Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Page #3

Synopsis: Summer vacation started, and Greg has his own way to enjoy it with video games. However, his father wants him to go outside and stop playing video games, and his mother has her own plans, including a reading club. In addition, Greg can't get along with his father. The only thing they have in common is the hatred for the Lil Cutie Comics. Things only get worse after the stay at the beachside cabin goes totally wrong. Will anything go right? At least there's Holly Hills.
Genre: Comedy, Family
Director(s): David Bowers
Production: 20th Century Fox
  2 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
51%
PG
Year:
2012
94 min
$49,002,815
Website
4,830 Views


and really engage with him.

Find an activity you both enjoy.

What are we going to do,

play Twisted Warlock all day?

I hate to say it, but we have absolutely

nothing in common.

What Greg needs is a role model.

Someone he can look up to.

Sit down and talk with him.

I do, but he doesn't listen to me.

Trust me, hanging out together

is no fun for either of us.

You always complain that your father

never spent enough time with you

when you were young.

Now you're doing the same thing.

Be the father you wish

your father had been.

You're right.

I should put in more time.

That didn't sound good.

Rise and shine!

It's Saturday!

We get to spend the whole day together!

You know...

it takes a while to get here

and it's an effort to get the boat out...

but this is what it's all about.

You and me,

spending quality time together.

Okay, buddy, hand me some bait.

Well...

we should think about getting back.

As bad as this was...

Mom's idea of a good summer activity

was even worse.

I'm so glad...

you all decided to become founding

members of the Reading Is Fun Club!

So...

let's share the books you brought.

I'm not so sure these

qualify as literature.

How about I get some real books?

Classics.

Something to stimulate your minds.

I'll be right back!

Thank you so much, Gregory,

for making the summer a time

to study and write book reports.

You think I want to do this?

My summer's turned into a nightmare!

You should come with me

to the country club!

It's really fun

and you get to be outside all day.

Ta-da.

Let's get this party started! Oh, yeah!

What am I gonna do? I want to call Holly,

but the number's no good!

Only the last two numbers are missing.

That means there's only

100 different numbers it could be.

I've got it!

I'll call every number

it could be until I get the right one!

Hello? Freggers speaking.

Hello? Pickup or delivery?

This is Brad.

This is the coach.

Coach Malone?

Who is this?

Don't tell him, Greg.

Greg? Greg who?

Okay, listen up, "Greg".

I don't know who you are...

but if you call again,

I'll reach through the phone...

So far, this is shaping up

to be the worst summer ever.

Come on!

We'll be late for the Battle of Phillipi!

Dad's really into Civil War reenactments,

which are basically...

a bunch of grown men dressed

as soldiers running around in muddy fields.

I didn't get to carry a gun.

I had the honor of being bugle boy.

We re-enactors pride ourselves

on being completely authentic.

Ronnie...

carved his own buttons

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Maya Forbes

Maya Forbes is an American screenwriter and television producer. She made her debut as a film director with Infinitely Polar Bear. Her other writing credits include the screenplay of The Rocker and many episodes of The Larry Sanders Show. more…

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