To be honest this movie is not really anything close to the books but it is good for what it was plus it's just a completely different story all together.The plot was good but not as good or memorable as the previous movie, it looks like Greg is still trying to impress Holly and if read my previous review I mentioned I had a crush on her and I still did in this. But I wasn't too happy about how the character of Heather Hills was wrote compared to how she was wrote in the books (Greg's crush and she was nice to her sister) but in the movie she is Rodricks crush and she was mean to her sister. I am just glad that in this movie unlike the book Holly and Greg become a couple. It is a rare case of scenario I would prefer the movie to the book but in this case I do.I haven't seen The Long Haul yet but once when I have read the book I will check it out and review it. I hope it's good. Overall if you liked the original movies you will enjoy this :)

The "Wimpy Kid" series of movies is neither good nor bad, but for the most part all are entertaining. Most of that is the mannerisms of Zachary Gordon who plays the Wimpy Kid, Greg Heffley. But a lot also has to do with the comedic talents of Steve Zahn who plays his dad Frank Heffley. His older brother, played by Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley, has toned it down a bit from the first movie, but is still mostly obnoxious. Mom is again played by steady, and underrated, Rachael Harris as Susan Heffley.In this movie the school year is ending and Greg is looking forward to a very productive summer, to stay inside and play video games all day. But dad wants to get him outside, to be an active boy, playing sports, fishing, or camping. Greg and active sports have a tough time mixing.But what Greg really wants to do is get more friendly with pretty Peyton List as Holly Hills . (She is 14 or 15 now, but looks about 12 during filming.) On the last day of school she signs his yearbook, and starts to write her phone number, but when another friend pulls her away all Greg has are the first few digits, the last two are missing. After trying many of the 100 possible phone numbers (00 to 99 for the last two digits) and getting some strange answers, Greg finds out Holly spends time at the local country club and Greg finds a way to get in also, as a guest. He even tells dad he has a job there, so he won't have to go to work with dad in a non-paying internship.The title reference is that the Heffley family get a dog, but it only plays peripherally into the story. Greg stays pretty much a wimpy kid, he does get to spend time with Holly even though she thinks they will only be good friends, and he avoids the tough private school he was in danger of attending. So overall he has a nice summer, in this nicely watchable and occasionally funny movie. And he grows up a bit more.

Usually when it comes to the third film in a comedy franchise, the ideas are not really that original anymore. Mostly they would be tackling things that worked in the first two episodes and giving them a twist or two to distinguish it from the others.However in this third film in the Wimpy Kid series, this third film called "Dog Days" actually proved to be the best one of the series so far. Of all the films, this one had the most heart.This film mixed in stories from the third (my personal favorite) and fourth books of the series. It focused on the summer vacation of our hero Greg Heffley. Like before, Greg gets into a number of misadventures as he "worked" at the country club to impress his dad, as well as to get closer to his pretty crush Holly Hills. This was the most we have seen from Steve Zahn as Mr. Heffley in the series so far, and he actually delivers the goods as the bumbling but kind-hearted father. It also tells about a disastrous vacation with Rowley and his folks at the boardwalk, a disastrous camping trip with the Wilderness Explorers, as well as disastrous Sweet Sixteen party for Holly's snooty sister Heather, whom Greg's brother Rodrick has the hots for. These and the Heffley's acquisition of a new dog Sweetie, make this a most hilarious episode, yet still able to impart a number of moral lessons for the kids when it comes to relationships with their friends and with their fathers (which especially hit home for me).Overall, I would recommend this as a very good family film for kids. Nothing here is particularly mean-spirited (unlike Book 2). Valuable lessons on responsibility were learned by the young characters as a result of the mischief they perpetrate. Those who like a good father-son story would enjoy this film. Yes, this might be shallow juvenile comedy on the surface. However, the moral values it imparts can run deep, yet all delivered in a truly entertaining, delightful, and unpatronizing package.

I thought Dog Days was a pretty good film. I was very impressed with Zachary Gordon's acting and the rest of the cast. There are some different aspects and genre the film concentrates on. It's a very nice little film that is funny and makes you laughing out loud around every corner. I thought Dog Days was missing something, something to make it shine. It felt unfinished or rushed. I don't know how to explain it. It just felt... unfinished? I quite wished to enjoy it a little bit more than I did, but it's still a good film for everyone. I still think the first two are a little bit better than this one, but it doesn't let down anyways.