#yeah it’s that diary of a wimpy kid meme.

[lbctal]

this scene except i captioned it correctly.

[cam24fan]

Tomato and Lettuce

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Starting playing Harvest Moon 64 for the first time ever and here's my experience so far

[princess-of-purple-prose]

[ID: A Locked Tomb meme redraw over a scene from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie. Harrow holds a magazine titled "Frontline Titties" up to Gideon with a frown and asks, ""Do you have anything you wanna say to women for having owned this offensive magazine?"

Gideon hangs her head and says, "I'm sorry, women." The view zooms out to show that Cam, Ianthe, and Corona are also standing around them and clapping. Ianthe cheers sarcastically, "Yeah, women! Whoo!", and Harrow and Gideon glare at her. End ID]

based on this iconic scene

[the-mspfa-200-favourites-project]

Wimpstuck

Diary of a Wimpy Kid was certainly something that existed, once upon a time. Probably still exists, I don’t know. It’s like. Fine? From what I remember? I think it spawned the “I’m sorry women” meme. Got to be honest, all I know about Diary of a Wimpy Kid besides my vague memories of reading it sometime in elementary school was like, the fact that the author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid is on twitter and has an indescribable aura of sadness to his posts that kind of reminds me of like, the archetype of the sad clown.

The reason why I have typed all that out is that I have to tell you all about WIMPSTUCK, which is exactly what you think it would be when you read that title. The premise is, for the sake of clarity, “what if the characters from DIARY OF A WIMPY KID played SBURB?”

And props to it; from my vague memories of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, it seems to be doing the style of the art and the way that the pages like, physically look from the book seems to be also the same? Which is cool, I’ve got to admit.

But listen. If you haven’t gathered from that intro, I’m not particularly fond of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, so. Yeah. I didn’t exactly pay attention to reading this one, if I’ve got to be honest in these notes. I like the way that it takes after it’s OG crossover’s like, stylization instead of just slapping Diary of a Wimpy Kid characters into Homestuck’s structure, but that’s about it.

[monmonachi]

Based on this: https://youtu.be/OqYc1T1Nn6I

[felix-lupin]

ID 1: a text message response reading "Not quite. Praying for saints' intercession is basically asking them to pray for you. You're not asking them to save you, you're asking them to pray to God on your behalf for HIM to save you. Does that make sense?" End ID 1.]

ID 2: The "I'm sorry women" Diary of a Wimpy Kid meme, with Mrs Heffley standing over Rodrick with her hands on her hips. Rodrick is looking down at a notebook, frowning. The text is edited to say "Do you have anything you want to say to catholics? I'm sorry catholics." End ID 2.]

ID 3: A text conversation between two people, with one person having grey text bubbles and the other having blue.

G: "Yeah you would pray to them for help but it's indirect help if that makes sense? They are with God so they can intercede directly."

B: "So I've got the correct concept just the incorrect idea about who intercedes"

G: "Like, if I need help because I am unemployed, I might pray a novena to St Cajetan, which is like 9 days of asking him to pray for me."

B: "And instead of saying "arthur morgan save me" when I'm coughing violently I should say "arthur morgan pray to god to save me"

G: "Yeah, Arthur Morgan pray for us. In Latin "Ora pro nobis." End ID 3.]

ID 4: the original "save me white girl" meme by Shail @/dawgpleasee on twitter edited to say "pray for me white girl. white girl. white girl ora pro nobis." it has a sepia-like filter over it and is edited to be in a gothic-script font. End ID 4.]

ive found that when i say “save me [x character] save me” im usually saying it about a character that has gone through something similar to what im currently going through (ie saying Save me arthur morgan when i’m coughing horribly) and it dawned on me recently that it’s essentially the same as praying to saints for intercession

[imagineimaginez]

2 for 1 <3

- being with you also brings along your little brother who fez grows to love too.

Since the day your father walked out, everything changed in your life.

Your mom had to work lots of over time which meant you had to take care of your little brother most of the time.

Whether it was cooking, cleaning, picking him up from school, dropping him off too school, even just hanging out with him, you became his second mother.

Since your mom worked so much you always tried your best to make up for it. your little brother was all you had, so he clung to you close.

the day fez came in the picture he started to see you out a lot more, and more on your phone usual, but he also so you smiling a lot more.

