No, they can be done. It just takes some imagination and creativity, and not adopting that kind of attitude, which is exactly what Fox did with the likes of Kinberg or Story. It's also what all the FFINO defenders did.
The last film was no good exactly because of all the changes made to them, particularly the last one with Trank and Kinberg. The Story films were better than the 2015 effort but lacked good writing and the right director. The 1994 film lacked the budget and was from a time when comic movies were not even considered worthy material for a proper big screen adaptation. There was never any intention of releasing it anyway. These films were made not because there was any real passion but simply to retain the rights. That's what happens when that is your primary driving force instead of actually making a good movie.
It's easy to make blanket statements that none of them were good for one reason that they can't be adapted and are too cheesy, when there are many other factors for each individual time these films were made that you need to take into account.
The Incredibles could be considered cheesy. Audiences loved them. That's what happens when you think the FF can't work and make all kinds of changes, and then someone else comes along and does the very thing that people love the FF for.
Yeah, I hope we can get something close to that.
