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More Innocent Than It Is Stupid, 29 August 2007
7/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This was the first "Ernest" movie, I think, that I watched and I was surprised that it wasn't as stupid as I thought it was or the title convinced me it would be. It really wasn't "stupid" until the last 20 minutes, but a lot of movies get really dumb in the last half hour.

For most of the movie, it was nice, lighthearted fun that - cliché aside - is fun for the "whole family." There is nary a bad one word in this movie and it's old-fashioned slapstick fun and about as innocent as it gets.

Having said that, I realize a lot of people would still consider the movie as a dumb one but I always liked Jim Varney and laughed at the most of the stuff he did, beginning with those famous TV commercials of his.

In the last 30 years, how many comedies do you see without a tons of sex and profanity? Almost none......so give "Ernest" some slack.

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Woa! Woa! Keep it real!!, 15 January 2003
Author: Jack the Ripper1888 from Chicagooooooo

I saw this movie on TV a couple years ago, but I didn't get to see the whole thing because I had to go to that one place in the world that is most pointless and very stupid----yes, school. But, when I saw it at the video store a few days ago, I bought it. And this movie is seriously one of the best comedies that are "so stupid, they're funny".

The late Jim Varney stars as Ernest as he tries to stop an evil Troll from killing all of town's children. The movie begins with a montage of classic horror film clips, some of which I recognized to be FRANKENSTEIN and the 1922 classic NOSFERATU. There are some scenes that might not be suitable for children, but otherwise this hilariously funny romp is surely a movie that everyone should watch. This film is a must-see for anyone who loves stupidly funny comedies!

Sleep tight....ERNEST SCARED STUPID gets 4/5.

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Ernest P. fights off "booger-lipped" bad guys. . ., 20 September 2001
9/10
Author: RBarse from Nashville, TN

O.K. so this movie probably wasn't nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay. Or best of anything else for that matter. And the film is what most folks would term "stupid" humor. So I like "stupid" humor, so sue me. Jim Varney's creation of characters like Ernest and the myriad others he pulled out of seeming thin air, in my opinion speak volumes of his talent and creativity. Sometimes it's enough just to be entertained with belly laughs and not stop and analyze every single line of dialog. If you're the intellectual type, don't bother with this movie, it'll go way over your head, or under your radar screen one. But if you're an otherwise intelligent and reasonably good humored person, and especially if you're looking for something that is decidedly NOT a gut-yanking, eyeball popping, gorey screamfest to watch with your kids on Halloween, this is a fun and easy on the brain flick.

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Ernest is the godfather of comedy....or something like that, 24 October 1999
Author: Uriah Rogers

Ernest Scared Stupid is by far the best Ernest movie yet. Our lovable bumbling idiot has to save the day this time from a bunch of trolls. Sounds like a cheap horror flick plot, but once you factor in Ernest......its non stop side splitting Ernest P. Worrell action. I mean, it even has his faithful dog Rimshot in it. You can't go wrong with that.

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ernest vs. troll, 14 July 2003
5/10
Author: colinwhitefan

Ernest (Jim Varney) gets into trouble when he builds a treehouse for the neighborhood kid and accidentally digs up an ugly, evil troll who hates all children and shows it by promptly turning the kids helping Ernest into wooden sculptures. Ernest Scared Stupid is overall one of the better Ernest movies, I found it to be stupid and harmless Halloween fun.

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Best Ernest movie. Know what I mean?, 4 October 2002
Author: dootuss from PA

This is hands down the BEST "Ernest" film ever! In the movie lovable, idiot Ernest P. Worrell accidently wakes up a troll who begins to abduct kids, and turn them into wooden dolls for his evil plan. Of course in this kind of case, our lovable dimwit has to stop the evil troll, and get him back to where he belongs! Of course, in the process, there will be loads of mayhem, and shear laugh riot scenes as well.

As I said before, this was the best "Ernest" film ever made (It even beat out "Ernest Goes To Jail" which is my 2nd favorite "Ernest" film.). What was really cool about this installment was how it had a horror movie look in a way, but made it in an "Ernest" kind of way. Scary, and Hilarious at the same time!!!

This film gets a perfect 10!!