Fez would send flowers to your house and other gifts sometimes. so your brother became curious to who had your time and attention so much.

one day you were sitting watching tv with your brother when he turned to you and said "y/n i want to meet your boyfriend."

you almost choked, one reason being you really thought you were hiding it well, two being you weren’t sure your brother would want to meet fez in the first place so you never mentioned it.

Because you and him were so close you thought he might get jealous or feel left out so you decided to never tell him about fez but now that he’s asked you figured to just tell him.

"well first off what makes you think i even have a boyfriend for you to meet?". " y/n i might be little but i’m not dumb. you’re on your phone way more than you used to be, you’re always having flowers here now, and i saw a guy drop you off in his car a few times. so you have a boyfriend.”

you started to laugh "well ok smarty pants since you figured out i would love for you to meet him and he would like to meet you too." "does he play video games?" "umm not really but i’m sure if you asked him he would play with you for sure."

fez knew how close you and your brother were and understood you not being able to hang out as much or even sleepover because you had to care for him. he loved and respected it because he did all the same things for ash at once.

he always said he wanted to meet your brother. he wanted your brother to like him because he knew how much you loved him.

you decided to facetime fez to see if he was busy so he could come over.

"hey babe you busy?" "nah baby girl just left a meeting, was about to just go home, why wassup?" " wellll my brother figured us out so he wants to meet you, so i wanted to see if you wanted to come over to meet him. i can cook dinner or something.” "really, he wants to meet me?" fez sounded shocked but happy. "yeah baby he does so you could come now if you want."

"don’t worry about cooking how bout we go out to eat i know a cool place to take him if that’s ok with ya." " you turned to your brother who nodded excitingly and told fez you guys could be ready in 15.

fez picked you guys up and took you guys to a restaurant that also has an arcade. your brother was 10 so this was perfect for him.

from the minute fez and him started talking everything felt right. ever since your dad left your brother didn’t have any guys to talk too. it was always just you and your mom. as much as you tried to understand his video games, and his meme references sometimes you just didn’t get it. but fez did.

at the restaurant you felt like a third wheel, fez and your brother got enthralled in their own conversations about anything your brother wanted to talk about.

fez never had a real childhood, and ash never did either. meeting your brother was the first time fez ever saw some innocence in someone. child innocence that he or ash never got to feel or experience, and fez loved it.

after a long outing fez took you guys home and decided to come inside due to your brothers request.

even though he was 10 you guys always read one of his books before bed. right now he was currently obsessed with diary of the wimpy kid so every night you guys would read a chapter together. it was your own little routine and you loved it.

however after your brother got out out the shower he came to the living room where you and fez were cuddled up watching tv. "hey um fez, do you wanna join and read my book with me before i go to bed? you don’t have too if you don’t want though.” your brother says.

"what man? of course i do let’s go"

you got up to join them, but quickly your brother said "no y/n just me and fez tonight, he’s cooler." you and fez started to die of laughter. as much as you wanted to be sad, you couldn’t. your heart felt so warm.

so fez went and did his story with him. you couldn’t help yourself but to peak at them and see what they were up to. From the crack of your brothers door you snapped a few pictures of them laying in his bed reading the story.

suddenly after fez is done reading the last page you see your brother turn to fez. "hey fez, could i ask you a question?" "sure lil man talk to me" "you don’t plan on leaving us right?" your heart sank. without even a thought fez looked at him "no way man. once i love someone ima always be there for them no matter what. that’s including you and your sister. i’ll always be here for ya. whenever you need something, anything lil man just call me aigh? ima always pull through you have my word."

your brother just smiled and nodded his head. "ok cool. thanks for today. it was the most fun i had in awhile but don’t tell y/n cause i don’t want her to be sad." fez chuckled and gave him a pound. "aigh you got my word on that one. i’m glad you had a good time we’ll go out again whenever you want."

you felt a tear drop from your eye. how could you be so lucky? you rushed to living room so fez or your brother didn’t see you standing there.

2 minutes later fez came and sat next to you embracing you in his arms. "your brother is a cool little dude. i like hangin with him a lot.” "i’m glad you guys got along so well. it means a lot to me.

fez turned to you "i just want you to know y/n i’m never gonna leave ya." "i know babe." "no i’m serious babe. i’m not your dad. i’m here. always." he says looking into your teary eyes.

