An original movie idea ... what a concept!

Admittedly, one of my guilty pleasures about going to the movies has always been the trailers.

You get a sneak peek at what’s coming up. And you get a chance -- in three minutes or less -- to determine that film’s fate: Never gonna see it; might watch it on video, probably wait for it to show up on HBO or I’ll actually spend $9.50 a ticket for the true theater experience.

That’s why it continues to annoy me that Hollywood can’t do any better than a parade of remakes.

That general lack of creativity struck me again Wednesday night when I went back to Ashley Square Cinemas for another viewing of “Reparation,” the Steve Timm-Kyle Ham creation filmed in Putnam County and now being released on the big screen.

What a nice change of pace to experience an original story, void of cliches, car chases, zombies and werewolves.

So thanks, Steve and Kyle, for sticking to your story. If only the rest of the filmmakers would try for similar originality.

As a general rule, I stay away from sequels (same movie with a tweak or two made just to suck the hard-earned cash from my wallet) and remakes.

For example, I never understood why it was ever necessary to remake “True Grit.” That was the epitome of John Wayne’s career. He won an Oscar for that role as one-eyed Rooster Cogburn for crying out loud.

Or “Psycho”? A shot-by-shot remake? Really? What’s the point? And how in the heck is Alfred Hitchcock going to do his infamous cameo from the grave?

“Point Break” is another. The original was campy fun with Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey and all. The 2015 version was garbage with five guys who’ve never been in my kitchen or even made a good cheeseburger.

Now I see trailers popping up for the remake of “The Magnificent Seven,” starring Denzel Washington in the Yul Brynner role. There’s pretty boys Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke in the cast, and even Vincent D’Onofrio (boy, did that guy ever bug me on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”).

But the 1960 original isn’t just a great western (yes, I know technically it’s a remake of the Japanese film “The Seven Samurai,” but that’s different), it’s become a trivia staple for trying to name all seven of the magnificent men.

Here they are: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Charles Bronson, Horst Buchholz and Brad Dexter.

The inclusion of Brad Dexter has always been near and dear to Assistant Editor Jared Jernagan and me as we endeavor to label someone “the Brad Dexter” of a particular group.

For example, Ray Jackson would have to be the Brad Dexter of the Michigan Fab Five with Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard and Jimmy King the other four. Shemp was clearly the Brad Dexter of The Three Stooges, falling short of the fame of Moe, Larry and Curly.

Meanwhile, it floored me the other day when I realized Hollywood had remade the 1959 Charlton Heston vehicle, “Ben-Hur.” At least the public apparently isn’t ready for it as it’s a relative flop at the box office despite the presence of Morgan Freeman (never made a bad movie, has he?) in the cast.

Coincidentally, “Ben-Hur” was on the screen opposite “Reparation” Wednesday night. And while the local film again had a near sell-out (the film has been held over another week, by the way), I wasn’t sure I saw anyone wander into “Ben-Hur.”

What’s next, “Gone With the Wind”?

Yep, I can see it now, “Gone With the Wind” with Zach Galifianakis as Rhett Butler and Katherine Heigl as Scarlett O’Hara.

You know, originality like that might be just enough to spawn some real reparation for the movie-going crowd.