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Director: David Frankel
Rating: Rated PG for thematic material, some suggestive content and language.
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Main Cast: Owen Wilson as John Grogan, Jennifer Anniston as Jen Grogan, Eric Dane as Sebastian, 22 yellow labradors as Marley.

Based on the memoir of the same name, written by Josh Grogan, this book tells the story about a man and his dog. But it’s not just any other dog. This dog is “The World’s Worst Dog” according to John.

The movie begins with a newlywed couple, happy in love, starting their new life as a couple. A couple years later, both at the height of their career, John senses that Jen is contemplating motherhood. So his best friend, Sebastian suggests they get a dog for the time being.

Choosing Marley was easy but he was definitely what John and Jen call him, “The World’s Worst Dog”. Marley was unbelievably unruly, untrained, and in their words, “incorrigible”. He chewed anything he could find, ruined the walls and floors, afraid of thunder and ate like there was no tomorrow. As soon as they begin to start a family, they feel overwhelmed with it all.. including Marley.

This movie, despite a lot of bad reviews I’ve read, is a very realistic film that doesn’t need so much comedy (that’s what people complain most - not enough comedy). I feel the movie shows us the realistic side of how it is, settling down, starting a family and feel like the dream life you pictured is far from reach. Despite that, it shows you how John, Jen and Marley learn about love, growth, maturing and developing as a family.

I think it was a good movie and for those of you who would like a heart-warming family movie (no nudity or explicit language), you should give this movie a go. 7/10.

You might also be interested in the Marley and Me Original Soundtrack, Marley and Me book memoir, or Marley and Me Blu-Ray DVD.

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I’m sure most of you are very familiar with Rin On The Rox - the famous duo who shot to fame from doing cover songs in YouTube clips - in their bathroom. These best friends, Erin “Rin” Perey (left) and Roxanne “Rox” Ilano (right) are best friends who share a passion of music.

Rin, 20, and Rox, 21, both of Filipino descent (Rox is Filipino/German) got to know each other in 2004 and discovered they share a passion of music, which I believe, most Filipinos are born with. I think the learn to sing the moment they’re born. Instead of making the first cry.. I think they make their first melodious pitch or something. It’s in their genes. They have been best friends ever since.

Anyways, this duo shot to fame from their online fan base on YouTube and caught the eye of Ellen Degeneres. For those of you guys who love watching Ellen, you’d know how much she likes to showcase talents off of YouTube. So they caught Ellen’s attention, and now they are moving on to bigger and better things.

Since appearing in The Ellen Degeneres Show (singing in Ellen’s bathroom), Ellen has also given them a chance to go to the 2009 51st Grammy Awards, the 2009 81st Academy Awards as well as Sir Elton John’s 2009 Oscar Afterparty.

Both living now in California, they are coming out with a single “Torture” by A. Anderson, D. Deviller, S. Hosein, L. McMaster and S. Smith. It is produced by Sean Hosein & Dane Deviller for Bananatoons and Steve Smith & Anthony Anderson for SA TrackWorks. It will be released in Spring of 2009. A music video is also already on the works for their single.

For a while there, their YouTube account was suspended due to copyright infringement or something or other. Their fans have been signing a petition to get them back on YouTube and I don’t know whether that’s what worked.. but they’re back!

For those who don’t know them yet, check them out! Here’s Rin On The Rox singing Beyonce’s Halo!

For more by the duo, go on over to Rin On The Rox YouTube account. I wish all the best to Rin On The Rox!

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Yay! It’s Monday already!! Well, here in Malaysia, that is. So come Monday, that only means one thing.. Music Monday!

This particular Music Monday, I have a small game going on that can see you winning some 500 EC credits. All you have to do is guess the theme for my Music Monday this week. It’s a very simple theme, nothing too hard but you still need to know your stuff, anyways.

So all you need to do is guess the theme based on the 4 Music Monday picks spread throughout my 4 blogs. You don’t need to view them in a particular order, just watch, listen and guess! It’s that simple. So the rest of my blogs are over at My Sweet Escape, Never Enough Stuff and The Accidental Fashionista.

Very simple right?

If you guys don’t want to join in on the guessing game, then I hope you just have a good Monday and enjoy my song selections this week! Have a great week ahead!! Here’s Chris Cornell with Billie Jean..

Enjoy and good luck!!

Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave ONLY the actual post link here. You can grab this code at LJL Please note these links are STRICTLY for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.

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