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gm101Apr 5, 2011

While the movie suffered from the same problems as its predecessor (both needed to be closer to the books), it was still a good adaptation, and a very funny one too! I recommend it for any famiy wanting to have some good laughs!

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MariofanAug 23, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. OMG This was the BEST of the Wimpy Kid movies. It was HILARIOUS!!! I laughed 99% of the time. The storyline was great. The characters were awesome. The jokes were funny. And the talent show scene was the best movie ending of all time. DOAWK Rodrick Rules was awesome and you should definitely watch it!… Expand

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FuturedirectorApr 17, 2016

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules is still being as faithful to the bestseller as the first one, and conserves the same entertainment and thought-provoking ending as well, even if at the end you'd feel more doody jokes than a sleekness.

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jimmytancrediJun 25, 2011

The eternal fight between brothers is something that may never have the solution. After all, the older one teases with the youngest or the youngest suffering in the hands of the older one? What really matters is that one day they will see theThe eternal fight between brothers is something that may never have the solution. After all, the older one teases with the youngest or the youngest suffering in the hands of the older one? What really matters is that one day they will see the importance of real brothers. The second adaptation of the books/comics of Jeff Kinney, follows the same pace as the first, only takes a different focus. Instead of seeing how the friendship of children, now we see the relationship that Greg (Zachary Gordon) has with his brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick), by the way is very turbulent. The screenplay light and relaxed, serves for anyone to watch and have fun, even as a child movie content, but hindered by Greg at school or even at home are very identifiable, I mean, everyone has gone through something similar. The film depicts this relationship and family and friendship between older brothers and younger and all its ups and downs, as in the film is perhaps a little better to see. The script is simple even though some holes, and some things that leave the air ... Perhaps expectations for the next film, leaving more unanswered questions is always a danger, even more attentive to the eyes.… Expand

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filmtrashreviewJun 8, 2011

Far better then the original. The cheesy family friendly comedy in this sequel is refreshing and borderline shocking. A huge step up in family film! It's about as good as it is going to get and I don't understand why other reviewers aren'tFar better then the original. The cheesy family friendly comedy in this sequel is refreshing and borderline shocking. A huge step up in family film! It's about as good as it is going to get and I don't understand why other reviewers aren't understanding this.… Expand

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AkkharSep 1, 2011

Funny , Funny and still Funny....Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules is just like its first part ! they really held their merit . its was an amazing movie ! story was a little bit short but there was so many hilarious moment . Zachary isFunny , Funny and still Funny....Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules is just like its first part ! they really held their merit . its was an amazing movie ! story was a little bit short but there was so many hilarious moment . Zachary is really perfect for this role and Devon really did an amazing job and was so better then the last film ! also the whole family was awesome !… Expand

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robguy222Aug 29, 2011

love this movie! It was great. I love the movie so much. hope they make the third movie soon! They directors just make it really good. Everybody who works their made it great! Good job!

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JohnKristoferDec 25, 2014

A fun and entertaining movie for all ages.The movie still has problems just like in the first film but still delivers fun gags and hilarious moments that the whole family can enjoy!

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MonkiReviewsMay 22, 2017

Let me start by saying the books better. The characters are the same funny ones from the previous movie also. This is a good improvement from the first. I would say watch it.

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McJuggerThunderApr 15, 2017

Rodrick Rules is a major improvement in the Wimpy Kid series. It has good characters, a good plot and good humor and one more thing to know: Rodrick Rules!

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dumbledorkMar 27, 2011

Funny and entertaining for all ages. The critics can never give a movie like Diary of a Wimpy Kid a good review, because it would expose them as average, everyday people and not intellectually superior to the rest of us. Loded Diper rocks!

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BUTCHYPIEMar 25, 2011

Even funnier than the first Wimpy Kid. The filmmakers have brought Jeff Kinney's amazing books to the big screen, and it works. I went with an 8-year-old, a 22-year-old, and a forty-something; everyone of us belly laughed. It's a rareEven funnier than the first Wimpy Kid. The filmmakers have brought Jeff Kinney's amazing books to the big screen, and it works. I went with an 8-year-old, a 22-year-old, and a forty-something; everyone of us belly laughed. It's a rare comedy that can be funny to everyone. Also, want to add this movie trusts kids to be kids. It's not like those horrible Disney sitcoms with their fake, miniature adults. These are kids being kidsy, and it is awesome.… Expand

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heyitsmegrif4Dec 30, 2011

Although it is definitely not as good as the solid first one for me it is because the loss of Chloe Moretz, but it is hilarious and offers some great acting from the kids. I give this movie 62%.

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jacodoMar 26, 2011

this is a great family friendly movie.lots of funny parts so youll be laughing a whole lot while watching it it kept all the important parts from the book but changed them to make them funny.i could instantly reconize parts from the book sothis is a great family friendly movie.lots of funny parts so youll be laughing a whole lot while watching it it kept all the important parts from the book but changed them to make them funny.i could instantly reconize parts from the book so they get a A+ in translation from book to movie.humor A+.Acting was real good a A+ to me.
its a good movie to take a child of yours to see lots of good humor clean jokes nothing bad and its rated pg pefect for kids.if youre planning a family night in the next couple of weeks make sure you put seeing this movie in the plans.if you liked the first youll love this one.if you dont youll still probably like this one.its just great for families with kids.if your kids read the book and liked it they have got to see this book.Family friendlyness a A+ from me.

