Didn't see the remake I have a moral objection to all horror film remakes. 

Your argument that zombie films should be low scale independent features defeats your argument that horror and cult directors don't get industry respect, which is primarily because they don't get industry money. The whole point of Grindhouse may have been lost in the excessive budget, but the films were supposed to be entertaining throwbacks, and I think they were. You also can't get more do-it-yourself than Robert Rodriguez.