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Robin Lodal · 04-07-2009, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by dogbert

Thanks, I had to have Millie put to sleep the end of June and it still hurts. I had to do it myself nobody else was available or wanted to cry before going to work. It was a day from h*ll.

I am so sorry. I wish that none of us would NEVER have to result to this but honestly, it is probably best for them.

(((hugs))) I hope that you are doing better. I know that watching that movie was probably opening up the wound and putting salt in it again. Know that we are here for you whenever you need to cry, vent, rant, etc.

jc212 · 04-07-2009, 11:56 AM

I liked the book much better and I highly recommend it! However, I found the ending sadder than it was portrayed in the movie.

CouversMom · 04-07-2009, 12:26 PM

I really liked the movie. But, I would definitely not recommend it to someone who has recently lost a pet.

I watched it the day after my grandma passed, so I was already incredibly emotional, and in the end, I bawled and bawled... my husband was upset because he did not realize how it ended, and he would not have let me watch it if he'd known

mscat · 04-07-2009, 01:02 PM

I also have read the book. The book was fabulous. Often times when a movie is made from a book it is not as good . My son wants me to buy the book, and I've seen the previews. In the previews , it did was nothing like the book. I knew the dog passed away at the end of old age, and illness. But, I don't like it when a movie over does it , and does not do the story justice .
That's how a lot of movies turn out though. I reccommend the book though. It is great.

4yorkiemom · 04-07-2009, 02:53 PM

my husband and i went to see this on Xmas day thinking it would be an uplifting movie. we BOTH cried for the last 40 min of the movie. people were taking their children out of the theatre. i did not read the book and had no idea how sad it would make me. still, it was a good movie - not for children and not if you've recently lost your best friend.

Elybourg · 04-07-2009, 05:44 PM

We lost our 14 year old German Shepherd last month, and this was definitely not the movie to rent last weekend. Not a bad movie, but I wish someone had warned me of the ending, I had mistakenly thought it was a comedy

lexisnana · 04-07-2009, 06:03 PM

I bought the DVD because I read the book. The book tells a true life story. IMO Marley was the reason we have dogs. Like the saying goes "better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all" I NEVER watch tearjerkers, but the relationship of this dog w/his humans shows you that dogs are not pets, they are true family members.

jeffandkim · 04-07-2009, 07:14 PM

I really liked the movie, but it's definitely hard to watch. My bf and I saw it while on vacation, and we were already missing Ella (we didn't have Jack yet). I went through several tissues. Also, the theater we saw it in was attached to a mall, so I had to walk through the mall and take a cab back to the hotel with a red nose and puffy eyes.

k-angel · 04-07-2009, 07:20 PM

i saw this movie with my kids in theaters not knowing about the ending.. my three year old son cried his little eyes out... i just bought it because DH was upset that i saw it with out him.. and he was a little upset with the ending and that fact that they would show that on film.. but otherwise a good movie... DH said he would never watch it again though

yorkiemomto4 · 04-08-2009, 01:09 AM

Thanks everybody! I haven't watched the movie yet. I was just about to rent it....wow! i know the ending....anybody want to tell me the beginning so i wont be to surprised? LOL

sandy025 · 04-08-2009, 01:34 AM

I read the book and was crying in the train as I finished reading the last chapter of the book. Yes, I will not watch the movie as I know that I will cry buckets....

There is another very moving Japanese dog movie -10promises to my dog.
My gosh, I cried so hard until I have to breathe through my mouth.

dogbert · 04-08-2009, 06:23 AM

I was so upset I think my husband felt bad. He held my hand I tried to cry quietly and not use an entire box of kleenex. When it was over he jumped up took the movie out made a bowl of popcorn and popped another movie in to try and change the mood. I don't think he knew what to say to me, if he hadn't been here I'd have been a sobbing wreck.

dogbert · 04-08-2009, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by yorkiemomto4

Thanks everybody! I haven't watched the movie yet. I was just about to rent it....wow! i know the ending....anybody want to tell me the beginning so i wont be to surprised? LOL

It's funny and full of love.

TresCutePiggies · 04-08-2009, 10:32 AM

I had heard that Marley dies in the end, but I didn't know how "graphic" it was until I read this post. If you have ever had the horrible experience of having to make that decision, it can haunt you for awhile...even though it is the right thing to do. We lost my bullmastiff in September of 2007, and it is still too soon as far as I'm concerned for a movie like this.

I'm with whoever said they prefer uplifting movies, and I really hate it when they advertise a movie as a comedy and slip something like this in...The Family Stone comes to mind.

dogbert · 04-08-2009, 10:49 AM

I hadn't thought of it that way but it was kinda mean the way they stuck that in at the end of what had been such a happy movie. Thanks for the tip I haven't seen "Family Stone" yet.

