Tommy Wiseau in The Room (2003)
If a bad film is endlessly rewatchable and entertaining, then why not awarding it with the highest rating (even ironically)?
But that poses a problem - how do you rate them on IMDb?
Note: each entry has a picture from The Room (2003), but the question applies to ANY good-bad film that you can think of
Thanks to TsarStepan for a suggestion
If a bad film is endlessly rewatchable and entertaining, then why not awarding it with the highest rating (even ironically)?
A bad film is endlessly rewatchable and entertaining, and therefore deserves a high rating, but giving it a 10/10 is a bit too much.
Rating it 1-2 is too low for such entertainment, but rating it 9-10 is probably insane. So, it's a middle-of-the-road solution.
The rating of 1 is reserved for those movies which are just plain terrible. So, a ''good-bad'' film gets an extra point because of its entertainment value.
An awesomely good-bad film is just the opposite of an awesomely good film, and therefore, deserves a rating opposite of 10. Furthermore, a film with terrible rating is more likely to be seen by many people (and become a cult film), than the film which is just regularly bad.
A good-bad film is still pretty bad, but not terrible enough to warrant a 1 or 2.
A good-bad film is still pretty watchable, but not great enough to warrant a 9 or 10.