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The only Ernest Fantasy, 13 May 2003
Author: famelovingboy68 from Ammon, Idaho

a group of children around halloween, have their haunted house torn down by annoying, punk bullies. The ever likeable, knucklehead Ernest P. Worrel decides to build a tree fort. On a tree where a troll's tomb lies! He inadvertently releases the 200-year-old demon, that turns humans, especially children,into wooden dolls! The Trolls are slimy, malicious, sovereign things. Quite a scary, dark comedy, where the troll is first seen in the eerie, dark woods where it was released and lurks through the dark, and even pops out under a bed when it seems safe. None of the adults believe Ernest or the children untill the trolls terrorize the halloween party. Ernest is as dumb, and funny as usual. I even got scared watching from watching it when it came out when I was 5. The movie is clearly a fantasy. Ernest movies were wacky and off-the-wall, but never had make-believe elements like this, it went against the grain and changed the theme. The last 25 minutes has Ernest and the kids eliminating the trolls with...milk! ha hah!which kindof growsed me out a couple of shots, and the adults being dragged and carried around to be tortured and killed. But the last troll is indestructable, and allmighty, evil and powerful, not even milk stops him..it's up to Ernest P. Worrel to be the hero of his home town. The show's definently worth watching.

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Ernest does it again!, 16 July 2005
Author: Punk19 from Chester,Virginia

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Jim Vareny(Ernest P. Worrell) is a stupid fellow who just unleashed a horror named Troll. This troll needs kids to bring his own army into the world. Of course since Ernest is so dumb, no one believes him when he says, "The trolls coming."

This is about the silliest series on the face of the planet. Jim Vareny really does act stupid for these movies which will make us all laugh undoubtedly. But don't be swayed. Just because it's silly doesn't mean it isn't watchable. It is and more. Grab your kids, pop in the VHS or DVD and let those laughs flow. Because when you watch this you'll find not only a funny character in Ernest but a fine little excuse to say "Family time."

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INSPIRED FUN SCARES, 19 April 2004
Author: Randall Phillip (monstermonkeyhead@yahoo.com) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS CONTAINED HEREIN. This is my first Ernest movie I've seen. I also confess that I am

37-years-old and I watched this movie by myself. That being said, I

enjoyed it immensely and yes, I did laugh out loud. The movie has

fun opening credits, some great troll monster costumes, and my

favorite parts were the one-liners and insults, such as "squid lips"

and "booger lips." Between the wonderful Halloween atmosphere,

some good spooky moments, and the loony humor, there is not a

dull moment in this entire movie- which is quite an accomplishment in and of itself, since I can't say that for alot of

movies. Besides Varney's enthusiastic performance, Ertha Kitt

delivers a wry performance as well. I guess now I am officially a

Jim Varney/Ernest fan. Enjoy!

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To be fair, one scene had me rolling on the floor., 10 April 2002
Author: Tin Man-5 from Auke Bay, Alaska

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(this review contains spoilers)

Some comedies borderline stupidity, where you can admit to having guilty pleasures watching it and you even catch yourself laughing frequently. "Ernest Scared Stupid" is not one of these films (and for that matter, neither are other films in this series, included but not limited to "Ernest Saves Christmas," "Ernest Goes to Jail," and "Ernest Rides Again"). In fact, this film doesn't borderline stupidity...it bathes in stupidity, drinks it, eats it, and sleeps it. Essentially, the character of Ernest is a one-punch gag which somehow evolved into a series of stupid, pointless movies which glorify the redundant stupidity of a character who gives Jar Jar Binks a run for his money on the "annoying-and-must-die-o-meter" (and I say this with all due respect to the late Jim Varney, the very talented man playing Ernest who demonstrated wonderful talent in films like "Toy Story"). I do not like the Ernest films. Quite frankly, they are an insult to my intelligence. If this was the purpose of these films, as some may argue, I'd rather be entertained by smarter comedy than this, like the Marx Brothers or even the Three Stooges, who at least had more sincerity and personality than, well....this guy.

These reservations aside, I must make a point about this film. I believe Roger Ebert made a statement in a review of "Dumb and Dumber" that some films that are not funny at all will occassionally contain at least one scene that it so funny, with timing so good, you are caught offguard and find yourself laughing uncontrollably. Believe it or not, there is one scene like that in this film. With a great buildup and a payoff that is absolutely side-splitting, I am amazed how such smart comedy found its way into such a stupid film, and it makes me wonder what, with better writing and more personality, the Ernest films COULD have been.

The scene I am referring to towards the end, when Ernest and the evil troll face each other. In an ancient book, the only way to kill the troll has previously been revealed, but one of the letters is missing: he can only be defeated by "mi*k." Now, all the viewers realize, from the clues dropped throughout, that the word is milk, but Ernest, through the course of the film, has a difficult time figuring out what the word could possibly be, what with his limited intelligence and all. In any rate, when he and the Troll finally spar off, Ernest pulls out of his pocket a container of Bulgarian "Miak," and he exclaims, "EAT MIAK AND DIE!" The Troll's reaction is of course confusion, and the timing of the scene and the way it was played between the two characters made me laugh so hard, I thought I was going to have a brain annurism.

Of course, it might have been only a lightly humorous scene, and the fact that it was funny in such an awful film left a greater impact than it should have. In any case, it remains Ernest's one good moment in his entire career.

* out of ****, without that scene, it would have been less.

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