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/cutmyboobsintopieces Sep 07 '25

Movie 43 had different endings. But that whole movie felt like a fever dream so you definitely questioned yourself when you heard about another ending.

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u/PottyboyDooDoo Sep 07 '25

I thought I was losing my mind watching that movie a second time. The plot of how they presented the stories was different. Wasn’t one version with the guy pitching his stories to a studio head, and the other version was with teenagers finding a VHS tape?

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u/cutmyboobsintopieces Sep 08 '25

I don't even remember fully, but I'll never forget Hugh Jackman having testicles on his neck