What movie did you love that had a stupid plot but the execution was excellent? (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] ethaver@kbin.earth 4 points 6 months ago

Jupiter Ascending

[-] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago

Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

That plot is batshit wild, and I think it hinges on a bootstrap paradox. But that's the point. It's Bill and Ted, they just deal with it as Bill and Ted do. From robot clones, to Death, to death, to Hell, to Heaven, to Smokey and the Bandit III, it's a perfect film.

[-] Coopr8@kbin.earth 3 points 6 months ago

Smiley Face, truly a stoner classic, basically no plot at all but also excellent.

[-] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

Smiley Face was made by Greg Araki, who has made some really dark, depressing, and generally fucked-up shit. I mean, he has a movie called "Totally Fucked Up." If not Smiley Face, he may be best known for The Doom Generation. He also made a few movies with James Duval, who was the crop duster's son in Independence Day (his first big film IIRC) and Frank the Bunny in Donnie Darko.

Araki made Smiley Face because his last few movies were so depressing, so he wanted to do something a little brighter. That's why it has "basically no plot," it's a feel-good (ish?) movie.

[-] Muffi@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

"Wristcutters" is such a dumb premise, but the movie is so well made that it just drips thick vibes. Love that movie.

[-] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

Depends on what stupid means.

Theres a lot of surrealist films I love. Particularly by bunuel and lynch.

[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 1 points 6 months ago

Well that’s just, like, your opinion, man.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Hackers 1995.

[-] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

Spontaneous

For some unknown reason, teenagers in a small town keep randomly exploding in a mess of blood and guts. The rest of the plot is a coming of age black comedy around that premise. I thought it was quite good.

[-] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Disco Polo

The premise of it was completely stupid but the nostalgic tone and execution was flawless

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