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Poll
Question: What's your favorite Ernest film (or perhaps you hate them all)?
Option 1: Ernest Goes to Camp votes: 4
Option 2: Ernest Saves Christmas votes: 1
Option 3: Ernest Goes to Jail votes: 2
Option 4: Ernest Scared Stupid votes: 6
Option 5: Ernest Rides Again votes: 0
Option 6: Ernest Goes to School votes: 0
Option 7: Slam Dunk Ernest votes: 0
Option 8: Ernest Goes to Africa votes: 0
Option 9: Ernest in the Army votes: 0
Option 10: They all suck! votes: 1
Option 11: Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam votes: 1
Title: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: Pilgermann on June 13, 2007, 01:31:01 PM
I've been a fan of Jim Varney's Ernest character for as long as I can remember.  I really wish Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! would be released on DVD.

These movies don't exactly improve with age (they're definitely b-movies), but I still get a kick out of the first 4 of 'em.  I remember seeing Ernest Goes to Jail in the theater and it was just me, my brother, my mom, and a couple of our friends along with about 2 other people in the theater.  I also saw Ernest Rides Again with my family and the theater was equally vacant.

Ernest Rides Again was mostly crappy, and it's even more downhill from there.  The only one I've seen after it is Ernest Goes to Africa which wasn't funny at all.

I think my favorites are Ernest Goes to Camp and Ernest Saves Christmas.
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: Oldskool138 on June 13, 2007, 01:49:13 PM
Isn't being the best "Ernest" Movie like being the tallest midget?  :twirl:
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: LilCerberus on June 13, 2007, 01:49:54 PM
My favorite would be Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: Amontillado on June 13, 2007, 03:34:22 PM
HA, I've got some Miak. Betcha thought I could find it this time of year!
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: RCMerchant on June 13, 2007, 06:20:49 PM
ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: Snivelly on June 13, 2007, 09:17:12 PM
Quote from: Oldskool138 on June 13, 2007, 01:49:13 PM
Isn't being the best "Ernest" Movie like being the tallest midget?  :twirl:

Or like saying you're the smartest kid riding the short bus.


But Ernest movies are silly fun.  To me they're the logical movie product of men who grew up watching Three Stooges reruns, they have that same feel to them.
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: trekgeezer on June 14, 2007, 09:03:32 AM
Ernest Save Christmas would have to rated the best, but I did like Ernest goes to Camp (using parachuting snapping turtles as weapons is priceless).

My favorite line from an Ernest movie has to be from Ernest Scared Stupid, " Have a bumper sandwich booger lips" .

Ernest's dog (Rimshot) seems to be the smartest character in the films.
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: LilCerberus on June 14, 2007, 04:59:32 PM
Seriously, I thbink Dr Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam oughta be in the mix
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: Shadow on June 14, 2007, 06:47:42 PM
I only saw the first one (and at the theater no less). I never bothered with any others.
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: RCMerchant on June 14, 2007, 06:54:35 PM
Quote from: LilCerberus on June 13, 2007, 01:49:54 PM
My favorite would be Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

I used to have that on VHS...I don't know about now...but a couple of years ago,it was quite a rarity!
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: Raffine on June 14, 2007, 08:06:59 PM
I was done with that Ernest character before he made the jump from commercials to movies. I later saw a few episodes of Varney's (very) short-lived Saturday morning live show and decided there was much more to Varney than Ernest. The show was a bit like Pee-Wee's Playhouse but actually much darker.

My sister once met Jim Varney out of character and was surprised that she thought he was an extremely handsome man!
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: akiratubo on June 14, 2007, 08:18:20 PM
I saw some movie where he had a nude scene (no, really -- he was nude, covered in flour, and talking about p***y) and the man was actually in damn good shape.  He wasn't exactly young by then, either.

My favorite Varney character is Dr. Otto, so the favorite movie would be Dr. Otto and the Gloom Beam, as well.  However, Scared Stupid is my favorite Earnest movie.
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: Pilgermann on June 14, 2007, 09:57:37 PM
I added Dr. Otto.  I left it off initially because from what I understand they added a scene with Ernest for the home video version, but I guess that counts.
Title: Re: Best Ernest Movie
Post by: quabrot on June 15, 2007, 02:47:34 AM
I haven't seen all of them, but I loved Scared Stupid.  I would follow that with Saves Christmas and Goes to Jail.

Ernest Goes to School was kinda funny, and was probably the last tolerable one.