I agree with you to a point.
Sometimes, but not often, Hollywood CAN make an old classic better. There are writers and directors out there that could take this franchise and create an awesome, up-to-date Escape from NY.
But it would have to be in the right hands. A great, top-of-the-line script writer and solid director could make this franchise to new levels, even out of the B-movie genre and make it as big and bold as A-list movies like Star Trek and Star Wars. (Well, the older ones, at least.)