On a cold, windy, rainy, Saturday afternoon Sweetie, SuperPizzaBoy, and I met up with several of SPB’s school friends and their parents to see Diary of Wimpy Kid – Roderick Rules. (Kudos to Sweetie for putting together the get together!)
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Online Trailer
If you have never heard of the Diary of a Wimpy kid then you don’t know any pre-teenage boys. The movie is the second of a series based on books by Jeff Kinney. I haven’t read any of the books but SPB loves them. (They have sold 42 million copies!)
The book is about the trials and tribulations of seventh grader Gregg Hefley who contends with his older fiendish brother Rodrick and a bratty spoiled younger brother as well as a couple of unreasonable parents (including a dad who like most movie Dads is portrayed as a goofball, sniff).
I thought the movie was fun. It covered preteen infatuations, an off again-on again friendship with an older brother, hapless parents trying to maintain control, but featured mainly the constant embarrassment of the never never in between land of a seventh grader. I think the book resonates pretty well with both kids and parents.
Check out the website. Lots of information, fun, and games there. You can even wimp yourself. Here is the wimpy Yogi.
Nice legs, heh? And I took a little artistic license and gave myself some hair and shrunk my gut a little bit.
I give the movie a three out of five. SPB rates it an emphatic loud, yelling five out of five. Its a decent movie for both kids and parents.
Boo is interested in seeing this, too, so I’m glad to see your review (and that it is a decent movie for kids and parents)!
Sounds like a bit of fun. Don’t know any teen boys, though!!! I used to teach gr. 7/8. sigh Great review.
We have kids the right age in our family so I’ve heard of this one. The kids have read the books. They really enjoyed them.
I honestly gagged when he ate the pizza. Kinda like the booger in the first one. I have to look away or I heave.
Loved the movie. It’s hysterical!
My first and second grade boys want so much to read this book, so they check it out of the library and try to convince their parents to read it to them! I think some of them actually try to read it and one or two may actually be ABLE to read it. They are all buzzing about the movie. Glad to hear it’s not too terrible!
Yogi – that wimpy guy looks just like you! I’ve never heard of these books – my grands are a bit younger than SPB.
I watched the first movie in the plane (from France? can’t remember) and it actually made me laugh. Maybe I should give part II a try!