![]() His dream is to make it as a musician/drummer in his rock band. Rowly ends up wearing a pair of underwear on his head singing to Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok” song and accidentally sitting on toothpicks that injure him.Įyeliner-loving Rodrick is in a band called the “Loded Diper” (pronounced Loaded Diaper). They decide to do something ridiculous to garner attention. During the first day of class, he’s already disliked by a teacher because he’s related to Rodrick, who has a bad reputation.Īfter school, Greg and Rowly decide to try to make a YouTube sensation video after watching an older lady fall off a stage online. They make sure to inform Greg that Holly is “out of his league.” By this point, Greg is called a jerk by a little girl for falling in her birthday cake and leaves the roller rink embarrassed and upset.Īs school begins, Greg is faced with trying to rebrand his image as a “cool” 7th grader but is faced with dilemma after dilemma. To makes things worse, Greg’s friends, including his best friend Rowly, are just as “dorky” as ever – one even offering food that has been fished out of the trash and has other people’s gum and spits on it. Unfortunately, his older brother, Rodrick, determined to make Greg’s life miserable, pulls a prank on Greg, embarrassing him in front of Holly. The movie begins as Greg Heffley begins 7th grade at a roller-skating kickoff party and meets the new girl in school – Holly Hills – whom he immediately likes. More Detail:īased on the children’s novel series by Jeff Kinney, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES is a sequel to 2010’s DIARY OF A WIMPY KID. (PaPa, Ro, CC, Ho, B, V, N, A, MM) Strong pagan, lightly mixed worldview with excessive immorality and mixed messages, light Romantic elements with an unrequited love theme and a high value is placed on popularity, plus family attends Christian church and takes Communion but only because it’s “their turn” in line and homosexual cross-dressing humor when Indian boy dresses up as a girl to trick people into noticing him, plus lying and deception are main themes, plagiarism occurs, children rebel and disobey, sibling rivalry and fighting, and movie depicts parents as weak and ignorant, but some moral elements as mother tries to help fighting brothers get along though movie seems to send the message that as long as you’re spending time with your sibling that automatically qualifies as quality time, it doesn’t matter how idiotic or ridiculous the activity you’re doing is no obscenities or profanities but light vulgarities, scatological references and insults such as “jerk,” “lousy,” “lame,” “poop,” “wimp,” “you’re dead,” “I hate my brother,” “Loserville,” and “farted” plus main character is taped to a toilet and brothers prank people with fake vomit light violence includes slapstick comedy, children push each other around, fight, reckless driving, and children watch scary movie no sexual content partial nudity when little boy at pool scene wears speedo and runs around in his underwear alcohol use when parents drink wine at table no smoking or drugs and, angry older son, very rebellious behavior from children, bullying, older son engages in reckless driving schoolchildren make fun of small Indian boy at school and ignore him by pretending he’s invisible so he tricks them to get them to notice him, older brother locks main character in basement and threatens and verbally abuses him, and brothers throw house party during parent’s absence with red cups shown but they’re only filled with Coke. Media-wise parents probably will want to keep their children away from RODRICK’S RULES, which turn out to be rather selfish. Also, despite some positive lessons, the movie encourages misbehavior, lying and crude humor and insults. ![]() Although there are several funny jokes and lines, this sequel is contrite, predictable and unsatisfying. The movie’s overall quality is cut short by cheesy sets, costumes and production. The quality of acting in RODRICK RULES is serviceable. After several fits and starts, the sibling rivalry comes to a climax at a local talent show where Rodrick and Greg’s best friend plan to perform in separate events. The parents continually try to bridge the gap between Greg and Rodrick, to no avail. Making matters worse, Greg’s friends, including his best friend, are as “dorky” as ever. He embarrasses Greg in front of the pretty new girl in town. His older brother, Rodrick, keeps making Greg’s life miserable. ![]() In this sequel, young Greg starts 7th grade. The movies are based on the children’s novel series by Jeff Kinney. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES is a sequel to 2010’s DIARY OF A WIMPY KID.
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