"i know fez. i feel like you’re the only person i can believe those words from." and it was true. fez was a man of his word before anything. he would kill for you and you knew that but seeing how quick that love extended to your brother now as well was a beautiful feeling.

"well good i’m glad you know it ma. you and him are a 2 for 1 special i gotta take while i can he said chuckling" "well good i’m glad you know it, the deal don’t last for long" you said laughing

fez grabbed you in a hug kissing your head. "i love you ma, always." "i love you too babe, always."

[puppiesareperfect]

Ever growing list of things that made a comeback out of nowhere in 2020:

Animal crossing

Avatar: the last airbender

Subway surfers

The?? Duck??? Song??

Phineas and Ferb

Clone High

Over the garden wall

Ratatouille

Supernatural

Diary of a wimpy kid

Supernatural but specifically destial

Superwholock because of that?? I guess?

The hunger games (yeah I forgot about that one too)

Hamilton

Victourious

The Green brothers but only Hank

Animaniacs

The 2012 meme format but this time it’s ironic (I guess?)

Feel free to add more. I definitely will because, as I said, this is an every growing list and I lowkey terrifies me.

[gotmilk5101520]

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Watch Episode 4 Gnome Your Enemy

And gnome yourself.so you never forget rehearsal.

“For centuries, the troll and human worlds stood separate and at peace, divided by bridges that acted as doorways between our two realms”

“But the Gumm-Gumms wanted to devour all of mankind”

“They were led by Gunmar the Black”

“The rest of trollkind fought against him, culminating the great Battle of Killahead Bridge, the portal to Gunmar’s Darklands”

“After many moons, good triumphed over evil”

“And our great Trollhunter, Deya the Deliverer, locked Gunmar away, exiling him to the Darklands”

“And sealed the Killahead Bridge with the sacred amulet. After we tore it apart, stone by stone”

“We left the old world in search of peace. We stowed away on a ship called the Mayflower”

“Just a handful of us and gnomes we’d brought along for companionship and nourishment”

“Finally, we arrived in a strange and exotic realm” “New Jersey”

“We kept walking”

“Eventually, we came across a new Heartstone”

“And we realized we had found a new home... Under Arcadia” Random backstory. Also Wizards might want to have a few words about this.

There are two types of people.

"¡Lo siento, Sr. Draal! ¡No me mates!" I suck at Spanish, but thanks to ToA wiki this translates to “I’m sorry, Mr. Draal! Don’t kill me!”

“For these precious early steps will decide whether a young Trollhunter will become”

“a Deya the Deliverer”

“Or Unkar the Unfortunate” Translation: “Will Jim be remembered was great or bad”

Also they fixed Unkar’s arm from last episode.

“I recommend A Brief Recapitulation of Troll Lore by the venerable Bedehilde. Volume 1 of 47″ Can we get the manga versions? I can read them if they were mangas.

“Oh, no. Is it the Heartstone?”

“No! No!”

“Stalkling?”

“Is Bular in Trollmarket?”

“No! Gnome!”

“Rogue gnome!” Bular? No. Gunmar? no. Gnomes are the real problem.

This is still a kids show. Right?

“Why? He can’t be that bad”

“Oh, no! My belt!”

“At least he didn’t take my Nougat Nummy”

“We need to catch that gnome” Belt gone? Oh well. Nougat Nummy gone? Get him.

“Over there!”

“Oh! Over there!”

“No! Over here!”

“Right here”

Sonic the Gnome.

“Oh, no. Where’s the amulet?

“Oh, no!” And now to rename this series to Gnomehunters.

I’m Jim when moving things, and my sister is Aaarrrgghh.

“Come back, come back”

“Shouldn’t the amulet be coming back to me right about now?”

“Dolefully, that rule only applies if you’ve rejected it”

“When thieved, it’s another story” But, why? That makes no sense. Look at the Miraculous. They can be used anyone. If stolen, then they can’t go back to their holders, they have a new holder. But the Amulet of Daylight, which chooses it’s owner, can get stolen in the blink of an eye and it won’t go back to the owner? What the fuck?

“What else can i do? I can’t fit in that hole” That’s what she said.

