Why so against movies based on preexisting properties?

[Big Disney Fan]

Why is everyone so against the idea of movies being made from preexisting properties, mainly TV shows, but also books and remakes of preexisting movies? Those that do that are blasting Hollywood for so-called lack of originality.

What is the big deal? Why does it seem they think Hollywood is unoriginal? Is it because they think that Hollywood should always be inventing for movies (case in point, Star Wars)? I just want to know what's up.

[ajmrowland]

They all forgot that Hollywood's been doing this since the beginning, and think that it's been going downhill.

I;m not against adaptations done well, but there are too many bad ones.

[Lazario]

^ What he said.

They do it because it's the cheapest way to make money. There's a big difference between trying to make a good adpatation and just Cut + Pasting the bad formulas of now into the old framework of prior books, shows, movies, etc. No one cares about making anything good anymore, they just care about the money.

[Spottedfeather]

Because, except for very, very few examples, sequels based on existing movies have been utterly horrific. The Tinkerbell movies, Hunchback II, and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World come right to mind as some of the worst.