04-07-2009, 11:56 AM	#17
jc212 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY Posts: 440	I liked the book much better and I highly recommend it! However, I found the ending sadder than it was portrayed in the movie. __________________ Loved by Chase

04-07-2009, 12:26 PM	#18
CouversMom and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 14,732	I really liked the movie. But, I would definitely not recommend it to someone who has recently lost a pet. I watched it the day after my grandma passed, so I was already incredibly emotional, and in the end, I bawled and bawled... my husband was upset because he did not realize how it ended, and he would not have let me watch it if he'd known __________________ Michelle- mommy to Couver and Khloe Mae! http://yorkiehavenrescue.com/

04-07-2009, 01:02 PM	#19
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	I also have read the book. The book was fabulous. Often times when a movie is made from a book it is not as good . My son wants me to buy the book, and I've seen the previews. In the previews , it did was nothing like the book. I knew the dog passed away at the end of old age, and illness. But, I don't like it when a movie over does it , and does not do the story justice . That's how a lot of movies turn out though. I reccommend the book though. It is great. __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

04-07-2009, 05:44 PM	#21
Elybourg Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC Canada Posts: 160	We lost our 14 year old German Shepherd last month, and this was definitely not the movie to rent last weekend. Not a bad movie, but I wish someone had warned me of the ending, I had mistakenly thought it was a comedy __________________ Toby and Rudy

04-07-2009, 06:03 PM	#22
lexisnana Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Grange,Tx Posts: 66	I bought the DVD because I read the book. The book tells a true life story. IMO Marley was the reason we have dogs. Like the saying goes "better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all" I NEVER watch tearjerkers, but the relationship of this dog w/his humans shows you that dogs are not pets, they are true family members. __________________ NanaLexilynDizzyEllieSaraBeth

04-07-2009, 02:53 PM	#20
4yorkiemom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 210	my husband and i went to see this on Xmas day thinking it would be an uplifting movie. we BOTH cried for the last 40 min of the movie. people were taking their children out of the theatre. i did not read the book and had no idea how sad it would make me. still, it was a good movie - not for children and not if you've recently lost your best friend.

04-07-2009, 07:14 PM	#23
jeffandkim Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 109	I really liked the movie, but it's definitely hard to watch. My bf and I saw it while on vacation, and we were already missing Ella (we didn't have Jack yet). I went through several tissues. Also, the theater we saw it in was attached to a mall, so I had to walk through the mall and take a cab back to the hotel with a red nose and puffy eyes. __________________ Kim & Jeff and Ella & Jack

04-07-2009, 07:20 PM	#24
k-angel Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: longdale, ok, usa Posts: 35	i saw this movie with my kids in theaters not knowing about the ending.. my three year old son cried his little eyes out... i just bought it because DH was upset that i saw it with out him.. and he was a little upset with the ending and that fact that they would show that on film.. but otherwise a good movie... DH said he would never watch it again though __________________ Mommy to: Koda,Roxxi, & Josie... and Jaidyn and Kamdyn

04-08-2009, 01:09 AM	#25
yorkiemomto4 YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Matewan,WV,US Posts: 468	Thanks everybody! I haven't watched the movie yet. I was just about to rent it....wow! i know the ending....anybody want to tell me the beginning so i wont be to surprised? LOL __________________ LITTLEBIT,PRINCESS,CHICO,JASPER ACTS 2:38

04-08-2009, 01:34 AM	#26
sandy025 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 518	I read the book and was crying in the train as I finished reading the last chapter of the book. Yes, I will not watch the movie as I know that I will cry buckets.... There is another very moving Japanese dog movie -10promises to my dog. My gosh, I cried so hard until I have to breathe through my mouth. __________________ http://stjowmt2531.wordpress.com/[/url]

04-08-2009, 06:23 AM	#27
dogbert Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southern, MN,USA Posts: 3,271 Blog Entries: 1	I was so upset I think my husband felt bad. He held my hand I tried to cry quietly and not use an entire box of kleenex. When it was over he jumped up took the movie out made a bowl of popcorn and popped another movie in to try and change the mood. I don't think he knew what to say to me, if he hadn't been here I'd have been a sobbing wreck. __________________ Mammadoodle to my Yorkiedoodle Barney and our crazy cat Ms. Sassy Pants. RIP Audrey-Belle Within the heart of every stray lies the singular desire to be loved

04-08-2009, 10:32 AM	#29
TresCutePiggies Owned by Rory & Lane Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,893	I had heard that Marley dies in the end, but I didn't know how "graphic" it was until I read this post. If you have ever had the horrible experience of having to make that decision, it can haunt you for awhile...even though it is the right thing to do. We lost my bullmastiff in September of 2007, and it is still too soon as far as I'm concerned for a movie like this. I'm with whoever said they prefer uplifting movies, and I really hate it when they advertise a movie as a comedy and slip something like this in...The Family Stone comes to mind. __________________ Rory and Lane now have a dog blog, Doggie Debutantes. Find us on Facebook here.

04-08-2009, 10:49 AM	#30
dogbert Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southern, MN,USA Posts: 3,271 Blog Entries: 1	I hadn't thought of it that way but it was kinda mean the way they stuck that in at the end of what had been such a happy movie. Thanks for the tip I haven't seen "Family Stone" yet. __________________ Mammadoodle to my Yorkiedoodle Barney and our crazy cat Ms. Sassy Pants. RIP Audrey-Belle Within the heart of every stray lies the singular desire to be loved