“You broke my tooth. I’m going to break your life”

“When i’m through with you, you’re going to-” “Is that Diary of a Wimpy Kid?” “Wait what? No. This is you!” “No that’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid”

“And, by the way, i know Steve is a jerk, like a really big jerk. Okay, what does Aja see in him?” “He’s a himbo. She likes himbos” “Oh, that makes sense”

“But there are better ways to finish a fight than punching someone in the face. You should’ve fought him in a alley, alone, and if he dies you need to get rid of the body. But don’t worry i know a few places to get rid of a body so no one can ever find it” “Uh... What are we talking about again?” “Uh... See you at rehearsal!”

“So, what was that all about?” “I don’t know. I think Claire said something about a body?”

“Whoa. Did you hear what Claire said?. But who’s body was she talking about?” “What do Aja and i see in you?” “Said something?”

We interrupt Trollhunters to bring you Night at the Museum.

“Full disclosure, i’m a little worried how i let you talk me into this” Ain’t that a mood.

“So, how does me going into this thing help me get a gnome out of a hole”

“If a gnome won’t come out, the Trollhunter must go in” That’s what she said.

Honey, i shrunk the Trollhunter.

“I can’t be shrunk! I have exams to take!”

“I have sinks to reach!” Shit i have sinks to reach too. Oh well.

“Nothing in this world makes sense” Our world never made any sense.

This is not creepy at all. Okay yeah, it is. Remind me, how is this a kids show again?

Gnome pencil sharpeners.

New meme template.

“You touched my hat, prepare to die!”

It was at this moment he knew; he fucked up.

“And what about this shrinking stuff? When does it wear off?”

“Don’t worry. Sleep it off. By morning, you’ll be as good as new” They always say that, and it never happens.

“All that is left is for you to take care of it”

“Wait, what? Take care of it?”

“Rule number 2″

“Always finish the fight”

“And by “Finish””

“Deaden. End. Le Coup de grace”

Finish him!

“Neither of us are killers”

“I am”

“You are?”

“Detective Snuggles. Nana warned me not to leave my chocolate lying around”

“But it was just after Easter, and i had pulled in a big haul”

“I never thought that cat would find my stash”

“But he did. And by the time i found him, it was too late”

“Death by chocolate”

“There are worse ways to go”

“That wasn’t the worst of it”

“I never had the heart to tell Nana, so to cover up the murder”

“I used to eat his cat food just to make it look like he was still around”

“And i liked it” What a sad, yet funny, but also scary story.

“By morning rise, the dark deed will be done and my soul will be damned” Wait did he just say damned?

Well, Jim slept with a girl. Only downside it’s not Claire.

“Oh, no! School!”

“We have to call you in sick”

“Tell them you ate too much chocolate. That always works”

“No, Senor Uhl can sniff out a lie a mile away” So is he related to Tanjiro?

“¡Hola! Sorry i couldn’t be en escuela, Senor Uhl, but i just tested on Covid and waiting for the results”

“No, no... no need to fight at home”

“Ponce de Leon joined Columbus in the New... New-”

“What in the world?” That’s my reaction to world events.

Sonic the Gnome 2

“It’s happening!”

“What’s happening?”

“It’s happen” “High five!”

“Internet connections, am i right? Gotta go. Bye!”

“Is this the part where Jim becomes Half Troll?” “No, no it can’t be. Claire doesn’t know yet” “Steve, did you just say something smart?”

“We can keep him? Jim, i already have a name”

“Gnome Chompsky” “Not going for Sonic the Gnome?” “Nah, we’ll get sued”

“Two crises averted it’s not like you get to rehearse these things” I feel like we’re forgetting something.

“Oh, no! Rehearsal!” Oh yeah. Fuck.

“Oh, Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou, Romeo?”

“Shall i hear”

“Shall i hear more”

“Or shall i speak at this”

“Oh, Mr. Lake!”

“Your repeated tardiness has forced me to take precautions. Mr. Palchuk will now serve as your understudy”

“I told you i was going to break your life!” “Okay first off, your drawing looked like something out of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and second i thought you meant my Trollhunting life!” “Why would i want your Trollhunting life? I could die” “You do realize Romeo and Juliet dies at the end, right?” “Wait what?” “Yes, they do., Everyone knows this” “I don’t want to be here anymore” “Too late!”

“Hey! What are you doing in here?”

“You were followed?

“Of course not. I brought you a midnight snack”

And with that, Night at the Museum comes to an end.

Well, let’s not go to the museum at night.

Wait we’re going there tomorrow? Crap.

