Natey & Katy: At the Movies
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Natey & Katy: At the Movies
Presley’s Legacy & Venom: A Dance with Loss and Redemption
Can the bond with a pet transcend even the deepest life challenges? Presley, my beloved pug, was more than just a companion; he was my anchor during a series of turbulent life events, from a broken engagement to battling depression. In this heartfelt tribute, I open the doors to my personal journey with Presley, sharing the joy and comfort he brought into my life and the lingering guilt I feel for not being there in his final moments. Through this tribute, I hope to illuminate the profound and often unspoken impact pets have on our lives, providing unconditional love and companionship when we need it most.
Switching gears, I give an honest critique of "Venom: The Last Dance," a film that left me underwhelmed and yearning for more. With a rating of just one out of six stars, I dissect its lackluster storyline and performances, highlighting key areas where the film missed its mark. I also touch upon the broader significance of pets in our lives, underscoring the importance of responsible pet ownership and echoing Bob Barker's timeless advice. This episode serves as an emotional rollercoaster, blending personal storytelling with candid film analysis, all while celebrating the irreplaceable role our furry friends play in our lives.
Okay, I got the baby. I got the baby. I'm loading the baby. Merry Christmas and happy birthday. Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me right now? Are you kidding me? I can't. Are you kidding me? I want you to meet Presley. Well, we don't know his name. He's been to the vet and he's got his shots. We think Presley. We don't know. You're going to name him. I'm about to. You're going to name him? Uh-huh, you're going to name him. But when they took him to the vet that all their pugs that they had listed name were pugs yeah, hey, everybody, it is me nady from nady and katie at the movies. As you can already tell, this is You're going to have to travel with a tail.
Speaker 1:Puppy received my dog, presley, who was a pug. I say was because he passed away on October 30th 2024. He was 15 years old. As I stated before, he had been dealing with a lot of issues health issues with his eyes, and I had just recently found out that he had a collapsed a severe collapsed trachea, and so he had been through a lot. Uh, you may have heard him in some past episodes coughing in the background. That's just the way he was as an old dog.
Speaker 1:I wanted to take this episode to dedicate it to him. I will be doing a very brief movie review, because that is what this show is all about, but I wanted to take the beginning of this episode just to tell his story, tell the story of me and Presley and where we started and where it ended. So I lived in Florida. I went to college, I had gotten engaged to someone while in Florida and we were going to surprise her with a dog of her own. And the beginning of that video, which I didn't play, it's actually me coming into my parents' house with this dog that we were going to surprise her with. And then the joke was on me that my family was actually surprising me with a dog of my own, presley. And what started? There was just 15 years of having a best friend with me through some of the toughest times in my life Me and this person in Florida. Obviously we did not get married and when we broke off the engagement, presley was there.
Speaker 1:I went into what I consider a deep depression. There were moments where I didn't know what was going to happen with my life. I didn't know what I was supposed to be doing and if he hadn't been there. I honestly don't know what I would have done with myself. So I moved back home.
Speaker 1:My family was amazing with him. They. They took care of him when I couldn't. They looked after him when I would go away my sisters I gotta give so much thanks and appreciation to my sisters for taking such good care of him, him giving him the care that he needed. When he passed away, I was not with him. I was teaching, I was at work but he wasn't even at my house. He was at my parents' house. He passed away in my parents' house because I had left him with my sisters due to um vet visits and me not being able to take him to those.
Speaker 1:But the hardest part about all of this is that I've been beating myself up over it. There are moments where I felt like I basically abandoned him and left him to die, and so I'm just dealing with a lot right now with him, with his death and, if you can't tell, I'm not feeling that well either. So I'm dealing with that and it's just been a rough week for me and I, just like I said, I just wanted to take this episode to share my love for my dog, and some people may be listening to this and they might be thinking Nathan, it's just a dog, a dog. This dog had, like I said before, had been with me through a broken engagement, through a deep depression, through not knowing what I was going to be doing next, from moving back home with uncertainty of what I was going to be doing with my life, with moving back in with my parents, getting my first apartment in Fayetteville, getting my first real job. He was with me through everything, and so he was very important to me, and I honestly wish I had showed him more of how important he was to me. And so, presley I know you're probably not listening to this because, number one, you're a dog and even if you were alive you wouldn't be able to understand half of what I'm saying but also because you're no longer with us, know that I loved you and I'm sorry that I didn't do a better job at showing you that. And so, with that, here is a clip from the movie that I will be briefly reviewing today see nice, we'll see. Surprise I love. Oh, I unfortunately went to go see Venom, the Last Dance.
Speaker 1:Let me start off by saying I didn't like any of the Venom movies. I was one of those people who thought it was pointless to make Spider-Man villain movies without Spider-Man in them. I kind of liked Morbius. I know a lot of people didn't. Spider-man in them I kind of liked Morbius. I know a lot of people didn't. I'm looking forward to Kraven, even though he doesn't have the accent that Kraven is supposed to have. But Venom for some reason I never got the hype about it. It did really well the first time. The second time got a lot of critiques rightfully so, and this one's getting a bunch of critiques rightfully so. So let me just say I did not like this movie. I felt like Tom Hardy was doing an Andy Samberg impression of Mark Wahlberg, just with his acting and his line delivery. Obviously he somewhat cared about the character, I guess, but it didn't seem like he wanted to be there half the time. And there's this big battle at the end that I guess you're supposed to care about and I didn't. This movie was just a hot mess. I'm glad this is the last one. Obviously they're hinting that Venom will show up in future Marvel movies Hopefully not Tom Hardy's version.
Speaker 1:If you're listening to this and you liked the Venom movies, congratulations. I didn't. I'm gonna give venom the last dance, a horrible one out of six stars. I didn't like it. So that is my quick, brief review of venom, the last dance. Thank you for listening to my story about my dog. Again, I loved him more than I showed him, and dogs are important. Pets are important. Love your pets and, as Bob Barker would say, don't forget to get them spayed and neutered often. Thank you.
