The Final Frontier
Last month I wrote about the first human body odor bank being used for crime solving in China.
Well, forget about the legal ramifications. The oh-so-innovative Japanese are monopolizing on the strength of smell by marketing fragrant films. IMAX and surround sound are going to be a thing of the past. The new frontier is to engage the movie goer's sniffer to create a more realistic experience.
There are only six scents that will be used at present, but only pine trees and citrus are mentioned. Anyone willing to wager a guess as to the other four?
The article states that these "scene-matching fragrances" will be "released from under cinemagoers' seats." I don't know about you, but there are plenty of scents I can imagine wafting out from underneath cinemagoers' seats...and not a one of those is pleasant.
My concerns about this run deep. I mean, who decides what scents go with what movies? How will this effect the stale popcorn smell that emanates from most theaters? And what exactly is The Scent of a Woman?
Imagine it now...Braveheart...stale human sweat and dried blood overtake your senses as Mel Gibson is decapitated. I'm sure the following scents will be the release of his bowels as his body lets go. At least if they want to be realistic.
Or how about a trip down memory lane with that unmistakable "frat house after a party" eau de cologne wafting from your seat during a re-release of Animal House.
I won't even mention the smells that Pee Wee Herman might have encountered during his movie-going experience oh-so-many years ago. But you can just imagine.
The possibilities are endless. To boldly smell what no one has smelled before. Perhaps we should just leave this to the dogs .
Well, forget about the legal ramifications. The oh-so-innovative Japanese are monopolizing on the strength of smell by marketing fragrant films. IMAX and surround sound are going to be a thing of the past. The new frontier is to engage the movie goer's sniffer to create a more realistic experience.
There are only six scents that will be used at present, but only pine trees and citrus are mentioned. Anyone willing to wager a guess as to the other four?
The article states that these "scene-matching fragrances" will be "released from under cinemagoers' seats." I don't know about you, but there are plenty of scents I can imagine wafting out from underneath cinemagoers' seats...and not a one of those is pleasant.
My concerns about this run deep. I mean, who decides what scents go with what movies? How will this effect the stale popcorn smell that emanates from most theaters? And what exactly is The Scent of a Woman?
Imagine it now...Braveheart...stale human sweat and dried blood overtake your senses as Mel Gibson is decapitated. I'm sure the following scents will be the release of his bowels as his body lets go. At least if they want to be realistic.
Or how about a trip down memory lane with that unmistakable "frat house after a party" eau de cologne wafting from your seat during a re-release of Animal House.
I won't even mention the smells that Pee Wee Herman might have encountered during his movie-going experience oh-so-many years ago. But you can just imagine.
The possibilities are endless. To boldly smell what no one has smelled before. Perhaps we should just leave this to the dogs .
You were poisoned by Curare_Z at 5:04 AM
15 Death Spasms:
Note to self: Avoid the Japanese release of Dumb and Dumber. End note to self.
Hey, Curare -- Nice new template!!
-- david
To quote the old pop tune, ' I smell sex and candy.' Love the new template. Thanks for saving a geezers eyesight.
"Supersize Me" is another film I wouldn't want to take in under these circumstances...
I think this is the kind of thing that should remain at Disney's theme parks. The Scent of a Woman, wow that's a good question. Most men smell like Old Spice right?
Love the new template!
It might not be that bad...I mean, if you watched "The Godfather", you could smell spaghetti sauce!!
Then again, the thought of smelling a "Phi Beta Kappa" shower while watching Animal House...ick....bleagh.
Didn't this happen here in the states and fail? There was an attempt at smell o vision both in the 60's and John Waters homaged the stinker with odorama in the 80's.
Though given some of the other Japanese cultural oddities (used panty vending machines and the like), it might catch on...just stay far clear from the rancid calimari scent of the hentai.
DA: Thanks. the black background was driving me crazy.
Fuzz: You're welcome. :-)
Bruce: Good call. I can't get within 100 yards of a fast food place without retching and thinking of that movie!
Egan: Right on. I think most OLD men smell of Old Spice. Young men smell of, well, what do young men smell of? The Antidote smells like cookiees...but I just think that's my pheremones talking....
Ally: Thanks. A little military w/o going overboard, eh? :-) Spaghetti sauce...and bullets for the Godfather...
Ella: Welcome! ROFLMAO -"rancid calamari scent of hentai." What about those dresses that had underwear painted on them to appear as if you were seeing through the wearer's clothes? Gotta love it.
Are you into young men?
Egan: Not young as in "sad that Neverland is closed down young." But hey, I'm only in my 30s. That means that, were I not married, men ranging from ages 20+ would be within my dating realm. So, the answer to your question is...yes...and no.
Of course, since I'm married, it's all semantics. The Antidote is the only one that has my heart. :-)
Oh, you are married. So am I. Hey, why did you choose hemlocks over pines?
Whoa, your blog looks really weird on my browser (Firefox). The top part each post has been cut off.
Anyway...I've always wondered what a Hobbit smelled like.
Couldn't they just have a fan blowing the air out of the theater men's room if they want these nasty smells while you watch the movie?
Maybe that's not such a good idea.
I think a hobbit might smell a little bit like pine sol..they're supposed to be very clean little creatures...
Egan: I gathered, what with the talk of your wife working at Starbucks and all. As for hemlocks over pines...oh, I dunno. Probably because I'm crazy like that.
Phoenix: UH OH. That's probably because of the gas mask picture on each post. It's weird the way I put it on there. I'll find a fix. Thanks for letting me know!
Mark: I imagine theater attendance would drop even more than it has now. But that's just a guess.
Ally: Are you sure? I always thought they would smell like either (1) sweaty feet...I mean, with all that hair, or (2) pipe smoke.
I'm a tree guy is all. I prefer true firs over the fake ones. Abies procera.
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