You're not alone. So many people get caught up and forget that it's not all about the animations and "coolness" factor. The site has to be useful and provide a specific benefit to a target audience or you run the risk of just being another "cool" site sitting in cyberspace.
You can run your idea by me here
http://www.2createawebsite.com/other/contact.php Please understand I get tons of emails so I may not be as prompt to reply as I am here, which is why I encourage the use of this forum as much as possible.