I had a similar thought to this thread last night. I watched Alien vs Predator Requiem which has to be hands down one of the worst Sci-fi/horror films I've ever had the displeasure of watching. It was truly awful, but what bothered the me the most about it was the fact that, Hollywood has allowed lame azz directors and producers to ruin great creatures such as the Xenomorph(Alien), and the Predator. The horror that many people felt the first time they saw the creature from Alien, simply isn't present any more. It's no longer scary because it's been overdone by nitwits and bums who were lucky enough to have parents that paid for their film school.
While we're at it, vampires and werewolves, used to be frightening. I'm talking about The Howling, or Wolfen, or Bram Stoker's Dracula. Those films were truly creepy!! Nowadays vampires and werewolves look like 90210 extras that you hope make the mistake of taking the wrong exit in California and end up on Crenshaw and Slawson on a Friday night during the summer. I mean how did this happen, when did vampires, werewolves, and other ghouls become so, just pussy for lack of a better word? It's sad. I miss that feeling of horrow when I watched The Howling. Did any of you see the most recent Wolfman? Just plain terrible. He looked like a Buffalo!!!! After seeing it at the show, I was dying for a half slab of ribs and a some mild Buffalo wings light on the sauce.