# unexpectedly good movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-good-movies/458664 "2008-08-03T02:51:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-good-movies/458664/101 "2008-08-08T17:03:21Z")
In addition to _Clueless_ (based on Jane Austen’s Emma; that explains it!), I was totally surprised at how much I loved a dumb little movie called [Idle Hands](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138510/). It’s completely what it’s billed as: a slacker gets possessed by a demon; hilarity ensues … but lordy it’s funny! I came across it on HBO or something and fully expected to turn it off in five minutes. I watched the whole thing. The ending is weak, as I recall, but really the premise as carried out here is hysterical. ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-good-movies/458664/102 "2008-08-08T17:20:59Z")
I was surprised how much I liked **Bring It On.** I caught the beginning of it on cable, and started to watch it for the laughs, but I couldn’t stop. It was hilarious and actually kind of deep . . . for a Kirsten Dunst movie, of course. And yeah, **Stranger Than Fiction** was awesome. SDMB reviews convinced me to Tivo it, and wow! Give Will Ferrell a script that wasn’t written by college stoners, and he can fucking _act!_ He’s supposed to be pretty intelligent in real life, and it comes through in this movie. ---
**Author:** ![Sanity\_Challenged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sanity\_Challenged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanity_Challenged)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-good-movies/458664/103 "2008-08-08T19:14:42Z")
Anybody going through my DVD collection inevitably rolls their eyes at **Sugar and Spice**. _Hmmmm, I wonder what the single middle-aged guy is doing with this cheerleading movie?_ Actually, the movie is damn good, with plenty of sharp, smart comedy, and anybody I’ve managed to tie down and force to actually watch the film has agreed. ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-good-movies/458664/104 "2008-08-08T19:57:38Z")
[QUOTE=Sanity Challenged] Anybody going through my DVD collection inevitably rolls their eyes at **Sugar and Spice**. _Hmmmm, I wonder what the single middle-aged guy is doing with this cheerleading movie?_ Actually, the movie is damn good, with plenty of sharp, smart comedy, and anybody I’ve managed to tie down and force to actually watch the film has agreed. [/QUOTE] Or maybe. ya know, being tied down, they think it’s in their best interest to agree? 😛 I’ve not seen that movie, but my daughter liked it. Of course, she was a cheerleader in middle school, so who knows? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-good-movies/458664.md?page=5)