IN conclusion if you have kids love the book series and espically loved this one theyll love this movie.its a great family movie… Expand

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ShiiraApr 17, 2011

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So what changed between the sixth and seventh grade? Gupta(Karan Brar) must be wondering. Over the summer, the diminutive, yet outspoken and exceedingly confident Indian kid moved back to the motherland, "the jewel of Southeast Asia", supposedly for good, but now he's back stateside, attending the same middle school as Greg Heffley(Zachary Gordon), only to receive the cold shoulder from his once cherished friend. Was it something he said? At the roller rink, the last time Gupta saw the old gang before the start of the new semester, he and his nerdy friends, as usual, forming a united front of losers, found themselves on the outside looking in, watching the popular kids having fun, while they kept themselves company, trying desperately to look cool. (Memo to Greg: Don't come with your parents.) Perhaps the wimpy kid thinks that by ostracizing Gupta, his social circle will move up the ladder of high school society, determining that their association with a foreigner was holding them back from making inroads with the cheerleaders and the jocks. If popularity means so much to Greg, then the wimpy kid needs to be far more scrupulous and cutthroat than that. Hanging around Rowley(Robert Capron) seems far more disadvantageous to his goal of widespread junior high societal acceptance. In the original "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", Rowley, who is, to put it kindly, a tad on the big-boned side(Fregley, played by Grayson Russell is worse, the scraggly kid looks like he doesn't wash), rides around the neighborhood on a girl's bike, complete with pink tassels, and shows up to class dressed in traditional Guatemalan peasant clothing, featuring a serape, which when translated into English, means "girl repellent". In "Rodrick Rules", an adaptation of the fourth title in the popular children's literature series by Jeff Kinney, Rowley is guileless as ever, this time bringing his love of magic tricks into the open, the school hallway, of all places, where he asks Greg to be his assistant for the talent show. The wimpy kid flat out rejects his friend's offer, which normally would be the prudent choice, but in Kinney's filmic universe, individual expression is lauded, not ridiculed, best exemplified when Rowley gets away with bringing his mother to a formal dance in the first film. Undeservedly, Greg is part of a well-received act, reluctantly collaborating on the magic presentation with Rowley, who never finds out that the wimpy kid was in actuality, supporting his older brother, not him. Greg is no Napoleon Dynamite(Jon Heder), who in the Jared Hess indie sensation, goes the whole nine yards to help Pedro win the election by tripping the nerd fantastic, in possibly the best dance sequence since John Travolta took to the disco floor in John Badham's "Saturday Night Fever". Pedro's ethnicity is never becomes an issue with Napoleon. He's true blue. Greg, on the other hand, in a shockingly nefarious move, coordinates a school-wide prank on Gupta, in which the entire student body conspires to pretend that the olive-skinned seventh grader is invisible. In the cafeteria, Greg scores a cheap easy laugh at Gupta's expense. It's a gutsy move on the filmmaker's part to present a flawed hero, but the Indian boy's expulsion from his peer group borders on mean-spiritedness. Because of India's caste system, to Gupta, being thought of as invisible must hurt real bad, because it bears the connotation of being "an untouchable", somebody who hails from the Harijan class, a group who stands outside the system. In essence, using the public school hierarchy for the purpose of an analogy, Greg casts the Indian from the middle school untouchables: the nerds. And where does that leave him? Alone.… Expand

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xXAnthonyXxMar 25, 2011

I saw it earlier and I must say, I've waited a long time, and it was totally worth the wait. I'm glad the movie is in the 50s ratings, and not the 40s or 30s, it would be awesome if it made it to the 60s or 70s but, I doubt that. It's a goodI saw it earlier and I must say, I've waited a long time, and it was totally worth the wait. I'm glad the movie is in the 50s ratings, and not the 40s or 30s, it would be awesome if it made it to the 60s or 70s but, I doubt that. It's a good and funny movie, and worth a check.… Expand

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RyanLopezDec 15, 2011

This one is way better than the original, its funnier and better acting and a better plot, Rodrick is really funny, Greg is a better actor in this movie by a longshot- CAN'T WAIT FOR DOG DAYS

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ZegilgameshDec 28, 2012

This movie doesn't effectively capture the dry wit of the books or the ups and downs of preteen life. What i does capture is a person with a bloody nose sneezing all over the audience.

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robertoiglesiasMar 16, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rodrick Rules brings back even more good humor to the series! A great improvement over the series and a hilarious character more developed: Rodrick.… Expand

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TheQuietGamerAug 3, 2011

I loved the first and I love this one just as much, it's funny and a movie the whole family can enjoy, I've never read the books so I can't tell you if it's as good, but it still is highly enjoyable.