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All teen and kid reviews for Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Age
8
Average rating based on 198 kid and teen reviews:
  • 49% say there are positive messages
  • 34% say there are positive role models
  • 29% say language is an issue
Teen, 15 years old
February 13, 2011
 
Only if you think butts are funny. Don't go see it if you're a fan of the books.
Ummm......it was okay. I expected it to be really good, but.....there were some major flaws. First, some scenes were DISGUSTING. Wow, really? You really need to show a brownish booger that stretches to be funny? The only people who are going to like this are stupid nine-year-old boys. I love the books, and this was a MAJOR disappointment.

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Teen, 16 years old
April 1, 2010
 
diary of a wimpy kid: best movie ever!!
i absolutely loooved this movie! i am 14 years old but took the kids i babysit to it.their mom said it was okay to go to a movie so when i asked them what movie they wanted to see they insisted on diary of a wimpy kid. i had never heared of it but from the first minute until the last it had all of us laughing our butts off! my favorite characters where rowly and rodrick. casey's (9) was fregly and anna's (7) was anjie. first off rowly is my absolute favorite because he is totaly clueless and always funny. his friend greg treats him like crap but it turns out okay in the end. rowly doesnt care what anyone says about anything, if he thinks its cool, hel do it. a perfect example is when they are safety guards or something. everyone else thinks its dumb but he does it anyways. i like rodrick because he is so real. he toaly reminds me of my older brother. telling me scary stories and such. i loved the part when he said dont go to devil worshiper woods and when they run in the woods the teenagers are like "heak no im not going in devil worshiper woods!!" fregly is really weird. he dressed as a unicor for halloween adn chased greg with a booger. enough said there. :) anyways i totaly recomend it to anyone and their child!!!! its so funny, but it has a lot of potty humor just a warning!

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Kid, 13 years old
March 19, 2010
 
No way should you let your 8 year old go to this!!!!!!!!!!!
Since 3rd grade ive read the books. i would totaly recromend the book to kids over ten because of the language. they say " Moron" and point to a kids who is a moron. i think the books teach kids words that should not be use. i would also recromend it for kids 10 and over becasue it is based on the life of a middle schooler. i would also beware that Greg and Rowley Hit on some older ladies and talk about relationships alot

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Kid, 12 years old
December 8, 2010
 
this movie is okay, but plenty of cartoonish stuff in here though, potty humor is included such as a student shows his friends "a secret freckle", peeing, sitting on toilets, and a baby child shows his tongue with food on it, some gross moments are seen like that, but the language is a bit potty also such as "stupid", "idiot", "jerk", "freakjob", "dumb", "tool", "clueless", "wimp", "freakin", "c--p", "oh my god!", rodrick has a magazine with sexy, hot woman in it, and manny shows it to his mom, and told mom on rodrick since his mom tells rodrick to tell him to apologize to all woman in magazine, which rodrick is grounded for, and some bullying content is seen also, and lots of wreckless students fighting all around the hallway in the beginning as such... well its only recommended for 8 years and older, since this movie made perfect sense from the book.

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Teen, 14 years old
December 8, 2010
 
this movie is okay, but plenty of cartoonish stuff in here though, potty humor is included such as a student shows his friends "a secret freckle", peeing, sitting on toilets, and a baby child shows his tongue with food on it, some gross moments are seen like that, but the language is a bit potty also such as "stupid", "idiot", "jerk", "freakjob", "dumb", "tool", "clueless", "wimp", "freakin", "c--p", "oh my god!", rodrick has a magazine with sexy, hot woman in it, and manny shows it to his mom, and told mom on rodrick since his mom tells rodrick to tell him to apologize to all woman in magazine, which rodrick is grounded for, and some bullying content is seen also, and lots of wreckless students fighting all around the hallway in the beginning as such... well its only recommended for 8 years and older, since this movie made perfect sense from the book.

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Kid, 11 years old
December 8, 2010
 
this movie is okay, but plenty of cartoonish stuff in here though, potty humor is included such as a student shows his friends "a secret freckle", peeing, sitting on toilets, and a baby child shows his tongue with food on it, some gross moments are seen like that, but the language is a bit potty also such as "stupid", "idiot", "jerk", "freakjob", "dumb", "tool", "clueless", "wimp", "freakin", "c--p", "oh my god!", rodrick has a magazine with sexy, hot woman in it, and manny shows it to his mom, and told mom on rodrick since his mom tells rodrick to tell him to apologize to all woman in magazine, which rodrick is grounded for, and some bullying content is seen also, and lots of wreckless students fighting all around the hallway in the beginning as such... well its only recommended for 8 years and older, since this movie made perfect sense from the book.

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Kid, 12 years old
March 22, 2010
 
if you liked the book, youll love the movie.
i loved it! it was way better than the 1st book. it had some violence though, like when rodrick tells greg that he will kill him. Greg has never been a good role model, not even in the books.

