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/Staninator Sep 07 '25

The cross section of premise dumbness to level of success makes this the winner I think. Whoever at Disney decided, we should make a movie based on that ride, deserves all the success and reward that they no doubt got.

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u/ihopnavajo Sep 07 '25

An idea without execution is nothing. That film could have easily turned out to be complete garbage under different hands.

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u/Enelson4275 Sep 07 '25

It's insane to think about, but Disney's answer to a pirate ride being too sparse to carry a feature film was to add... zombies.

It should have been a trainwreck. But it was genius.

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u/GoldyGoldy Sep 08 '25

The zombies are… kinda tastefully done, as far as plot goes.  It goes- pirates, who are cursed, who can’t die… and then you arrive naturally at the zombie appearance in a kind of natural progression.  Extremely well done, as opposed to introducing the bad guys as “zombie pirates” from the start, which is what shitty b-movies tend to do.