Laura_E Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I saw this advertised last night and thought it looked quite good, then today I googled it and read the true story behind the film and it had me in tears. I think it will be sadder than Marley and Me, so I best wait for it to come out on video to prevent the public humiliation of blubbing in the cinema! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greys mum Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Just watched the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_angel Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Im not watching it if its worse than Marley & Me. I was still sobbing for an hour after Id left the cinema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura_E Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Here is the Wikipedia link to the true story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D Be warned though- it is quite sad, but also a lovely example of a dogs loyalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 My deep dark secret is I must be the only person in the world to be totally unmoved by Marley and Me ( both the book and the film ) well actually one of two as Mark was equally unmoved This new film looks very intresting and I will watch out for it as an onboard movie later in the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 My deep dark secret is I must be the only person in the world to be totally unmoved by Marley and Me ( both the book and the film ) well actually one of two as Mark was equally unmoved It did nothing for me either , Hachiko looks promising though, just hope it won't result in a flood of Akita's being bought by unsuitable owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura_E Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 just hope it won't result in a flood of Akita's being bought by unsuitable owners. I thought that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safneo Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I will watch it and probably sob too. I cried bucket loads when reading Marley and me (having a dopey lab I related to most of it) but wasnt so emotional when watching the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ailsas mum Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 My deep dark secret is I must be the only person in the world to be totally unmoved by Marley and Me ( both the book and the film ) well actually one of two as Mark was equally unmoved I only read the book Marley and me and I couldn't believe the way that poor dog was treated, they even had that numpty MIlan in to help them with Marley, they also did the same with the pup they got after Marley died. The new film looks good and reminds me a bit of Greyfriars Bobby's story. Terri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nettie Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Ah Hachiko - over 25 years ago I lived in Shibuya and if ever we were meeting friends at the station we would meet at Hachiko's statue as did a lot of other people. The story also reminds me of another dog who lived at a crossing close to Bradford upon Avon, his master was killed at the crossing and after many failed attempts to rehome the dog, he always escaped and went back to the crossing he was left to live there. Someone had supplied a green fibre glass kennel which was place on the grass verge. He had a daily routine, breakfast at the local hospital and dinner at the pub - he actually spent a great deal of time at the pub but always went back to the crossing to sleep in his kennel. He had many people looking out for his welfare. This was in the mid 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 I lived at Bradford on Avon around the time of this dog, he was called Winston and was a golden Labrador. We saw him many times. There were many rumours about how he came to be there from the more common one that his owner died in a car accident there to the other that he was a failed gundog that kept running away from his wealthy landowner owner who eventually stopped trying to return him to his rightful home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kats n greys Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 I only read the book Marley and me and I couldn't believe the way that poor dog was treated, they even had that numpty MIlan in to help them with Marley, they also did the same with the pup they got after Marley died. The new film looks good and reminds me a bit of Greyfriars Bobby's story. Terri It's not just me then- thank heavens for that- I thought as owners they were appalling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ailsas mum Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 It's not just me then- thank heavens for that- I thought as owners they were appalling Your the first person that I've come across that feels the same way I do, I was starting to think that I had read a different book to everyone else. They should be ashamed of themselves for the things they did to that poor dog. Terri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura_E Posted April 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 I went to this today and started crying about two thirds into the film and didn't stop until it had finished. Although there was a lady at the end of our row that was literally sobbing, so that made me feel a bit better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacqui d Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I watched this film last night and sobbed like a baby,i already knew Hachiko's story and as im owned by a big fluffy Akita Inu i think it was quite a meaningful film for me and hubs said he now "gets it! with me and merly dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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