There isn't even morale to degrade. Its a series that was long dead completely on its own because its big claims to fame were made irrelevant by technology. The "reboot" game series barely made one game before people started ignoring it.

The only justification I can find for these movies is the license has become so cheap, by aforementioned irrelevancy, that you can just slap it on generic action girl scripts for maybe a slightly higher return.