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']
(..) I meant you being threatened by that pirate. Sounds terrifying. Oh. Yes, it was terrifying. But the commodore proposed. Fancy that. Now, that's a smart match, miss, if it's not too bold to say. It is a smart match. He's a fine man. He's what any woman should dream (..)2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(..) I'm terribly sorry. I didn't know. If I see one, I shall inform you immediately. There's some sort of high-toned and fancy to-do up at the fort. How could it be two upstanding gentlemen such as yourselves did not merit an invitation? Someone has to make sure this dock stays off limits. (..)2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl