i decided this was the case after seeing _starship troopers_, which is similar in that it is nominally 'bad' (wooden acting, lame dialogue, etc.) but, like _showgirls_, looks amazing, is well-edited, and is absolutely, completely entertaining.
There was an article in the Stooges issue of Arthur magazine that talked about the hidden genius in Starship Troopers, a movie that seems to have very little in common with the book it was adapted from.