The focus on "technical quality" over meaningful and genuine stories is probably where I break away from their mentality too. I'm fine with something being crude if it still has some heart to it. This is probably one reason they enjoy "so bad it's good" movies, they still have that desire to do good.
I believe they said something to the extent that a movie can't be "so bad it's good" if it's clear the creators weren't trying. Even if the badness is batshit insane there has to be a certain sincerity to it, otherwise it's unwatchable crap.
The focus on "technical quality" over meaningful and genuine stories is probably where I break away from their mentality too. I'm fine with something being crude if it still has some heart to it. This is probably one reason they enjoy "so bad it's good" movies, they still have that desire to do good.
I believe they said something to the extent that a movie can't be "so bad it's good" if it's clear the creators weren't trying. Even if the badness is batshit insane there has to be a certain sincerity to it, otherwise it's unwatchable crap.