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Kid, 13 years old
April 12, 2010
 
Cute movie with nice humor
It was a nice movie. To be honest I expected this movie to be like Alvin and the Chipmunks(really bad humor), but it was very funny and fun. If you have read the Wimpy book series you would know that Greg isnt the nicest guy. In this movie its made him seem a lot meaner. You wouldnt want your kids to have Greg as role model, thats why there are of a few concerns on his behavior. If you want your kids to have Rowly as your kids model than thats great. Rowly showed many positive messages to kids. Fun movie. You should see it.

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Kid, 13 years old
October 31, 2010
 
perfect for anyone whos read the book
very funny, as good as the book

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Kid, 13 years old
September 18, 2010
 
Kids that are 10 and up can watch this mediocre movie.
I watched this movie a month ago and to be honest I didn't think it deserved as much hype as it did in the commercials. Another typical 20th Century Fox production. The book was really different from this movie, and I believe the book was better. In some scenes students working for the school newspaper (which in my school we can't do this) humiliate other students like the fight Greg had with the girl in wrestling class. Greg in this movie plays a really bad role model, acting like a jerk to his pre-mature friend, Rowley, saying that his mom is trying to get him killed in middle school and other nasty remarks. Greg gets a lesson taught to him when Rowley breaks his arm and gets the girls coo-ing over him. Greg throughout the rest of movie tries to get the girls to like him, making fake accidents or self-done pain. Other then that, the message at the end is fair.

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Teen, 16 years old
July 15, 2010
 
Story of middle school a GREAT interpretation from the book!
I caught this flick with my little sister on one of our "sister dates" and we both really liked it! It was basically the story of a kid named Greg who is entering middle school, and his journey through it, including trying to make his best friend Rowley "middle school ready". Through all this, he learns some important lessons, especially "It's our choices who make us who we are." This movie doesn't really have anything iffy in it, but I think a lot of younger kids wouldn't get some of the situations or funny parts in it. Another thing I really liked about DoaWK is that it was REALLY close to the book, and they interpreted it really well in my opinion. I'd recommend this as a great family movie for everyone, but especially tweens and younger teens. A must see!

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Kid, 12 years old
May 21, 2010
 
Violence (white): A gang of kids threaten Rowley and Greg, Greg throws kindergardeners into a muddy pit Sexual Content (green): Greg tries to get girls to like him. Language (green): crap, a gang member says "You're so freackin dead!"

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Teen, 15 years old
March 30, 2010
 
A Great movie that especially your tweens will love!
A great movie espcially for kids going in to middle school and tweens! I guarentee the whole family and your tweens or anyone will love this movie, and it is funny and has positive messages. There is a little mild sexual stuff and a little language issues. No cuss words, just crap and many insults like moron, wimp, etc. But this is great movie that i give 5 stars and say that is appropriate for ages 9 and up! The Whole Family will enjoy this awesome movie!

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Teen, 15 years old
April 13, 2011
 
Diary of an Arrogant Kid
This film was really pretty bad. I'm a big fan of the books, so when I heard about the film, I wa\s quite excited. Then I watched it. It's for very little kids, not ver funny, and kinda boring. And Greg's not wimpy like in the books. He's actually a bit unlikeable (I did put something slightly worse, but they said it was inappropriate?. Don't waste your time or your money.

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Teen, 14 years old
October 24, 2010
 
good but nothing like the book, woman in a bikini on a bike is seen and devil worshipers...!?

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Kid, 10 years old
June 18, 2010
 
Two Words:AWE-SOME!
This movie was great!.But violence (Like Bully's Pushing Greg Around)is an issue.Some sex included.Language like c**p and fre**in and consumerism like the Wii shown in the movie.But there are highlights which includes positive messages and good role models.Just see it!.If you like the book you love the movie.

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Kid, 8 years old
November 13, 2010
 
Terrible, scary, Intense Bullying.
This movie stinks the worst!! I was crying because it was so bad. It was too scary, the cheese touch was too gross and the teenagers were scary bullies. The last scene with the teenagers forcing the smaller kids to eat the old, moldy cheese was so intense, I had to leave the room. Thats when I started crying. I wish they never made this movie. I dont reccomend this movie for anyone. Skip it and pick something better. If I could rate it zero stars, I would. Its not worth scaring your kids over.

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Kid, 12 years old
June 29, 2010
 
weird!!!!!!!!

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Kid, 13 years old
May 22, 2010
 
Great movie
This movie was good and exciting but in one scene Greg urinates on his brother. I heard the word crap a few times and a teenager has a sex magazine.

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Teen, 14 years old
June 10, 2010
 
Nothing like the book
This movie was dumb and nothing like the book. they added lots of stuff in, and it wasn't funny like the book. It was just and endless barrage of gross body humor. Skip it. Expect plenty of rude humor and mild language.

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