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Originally posted by EXTR3MIST
I stopped branding cheap exploiters as bad some time ago, seeing as everyone was doing it ("It's so bad... it's good!").
Way I see it now, there is no such thing as a bad film - low production values and inept acting/direction may make for a challenging experience, but surely this is all part of the fun.
Being able to easily suspend the weight of disbelief means films like Zombie Creeping Flesh are more important in my collection than the likes of Schindler's List - this may be down to their obscurity and curiosity, but more likely it's the sheer rawness and naive enthusiasm (save the Itallian producers' shrewd cash-ins on their Hollywood counterparts in the 70's/80's!) that gives these cheap movies a charm and honesty so lacking in "serious/good" Hollywood productions.
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oh hell, i cant agree with all of that .. i find that not all of them are showing entheusiasm or any fun or curiosity value at all.
Sure some do - but others are just tedious.
I have no desire to see something painfully acted with bargain basement effects. If there's a hint of cleverness or above grade 6 lever humor - maybe- i've seen a lot of no budget films that were great ... but many more that just couldnt hold my interest...
I'll put together a list of these shitty movies I have ...
I have a bunch and they have worn my tolerance level paper thin.
One of them is The House That Screamed ... i'm not sure who released it - but jesus christ .... films like that - i can't appreciate anything that went into it - even knowing as much as i do about the process of making films and how difficult it can be.
Lets face it .. a lot of these are just attrocious cash grabs ...
I can sit and watch a Schindlers list and feel a sense of wonder - be in awe of the performances if nothing else ..
but these back yard films .. i find more often than not a chore, rather than a challange.