One such is Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, which shifts the focus of the burgeoning film franchise - based on Jeff Kinney's wildly popular books about seventh-grader Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) - from Greg's school life to his home. That makes some movies difficult to condemn, but also difficult to recommend.
But it's an inalienable right of parenthood to minimize your consumption of material that's utterly boring if you aren't 8 years old.
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With more diaries to come, this series will definitely gain greater popularity among the young readers.It's an inalienable right of childhood to appreciate a little formulaic entertainment without fun-killing adults telling you how formulaic it is. Despite the older brother not wanting to befriend his little brother initially, at the end of the day he is still always there for him and vice versa. Upon watching, you'll probably nod to yourself and say 'indeed, blood is thicker than water'.
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As the movie winds up, it continues to stir our interest and leads us to a less sighted side of the brothers which is dear and heart-warming to watch. Be it manipulating his little brother to achieve his motives, or embarrassing his little brother for his own pleasure, or even to passing on his little brother the "good" stuffs aren't these again, pretty relatable to everyone? Exactly, we're back to it again: relevancy of the movie is indeed the biggest selling point of the movie. Rodrick was more than an annoyance he showed the "older brother" side more this time. As suggested by the title, this movie is more focused on the brothers' relationship, a further development from the first movie of the series. They were incorporated seamlessly into the storyline and are both intriguing and eye-catching. Enjoy some simple and good humour! One of the important factors that helped to increase the entertainment value was the 2-D sketches. Even the adults cannot help but to laugh at the goofiness. In this case, they manage to dodge away from the potential pitfall as the jokes are pretty relatable to the children. One of the potential pitfalls of a family movie is having jokes that are too hard for children understand. Comparing it to other movies in the same league, this movie stands out with better humour. This time, the movie has a pretty tight storyline and gave the audiences some really great laugh! The content is largely humorous, whether it's the quirky behaviours of the kids, the older brother Rodrick or even the Heffley parents. There is great chemistry which makes it a joy to watch the development of the story. With the talented child actors, they make these characters come to life and really lovable. Even the older ones in the cinema could somewhat recall classmates who are fitting into these characters. What about the most beautiful girl in class that everyone just can't wait to get close to? Lastly, let's not forget the die-hard BFF who does everything with you and even go through a distasteful sleepover. And also the puny but talkative person that cannot wait to show off what he had accomplished with his wits, just like Chirag Gupta. There must be someone in school that somewhat resembles Fregley, the queer one that often disgusts everyone. Typically, the young readers can relate to the obligatory activities and school life of Greg and friends. As a result, Singaporeans are privileged to have "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules" released a week ahead of its official theatrical release in view of March school holidays. This is indicative of its positive reception, probably owing to the vast number of readers of the illustrated novel series of the same name. Following the release of the first movie in this series last year, it received some criticisms on the pace and the low sense of humour but still managed to pull off a profitable $500,000 at the local ticket box office. Then again, isn't it fun to have some great family fun once in a while at a movie like this? The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series is quite a big hit here in Singapore. Most adults do not have a high expectation for family movies like this, isn't it? After all, they are not those movies that contend for this award or that recognition.
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