[emawinslow]

goodnight!!! today was a pretty nice day overall and id say I'm going to bed pretty happy. idk why I'm saying that but yeah I'm back on my shitty diary of a wimpy kid memes I found on pinterest bullshit

[catradoraism]

yeah the dying adora one

yea i’ve just been educated about richard siken bc michelle just sent me a diary of a wimpy kid meme, the only way to learn about great poets

[snakeofsparda]

Get to know me meme

(Tagged by @cupcakes-are-ours. Thank you <3)

Name: I already revealed it some time earlier, but everyone kinda forgot and still referred to me as Sinister, and I regret doing that in the first place. It starts with M.

Gender: Male

Star sign: Pisces

Height: slightly over 6'0

Sexuality: Bi

Lock screen: just some boring granitebackground from settings, I wanted to go with something more out there, but I don't want others (mainly family) to see.

Ever had a crush on a teacher?: kinda? Nothing worth talking about tbh

Where would you see yourself in ten years?: hopefully working a job with a sustainable income and a nice house, maybe meet someone and start a family.

If I could go anywhere: to America where I can meet all my twitter frens and go places.

Coolest Halloween costume: despite it not being as popular here, I've had two. One was this really cool werewolf mask that actually looked pretty ducking scary from memory (it perished) and the other was this decaying corpse with a robe, skeleton hand and scythe. Both were great.

Favourite 90s TV show: I remember my early childhood featuring a lot of 90s action cartoons like X-Men or Spider-Man. But I think one that I really took away from that was Power Rangers (mainly MMPR, iS, LG, from this era respectively).

Last kiss: same as Lee, only ever had family/doggo/kitty kisses so far.

Have you ever been stood up?: I've never been on a date, but I've been stood up a couple of times to just hang out.

Favourite pair of shoes: idk the ones I have now? I have a black pair and a white pair, they both have arch support and they're comfortable to wear.

Favourite fruit: apples and bananas.

Favourite book: as in novels? I haven't read any in a bit (I should) but I remember being into the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

Stupidest thing you've ever done: there's a ton of stupid shit I either don't remember doing, or wish to not talk about. Maybe wasting money on stuff I didn't need when I was younger? Yeah.

Imma tag @kidomega91, @rafzombie, @temptationsofchaos and @pinkathart (is there a limit to who I can tag? Idk just feel free to do it if you want)

[vestigialrail]

hi i posted that leopika diary of a wimpy kid thing. its not a real diary of a wimpy kid screenshot. apparently there is a very active fandom that makes fanfic and fake pages and everything. the one that i used were theyre in the car became a meme and i do not know its spcific origin but. yeah

Thank u for letting me know! I rlly actually have been wondering cus ive seen it a couple times now and I'm always like............ what? That's crazy 

[anxieybananafana]

I've never done one of these before, but here it goes. I was tagged by @andykangs I hope it's okay that I used all your questions I honestly couldn't think of anything else and to be absolutely honest ... At first I thought these were the questions we all had to answer meaning I thought they were set questions, and now I'm too lazy to think of new ones with new answers rules: answer 30 questions and tag a few blogs you would like to get to know better. nickname(s): Mitrui (I know ,it's weird ,one of my friends used to call me that) gender: female sign: Scorpio height: I don't really know how much that'd be in feet and inches but 163 cms time: 19:31 fave band(s): every 'favorite' of me constantly changes but currently either Green Day or Royal Blood fave solo artist(s): Hayley Kiyoko song stuck in my head: Um this is awkward actually I've recently started watching Vine videos on YouTube and you know that one with the kid drinking mouth wash? And the song shots shots shots playing? Yeah that's stuck in my head... last movie saw: Black Panther and I know I have no right cause I'm not black but I LOVED IT last show i watched: I'm glad you asked, there's this show in Iran which comes out on DVD every Monday (Yes I have to buy it today) and my grandmother loves it, it's a tad bit political (as political as shows in Iran can be) and there are these two girls Shahrzad and Shirin whom I headcanon as wlw (I think Shahrzad is a lesbian and Shirin bisexual) and it goes without saying that it'll never happen but I like it (btw the show's called Shahrzad) when did i create my blog: no idea what do i post: LGBT stuff mostly ,although this was intended to be a fandom account last thing i googled: despicable me meme do i have any other blogs: yep, don't know if it's any good though @whenocdd and I have this constant fear that it's somehow problematic do i get asks?: nope never lmao why did i chose my url: I love my bisexual bae Clarke following: 270 I think followed by: 10? 11? I don't really know average hours of sleep: what I like :11 what I get usually: 6-7 lucky number: 7? I guess instruments: Classic guitar but once I convince my parents to get me an electric guitar and actually learn to play it it's over for everyone (Idk why for some reason I couldn't get myself to say the word) what am i wearing: pjs dream job: I wanna be a mathematician dream trip: uh yes, going any country which isn't homophobic and going to pride and kissing a cute girl fave food: pasta without the chicken cause I'm vegetarian!!! nationality: Iranian fave song: Idk I guess Figure it out by Royal Blood last book i read: Diary Of a Wimpy kid (I LOVE those books) top three fictional universes i’d like to live in: 1- The Hundred universe 2-DC shows universe (yes it's all because of Supercorp) 3-Twelve year old me would say Harry Potter so here's to making her happy i tag: @mino-lingual @galacticfallout @spicysapphicmango @x-i-a-t Anyways that's that, I'd better go study Physics

