5 Dumb Movies that are Secretly Clever

I have always avoided films like "Drunken Master" and other movies that begin and end with a fight. The same goes for mindless action films too. However, there are a few movies that I have watched that may seem incredibly foolish and dumb but if you manage to watch those you will realise they are quite clever. So, here is my list of 5 Dumb Movies that are Secretly Clever.

1. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil: When 2 worthless friends go for a vacation, their adventures turn into a disastrous misadventure and a massacre due to misunderstandings and unfortunate turn of events. This movie is gory, bloody and yet stupidly hilarious. The execution style is of a slapstick comedy with the chills and thrills of a gory slasher, making it a unique dark comedy. How some people's false assumptions about 2 people turn into a nightmare for both parties is the main story behind this goofy massacre.

2. One Cut of the Dead: In the beginning this film looks like a low-budget mindless zombie flick, just like the main character of the movie, who is a director, is shown to be making. But once the movie starts we get to see real zombies, and by the time the shoot ends and everyone dies, we get to see what's the true intention of this film and the movie's protagonist has been throughout the shoot. Frankly this handy-cam made indi-film is a rare clever film. Please do watch the original Japanese version, instead of the French remake Final Cut.

3. The Dictator: One may somewhat get misled by the low ratings, throughout the internet but some may end up liking it, just like I did. This film by Sacha Baron Cohen apparently seems to be a series of follies carried out by the lead character is a dark satire. The extremities appear to be irrational and the way the Dictator deals with everything to be extremely stupid. But its actually his unfiltered thoughts as a Dictator who is dead against democracy. This film had created quite a controversy at the time it was released. Nevertheless, its not completely as stupid as it looks like.

4. Unhuman: I wouldn't say it falls into the category of a good movie, but it is somehow watchable, just because of the novelty in its concept. While there was potential in this film, it loses its grip through the runtime. Anyhow, it's clever for the unique idea and falls flat due to poor execution and underwhelming performances. A group of students, including a bullied girl is attacked by some half-human, half-beast beings who are hungry for their lives. Whether they can trust each other is the question. 

5. Scary Movies Series: This was a time when teen slasher films like Scream and Urban Legend were a thing. Scary Movie is a spoof series of films of the most popular horror films of that era. While most of the scenes look like accidental copies of the horror films they have been taken from (Scream/The Ring/Haunted ), there's more to those. Most of these films are quite cleverly funny, barring the 5th one. One can watch these for pure entertainment, but if you are a horror movie fan, you may end up liking most of the films.

This blog post is part of ‘Blogaberry Dazzle’
hosted by Cindy D’Silva and Noor Anand Chawla 
in collaboration with Dr. Preeti Chauhan.