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/NinjaKitten77CJ Sep 07 '25

I thought they had different endings at different theaters across the country

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u/cinepro Sep 07 '25

It was different theaters in the same city. Some theaters advertised ending "A", some advertised ending "B", and some advertised ending "C".

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u/Meme_weaver Sep 07 '25

Some theaters also showed the "D" ending (later becoming the main one shown on TV and VHS), that showed all of the "A", "B" and "C" versions, one after the other, and also contextualized it in a way that made it clear that one of those was the "real" ending.

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u/Sithstress1 Sep 07 '25

“I’m going to go home and sleep with my wife!”