Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Filled with a promising storyline and ridiculous 'kid' humor"Diary of a Wimpy Kid", a movie based on a best selling book by Jeff Kinney. (I suggest reading the books first since it will greatly help you understand everything in this film) If you are interested in getting the book, you can find it either in borders or barnes and nobles store, go to the kids section hehehe.

Here are some interesting remarks while waiting for the movie to start:

1. Suprisingly, alot of people came (both from different walks of life, parents and their kids, newly-weds, teens just want a wholesome-filled humor film, and like me, loners who just want to see the film just because it's interesting...

2. Not eating before going to a movie is a drag, seriously if people who want to watch movies alot (like me) and have a tight schedule, may i suggest to grab a bite before going in? (i should follow my OWN advice T_T) it's due to i spent $25 bucks on 2 pretzels, 1 lrg popcorn (which i didn't finish), and a large lemonade slushie (the only 1 I truly enjoyed throughout the film). I don't regret anything, but i sure wished i had eaten before it LOL

3. Film takes about 20-30 mins to start, but the actual movie lasts 1hr 40 mins, so it took me 2 hrs and so just to catch it oddly enough for a kids movie =D

Synopsis time!


Greg is a starting middle school student in a school he describes as "weird" and tries to survive all the catastrophies and problems that arise for a kid his age. He has a diary (the object of the topic) that tells how his life is laid out in a day-to-day basis. Enriched with kiddy humor, youthful yet witty remarks, and "cheesy" jokes ^_~ it will sure make you wonder: "Did my middle school years ever been this interesting!?"


Hmm going through the rating now.... Here are some positives:

1. Actors. Fresh look for the film, Except for a few that i know the faces, most of them are newcomers, or new to film but debuted from somewhere i suppose LOL i may not be too good in describing the actors, due to the age they are in (not really specific since all of them are waaaay younger than me, which makes me have a hard time describing their "on-screen" debut and stuff. Sorry! >_<

2. The actual book. If you have read the book like me, you will not have any questions why the book was a 5-star best selling book, and just watch the film if it does come up to the expectations :P

3. Trailer. Always grab's the eyes of the viewers to thinking that "this movie is might be worth watching" LOL @ "a butt is not cute, it's just a butt" xDDDDD

Neggy's coming up (negatives)

1. Short. Like the book, i felt that it was short due to i was actually enjoying it, so i wonder, it this comment really a neggy? LOL. But to stick to the seriousness of my review, i must say this movie felt a bit short.

2. Theme-sticking. I mean, if you did bother to buy/read the book, then you would figure: hmm... would Riley do this? Or will the "cheese" be as gruesome as they described in the book? I was just imagining and realized that some parts in the book they innovated a little and made it "film-like" taking away the cartoony feeling the book had given us to enjoy. Felt to me like it was slightly a different story from the actual thing i read, but still =)

3. Cinematography. I mean come on! i know it's a kids film, but i kinda missed some ingenuity in using some special effects. I mean, i think they lacked some cool stuff they could have actually tried..., but they still sticked to the genre which is ok i guess...

Final verdict: (IDK if you noticed, but its much shorter than my most XMR's due to my lack of sleep and all sorts of things that bother me, but nevertheless)

from my previous post, so you would know my baseline)
MAX stars = 5

1 - ingenuity and depth of plot/screenplay/storyline
1 - actors/actresses portrayal of roles
1 - cinematography (includes special effects and other cgi stuff)
1 - movie suited for the genre it was shown for (like e.g. comedy for comedy, action for action, etc.)
1 - personal score liking (comments added here if needed)

My XMR for "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" would be a 3.5 out of 5 . -0.5 getting a bit off from the book, -0.5 for cinematography (needed more special effects imho), and -0.5 for the shortness it felt when watching it. I enjoyed every part of it though ^_~