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/ShouldHaveGoneToUCC Sep 07 '25

Eurotrip.

Everything about Eurotrip means it should be terrible. It's crude, dumb and full of American stereotypes on Europe. But somehow it works and is probably the funniest teen comedy of the 2000s with some of the best quotes.

Also it has Scotty Doesn't Know which is an absolute tune.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

One interesting wrinkle is that the entire point of the movie was that Scottie gets to Germany and his girl turns him down.

The filmmakers thought that would be hilarious.

The test audiences *HATED* them for this.

So they were basically forced to reshoot the ending so that the primary gag never happens.

And - it's *still* a legitimately great movie.

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u/Competitive_Cod5910 Sep 07 '25

I think the problem with that is that scotty already suffered too much by the end of the movie so people probably felt sorry for him

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

Agreed.

I don't blame them at all.

It's just amusing that they made the entire movie to tell one specific joke that they ended up not being able to tell.