Come to think of it........Hollywood HAS officially run out of ideas. Most of you all are correct.
The best movies I've seen in the theater lately have been based on novels, comics, or sequels.
Yes, I loved Lord of the Rings (I've read the book numerous times and I thought Jackson did a fine job), Spiderman, Batman, and Star Wars Ep III.
All of those movies were not original ideas. I guess the only original movie I've seen lately is National Treasure. Great movie..........but it seems like a rip-off of Indiana Jones.
Speaking of Indiana Jones, there's going to be an Indiana Jones IV. I'll watch that and Transformers (hopefully, this will be based on the original cartoon series).
I've rambled long enough I guess.....I'll wait to watch the Duke Boys (that's what I always called the show anyway) on DVD.......or TNT.