good-bad

Adjective

(film, literature) Enjoyably schlocky, poor in quality but nonetheless compelling.

Japanese Meaning

映画や文学において、醜いほどダサく、品質は低いが、そのクズさが逆に魅力となっている状態。 / 劣ったクオリティでありながらも、どこか憎めない、魅惑的な雰囲気を持つという評価。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

あのカルト映画は、ダメだけど逆に面白かった。安っぽい特殊効果に棒読みの演技、説明のつかない魅力があって、最後まで目が離せなかった。

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(film, literature) Enjoyably schlocky, poor in quality but nonetheless compelling.

The existence of good bad literature--the fact that one can be amused or excited or even moved by a book that one's intellect simply refuses to take seriously--is a reminder that art is not the same thing as cerebration.

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more good-bad

（ comparative ）

most good-bad

（ superlative ）

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