No... not Luka!I finally sat still long enough to watch "Marley and Me". What a sweet movie. Most of Marley's antics felt very familiar, as I imagine they would to any owner of a Labrador.
I'd read the book years ago when it first came out and I think this is one instance where I enjoyed the movie more than the book.
Just don't watch the end.
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Glad you liked the movie. (I'm not a big fan of either Owen Wilson or Jennifer Aniston.)
The book made me boo-hoo.
I started the book but didn't finish it and haven't seen the movie. Hmmmm. Maybe I'll finish it in Wva. Naaaa. I won't read there.
I could always bring the DVD along and we could have a grand bawling session.
;-)
Owen Wilson was actually ok in this one, not so much of his dopey surfer-dude persona.
Good friends of ours fell in love with a bundle of fur lab puppy, a yellow lab. He grew up to be Tuck, who ate everything in sight. And I mean everything.
When Marley & Me came out, the husband bought the book, and kept telling stories from the book saying--just like Tuck. The wife did get a little peeved, lest we think their dog the worst in the world.
Sadly, Tuck died quite suddenly a couple of summers ago. They were understandably bereft. Then they went looking for a new dog, and ended up rescuing a weirmeraner named Ada.
Enjoy your birding trip.
Now you tell me.
I watched it finally with my daughter scrutinizing my face constantly at the end for signs of tears.
The lights were low, I think I pulled it off, but dang!
And yes, I completely identified with so much of Marley's antics.
Haven't seen the movie, but the book made me cry like a baby. The author was a columnist for our local paper and I remember crying when he wrote his column about Marley's death. Then he made it into a book. We get so darn attached to our pets.
Beth
Great book and a great movie. Really enjoyed them both! Very, very familiar!
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