The Reel Rejects - DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES REVIEW!! First Time Watching!

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Starting point is 00:01:30 Too diary, too hard. Too diary too. Well, well, well, well. Roxy, you seem to be a lot more remote of this time around compared to the last time. Is it true? I'd say so. I feel like it really hit its stride here because there was...

Starting point is 00:01:48 I love relationship building movies. This really had nothing to do with the plot, which you pointed out halfway through. I love sibling stuff. you know my two siblings are my two best friends and growing up they hated me so I saw a lot of myself in this and

Starting point is 00:02:05 it was super cringe which like I said is my favorite genre of anything like cringe TV is my go to and you don't find that many cringe movies and I feel like this really was one of them but family friendly cringe but like you just can't even look

Starting point is 00:02:21 weird gross stuff with gum and bird poop and like just nasty stuff and It makes you feel like your inner child or you're like, ew, cooties. Yeah, it's like embarrassing. Yeah, yeah. I just think that they do such a good job. I like the actors.

Starting point is 00:02:36 I like the music. I love the drawings. I'm really into this. I know you weren't as big of a fan of Roderick in the first movie. He grew on you a lot, huh? A lot. Yeah, and that's kind of like he was in his awkward years and he's still in them, but he's starting to be a big brother.

Starting point is 00:02:53 Yeah. Yeah. I like this one a lot, too. I think these are both. It's different. I still think I probably prefer the first one overall as a movie. But I do like the continuation of it. I like the way that they find natural growth ways of going about it.

Starting point is 00:03:12 Because I didn't think like a movie about Roderick or more focused on him would be that interesting. And even though from the very beginning you're like, okay, yeah, it's going to be about them learning to be better brothers and learn to actually realize they love each other. I think that lesson is actually really good. And I think the first one is probably more boy folk like boys or guys can relate to that more. And I feel like just because it's a sibling dynamic, even having the Holly Hill character who's like, yeah, your brother, I have sisters. It's very similar. I think just naturally a sibling dynamic can be relatable more for both or all genders of the spectrum if you have siblings. And he's a middle child.

Starting point is 00:03:49 I'm a middle child too. Yeah, and we got that middle child syndrome. of. I preferred this one to the first one, even though the first one I think is a better movie. The first one's a tighter script. And I am curious about the turnaround of this because the first one I believe was 2009.

Starting point is 00:04:04 This one's 2011. But kids at this age grow so fast and they look the exact same age. So I feel like they maybe had less time to work on this script. But it really, to me, still was able to shine because of the character development and

Starting point is 00:04:20 the arcs of these characters as opposed to the last one where we had clear goal and motivation like you said be popular yeah this one like we're still trying to be popular but we're also trying to get the girl we're trying to navigate middle school and we're trying to deal with our parents and we're trying to hide the fact that we've had the party which there's like a lot of little stories it's not as focused no it's it isn't it's a little messier a little rar a little realer and to me because of that it felt more lived in and funny yeah i think just the cast is so good so good everyone was already great in the last one and they seem even more natural this time around.

Starting point is 00:04:54 And it feels like a genuine continuation. You know, sometimes a part two can just feel like a rehash. I don't feel like they repeated like any bits. No. Sometimes the sequel will do that. They'll have like things that maybe there was and we just miss them. But I usually feel like, oh, there's a call back to the first one, call back to the first. Other than the whole passing along the cheese touch thing at the very, very beginning in the movie, this movie is not going out of its way to be like, remember the first one?

Starting point is 00:05:18 Remember the last one? Like they just actually continue. You get to see Rowley's dad, him and the magician at the end. Yeah. I did think it was very touching because, like, sibling dynamic, sometimes they can't. I've seen the siblings where they do get along extremely well. They are like best friends. But I feel like more often than not, you do find a form of contention.

Starting point is 00:05:38 Especially as kids. Especially as kids. And sometimes like it carries on to adulthood. You've got to work through things. I just shot a podcast with my brother. And we even talked about like that a little bit. When are you dropping it? I don't know yet.

