Ah, I understand that. Ten years ago I always knew that all this stuff would survive, I was just afraid it'd be pushed out into the obscure margins - sadly it has, so I'm in a worse spot than you. You had the greater dread so felt more relief that it didn't go as badly as you had feared - I on the other hand kept my expectations a bit more level, and was thus more bummed when they were met. Weird how your perspective can make good or bad news out of the same end result. That said, while I'm disappointed that practical has largely only survived in these niche markets, and I'm afraid other countries like Japan may go the same direction, I do still get a lot of enjoyment in these more obscure markets that still use these effects. Like you said, there's some really great and impressive stuff these days. I just miss seeing such on the big screen with big screen budgets.