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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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