Marley and Me

[cindyluvsbrady]

Anyone see this?
I would like to see it but I am afraid it would make me cry so hard I would drown:002_scry:
I love Luke Wilson and Jennifer Aniston and Yellow Labs:)

[tennOsfan]

Anyone see this?
I would like to see it but I am afraid it would make me cry so hard I would drown:002_scry:
I love Luke Wilson and Jennifer Aniston and Yellow Labs:)

You sure wouldn't have wanted to see me read the book then. I cried like my own dog had died.

Tears aside, the book made you appreciate your own dog(s) a lot more. They are our best friends in the world.

[cindyluvsbrady]

You sure wouldn't have wanted to see me read the book then. I cried like my own dog had died.

Tears aside, the book made you appreciate your own dog(s) a lot more. They are our best friends in the world.

Awwwww
It really might kill me:002_scry:

[beaner]

Anyone see this?
I would like to see it but I am afraid it would make me cry so hard I would drown:002_scry:
I love Luke Wilson and Jennifer Aniston and Yellow Labs:)

My Yellow Lab (Gracie) just turned 10 and is showing signs of aging, it's getting tougher and tougher for her to go up the steps. I will not be seeing Marley & Me just yet. My wife read the book and said it was wonderful, but the ulitmate tear jerker ending.

[Roy Firestone]

Awwwww
It really might kill me:002_scry:

My best friend in the world is 'Sammy' a yellow lab who is now 9 years old. I make no bones about the fact that when and if Sammy ever leaves me, it would rival any loss(except for a selected few humans) I have had in my life. Therefore, the idea of seeing a movie about a crazy yellow lab(Sammy fits the bill) taking, then breaking your heart, doesnt appeal to me. My dog is more entertaining than any movie anyway. I never got over 'Old Teller' either.

[beaner]

My best friend in the world is 'Sammy' a yellow lab who is now 9 years old. I make no bones about the fact that when and if Sammy ever leaves me, it would rival any loss(except for a selected few humans) I have had in my life. Therefore, the idea of seeing a movie about a crazy yellow lab(Sammy fits the bill) taking, then breaking your heart, doesnt appeal to me. My dog is more entertaining than any movie anyway. I never got over 'Old Teller' either.

I will lose it when my Lab goes...Gracie is the first pet I've ever owned. We didn't have them growing up.

[cindyluvsbrady]

My best friend in the world is 'Sammy' a yellow lab who is now 9 years old. I make no bones about the fact that when and if Sammy ever leaves me, it would rival any loss(except for a selected few humans) I have had in my life. Therefore, the idea of seeing a movie about a crazy yellow lab(Sammy fits the bill) taking, then breaking your heart, doesnt appeal to me. My dog is more entertaining than any movie anyway. I never got over 'Old Teller' either.

Awww I am so glad you have Sammy:):wedge:
I only have a cat right now.....but I have had many dogs,horses etc:)
I have always wanted a yellow lab:)

[cindyluvsbrady]

I will lose it when my Lab goes...Gracie is the first pet I've ever owned. We didn't have them growing up.

Awwww
I love that name!
I still grieve for pets that I have lost:002_scry:
Im sorry you did not have pets as a child:(
I grew up on a farm and had gobs of pets of all kinds:):clap3:
Cats ,Dogs, Horses ,birds , baby chickens and baby ducks,.....etc

[ChaosLex]

My last dog, Misty, a Lhasa Apso, was put down in 2005 when she was 16. I held her in my arms as she passed, and I'll tell you, it's a memory that'll never leave me. :(

[PaulBako]

My last dog, Misty, a Lhasa Apso, was put down in 2005 when she was 16. I held her in my arms as she passed, and I'll tell you, it's a memory that'll never leave me. :(

At least she lived for a long time. 16 years is pretty good for a dog.

I don't know when my dog is going to die, but it might be soon as she is ten years old and very overweight.

[PaulBako]

Awwww
I love that name!
I still grieve for pets that I have lost:002_scry:
Im sorry you did not have pets as a child:(
I grew up on a farm and had gobs of pets of all kinds:):clap3:
Cats ,Dogs, Horses ,birds , baby chickens and baby ducks,.....etc

Where did you live?

[ChaosLex]

When I picked up Misty's cremated remains with my dad, we were also given a sympathy card. On the front of the card was a beautiful drawing of dogs, cats, birds, mice, any other animals that people keep as pets, all standing side-by-side and staring up at the sky. Inside the card was inscribed a poem by the name of Rainbow Bridge. Now, I think of myself as being fairly macho, but everytime I read this poem, I'll be damned if I don't get a little teary-eyed. In a good way, I mean. :)


Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

[ChaosLex]

Great. I just proofread the poem and I have tears streaming down my face again. And no, I'm not embellishing whatsoever.

I swear to goodness, Kryptonite is to Superman what Rainbow Bridge is to me. :D

[jerryterp]

I read the book & it was great. I saw the movie & it was also great. The real theme to the movie was that of family values & what it takes to mae & keep a marriage a success ("mend it, don't end it"). I've been married for 32 years with four grown kids(two married). We all saw it together this past Saturday. Putting "down" a dog is VERY difficult. I'm 63 & have had to do this a few times. I swore the last time I put my dog down (2003) that I'd never have another. Couldn't put up with the emotional attachment. But here we are in 2008 with a yellow lab(CRAZY but not as wild as Marley) & a Golden Retreiver/Chow mix. Don't know what I'd do without them. Go & see the movie. One of my daughters went to see it again with a friend this evening & another is going on Friday with her friend to see it again. It was well worth it. A friend gave me Grogans new book for Christmas.

