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What makes a movie so bad it’s good?

A little while back our pal Royce posted about movies that have low critics scores but maybe deserve another look. It’s a great reminder that taste is subjective and individualistic, and there are probably a lot of examples you can think of where you really liked something but someone else didn’t.

I’m going to do a bit of a different take on the idea. Instead of looking at movies that can be watched a few different ways and people can come to different conclusions, since Royce did such a great job with that, I’m going to go with a very elusive subgenre of film; so bad it’s good.

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Bad or Rad: Do these Low-Rated Movies Deserve More Love?

What goes through your mind when somebody tells you a movie is “bad?” Do you care about critics’ opinions? What about the general consensus among a wider audience? Or what if it’s a close friend? I’m one of those people in favour of watching a film with as little background information as possible, which includes avoiding trailers and critics’ reviews. Of course, this is easier said than done for those who frequently saunter through the infinite depths of digital media. (Trailers come in the form of ads on pantloads of YouTube videos nowadays… sometimes too often!) But there are times when I’m too curious about a film, particularly those that don’t usually have a lot of praise among my social circle, which leads me to do a quick Google search on a film’s reception. And, unsurprisingly, there have been innumerable instances where I haven’t agreed with the overall critics’ ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, as I’m sure you’ve experienced as well.

Photo of people in a theatre auditorium staring at a white screen. Photo by Jake Hills on Unsplash.
Photo by Jake Hills on Unsplash
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