John Grogan Marley and Me Ending Spoiler Alert
We had looked forward to seeing John Grogan’s “Marley and Me” movie, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, ever since we heard the news that Marley and Me would be showing on December 25th, Christmas Day.
Seeing a movie in a theater is a tradition for us on Christmas Day, but unfortunately, some low-life’s in Los Angeles thought it would entertaining and cute to ruin the Marley and Me ending for many moviegoers by defacing bus station banners and highway billboards with what happens at the end of the Marley & Me movie.
Having enjoyed reading the Marley and Me book, Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog
The yellow lab named Marley is described on Marley and Me Wiki as being somewhat high strung, boisterous, strong, powerful, endlessly hungry, eager to be active, often destructive of property and a somewhat uncontrolled dog. The story of Marley is a must read and/or a must-see movie.
Marley and Me is an endearing story, and if you haven’t yet read the Marley & Me book
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awww Lin … now you’ve just ruined it with that second picture, for those of us who haven’t read the book.
Seriously though, it does look like a good movie, judging just by the previews. Won’t be the next one I see at the theater though. My son and his friend want to see Valkerie … and when a 16 year old shows even the slightest interest in something historical, I gotta jump quick to encourage it … so that’s where I’ll be tomorrow.
Hope you had a great Christmas,
Todd
Hi Todd, the Marley and Me book is a favorite of mine as I never go without a good book to read. The movie is cute and entertaining, but since I always read the book before seeing the movie I’m able to fill in the blanks of what nearly every movie leaves out of the book. You and your family will enjoy the movie for sure.
Let’s hope all the dogs die at the end of Hotel for Dogs too. Why in the crap would you release a comedy geared tword kids on Christmas day? I’m glad the vandals ruined it, at least someone is trying to prevent theaters full of crying kids.
Hi Clark,
I don’t see anything wrong with the theaters releasing a movie geared towards children on Christmas Day at all. It’s up to the parents to decide whether or not to take their kids to the theater on Christmas day or any other day.
We have often chosen Christmas Day to go to the theater, but we don’t typically choose a movie where very young children would be expected at the time we choose to go, crying kids or not.
No, I have no problem going to see a movie on Christmas Day. In fact, it’s a perfect day to do to the movies. The problem I have with this movie is that is was advertised as a kids movie. The trailer ran at the beginning of every kids movie me and my daughter have watched for the last 6 months. This is not a kids movie. Not at all. It is PG, but there are sexual situations, cursing and generally lude humor. This stuff doesn’t bother me at all, but not quite ready to expose my 8 year old to it. So you have this movie, that has been marketed as a family movie, coming out on Christmas Day, that in fact is not for kids and the dog dies at the end. Thats my issue.
I thought the ending came out of left field since I had not read the book and I was upset that children were shown not once but 3 times the chemicals being put into the dog to put it to sleep. Death comes to us all but explain that one. With the loss of our family pet after 15 1/2 years it hit a nerve with my wife and left lots of tears in the theater for many. I also agree that opening on christmas day and having lots of young children who don’t understand was a little much.
Hi Clark, I completely understand your points. Movie ratings aren’t what they used to be, and oftentimes “movies for kids” have a rating that shocks me personally. Personally, I never rely on any movie rating when it comes to whether or not to take my kids to a movie. I always would see the movie first, without my kids there, and then decide whether it was appropriate for MY children to see or not.
I definitely understand your concerns with this movie.
Hi Dan, having just recently lost our own dog after many years of loving him, any movie that shows animals dying in one way or another is pretty tough to deal with, and I’m an adult. I can’t even imagine how hard it must be for some children to learn about all that on a “kids” movie. There must be a better way of rating these movies so parents know well in advance what the criteria is of any rating system in order to make an educated and informed choice for their own children.
You’re a wise woman, Lin. We cannot judge the movie quality only based on the movie rating.
I personally think that this Marley and Me is awesome…
moviemom.com
That’s where I go for some clue about the movies my kids want to see. Generally speaking, however, I am constantly surprised by the material in movies targeted to kids, and my husband and I are pretty strict. Our son just saw the TV sanitized version of “Talladega Nights”, and he’s 12. His friends saw the movie version when it came out, and we had to be the “mean parents” who wouldn’t cave to pressure.
Our daughter is six. I wouldn’t subject her to the ending of Marley and Me. I try to avoid situations that will make my kids sad, personally!
Hi Julie, I hadn’t heard of moviemom before, so I appreciate the heads up about that site.