[wimpyrusherwizard]

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” - My review

(***WARNING!!! May contain positive opinions!!!!)

           I walked into this movie feeling two separate emotions: 1) I was prepared to despise it and whatever downgrade that came along with it. And 2) I still wanted to approach this with as much of an open mind as I could and give it a chance. Apart from the recasting controversy, the surge of downvotes on the film’s trailers on YouTube that surely make A Christmas Story 2 blush (yes, that actually exists), and the scathing reviews it has received on Rotten Tomatoes, you must ask yourself a few questions…does it really warrant the critical thrashing it’s being given? Does it deserve to be shunned away from the rest of the franchise? Is it worth my time just to check it out and see what all the hate is about? Is this just a shameless cash grab to make a quick buck for Fox? Well, let’s dive in and find the answers to these harrowing questions, shall we?

             This latest installment in the Wimpy Kid films follows protagonist Greg Heffley (now portrayed by Jason Drucker) and his family getting ready to embark on a family road trip for his grandmother’s 90th birthday. But after a ballpit mishap forever brands Greg as an internet meme known as “Diaper Hands”, our hero decides to use this family trip to his advantage. His plan is to reroute the van GPS to a video game convention so he can meet his favorite YouTuber, an obnoxious, catchphrase-spewing gamer named Mac Digby, and appear in his next video with the hopes that everyone will eventually forget the “Diaper Hands” incident. As the Heffleys hit the road, numerous hijinks ensue, including: another vacationing family with a crazy bearded patriarch who has it out for Greg, faulty car engines, dive-bombing pigeons who have an insatiable hunger for Cheese Puffs, disgusting roach motels, a technology ban that the mother Susan (now played by Alicia Silverstone) reinforces with an iron fist, a baby pig, and several other road movie inconveniences.

             Seeing as how multiple DOAWK fans, or at least the ones I’ve come across in my life, can attest to the fact that The Long Haul is one of the weaker books in the series, the fact that they chose to adapt this book for the screen was baffling at best. To pad out the runtime, the screenwriters (one of the them being Jeff Kinney himself) borrow elements from the other books to make everything balance out and have a “cohesive narrative”. For me, the better part of the movie is the last half because that’s where the story gets you hooked and it keeps your interest in just what will happen to these characters on the rest of their journey. It’s the only portion of the film where they feel like they’re a real family and it delivers some heartwarming moments that actually got an “awwww” out of me! The first half is more plodding and meandering, confused on whether or not it should give the characters something funny to say or do and is where a solid chunk of the expected gross-out humor and groaner jokes are, playing out like a Disney Channel recut of the 2015 Vacation reboot/sequel. Be warned, easily disgusted…there’s a barf scene that will literally make you thank the sweet lord that this DOAWK movie was not released in 3D. That doesn’t mean there are ZERO laughs to be found. The comedy is present but is executed awkwardly at times, isn’t exactly up to par with the original movies, and is more scattered and sporadic. You just have to really keep focused to find the particularly humorous moments. Plus, four words: Psycho shower scene homage.

