Something about the movie really 'struck/caught/tickled/took their fancy'. [=something about the movie appealed to them very much]
The book is filled with 'flights of fancy' about the future of the computer industry.
“The baby she brought home was the wrong one.” “'Fancy that'!” [='imagine that']
(..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,That picture's moving. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,-Look at that one.\N-l think she fancies you. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,-Oh, look! Look!\N-Who's that girl? Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Welcome to Hogwarts. (..)2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
(..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,-What's he teach?\N-Potions. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,But everyone knows, its the Dark Arts he fancies.\NHe's been after Quirrell's job for years. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Hello! How are you? (..)2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone