True, but one he wanted to do for creative purposes. His attitude towards it makes it seem like anything but a "gig".

Yup. That's actually exactly what I'm saying.

Flops don't determine if a film is good or not. I mean Trans4mers is destroying the box office…

Scooby Doo was simply a studio gig that got him into the biz. Super was fantastic. Have you seen Slither or Dawn of the Dead? His films have been nothing but solid.