I'd like to put in a word for the critics. Their job isn't as easy as it sounds, since everyone has a different reaction to art, and they have to take that into account. There are plenty of great movies that have been panned, and a few terrible movies that get rave reviews... but more often than not I agree with the reviews. If you generally love movies the critics hate (someone on this thread mentioned "van helsing" and "league of extraordinary gentlemen), perhaps you just have "bad taste" in movies. I thought both of those movies were terrible. Terribly written, terribly put together, derivative, unorginal and boring. I'm glad the critics told me so. If you disagree, and enjoy bad movies, more power to you: You're in luck, since the vast majority of films coming out of Hollywood today are terrible.
What I'd really like to see is a high-quality action movie with a sense of humor: When was the last movie that could hold a candle to "Die Hard" made?
Action movies seem to be a lost art because of CGI which is replacing the art of filming action scenes. Something like Van Helsing is a perfect example. James Cameron is one of the last who knows how to do it. And he hasn't made a feature in 8 years.