Starting point is 00:05:48 I got to get a couple of other ones at the bank first. so that way I can have a consistency. Wait, I interrupted you. You say you talk about how sometimes you guys have that and then. Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, like we've had that. And especially in the age gap, like my brother and I are six years apart. And then within the, I don't think he likes people know in his age, but now it's out there if you figure out my age. So.

Starting point is 00:06:07 Well, you're 22. I'm 22. So he'd be 28, 28. Yeah. Yeah, he's a solid 28 years old. Yeah. Everyone wants you know that. I helped, didn't I?

Starting point is 00:06:15 He totally helped. And we totally made it believable. Yeah. I picked a realistic. Yeah. I definitely look at 22. The brother dynamic here. I feel like I really, there's a lot where I do can click with that. You said you were having like memory flashback sort of in a way of stuff with your siblings of when you were down. And yeah, it's like it's interesting because my, my whole, my brother and my sister are my two best friends, but they have very different personalities and so do I. We're all extremely different. And one of the things about my brother is he like, really like how do you describe it leans into you he's

Starting point is 00:06:56 he is brutal like if he will beat a dead horse if there's a joke that he thinks is funny I can be crying my eyes out and he will not stop my whole life he's always been like that but but if he sees that somebody else is doing something evil

Starting point is 00:07:13 to me he'll kill him so it's like it's interesting that like when Roderick's being mean to Greg then he just gets meaner but when Roderick sees that Greg is down because of a girl he's like let's go out let me help you like and it kind of reminded me of like my brother will torture me like really torture me and then if he sees that like something happened and I'm actually hurting he really tries to lift me up oh that's nice yeah I feel like my brother's more

Starting point is 00:07:44 there for me now if I'm if I need help um when we became an adult that moved out of the house as kids it wasn't really like that but as an adult he's way more like that that's really i hear you yeah yeah yeah yes sibling dynamics man they're interesting to navigate and i like that this movie this series of movies is tackling that i'm nervous you're not gonna let me watch a third one that's a fear of mine as long as this does all right that's a fear of my like you want people to like comment subscribe you want people to be you gotta meet both ways we got to be interested in the audience to show up as well I wonder if they do, because what is the demo for this?

Starting point is 00:08:22 Like, I am kind of curious. How did these do on Rotten Tomatoes? Who watches the, like, is this just for kids? I don't know. Let me do some soul searching on. It seems like a solid family franchise because it's not too kiddish. Right. Nor is it, like, go too far and above and beyond to feel like, oh, it's too adult for kids, you know?

Starting point is 00:08:43 I feel that. I think it's in the right sweet spot. And where does Hartland sleep consistently? What do you think of Peyton? I thought she did a great job. She was really endearing. It's interesting now to see her kind of as this like rough around the edges, girly. And here she's just so cute, see girl next door.

Starting point is 00:08:59 I'm surprised there was no wraparound or what happened with Holly Hill. I'm kind of surprised with that too, but we know we have another one. Yeah, I think there's like four of them, four or five. Yeah. I have no idea this. Okay, so the first diary of a wimpy kid, guess what it has on rotten tomatoes? I'm not going to give you any hints unless you ask. 70?

Starting point is 00:09:19 54 what and the audience is 49 what how many how many ratings are there 107 for tomato meter 100,000 plus shocking I'm shocked by that too uh did these not do well I don't know I feel like audiences nowadays maybe the time it came out because I feel like a movie like this nowadays that's just sets out to be like really good-hearted family entertainment fun I feel like people respond better at these now what do you think about Roderick rules I think it's way lower I imagine it's like 35, 47 on the tomato meter and 62 on the popcorn. Wow, it's higher on the popcorn meter.

Starting point is 00:09:55 Yeah. How many, how many on the audience? 25,000 plus. Okay, so like a quarter of that. Yep, and 99,000 for, I mean, in 99 period for the reviews. Okay. Let's look off on the third one then until we. You don't want me to look?

