Releases: 27thSeptember 2012
Rating: PG
Duration: 94 minutes
Genre: Family
Starring: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron and Devon Bostick
Director: David Bowers (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules)
Reviewers: Jon E Clist & Brenya Beale
The Premise>> The oh-so-wimpy Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) gets himself into more mischief when he spends the summer working at a country club in this third installation of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. David Bowers returns to direct from a script by Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky.
The Review>> My 11 year old daughter loves the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and hence loves the films. So it goes without saying that I always get dragged along to see the films as they come out. I really didn’t enjoy the first in the series. Brenya did and so that kind of leads me to the conclusion that it worked for the target market regardless to what I thought. Of course the second one seemed to be majorly improved in its execution. When I say execution, I am talking about the fact that in the second one I didn’t desire to execute the director.
Here in the third installment, they have continued this improved style, which made it a pretty enjoyable viewing experience. But don’t take my opinion on it, here’s what Brenya had to say about it.
Plenty of laughs and it continues that flow that in deep within all of the films, Gregg is a selfish idiot and must learn a lesson on how to be in relationship with those around him without being such a brat. Of course the trouble he gets into by being that brat does lead to plenty of kid oriented laughs along the way.
The Verdict>> The kids will love it and the parents can catch a nap.
Some extra bits to know about the film and to look out for>> Though this will be the third installment to the film series, its title is taken from the fourth book of the book series as it will be based on both the third and fourth books, The Last Straw and Dog Days.
The boy scouts scene is featured in The Last Straw. Sweetie, the family dog, is introduced in this movie, and he was featured in Dog Days. These scenes show the combination of the two books.
Director Cameo (David Bowers): As Lil’ Cute writer Son. He can be seen when Greg and His Father are laying on the Bed in the Hotel room.
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