http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/01/05/spoiler_alert Comments On: THE DOG DIES. by Lindy West en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by RonK, Seattle]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:51:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by amy]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:51:57 -0800 The Stranger
I feel bad for people who thought this would be a happy family movie -- why did they open it on Xmas Day instead of Yom Kippur or Good Friday?


Posted by Mommy and me have chemotherapy]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:49:12 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Greg]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:25:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by NapoleonXIV]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:22:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Julie in Chicago]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:58:27 -0800 The Stranger
Yes!

Gawd, shit like this gives me hope for my species.
Posted by violet_dagrinder]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:41:04 -0800 The Stranger
@9: If I made a family movie called "Mommy and Me" how would you expect it to end? In a hospice?
Posted by No. 9: Get real]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:29:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by tank]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:40:24 -0800 The Stranger
please!!?!?!?!?!?
Posted by birdy num num]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:22:19 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Joh]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:07:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Simac]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:02:56 -0800 The Stranger
there's been a lot of these. some were painted before the movie was even released.
Posted by fith]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:57:19 -0800 The Stranger
Jesus I wouldn't be so offended about this movie if they weren't obsessively marketing it to little kids. Look, I'm sure my 7 year old is going to face a fuck load of death (as a matter of fact his Aquasaur died recently) so I don't need some stupid movie that looks like it is all heart warming and cute and feel good about an awesome dog to have to end in the dog's death just to teach him a lesson he'll learn soon enough on his own.

Yeah, I get it not all movies have to end happily, and that would have been just fine for this movie too if they hadn't marketed it the way they did. If you didn't know the story you would be totally surprised that it ends the way it does based on the happy go lucky marketing of it (and frankly the choice of actors is part of this too.)
Posted by PopTart]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:48:04 -0800 The Stranger back.
Posted by NapoleonXIV]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:46:55 -0800 The Stranger Posted by David]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:41:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by It's Nick Nolte!]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:29:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by @]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:20:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by COMTE]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:05:12 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ellarosa]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:01:32 -0800 The Stranger Posted by scharrera]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:55:06 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Julie in Chicago]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:54:54 -0800 The Stranger
I was at the U Village QFC on Saturday and my checker was all butt-hurt that the dog dies at the end. It took all my effort to not yell "DON'T BREED, SIR." He thought it was a kids' movie, and then the dog died at the end.

Dogs die. So do cats and people. Deal with it.
Posted by Jessica]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:53:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by AJ]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:51:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Abby]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:49:56 -0800 The Stranger