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[Croatoan]

I wasn't prepared gaf. I mean, I had of a feeling something would happen to the dog but, jesus, I never expected it to be like that.

The poor puppy was dying and it still wanted to be close to John (which is realistically what a dog would do). To be honest, I generally stay level headed through movies but, the reaction after seeing the trail of blood were the puppy draged its broken body to be close to him was startling.

Like sadness and anger rolled into one. Hell of a good movie though.

My wife and I are dog owners and we treat our pups as family members, so maybe that's why that scene effected me so much.

Are their any other times the death of an animal has effected toy in movies?

 

[FuriousOne]

I Am Legend.

 

[Broken Joystick]

I Am Legend.
I fucking wept.

 

[Lexad]

I didn't care about the dog, I was shocked, but not emotionally tugged by that (and I am a dog owner). Watching his wife die wrecked me at the beginning.

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

yeah, the beginning of John Wick is heartbreaking. I just think "what if that was my cat?"

Too bad the rest of the movie is so mediocre

 

[jetjevons]

One dead puppy = dozens upon dozens of headshots.

Like rolling thunder. Phenomenal action choreography.

Felt good.

 

[Croatoan]

One dead puppy = dozens upon dozens of headshots.

Felt good.

Lol, rightious redemption!

 

[squidyj]

oh fuck man, you killed my dog, might as well murder EVERYBODY.

what a fucking narcissist John Wick was.

 

[Croatoan]

oh fuck man, you killed my dog, might as well murder EVERYBODY.

what a fucking narcissist John Wick was.

I think it was supposed to be a "straw that broke the camel's back" sort of thing. Esspecially since it was from his wife.

 

[jetjevons]

oh fuck man, you killed my dog, might as well murder EVERYBODY.

what a fucking narcissist John Wick was.

To be fair they also

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sent a team of like twelve assassins to his house to murder him.

 

[Wag]

 

[Choomp]

Yeah. Saw that dog and left the theater, way too cute to survive, came back a bit too early though

 

[Siegcram]

oh fuck man, you killed my dog, might as well murder EVERYBODY.

what a fucking narcissist John Wick was.

I don't think you know what a narcissist is.

 

[The Cowboy]

I don't blame Mr Wick, it was a cute puppy - plus you kill a mans dog you best be prepared for the hit man treatment (not really, but maybe at least some broken bones ).

 

[RadioJoNES64]

https://www.doesthedogdie.com/

Might be for you.

 

[Currygan]

hate this shit, it destroys me as well. In John Wick's case, the overall mediocrity made me forget about it right away

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

I thought the first 30 seconds of House of Cards (US version) was worse.

I know it's not a movie, but I was reminded about that scene.

 

[teruterubozu]

The whole dog thing was one of Keanu's strongest performances in his career, I thought.

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

Honestly Alien would have been RUINED for me if Ripley didn't go back for her orange cat Jones. The fact that she

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managed to rescue him

with that monstrous creature roaming around.

The bravery. The courage.

 

[Lothars]

oh fuck man, you killed my dog, might as well murder EVERYBODY.
what a fucking narcissist John Wick was.

I really don't think you know what Narcissist mean but he's definitely not one.

 

[Beastdrowski]

Yeah, I can't deal with the deaths dogs in movies or tv.

Even if the dog doesn't die and is just sad like in that one scene in Air Bud devastates me.

 

[ChubbyHuggs]

To be fair, they did break into his house, kick the shit out of him, kill the dog his dead wife gave him and then stole his car. To add onto that they send a hit squad after him. Then he racked up the body count.

 

[Biff]

I feel like I watched a different version than GAF. I saw it in theatres too.

Found it to be incredibly mediocre, with wretched writing equalled only by Keanu's acting. The dog scene was such a cheap, ineffective tug at the heartstrings.

I like Keanu and I want him to be successful just like the rest of the internet seemingly does, but this was a z-tier movie, friends.

 

[Ninhead]

I'm pretty sure they dragged the dog in front of his face, so it was the first thing he saw when he came to.