             While many fans will disagree, the replacement cast doesn’t really bother me as much as I thought they would (except for a certain rock music-loving older brother in the family but we’ll get to him in a minute). Jason Drucker is aware he’s got some pretty big shoes to fill in taking over the role of Greg but you have to give this kid credit where credit is due. He’s got a bit of a young Zachary Gordon flair reminiscent of Greg in the first DOAWK movie but still manages to make this interpretation of the character something all his own. As for the parents, they aren’t too bad, either. They’re no Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn, but their acting abilities appear to be on both ends of the spectrum. Tom Everett Scott, playing dad Frank Heffley, looks slightly ashamed to be a part of the project but he toughs it out the best he can like a champ, and Alicia Silverstone on the other hand seems like she genuinely had a blast on the set and just enjoyed every second of being there. Bottom line, the brand new cast DOES pale in comparison to the original but they’re decent replacements and don’t half-ass their performances on screen. They were a pleasant surprise.

             But then you got Rodrick, played by Charlie Wright. After the trailers were first released, the recasting of Rodrick was what pushed Wimpy Kid fans over the edge. “#NotMyRodrick” was a hashtag that blew up all over social media, resulting in countless upon countless internet memes and edits. I will admit, a lot of those memes are really hilarious. But one would put themselves in denial and figure, “Maybe they’re saving all the funny Rodrick scenes for when the movie comes out but now we’re just saddled with the unfunny material”. But putting the controversy aside, does Charlie Wright do the character any justice? Um…they got that Rodrick is in a band called Löded Diper and likes rock music. That’s really about it. Now, in the books and movies, he obviously isn’t the brightest bulb in the tanning bed but he was still fun. Devon Bostick was clearly going to be a tough act to follow because he brought likability to a character we’re supposed to hate. Plus, he was the original emo dreamboat in many a pre-teen/teen girl’s eye. Wright, however, either over exaggerates his lines or is way too laid back. And even then, he doesn’t really seem to take the role all that seriously and is basically winging it. Out of everyone in the film, they wrote him the laziest by dumbing him down to Patrick Star levels (oh yeah...PATRICK STAR LEVELS!!!) He confuses a hotel safe for a microwave *insert immediate facepalm here*, he literally has the line “We’ve got a pet pig, now that means we’ll get bacon every morning” *insert double facepalm*, eats nine sticks of deep-fried butter only to go on a ride at the country fair and declare “I could totally go for another stick of butter” after PUKING IT ALL UP on said ride, and plenty more but if i list everything, we’ll be here all night. The only “A” for effort he gets is for a freak-out scene near the end of the film and it’s one of the few parts that got me to laugh but I dare not give it away here!

             I’m decidedly half-and-half so far, but what are the other elements of The Long Haul that need no nitpicking? The music score and the soundtrack are a lot of fun, the color palette and atmosphere pops off the screen and you feel like you’ve been transported back into the world of Greg Heffley again, and the final scene does get your heart in bizarrely sweet way. I don’t know, maybe I’m just a sucker for that kind of stuff.

             My overall thoughts in general?

             PROS: Most of the cast is alright, Jason Drucker is a passable Greg Heffley (I think Zachary Gordon would be very proud of him), the soundtrack, the last half is better than the first half because of its heart, only three laugh-out-loud scenes, and its aesthetic certainly feels like a DOAWK film.

             CONS: Majority of the comedy comes off as confused and unsure, Charlie Wright as Rodrick (seriously, man, what did they do to your character?), the gross-out humor is too much, most of the jokes fall flat, the first half could’ve been written better, and it somehow feels much longer than the past films but yet it has the shortest runtime out of them all (90 minutes).

             FINAL THOUGHTS: I can most definitely understand why critics are tearing this movie apart and why fans would do the same, too. Personally, I’m glad I at least sat down and gave The Long Haul a chance. Is it as great as the original movies? No. But for what it is, it could’ve been waaay worse! Would this have fared better by going direct-to-DVD, done as an animated special for Cartoon Network, or as a Netflix Original Movie rather than be released theatrically? Yes. Is it the trainwreck we all anticipated it’d be? Not really. It’s bad but not horrendous. Am I gonna watch it multiple times like I have with the past films? Nah, one viewing is good enough for me. While it is an unnecessary installment, The Long Haul is harmless and if you watch it only to find yourself loving it, then that’s awesome; it doesn’t make you an idiot or a bad person. It means that at the very least, you were able to find more to love in it than I could. So, if I had to give this a letter grade, let’s make it a “C” or “C-”.