[ScottieBaseball]

My Yellow Lab (Gracie) just turned 10 and is showing signs of aging, it's getting tougher and tougher for her to go up the steps. I will not be seeing Marley & Me just yet. My wife read the book and said it was wonderful, but the ulitmate tear jerker ending.

Gracie? Are you serious? That's the name of my parents' lab/border collie mix who I love like she's really my little sister.

My wife and I were thinking about going to see it and my in-laws warned us, "Scott should NOT see it." They kinda know how I feel about my animals. My Rotty/Great Dane mix Guinness and our cat Theo are the greatest dog/cat combo on the planet and I dread the day I have to say goodbye to one of them. The big oaf is intertwined with my 10-year-old son in his twin-sized bed right now. The cat is curled in a warm ball in my wife's lap while we watch TV.

They are amazing creatures. I quite often feel undeserving of the love and affection they both offer.

[ScottieBaseball]

When I picked up Misty's cremated remains with my dad, we were also given a sympathy card. On the front of the card was a beautiful drawing of dogs, cats, birds, mice, any other animals that people keep as pets, all standing side-by-side and staring up at the sky. Inside the card was inscribed a poem by the name of Rainbow Bridge. Now, I think of myself as being fairly macho, but everytime I read this poem, I'll be damned if I don't get a little teary-eyed. In a good way, I mean. :)


Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Dammit, ChaosLex...this poem was what got me through losing the dog I grew up with. I haven't shed a tear about Millie in a few years but you got me. My dad still has a clipping of her hair and every time I'm there I open it and smell it and it's like she's there.

[cindyluvsbrady]

Where did you live?

Bel Air MD
Sadly....:002_scry::002_scry:The farm is no longer there:(

[cindyluvsbrady]

Dammit, ChaosLex...this poem was what got me through losing the dog I grew up with. I haven't shed a tear about Millie in a few years but you got me. My dad still has a clipping of her hair and every time I'm there I open it and smell it and it's like she's there.

AWWW
I am crying right now!:002_scry:

[vatech1994]

I'm very surprised and impressed by the comments here.

My wife started the book last summer and laughed like crazy. I wasn't around when she finished the book. She gently warned me that "it was sad". So, I'm in Turkey in October in a hotel room when I hit the ending. I bawled like a freaking baby for the better part of an hour. I called her and let her have it for not giving me the proper level of warning. :D

Anyway, it was a very good book.

Rox and I saw the movie last night. We both really enjoyed it. It was outstanding to me. I was very concerned about Owen Wilson as the lead, but he did a really good job bringing the character some depth. Jennifer Aniston honestly gets more luminous as she ages. She was just wonderful in the movie and beyond gorgeous IMHO.

I agree with the previous comment that book isn't so much about a dog as it is about the choices we make, bonds we form, and how things can turn out completely different than we expected but still be wonderful.

I cried a bit during the last 10-15 minutes. Rox cried. The people around us cried. It was sad when he died for sure. However, I left the theatre feeling very good. The movie handled it well. The director didn't go out of his way to make it heavy handed.

Overall, I'd give this movie two thumbs up IF you like dogs and appreciate "small" stories like this one. I had a great time.

Dogs rule. They really do. I'm going to be a basket case when we have to put down our two Min Pins...

[tennOsfan]

Went last night with my daughter. Owen Wilson was dead-on casting for that role. He's just the right kind of lovable goof-ball for the job.

The last quarter of the movie, you could hear sniffling all over the theatre. I was sitting there with my t-shirt up over my eyes. Absolute abject torture.

But any dog lover, or cat lover for that matter, should see this movie. It makes you appreciate the animals you have RIGHT NOW. Makes you want to hug them and return a little bit of that unconditional love they dish out.

And it makes you appreciate what it takes to make a marriage work, which you didn't expect walking in. Should be required viewing for all young adults.

For some time after the movie ended, I was a wreck. The movie reminded me of the one lab I had, a black lab when I was 12. I loved that dog like no other. He was so much fun. I had a football with laces that curled out at the ends. He'd grab the football by biting on the lace ends, and run while I chased him. He'd only give up the ball if I tackled him. Then I'd run with the ball, and he'd try to tackle me. Blackie was the best dog a 12-year-old boy could have.

Then one day I come home from school, and my dad tearfully tells me that Blackie was dead. That the neighbor across the road had shot him, supposedly accidentally (but we didn't believe that). I had had Blackie no longer than a year. I didn't have the chance to see him grow old. I was devastated then, and this movie pulled that right back out of me 25 years later.

That neighbor died many years ago. I hope he's burning for eternity as I type this. Son of a *****.

[Spoonless]

I will not be seeing this movie. Hell, I can't even watch Turner and Hooch.

[gallden]

When I picked up Misty's cremated remains with my dad, we were also given a sympathy card. On the front of the card was a beautiful drawing of dogs, cats, birds, mice, any other animals that people keep as pets, all standing side-by-side and staring up at the sky. Inside the card was inscribed a poem by the name of Rainbow Bridge. Now, I think of myself as being fairly macho, but everytime I read this poem, I'll be damned if I don't get a little teary-eyed. In a good way, I mean. :)


Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
What'd you have to post for man?? :( Anyone see the new ASPCA commercial with the Christmas song? (not sure if its new or not but its new to me.)

[PaulBako]

I just saw this movie.


it was pretty good.

[mrbig1]

My Yellow Lab (Gracie) just turned 10 and is showing signs of aging, it's getting tougher and tougher for her to go up the steps. I will not be seeing Marley & Me just yet. My wife read the book and said it was wonderful, but the ulitmate tear jerker ending.

I have a part lab name Gracie. I found her Christmas day walking the streets six years ago. She is my best friend.