I’ll explain this poll after I have some data.
You didn’t ask about the plural form, as in:
“Greeks are hellas cool.”
Sorry, sorry…couldn’t resist…
Both weird. I could only understand the second one.
Am I the only one who talks like this hella? I didn’t expect hella people to talk like this, but for me the fact that I am the only person who says ‘hella’ hella is hella weird. Granted, I am hella exaggerating the frequency I use of the word hella, but for me ‘hella’ is a colloquialism I use on a daily basis.
A few months ago when I used the word “hella” in the way demonstrated in Sentence 2, my father did not understand what I was saying. I suppose he thought that ‘hella’ is a contraction of ‘a hell of a lot of’, and the sentence “These movies are a hell of a lot of good” does not make perfect sense. It came back to my mind, and I wondered if one usage of the word ‘hella’ is more widely comprehended than another. The results speak for themselves, and it seems most people have the opposite problem of my father.
And I still hella didn’t expect to be the only person who says hella hella.
Ah… I was wondering how this poll originated. People have been using hella for a hella long time, since the 80s I believe, so I think most people would understand what you’re trying to say.. I tend to think hella is usually followed by an adjective or verb, however it is sometimes followed by a noun as in your 1st sentence or even used alone. I have to say that I understood your 2nd sentence, and thought your 1st sentence was a bit odd. Perhaps that particular usage isn’t as ubiquitous among the people I hang out with, or perhaps I’m just too old 
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I’ve never heard of this before and was thoroughly confused by both sentences. As a matter of fact I still am.
WB
Not outside of California, they haven’t! I never heard this at all until about two years ago. South Park set off a pandemic of the phrase for a while.
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He watches hella movies = He watches a lot of movies
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These movies are hella good = These movies are really good.
Thanks, Nostos. 
WB
Hmmm, how did that South Park episode use the word hella? Did it happen to parallel the construction used in Sentence 2?
Just California? That’s all? Sheesh, I hella thought that ‘hella’ was further spread out. I guess I’m a fish in water. Hmmm, how many people here have heard of the word ‘hecka’, a relative of ‘hella’? There probably isn’t anybody here who’s heard ‘helza’, which I substitute for ‘hella’ about 20% of the time, especially when I want to emphasize something - i.e. “That Asian fusion theatre piece about AIDS was helza weird.” I think ‘helza’ is a relatively new mutation of ‘hella’, but who knows, maybe it’s older than I think.
You guys are hella stoopid
You guys are hella lame…
- Cartman
Stop saying “hella”, Cartman!
- Kyle
yer welcome, William
If I hadn’t watched that episode of South Park, neither sentence would’ve made sense, but since I did, I hella understand. 
This thread is hella retarded. lol
I think itsa hella cool thread
What if I would like to test my use of the word ’ kek’ ?
As in ‘that’s a really kek outfit you are wearing’?
Or would that be a hella kek outfit?
I had not heard of ‘hella’ before but when I read your 2st example sentence “These movies are hella good” I thought of " These movies are heel goed" (Dutch for real goed)
Both sentences sound hella weird to me.
“HellÉ™va” is more common over this side of the Atlantic, which betrays its etymology.
Yep. Heard that before. Doesn’t work with sentence #2 though.