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16. I bought a copy of "Where the Red fern grows"

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 11:20 PM

Sep 2013

It said on the DVD that this was a "wonderful family movie" or something like that. I spent the whole movie pretty much bracing myself "I know something is gonna happen to those dogs. I know something bad is gonna happen to those dogs."

So when it happened, I was more ticked off than saddened.

Now I am reminded of "The chronicles of Thomas Covenant" by Stephen R. Donaldson. A series which has been lost in the annals of history. Six books in that and I read them all, but Donaldson kept having the bad guy slaughtering all these creatures. When all the Raynhyn were wiped out - which were these imperial horses, and the main character says "curse you Foul" (the bad guy's name is Lord Foul)

But every time he said that, I would think "Curse you, Donaldson".

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Does The Dog Die? [View all] Are_grits_groceries Sep 2013 OP

Wait, what? Scootaloo Sep 2013 #1

Artax gets resurrected at the end though. joshcryer Sep 2013 #2

Aha! Scootaloo Sep 2013 #3

Woah. Spoiler alert! aikoaiko Sep 2013 #11

I turned it off. polly7 Sep 2013 #4

Watch it, it's amazing. joshcryer Sep 2013 #5

No, I can't. polly7 Sep 2013 #6

So sorry to hear that. joshcryer Sep 2013 #7

i'm mesmerized by the two little movies you have running in your post n/t orleans Sep 2013 #8

No animals died Are_grits_groceries Sep 2013 #10

Aw...you changed it...i liked the two dogs with the arm around one n/t orleans Sep 2013 #13

Nor were any in the making of those movies. nolabear Sep 2013 #15

This is me get the red out Sep 2013 #9

The dog dies??? Great, just great. This is why I hate spoilers. Javaman Sep 2013 #12

I've stopped reading books for things like this, kiva Sep 2013 #14

I am still mad at Jimmy Carter for sending 100 mules to help the "warriors" in Afghanistan NCarolinawoman Sep 2013 #20

I bought a copy of "Where the Red fern grows" hfojvt Sep 2013 #16

That one was the worst XemaSab Sep 2013 #22

cats in horror or supernatural movies . never ends well Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #17

yes but rabid animals must be destroyed Jeffersons Ghost Sep 2013 #18

Remember the "Friends" episode when Phoebe walks in on the rest of the group watching "Old Yeller"? dflprincess Sep 2013 #19

Killing an animal (pet or otherwise) is so often a cheap exploitation of emotion Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #21

I couldn't make it through the dog scene in "The Thing". blogslut Sep 2013 #23

Then for fuck's sake, don't watch Game of Thrones Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #24