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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
April 13, 2003 — 5:20 pm

I watched the movie Anger Management on Friday. Over all, a pretty good movie, maybe 8 out of 10 stars. However, the best part of the movie happened before it even started. That’s right…the previews. We, the studio audience, finally got a good glimpse of what the Matrix Reloaded is going to look like. If the preview is any indication, this is going to be one of the best action movies ever made. You gotta check this out. You can download the preview here.

Just to give you an indication of how I felt when I saw it:

I remember as a teenager going to movies and the THX theme would play right after the previews. That experience would always send a shiver right down from the base of my skull to my tailbone. I wonder if scientists have ever isolated the chemical released when that happens. Anyway, while watching the preview for the Matrix Reloaded, I had the feeling for nearly 3 minutes straight. In fact, after it was over, I noticed I was a little short of breath and was clutching my arm rests pretty tightly. The only other time I had that experience was when I first saw the preview for The Lord of The Rings on the big screen. Good stuff.

On to another of my favorite things. And this is really just an afterthought. I think of all the classical music out there, I admire Johann Sebastian Bach’s unaccompanied cello suites the most. There is something strangely haunting and beautiful about them that stirs some hidden emotion in me. If you ever get the chance, pick up Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites Performed on Double Bass by Edgar Meyer This guy is a musical genius.

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