There are many good, recent films, I think Boomer is referring to is the fact that almost EVERY TV series or movie from the 60-70's seems to get redone, often with disastrous results..
Name some more originals, please. I can think of a few good ones (not saying).
I think it's probably not an exaggeration to say that 90% of live-action theatrical movies in the last 4 years have been adaptations, remakes, sequels, and reactionary knock-offs.
Do you know the definition of exaggeration?
Original Stories (2009 titles I recognize)
Bride Wars
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Taken
Push
Miss March (I probably haven't heard of this and I'm thinking of Girl Next Door)
I Love You, Man
Knowing
Monsters vs Aliens (Of course, this really really is a combination/adaptation of 3-4 established monster movies)
Next Day Air
Drag Me to Hell
Up (I'll call this original, though the first half was inspired by a cartoon short)
The Hangover
Moon (though it borrows from a few notable movies)
Year One
G-Force
Orphan (Though it really feels like this is a remake of something)
Aliens in the Attic
Ponyo
Inglorious Basterds (though "the Basterds" were based on reality)
Gamer (though I think production started after
Surrogates)
Paranormal Activity (though this only got wide distribution due to brute-force marketing)
Zombieland (lots of scenes filmed in my town of Newnan, GA!)
Law Abiding Citizen
2012
Planet 51
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (though a 1992 film had the same name)
Ninja Assassin
Old Dogs
Avatar
It's Complicated
Sequels, Remakes, Adaptations, Re-Releases, and Non-Fiction (2009 titles that I recognize)
Hotel for Dogs
My Bloody Valentine 3D
Notorious
Underworld 2: Rise of the Lycans
The Dark Knight
The Uninvited
Coraline
He's Just Not That into You
The Pink Panther 2
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Friday the 13th
Two Lovers
Madea Goes to Jail
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Watchmen
The Last House on the Left
Race to Witch Mountain
Fast & Furious
Dragonball Evolution
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Crank: High Voltage
State of Play
Earth
The Informers
Battle for Terra
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Star Trek
Angels & Demons
Terminator Salvation
Dance Flick (another spoof of existing movies)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Land of the Lost
The Taking of Pelham 123
Food, Inc.
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
The Hurt Locker
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Public Enemies
Brüno
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Blood: The Last Vampire
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Cove
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Julie & Julia
District 9
The Time Traveler's Wife
X Games 3D
: The Movie
The Final Destination
Halloween II (Sequel to remake!)
9
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Sorority Row
Whiteout
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The Informant!
Fame
Surrogates
Capitalism: A Love Story
Toy Story / Toy Story 2 (3-D re-release double-feature)
The Stepfather
Where the Wild Things Are
Amelia
Astro Boy
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Saw VI
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (3D re-release)
Michael Jackson's This Is It
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Box
Disney's A Christmas Carol (CGI)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Blind Side
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Princess and the Frog
Everybody's Fine
Up in the Air
Invictus
Crazy Heart
Nine
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Sherlock Holmes