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People are ultimately choosing to see remakes and sequels. If it was really a huge problem for the majority of moviegoers, they'd go see original movies. Anyone who cares enough to complain should care enough to do research.
I might complain but the real result of studio shenanigans with a publicity is I rarely goto movies. If a movie is an expensive splurge, having to work at it is much less appealing
Actually now that my kids are off to college and I’m in a good spot financially, I did briefly consider becoming a regular moviegoer for the first time in my life. Too much work for the expected entertainment value though
Almost a third of Americans who could vote don't -- either by not registering at all or registering but not casting a ballot. Do you really think people who don't have the time to vote -- people with jobs and/or kids at home -- want to "do research" for their down time? They aren't 'going' anywhere. They flip on the boob tube and catch whatever has made it to cable/free-streaming. Then they are disappointed because they liked the first one and this new one is so bad by comparison.
I'm retired, so I do research, and while I'm not the one complaining, I DO sympathize with the complainers that don't want to invest as much time as I do on inspecting the lineage of a film and what might make it worth viewing.
I've seen interesting remakes and sequels -- like just this week I rewatched Fassbinder's original The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant because I hadn't yet seen Ozon's remake, Peter von Kant, where the main characters reverse sexes. There's more crossovers with those two directors and I care about it, so I watch all those. What I didn't see was all the Spidermans, Batmans, and Marvel movies.