[TheWickerFan]

As an avid movie fan, I find this recent 3D, CGI trend quite tiresome. When it comes down to it, I prefer to see real actors in front of real scenery and not have to wear silly glasses and pay extra money just to see something in 3D. I hope this trend is nipped in the bud before it takes over the entire film industry. I was so relieved when Avatar lost the Best Picture Oscar to The Hurt Locker (I would've preferred District 9 or Inglourious Basterds to have won, but at least that Oscar didn't go to Avatar). Hopefully, that is a sign that people, by and large, still prefer their films less gimmicky.

Having said that, recent technology could still produce some films that are a lot of fun (though not Oscar-worthy); and I started thinking about a couple of gimmicks that maybe should be resurrected; Sensurround and Percepto.

Sensurround was most famous for being used in theaters showing the film Earthquake, and the name says it all. The sound made you feel as if you were experiencing the earthquake yourself. There were some problems with the technology at the time, but I'm sure after 35 years of technological advances they could get this to work beautifully.

Percepto was famous for being used in theaters showing The Tingler. It involved putting buzzers under the seats and when the time was right turning them on and giving theater-goers a really good scare. Outside of DisneyWorld, I haven't seen this brought back.

If we're going to have a gimmick-filled movie, let's go all the way. Opinions?