Another Night Out

As soon as I heard they were making one of my favorite books into a movie, you knew I'd have to go see Marley & Me in the theater.
This trip was a lot less eventful than the last time, maybe because we decided to eat in the food court, instead of a restaurant, and because no one was in the theater when we got there.
When we walked in the ticket taker told us we needed 3D glasses, Mrs. Poop and I were shocked, and a little scared to see Marley in 3D. Turns out the guy was just confused because "My Bloody Valentine 3D" was playing the same theater.

While I really enjoyed the movie, it didn't come close to comparing to the book. There just wasn't enough time to show everything Marley did wrong so a lot of events were combined or edited slightly or completely removed.
Also, because they paid so much to get Jennifer Aniston in the movie, they greatly expanded her part, giving her lines that were actually said by John, not Jenny.
And the book was a lot more centered around Marley, while the movie focused much more on John and Jenny.

But there was one advantage the movie had over the book. Seeing the dog's mischief with your eyes (as opposed to your mind's eye) did make it a little more laugh-out-loud funny (as opposed to smile and quiet chuckle funny).

And as the movie ended and Marley's demise was being depicted, seeing an old slow dog deteriorate on the big screen really pulled at your heart strings.

When the movie ended there wasn't a dry eye in the house, including mine.

And as we walked out, tears still in our eyes, the people waiting to get into the theater seemed shocked. They exchanged glances that seemed to say "I had no idea My Bloody Valentine" was so sad.