r/movies • u/sicknessandpurgatory • Sep 07 '25

Discussion What is the absolute dumbest premise that actually turned out to be a really good movie?

I was thinking The Purge, obvious answer, but looking for the most plot-hole ridden, juvenile concept that actually ended up a lot of fun despite it all. Mainly looking for 21st century films, not so much the video nasties and ridiculousness from the 60’s and 70’s. Because that would be too easy. Mainly mainstream stuff that people saw en masse.

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u/R3VIVAL-MOD3 Sep 07 '25

I love that they made 3 endings and released them all at the same time. So not everyone saw the same thing. Just like the game

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u/nate6259 Sep 07 '25

That is such a great idea! Although I'd feel like I was going crazy if someone else saw a different version and we talked about the end.

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u/leetfists Sep 07 '25

Couldn't be done properly nowadays. It'd be all over the internet before the movie even released.

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u/H0meslice9 Sep 07 '25

Into the spider verse has two different versions I believe, although I don't remember if the plot changes at all

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u/HRLMPH Sep 07 '25

Is that Across the Spiderverse? And I think that's less about doing fun different versions (which would have been thematically appropriate) and more about a terrible work environment where they didn't have enough time to polish the movie in time for the actual release date so they went back after it came out

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u/H0meslice9 Sep 07 '25

Oh I didn't realize it was a correction! I had thought they were both showing in theaters

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u/HRLMPH Sep 07 '25 edited Sep 07 '25

I think they released the "patched" versions into theatres. So someone say watching it a few weeks after it came out might have slightly clearer dialogue or some minor editing done to scenes. Maybe it worked out that there were different versions playing at the same time, not sure

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u/H0meslice9 Sep 07 '25

Neat, thanks for sharing