire.

You are king of the good guys to me.

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#bales2025moviechallenge -favorite opening scene

Inglorious Basterds (2009)

It’s not my favorite film, but the opening scene is as good as filmmaking gets. 20 min of absolute perfection.

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#bales2025moviechallenge - yellow structure

The Wiz (1978)

After a snow storm whisks her away to Oz, Dorthy needs the help of friends, luck, a good witch and the yellow brick road to get back to her elementary school teacher job and judgmental aunt in Harlem.

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#bales2025moviechallenge -Orange fashion

Dumb and dumber (1994)

In one of the best years for film ever, this one should be mentioned more. I rank films for their success in what they aim to be. And no film has done this type of absurd slapstick better. Not to mention as quotable as it gets.

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#bales2025moviechallenge - dead person

Coco (2017)

Ranking Pixar films is tough because the worst Pixar films are still A work. But even in that elite company, Coco is a sublime work of art. We are privileged to journey with Miguel as he connects with those who came before him.

#bales2025moviechallenge - Orange structure

Mad Max Fury Road (2015)

Tomorrow-morrow land (pre-Pox-eclipse Sydney) is drenched in orange. That Halloween-meets-desert-wasteland vibe of orange just fits for a post-apocalyptic world.

#bales2025moviechallenge - red food

Interview with a vampire (1994)

Lestat revels in drinking blood. But poor Louis, being a blood drinker and a bleeding heart is tough. Without blood he dies, but he can’t bring himself to hurt anyone. So he is left to drink rat blood.

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#bales2025moviechallenge - kite

The adventures of Priscilla queen of the desert ((1994)

Unexpectedly fun movie. I love when they make a kite out of their . . . “inflatable companion”. My favorite part is when Terrence Stamp mimics the lips.

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#bales2025moviechallenge - red structure

Spirited Away (2001)

The red bridge acts a sort of gateway between the two worlds. Chen has to hold her breath while crossing it so she remains invisible to the spirit gods.

Look at those cars. 🔥

#bales2025moviechallenge - goes to work

Baby Boom (1987)

Diane Keaton is such a treasure. One of the GOATs. I love this lesser mentioned role of her’s as a high powered executive who unexpectedly falls into parenthood.

Amen

#bales2025moviechallenge - sad

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

One of the best anti-war movies ever made, without once feeling preachy. It’s also extremely emotionally impactful. The saddest movie I’ve ever seen. Don’t let that scare you. You’ll leave very glad you were privileged to witness it.

#bales2025moviechallenge - takes photos

City of God (2002)

Gripping story of poverty, the drug trade and gang wars in Rio, seen through the eyes of a boy growing up in a violent favela as he tries to reach his dream of becoming a photographer. See this film. You won’t be

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#bales2025moviechallenge - goes to a show

Gremlins (1984)

Once they get wet, the previously cute gremlins can become quite violent and evil (outcries over the movie helped spawn the PG13 rating). But they need fun time too so they go to a showing of Snow White. It ends poorly.

💯

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#bales2025moviechallenge - sleeping

28 Days Later (2002)

People sleep through alarms, tests, appointments, classes. But being in a coma, Jim sleeps through the entire collapse of society.

#bales2025moviechallenge - boy’s trip

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

David and Jack take a nice and completely boring and uneventful bonding backpacking trip across Europe.

Oh wow. Kind of like Andrews and Hepburn

❤️

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#bales2025moviechallenge - girls trip

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Can’t go wrong with Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. This one is fun. Two girls take a cruise to Paris. Glamorous and funny and this is the one where Marilyn sings diamonds are a girl’s best friend.

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#bales2025moviechallenge - spa

Spirited Away (2001)

One of the most magical movies of all time. Yubaba steal’s Chihiro’s parents, her name (declaring her to now be Sen) and forces her to work in a spa / bathhouse for spirits. But Chirio can’t easily be beat.

#bales2025moviechallenge - hospital

Matilda (2019)

The original Matilda is one of my favorite movies. But I love the opening of the remake in the new baby ward of the hospital.

#bales2025moviechallenge - bank

Seems Like Old Times (1980)

One of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen (most quotable too). The chemistry between the three leads is contagious. Chase is caught on security camera robbing a bank after he is kidnapped and forced to do so.

#bales2025moviechallenge - pigging out

Serial Mom (1994)

Beverly is a serial killer, but she does draw a line on some unacceptable behavior. Cardinal sins like wearing white after Labor Day and pigging out on chicken, both of which deserve the ultimate punishment.

They are so young

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#bales2025moviechallenge - shopping for food
Father of the Bride (1991)

Steve Martin is so funny searching for hot dog buns.

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#bales2025moviechallenge - someone falls in love

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

🎶I think there’s something there that wasn’t there before🎶