why was porky's the movie so succesful despite poor reviews?

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Clarification of Question by drdrab-ga on 07 Jan 2006 16:20 PST

any links to sites exploring this would be useful. i've visited a few
fan sites but nothing that explores just what made it such a huge hit.

I think "Porky's" became a hit because there was a huge, largely
untapped market for raunchy comedies about young guys. These days
there are many such films (the "American Pie" series is typical), but
in the early '80s, "Porky's" was a refreshing novelty.

People Aree willing to admit that they've seen Porky's and enjoyed
their share of belly-laughs? In part, because the film and its ilk
earned such an enormous amount of backlash in the Reagan '80s that
they weren't merely dubbed obscene, they were much worse ? they were
tasteless. And while high-minded Americans may believe that
"obscenity" is in the eye of the beholder, few want to be accused of
having no taste. Hence the damnation of Porky's, despite the fact that
the film and its sequels aren't nearly as bad (or boring, or un-funny)
as countless Hollywood "comedies" to arrive in its wake. Our story
concerns a group of high school students in 1950s-era Angel Beach,
Fla., who are collectively concerned with two things ? practical jokes
and getting laid.