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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Watch the trailer, then stay home
One word: Disappointing. And I mean disappointing. If you're a big fan of the books, do not see this god-awful adaptation of of the bestselling book. ALL the funny parts are shown in the trailers, and the rubbish in the in the multiplex. It's watchable, but not even close to the sequel. It had it's moments, but it can't be qualified as a good adaptation of the book. Highly overrated. But here's the thing: if you hate this movie, you're gonna LOVE the sequel. Don't watch this unless you have kids!!! Rodrick Rules is a much better movie that changes the book for a good reason. This one, does it the wrong way. There's no focus on anyone except for Greg and Rowley, another problem addressed in the sequel. In a word, this movie is BAD.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
Better than the original..........
Being a big fan of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, I went in to the cinema ready for a blast. I got a blast.... a bad one. With it's lame jokes and terrible dialog, I was let down by the the sheer awfulness of the big-screen adaptation. Then, the sequel SOMEHOW came. " Oh dear god," I thought to myself. A sequel? I looked up the trailer, and I was blown away..... in a VERY good way. I had to see this. Off to the multiplex I went. And when Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules started up on the screen, my respect for 20th Century Fox was restored. Where do I begin? With the viral video of Rowley singing "Tic Tok" by Ke$ha, and Rodrick continuously torturing Greg, I just laughed, laughed like a hyena. It was far better than than it's father, and the book was changed for a purpose. I loved it.
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The worst of the trilogy......... IT'S GREAT!!!!
This is my first review on IMDb. Let me start by saying that SPIDERMAN 3 is a great movie. It's not the Godfather, I admit, but it's still great and entertaining, and the haters need to shut up. I'll address the hate geared towards this movie, right now.
1. Venom.
With all the hype geared towards this movie because of Venom, Spidey fans looked forward to it immensely. But for some reason, they only hated this movie because of VENOM. Venom got enough screen time for an amazing final battle, and it fit in with the GREAT plot for this movie. Topher Grace worked out for ten months to play Venom, and made a great Eddie Brock. He was small?! Venom was the villain that almost killed Spiderman in the trilogy. Venom was more realistic than a full CG Venom would have.BAM!!! Ignorance.... HEADSHOT!!!
2. The EMO PETE Sequence.
Seriously?!! A five minute sequence made for comic relief, in a 2 hour 13 minute movie, can't possibly be a reason to hate this movie. It was freakin' hilarious. BOOM!!! Ignorance... Headshot!!!
3. New Goblin.
OK. Final hate reason. The New Goblin was Harry Osborne, as you know. And WHY is the COSTUME a reason to hate the New Goblin? The old costume would have looked corny as hell in this movie. He looked COOL. And just like Venom, the whole amnesia thing fit in with the plot brilliantly. BAOOOM!!!! IGNORANCE HEADSHOT!!!!!
In short, Spiderman 3 isn't as good as the first two, but it's a great special effects masterpiece. Truly enjoyable.