Marley & Me

Xavi6

Don't think this is out in Ireland yet (IMDB says the UK release date is March 13, 2009) but it came out here last week. Not something I would have been too interested in having seen the trailer which portrays it as your typical rom com. A cast that includes Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson and Eric Dane further aroused the sceptic in me.

However I decided to give it a go and was pleasantly surprised. The storyline is quite simple -

basically following the development of a family and how their dog is an important part of everything they do

. It is humorous in parts and has one of the saddest endings I've probably ever seen. I haven't witnessed that many tears in a cinema theatre since The Notebook (yes I go see girly films with my missus sometimes) and it was genuinely heart wrenching,

especially if you have ever been a long term dog owner

.

Definitely worth a look upon its release and reviews seem to have been generally good.

seanybiker

jennifer anniston is in it thats good enough for me. I didnt think the notebook was that sad. Ya knew what was happening. Ok where is my missus right now. I wanna show her im a real man, after admitting i seen notebook ..........twice lol

kraggy

Filmed partly in Galway.

Based on a book by a journalist in the States and his life with his real-life doggy.

Looking forward to it.

Xavi6

kraggy wrote: »

Filmed partly in Galway.

Based on a book by a journalist in the States and his life with his real-life doggy.

Looking forward to it.

Lol yeah I noticed that alright. Some nicely stereotypical Irish things in the scenes, which I think last less than 5 minutes.

angrycommuter80

Im dying to see this film! As a doggy lover! Please can anyone let me know if they have the confirmed release date! I saw the trailer online so so cute!

TerrorFirmer

The trailer was basically a dog running along the beach in slow motion, followed by a shouting Owen Wilson. I can't believe the amount of people that say things like 'OMG the trailer was SOOOOOO great I can't wait'....:D

did they release another trailer since? Because that one was months and months ago...

SheRa

angrycommuter80 wrote: »

Im dying to see this film! As a doggy lover! Please can anyone let me know if they have the confirmed release date! I saw the trailer online so so cute!

Mmmmm. Loved the book but dont know if JA and OW can do it justice.

Xavi6

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

The trailer was basically a dog running along the beach in slow motion, followed by a shouting Owen Wilson. I can't believe the amount of people that say things like 'OMG the trailer was SOOOOOO great I can't wait'....:D

did they release another trailer since? Because that one was months and months ago...

None of the trailers do it justice. I had horrible preconceptions are seeing them and was very surprised.

SheRa wrote: »

Mmmmm. Loved the book but dont know if JA and OW can do it justice.

I know they are big names and you either love them or hate them but they aren't the main character in the show. As it is, they do a good job.

kraggy

Ah, I always knew you were a bit soft Xavi :pac:

Rich1691

Just seen the trailer for this and it looks very good!;)
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=qtKizvVqNG8

Outkast_IRE

sad ending i hear wont spoil it though im looking forward to seeing it too

Peyton Manning

Surprising movie, I loved it! Although

I did shed some tears like a sissy girl at the end...

Rich1691

Archimedes wrote: »

Surprising movie, I loved it! Although

I did shed some tears like a sissy girl at the end...

Yep, I'm emarrassed to say

I Did too:o

seanybiker

i have it but still didnt watch it. Looks good though.

rovert

The ending messed me up.

Draupnir

I've never owned a dog myself, however

I cried like a baby for the last ten minutes!

waraf

Really? A friend of mine read the book and said it was brilliant so I gave the film a look. I have to say it's one of the worst films I've watched in ages. Nothing really happens. Ok so it doesn't have the typical Hollywood feelgood ending but apart from that it's formulaic with no original comedy. 2 out of 10 in my book.

Sam Vimes

My gf was in tears at the end and when the lights came on I turned around to see every girl in the place in tears

Simian!

I kind of have mixed feelings towards this - it looks schmaltzy and ridiculous but seems like there's some genuine feeling in it.

I'm drawn to it, and I'm not sure why

lostexpectation

my god is this parrallel universe i've just entered here? such a load of girlieboys

fact dogs live on average 14yrs, humans 70yr, figure it out for yourself.

Hogzy

lostexpectation wrote: »

my god is this parrallel universe i've just entered here? such of girlieboys

fact dogs live on average 14yrs, humans 70yr, figure it out for yourself.

have you seen the movie... If you have then your soulless!!!!!:)

gimmick

I was way to hard to cry or even feel sad at the end of this. The dog had a good life, the owners should have known this and not be sad about it at all :rolleyes:

I really enjoyed the show. It was a tad too long and the ending was very very drawn out which made it all the more sad. Must say I really had to stifle the tears. What I did find funny was the gasps from people around me trying to hold back as well, and everyone sitting stock still in their seats when the movie ended.

There were so many bits which had me laughing out loud, not least the bit when they arrived at the new house and Marley made his presence felt immediately

Great show.

callaway92

just watched this there for the first time...

and oh ya,

I sobbed like a mo fo in the end

Basq

I thought this was trash!

If you want a genuinely moving doggy story, 'Hachi' it is!

johnny_ultimate

Basq wrote: »

I thought this was trash!

If you want a genuinely moving doggy story, 'Hachi' it is!

Hachi? Pfft. Wendy & Lucy ftw, there's an emotional suckerpunch of a dog story!

Cantona's Collars

Basq wrote: »

I thought this was trash!

If you want a genuinely moving doggy story, 'Hachi' it is!

Hachi is a great movie about unconditional love and loyalty from a pet.Marley and me is a movie about a stupid dog that just wrecks things-was forced to watch it and after 20 minutes declared if I had a dog like that I'd shoot it with no remorse.

S.M.B.

Wendy and Lucy!