Blog:Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever (Fake movie by PlantyB0i)

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is a 202X computer-animated film that happens to be an adaptation of the 6th book of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The movie is set to be a collaboration between Jeff Kinney and Walt Disney Animation Studios. The movie is directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard with Clark Spencer and Jeff Kinney being the producers. The movie was released in December near Christmas.

Plot
Greg Heffley attempts to earn money for Christmas gifts albeit he gets into trouble at school just as a massive blizzard shows up.

Cast

 * 1) Cristina Vee as Greg Heffley
 * 2) Erika Harlacher as Rowley Jefferson
 * 3) Cassandra Lee Morris as Fregley
 * 4) (insert a baby/child actor here) as Manny Heffley
 * 5) Finn Wolfhard as Rodrick Heffley
 * 6) Bill Hader as Frank Heffley
 * 7) Rachel McAdams as Susan Heffley
 * 8) Michael Rianda as Alfrendo, a toy baby.
 * 9) Max Mittleman as Bryce Anderson
 * 10) Kimiko Glenn as Holly Hills
 * 11) Ben Diskin as Francis Knott, a boy that Greg mentioned on how he contributed to the removal of the school's playground equipment.
 * 12) Jane Lynch as Mrs. Lahey, a recess monitor
 * 13) Joan Cusack as Mrs. Mancy, Greg's school principal.
 * 14) Shirley Maclaine as Gramma, Greg's, Rodrick's, and Manny's grandmother
 * 15) Julie Andrews as Mrs. Melcher, Gramma's friend
 * 16) Nancy Cartwright as Nasty Pants, a kid who bullies Greg and Rowley
 * 17) Maya Rudolf as Mrs. Pants, the mother of Nasty Pants
 * 18) Yuri Lowenthal as Dean Delarosa
 * 19) Ana Villafañe as Mrs. Delarosa, the mother of Dean Delarosa
 * 20) Sebastian Maniscalco as Papa Tony, the owner of an Italian restaurant.
 * 21) Tress MacNeille as Mrs. Durocher, a very affectionate woman
 * 22) Brian Tyree Henry as Sergeant Peters, a sergeant in the police department
 * 23) Mel Brooks as Grandpa Heffley, Greg's Rodrick's, and Manny's grandfather.
 * 24) Bill Murray as Mr. Harkin
 * 25) Christopher Lloyd as Charlie Heffley, Greg's great uncle.
 * 26) Erica Lindbeck as Christine Higgins, a girl who contributed to the removal of the school's playground equipment.
 * 27) Charlie Schlatter as Cody Johnson, a bullied kid.
 * 28) Danny DeVito as Robert Jefferson, Rowley's dad
 * 29) Missi Pyle as Linda Jefferson, Rowley's mom
 * 30) Dwayne Johnson as Mr. Underwood, a PE teacher.
 * 31) Candi Milo as an unidentified grocery shopper.
 * 32) Brian Beacock as Mark Ramon, a vandal
 * 33) Tom Hanks as Vice Principal Roy, a vice principal.
 * 34) Kurt Russell as Santa Claus
 * 35) Owen Wilson as Mr. Sparks, a math teacher.
 * 36) Griffin Puatu as Christopher Stangel, a boy who sells Lego bricks.
 * 37) Ben Giroux as Billy Staples, a boy who bullied Frank during his middle school years
 * 38) Kevin James as Mr. Staples, Billy's dad
 * 39) Sean Chiplock, Spike Spencer, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Steve Blum as the voices of a turnip, an apple, a cheeseburger, and a can of soda that appears in The Nutritionauts vs. The Greasy Grimelicks. Can also have additional voices for other foods not mentioned here (for example: Zach Aguliar as a peach or Patrick Seitz as a bag of potato chips).