 

[Xe4]

Spoilers for the end of a British animated movie (can't really say what one without giving it away)

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The Plague Dogs

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I don't feel no pain no more...

 

[squidyj]

I feel like I watched a different version than GAF. I saw it in theatres too.

Found it to be incredibly mediocre, with wretched writing equalled only by Keanu's acting. The dog scene was such a cheap, ineffective tug at the heartstrings.

I like Keanu and I want him to be successful just like the rest of the internet seemingly does, but this was a z-tier movie, friends.

I thought the action scenes were well done but the Keanu character was basically an absolute fucking monster.

 

[Lyte Edge]

This hit me pretty hard, too. I still think about that death scene sometimes.

What made this even worse was finding out that three dogs died during the making of the movie. They didn't take care of them properly.

 

[Wereroku]

I thought the action scenes were well done but the Keanu character was basically an absolute fucking monster.

I think that was the point. He got out for his wife but his true nature was only slightly buried. He was a monster and acknowledges it in the movie.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

 

[Askherserenity]

Any scene from a movie or game that has an animal getting hurt in any way absolutely kills me. I almost stopped watching John Wick because of it...but I fucking knew Keanu wasn't going to let that shit stand. I'm glad I stuck around. Especially for that last scene <3

 

[teruterubozu]

This hit me pretty hard, too. I still think about that death scene sometimes.

What made this even worse was finding out that three dogs died during the making of the movie. They didn't take care of them properly.

WTF? That's fucked up. Now I hate this movie.

 

[Ikuu]

WTF? That's fucked up. Now I hate this movie.

Yea they actually killed the dog in each take, fortunately it only took them three goes.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

WTF? That's fucked up. Now I hate this movie.

Face Palm

 

[ScottSullivan]

That scene of him using the sledgehammer on the cement was intense

 

[teruterubozu]

Yea they actually killed the dog in each take, fortunately it only took them three goes.

Oh OK he's joking (I think?). I thought he meant 3 dogs died from neglect while shooting the movie, improper care, etc.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Oh OK he's joking (I think?). I thought he meant 3 dogs died from neglect while shooting the movie, improper care, etc.

If that had happened, they would have been shut down like Luck was on HBO.

 

[JDSN]

I like how midway through the movie they reveal that John was always gonna turn out this way even if Theon didnt mess with him, he always had that bloodlust on him and his wife was the only thing that controlled him. He had an excuse to get back to the game and he took it, the dog meant little to him, which is why it was simply replaced.

 

[FootballFan]

Awesome movie.

People that think he went out killing everyone solely because of the dog really weren't paying attention..

 

[itwasTuesday]

Pro dog movie = Daylight. With Sly and Viggo.

 

[mike23]

This hit me pretty hard, too. I still think about that death scene sometimes.

What made this even worse was finding out that three dogs died during the making of the movie. They didn't take care of them properly.

[citation needed]

 

[Zeuanimals]

Like others have said, I Am Legend. I have mixed feelings towards it because it deviated so far from the book, but it's still a good movie and that scene broke me. My oldest dog's name is Sam too, but he's a boy.

Marley and Me hit me pretty hard because all of my dogs are pretty old and they're getting close to that point They're also all disobedient because I sucked at training them when I was a kid but I love them anyway.

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And of course, Hachi. Futurama did a tribute episode to Hachi with an equally heart wrenching episode in Jurassic Bark.

WTF? That's fucked up. Now I hate this movie.

It's fake. There would've been a shitstorm by animal rights activists and Keanu doesn't seem the type that would've supported a film that did that or let that happen.

 

[teruterubozu]

Hachi is the ultimate dog death depression movie. Fuck Hachi, damnit!!!

 

[G.O.O.]

ending spoilers

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I love to think that the ending makes the whole movie about the dog.

"They killed his dog, so he slaughtered them and adopted another dog"

 

[Bronetta]

The intro wrecked me. A well done scene can easily get me emotional. Felt so bad for John Wick after his wife and dog died but he went on to absolutely wreck shit.