Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Nostalgia Critic

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The line “I’m gonna make some kid’s day by sitting next to him” before getting rejected by everyone has always been hilarious to me

Greg Heffley was built from the ground up to be dislikable, and I think Zachary Gordon really nailed it in the role.

My favorite part of the movies is the portrayal of Greg's dad. In the books he's an average, kind of strict dad who wants Greg to man up. But for some reason, in the movies (especially the second one), Steve Zahn plays him like an escaped mental patient.

"Rowley is easily the best character in the movie!" Rodrick entered the chat

Honestly Greg being unlikeable isn’t a mistake of the movie. Greg is just a jerk, especially in the books. (And Rowley is also the best character in the books.)

As someone who actually read the books, the books are WAY darker. Greg is 100% a sociopath, and unlike in the movie, he never apologizes for Rowly or stands up for him or anything. Rowly is the only friend he’s willing to have because Greg has no feelings for anyone other than himself and just wants to micromanage people. And Rowly is so soft he’ll do anything Greg tells him to.

The funny thing about the character Angie is, from what I remember, she wasn't in the books. I believe she was completely made up for the movie, which makes the fact that she had very little screen time all the more confusing. Like, why would you make up a new character for a film adaptation of a book series and NEVER use them? Not only would it have saved resources, but it would've been more faithful to the source! It's so weird...

Row let finally calling out Greg for being a bad friend is one of the most satisfying scenes in all kids movies. Even if it’s supposed to be the low point. It’s nice to see him stand up for himself

The funny thing is that in the sequel, Rodrick Rules, Greg actually becomes a better friend and overall seems like the character growth stayed from the last film; it makes rewatching the series very rewarding

"This is a bizarrely mean movie with a surprisingly unlikable protagonist" Nope that's 100% accurate. If anything he's only slightly better in the movies

Rodrick was definitely the best character out of these movies, and I’m not alone in that! Rodrick Rules has been regarded as the best of the 3 movies, and when the 4th came out, people were pretty annoyed about the recast, but were MOST vocal about Rodrick

I think Doug might want to try reading the books. The character traits he attributes to Greg as being bad are some of the more accurate comparisons to the books. Even the whole "this is not a diary," making his friend suffer without repercussions, and his brother being abusive are all faithful retelling of the source materials.

Not gonna lie, the "I'm sorry women" followed by the clapping bandmates got a big laugh out of me.

A huge thing to keep in mind is that Greg was always designed to be unlikable. Hell, he was far worse in the books. In the movie trilogy however he changes and becomes far nicer and more sympathetic, whereas in the books he's still just as much of an ass as he originally was. However I can still absolutely see why either would rub people the wrong way EDIT: By the way, Angie never shows up again. She's replaced by someone who frankly is kind of a mary sue but at least she has a point this time around rather than just being... the girl in the first movie

There’s a great irony that Doug has covered just about every movie that was nostalgic for him and now he has to move on to more recent movies for fresh material and as a result, has ended up covering many movies that are nostalgic for my generation.

The funny part is, I remember coming out of this film feeling dissapointed because they had made the main character too nice and redeemable. 😂 He's much worse in the books.

"I'm sorry Women" followed by a applause will never not be funny. Also love the Scott the Woz joke lmao

I have to say, "How can a butt be cute? It's a butt." is one of the most quotable lines from a movie I've heard in awhile.

Even weirder: Angie didn't even exist in the books when this was made! She was literally made for the movie!