Why It Rocks

 * 1) While the 2021 CGI Diary of a Wimpy Kid isn't a bad movie but rather a mediocre attempt at a revival of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series, this movie does improve the problems which show that Jeff Kinney did take criticism over the film and decided to do a legit movie that will be released in theaters.
 * 2) The animation is a major step up from the previous CGI Wimpy Kid films. You see, Walt Disney Animation Studios decided to work on the film as an attempt for a theatrical animated film based on a beloved franchise. The animation is a lot different from many of Disney's CGI features as it's more stylized much like The Peanuts Movie. Thanks to the animation technique, the movie feels like it came from the book series without looking off.
 * 3) The story stays very true to the source material. Many moments from the book were translated well on the big screen with the characters having more human behavior compared to the books.
 * 4) The plot is the same as the book, but there are some new mechanics that were added just to feel more movie-like. This was something the first 3 live-action Diary of a Wimpy Kid films were to accomplish. You can still adopt a story to a film, but you how adding new elements can work out if you know what you are doing with the plot.
 * 5) Good pacing as viewers will be engaged by the film.
 * 6) A surprisingly good cast. Many of the kid/middle school characters are voiced by adults and the voice range for the respective characters is on spot with the ages of the characters. What's very surprising is that you got to see people like Cristina Vee, Erika Harlacher, and Cassandra Lee Morris appear in the film which is a very nice touch.
 * 7) As expected from a Wimpy Kid movie, there is really good comedy right there which is worth a chuckle like the Santa's Scout scene, Rowley going to church, Greg painting fake abs, Manny hacking Greg's Net Kritterz account, Rowley's home videos, Rowdy Riot, etc.
 * 8) The Nutritionauts vs. The Greasy Grimelicks scene was clever. The fictional healthy food film was animated differently and it was cheesy in a good way.
 * 9) The fact that this film is based on a fan-favorite book is such a good touch. Many Wimpy Kid fans consider Cabin Fever to be the best book in the series so a film adaptation is a no-brainer.
 * 10) The characters are still just as likable as in the book series. Greg still keeps his relatable yet likable personality that is meshed with his book counterpart without going out of character (though this does not mean that he can't be a jerk at times). Other characters who play a major role like Rowley Jefferson are also great at being in character.
 * 11) There are some nice references to the film that are not forced and instead used as a priority such as the Legos from the black market, a Pac-Man cardboard, a small reference to Harry Potter, The Cat in the Hat, and Jeff Kinney.
 * 12) Great soundtrack that feels like a slice-of-like esque musical score that fits well with the movie's approach.
 * 13) The Net Kritterz scene much like The Nutritionauts scene is animated differently. But not only that but the scenes where Greg became obsessed with Net Kritterz feels like it's taking a jab at games that require real money as in microtransactions much like how Free Guy made fun of the video game industry's bad decisions on microtransactions.
 * 14) The scene where Greg's school starts promoting good eating habits may be helpful because you know, it's about eating healthy. Nothing else.
 * 15) Even though the movie is in color, some scenes are depicted in a black and white moment just for some scenes and the credits. So the movie decides to combine color with black and white. Not to mention that it's one of the few Wimpy Kid-related media with color with the color scheme having a close resemblance to the Poptropica world Wimpy Boardwalk.
 * 16) The movie's tone goes back to the charm of the live-action films minus the infamous Long Haul. Despite this, it also does bring a new fresh atmosphere as well since it's an animated movie made by Disney with the collaboration of Jeff Kinney.
 * 17) The chemistry between Greg and Rowley feels great unlike in the books.
 * 18) The message of the movie takes a jab at poor judgment. Poor judgment is when an action is taken without clearly thinking through the consequences. Poor judgment in turn usually results in bad consequences.
 * 19) Instead of just picking up where the 2021 Wimpy Kid or the live-action series left off, it decided to go into a different route instead of being some kind of loose sequel.
 * 20) A really satisfying and faithful ending to the movie. Greg sees a newspaper that praises his act of clearing the church driveway to allow a soup kitchen to operate because so many businesses were closed during the blizzard.
 * 21) The movie has the impression that Jeff Kinney hates the American education system and it shows.
 * 22) The Disney Castle logo, in the beginning, has a new twist to it. The castle becomes hand-drawn in the style of Wimpy Kid once the logo finishes. Even the Walt Disney Animation Studios turns into a Wimpy Kid-like setting with Mickey Mouse still being present.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Though intentional, there is a bit of product placement like Pac-Man and LEGO.
 * 2) Manny in some scenes throws temper tantrums which can get really annoying.
 * 3) Some characters can be unlikeable like Manny and Nasty Pants.
 * 4) There are some bad moments which are expected for a Wimpy Kid movie like Greg and Rowley being bullied by Nasty Pants or Susan losing her glasses only for Manny to break them.
 * 5) Alfrendo's design when he is damaged looks kinda creepy for some albeit it did happen in the book.
 * 6) Some humor is pretty gross like Cody stepping on dog poop or Greg accidentally putting on Rodrick's dirty underwear.

Reception
This movie got positive reviews from both critics and fans of Wimpy Kid alike. The film has a "generally positive reviews" sign on Metacritic with a score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. It became a great hit at the box office meaning that it was a box office success The film was nominated for an Oscar but it lost to another film. However, it did win other awards too.

Trivia

 * Betty White was considered to voice Gramma, but it never came to be because of her death.
 * The kid characters were originally going to have legit kids to voice the characters, but it was decided that adults who have the voice range to sound like a convincing middle schooler would voice the characters.
 * Bandai Namco, The Lego Group, and Dr. Seuss gave Disney the okay to add the references of The Cat in the Hat, Legos, and Pac-Man to be the movie.
 * Some dubs of the movie are named differently.
 * Brazil: House of Horrors
 * Italy: Save yourselves, anyone, who can
 * Latin America: Trapped in the snow
 * A joke that was supposed to take a jab at The Long Haul movie was going to be shown off in the movie, but it was scrapped.
 * A movie based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot is in production after the film's financial success.