Gregs Tagebuch – Von Idioten umzingelt! (2010)

Gregs Tagebuch – Von Idioten umzingelt!: Directed by Thor Freudenthal. With Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn. The adventures of a 12 year old who is fresh out of elementary and transitions to middle school, where he has to learn the consequences and responsibility to survive the year.

“We went to see the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie this past week with a number of adults and kids and I have to say that everyone absolutely loved this movie. There is something for everyone to relate to in this movie, young or old. It stays true to the book which was a concern all of us had before seeing the movie. However, you donu0026#39;t have to read the book to enjoy this movie. In addition, the adaptation from the book to u0026quot;silver screenu0026quot; was one of the better ones I have seen and the transformation captured the essence of the story intact. There were a few additional scenes added to the movie that werenu0026#39;t in the book, but they kept in step with the story and didnu0026#39;t detract at all from the enjoyment of the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe cast was all well picked. The main character of the movie, Greg Heffley (played wonderfully by Zachary Gordon) stayed true to the book and he was totally believable. Everyone felt that this kid actor, Zach Gordon, did a great job of bringing life to this complex character and transforming Greg Heffley from a cartoon stick figure in the books to a real live person, while maintaining all his idiosyncrasies. It was also fun to watch him as, at times, he has these great facial expressions. The beauty of the movie was the added sensitivity and emotionality that presented itself in the film that wasnu0026#39;t available to us in the novel.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn the movie, Greg led us on an emotional roller-coaster ride throughout the film: first we liked him, then we hated him, then we felt sorry for him, then we loved him. His relationship with his best friend Rowley along with its ups and downs (hey, just like real life) was great for kids to see. For adults, it would remind us of the u0026quot;realu0026quot; friendships we had (from simpler times) in those early Jr. High School years. Before computers we had real u0026quot;liveu0026quot; friendships and we really did go over to our friendsu0026#39; houses to u0026quot;playu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI did not find the movie u0026quot;triteu0026quot; u0026quot;predictableu0026quot;, or u0026quot;slowu0026quot;. The comedy was evenly paced and kept the attention of the audience throughout, including my kids. This is a very entertaining movie that can be enjoyed by adults as well as kids. If you want a fun, witty, wholesome, and relatable story that will both touch and entertain you at the same time, go see this movie, it wonu0026#39;t disappoint.”