So, everyone knows that there have been three Wimpy Kid movies based on the books. And I liked them a lot, because they came out when I was younger and I was reading the books for the first time.
But, turns out a movie based on The Long Haul is coming out, with an entirely recasted cast. So, what are your thoughts?
(This is mostly meant to be a discussion for The Long Haul, but I’ve just decided to make it a full Wimpy Kid topic.)
I think I watched the first one a while back, and thought it was okay because I liked the books. Although if I think a movie is “okay”, if I watched it now, I’d say otherwise.
I probably won’t see The Long Haul. I might at a second-run theater, or on Netflix, but that’s it.
I enjoyed the first few books in elementary and early middle school, though the first movie and Dog Days (I never saw Rodrick Rules) didn’t really catch on to me. Sure it had some of the humor I enjoyed from the books, but the films otherwise were very “meh”. As for the new film, I don’t really have a solid opinion on it but- is Diary of a Wimpy Kid really relevant enough today that a new film had to be made after four years?
I used to think the books and movie were okay, but now I just really don’t like them. The new movie looks even worse. Really, REALLY bad. Greg looks like he’s literally a preschooler.