Starting point is 00:10:09 No, no, until we watch it. But are you curious if it's good? Yeah, but I don't want to have any pre-conceding. All right, I won't then. I like that. That just interests me because I, can't imagine watching this movie and not the both these movies and thinking they were not good this one has way left of a story and if you're a stickler for plot and like structure of a

Starting point is 00:10:31 script that's what i thought was so fun about it it played by its own rules it was for kids it's loose yeah i think uh i think i laughed more in the first one i don't think you laughed significantly more than this yeah i really did yeah i think you laughed way more this is why i'm a tv girl as you know it takes me a minute i like to live with you with characters for a while before you can laugh with them kind of i'm like i have to suss out a situation um so i love television because you live with people for longer and you get to know them and you know their quirks and their habits and their wants their desires uh and i love movies and the best of movies do do that by the end i'm really feeling but tip it a lot of times i'm laughing harder or

Starting point is 00:11:11 feeling more in a second movie than i am a first even if the first movie is better yeah and what i liked about it too is it it keeps it there is almost a television comparison to it because they keep it with even though you get a couple of new characters holly hill being the main new character it's not a sequel that lives and dies on its new characters it's just about like they in fact they actually might even make it more contained than the first one by make but it's primarily in like the house and it's just with the two the brothers and i like that they just focus on that you get to flesh out the parents even more the mom especially flesh her out more yeah there are there are a lot of loose ends like as you're talking about and I'm

Starting point is 00:11:51 thinking about we don't see what ends up happening with the the gym teacher you know like what ends up happening there with Holly we don't really see um with uh his other two friends reg reg reg reginald Greg regal the redheader again uh I forget redgillie whatever it is him um and the kid that was invisible like we don't tie together the things at the end it's very loose the whole thing is really loose yeah i just liked it's kind of ADHD brain animation too they upped it this time yeah that's cool there's a lot more expressive animation felt more like skits it reminds me of did you ever watch lizzie mcguire no oh okay then i can't bond with you on us i'm

Starting point is 00:12:38 sorry she's little sketches and stuff hmm well yeah i think it's a really fun franchise me too think people who are you gotta judge a movie based on the audience and on the audience is targeting and the intention and also like uh what like what the movie's setting out to do and where it's I think if you judge it on like

Starting point is 00:12:58 a film of like that caliber I think it's a film it's good though like it's just as an actual movie I'm surprised by how low a rating it I feel really good right now yeah no that's what I mean it's a feel good movie yeah I just feel good I like watching these yeah it's fun

Starting point is 00:13:14 I'm glad we're doing it for drama Tuesday. Is this our drama? Amazon said it was a drama the first one. And so I was like, all right, perfect. This sounds like a sweet spot. Family drama. I know. Now part two is listening as a comedy.

Starting point is 00:13:29 I don't know what to do. Elliot. Yeah, that makes, I don't know what prompted that. I said, Greg. And then my finger was out. Elliot ET Just follow your instincts

Starting point is 00:13:48 That's what they say follow your instincts I was like this is loose I'll be loose Yeah here you go Don't click that out All right yeah No that's a great clip out

Starting point is 00:13:57 Right there Roxy says Be loose women Alrighty Be loose everyone Everyone be loose What did you guys think of Robert O'Cools

Starting point is 00:14:05 You prefer more than the first one Is the third one A good one leave your thoughts down below Should it have been called Roderick Rocks yeah actually you hear me I guess Roger rules kind of

Starting point is 00:14:18 because it's his rules but like Roger rocks I thought it was going to be about rules I didn't think it was like I didn't think it was about he rules I thought it was about like rules that he has I think it's a

Starting point is 00:14:30 but he does have rules actually he does establish three rules yeah but then also he rocks yeah okay get us out of here all right bye Thank you.

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The Reel Rejects - DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES REVIEW!! First Time Watching!

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