When it comes to remakes, there are some titles I'll give a chance and others I won't (Underdog is the later example, while Alvin and the Chipmunks is still up there).
For example, I enjoy the original Carrie and the TV-movie adaptation, they brought they own story telling and vision of the novel to the table; and no matter what anyone says of even the original and how it's a film I don't want to see in a row, I'll defend it with all my heart.
The original Halloween along with Carrie were at one point, films of reference for a research I did back in college, of the modern family structure in horror films, (along with Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Halloween, the remake wise, seems to have the focus now in back story of Micheal's childhood and his family life, emphasized more to me, that he is related to Laurie as opposed to how that was viewed in the original version right up to part 7 as the bigger focus.
But, yes the film age is now more focused on remakes, but Hollywood has been doing different ideas since its inception over a 100 years ago, when most to a lot of films were based off of novels and plays; rare even then to see something completely original, and was also how Disney animated films were like, outside of Lady and the Tramp. So, much like the horror genre, Hollywood will go through different periods of making quick bucks, even when there might be a kick one day for original stuff to be produced and like some of us with different tastes, won't like that as much either.