DVD Review: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Released:  August 3, 2010

Running Time:  94 minutes

Twentieth Century Fox

ABOUT:

To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It’s a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor – and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the never-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves, Greg devises an endless series of can’t-miss schemes, all of which, of course, go awry. And he’s getting it all down on paper, via a diary – “it’s NOT a diary, it’s a journal!” Greg insists, preferring the less-sissyfied designation – filled with his opinions, thoughts, tales of family trials and tribulations, and (would-be) schoolyard triumphs. “One day when I’m famous,” writes Greg, “I’ll have better things to do than answer peoples’ stupid questions all day.” So was born the Wimpy Kid’s diary.

MY THOUGHTS:

Now I have not ready the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series, but you don’t need to have read it to appreciate the movie.  It is a comedy, of course, that deals with an underdog who keeps a journal (not a diary!) to get himself through the days at middle school.  It is a great movie to watch as we have all been there and survived middle school, this is an especially great movie to show kids that popularity is not the most important thing in the world.  The movie focuses on real friends and it was a lot funnier than I expected!  I think it would be a great family movie to watch, especially if you have boys as there are not a lot of movies geared to tween boys!

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