Marley & Me (Frankel, 2008) — Owen Wilson, Aniston, Arkin, and a Labrador
12-26-08, 08:56 AM
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Marley & Me (Frankel, 2008) — Owen Wilson, Aniston, Arkin, and a Labrador
Saw this movie yesterday and it didn't disappoint. I didn't have particularly high expectations: I was thinking it would be a bunch of dog/puppy hijinks strung together with slice-of-life stories and the occasional syrupy sweet melodrama.
And that's what it was. But damnit if you couldn't hear sobs in the last twenty minutes of the movie along with the occasional loud bawl.
And that's what it was. But damnit if you couldn't hear sobs in the last twenty minutes of the movie along with the occasional loud bawl.
12-26-08, 09:46 AM
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I'll probably be seeing it with the family in a few days. I'm getting so tired, though, of animal movies ending up with the animals dying at the end. I see those types of movies once and don't even consider buying them on DVD since they're all the same.
12-28-08, 12:50 PM
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12-28-08, 12:52 PM
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12-28-08, 07:41 PM
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The Film Threat review summed up my feelings towards the leads perfectly: "The producers get on thing right, though, and that’s in the movie’s casting. Not many actors could do justice to the vanilla story presented by Grogan and screenwriters Scott Frank and Don Roos, but Wilson and Aniston – two of the blandest, most uninteresting actors working today – are just the actors to pull it off." Really, can anyone think of a more boring duo than those two?
12-28-08, 08:54 PM
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Only time I've ever broke down and bawled while reading a book was the last 100 or so pages of Marley and Me. Wonderful, wonderful story.
And yesterday, I got a text from my brother after he and his date saw this. Exact words were, "My god, it took everything I had not to cry like a baby during Marley and Me. I was the only person in the theater not sobbing. I AM A MAN!" Then we he got home, he broke down and said he started crying in his truck. Sucker.
Basically, if you're a dog lover, do yourself a favor and go see it. If you're kvrdave, don't bother.
And yesterday, I got a text from my brother after he and his date saw this. Exact words were, "My god, it took everything I had not to cry like a baby during Marley and Me. I was the only person in the theater not sobbing. I AM A MAN!" Then we he got home, he broke down and said he started crying in his truck. Sucker.
Basically, if you're a dog lover, do yourself a favor and go see it. If you're kvrdave, don't bother.
12-28-08, 09:17 PM
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12-29-08, 12:22 PM
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even though the two kids I went with generally enjoyed the movie, they were kind of twitching over the film's long running time (120 minutes) the one expletive: "shit" (hence why it was rated PG) had me me shaking my head, and wishing I could have put my hands over her ears.
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Saw this movie yesterday and it didn't disappoint. I didn't have particularly high expectations: I was thinking it would be a bunch of dog/puppy hijinks strung together with slice-of-life stories and the occasional syrupy sweet melodrama.
And that's what it was. But damnit if you couldn't hear sobs in the last twenty minutes of the movie along with the occasional loud bawl.
And that's what it was. But damnit if you couldn't hear sobs in the last twenty minutes of the movie along with the occasional loud bawl.
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12-30-08, 12:33 PM
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Not all that strong of a movie. Comedy wasn't funny, and I wanted to strangle the dog.
Perhaps this is a film for dog lovers only.
Perhaps this is a film for dog lovers only.
