Marley And Me?

I came across a story about the movie Marley and Me this weekend that totally blew me away. Up until Sunday, we wanted to see this movie based solely on the fact that it looks like a fun dog movie and as you may or may not know, we are dog people through and through.

According to the story and subsequent research we've done, the story of Marley is not a happy one. It is, but there comes a point in the movie (SPOILER) that they have to put the dog to sleep. Not to mention that the Screen Crave story also mentions a baby that doesn't have a heartbeat.

I honestly don't think I could watch this movie. I fell apart during I Am Legend, and I don't think that death scene was shot in a tearjerker way like I'm sure the one in Marley and Me is.

Plus, I don't want to be in a movie theater crying uncontrollably while trying to manage those damn movie theater stairs.

I Am Legend Is The Saddest Movie Ever

We watched I Am Legend this last weekend and it's now the saddest movie ever to me.

I had heard some warnings about the movie when it came out. About how the part with the dog is pretty rough. I had no idea that it was so bad!

One of my deep dark secrets has always been that the end of the movie Armageddon where Bruce Willis says goodbye to Liv Tyler always turns on the waterworks in me. I don't know what it is, but that scene just gets me every time. Maybe it's because I love Bruce Willis so much. Maybe it's because Liv Tyler can't act. Whatever it is, it makes me all soft and moist...around my eye sockets. Basically, it's my Beaches.

Until I Am Legend.

Seriously, if you have a dog you probably shouldn't watch this movie. I sat there enjoying the story and Will Smith's ripped physique...I mean acting chops. Then, out of no where a mannequin pops up in the street and Mr. Smiff was hanging upside down. I have no idea where the mannequin came from or who set the trap, but the end result was that his dog was infected with the disease.

If you haven't seen the movie, (by the way, spoiler alert) here's some background on the dog. It was his daughter's dog. His daughter and wife were killed in the helicopter he put them on to get them out of the city. That's all he has left is the dog. Plus, he's all alone except for the dog, which to him obviously represents his family, his friends, and pretty much the entire human race.

So, there I am, bawling like a baby while he snuffs the life out of his best friend. Rhea actually woke up to see what was wrong, but I couldn't pull it together to even tell her.

Yes, I'm a big pussy. Whatever!