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Terrible casting

posted 8 years ago by bobholt27
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The new kid looks nothing like Greg, the last movie's casting was near perfect in my opinion. This is terrible.

[–] Hamadamax 8 years ago

I know right?! This is reminding me of when they wouldn't let the home alone franchise and the Kevin McCallister character die when Macaulay Culkin grew up so then we got home alone 4 with terrible fake Kevin that was just a complete mess.
I took my little brother to see all three of the originals and we loved them, Zachary Gordon had the Greg Heffley character down to a T. We don't need another, end it with the original good triology.

But how can you prove for SURE that I don't go to Hogwarts??

[–] aclockwork_oranges71 8 years ago

This is sacrilege! How can you change all of the actors from the first three films to new ones for the fourth? This is a disgrace! That is like having Sally Field play Ripley in a fifth Alien film. NO! NO! NO! Who ever thought of this lame idea should be beaten horribly with spit in a quirt gun with piss! How dare they!

[–] kmluiten 8 years ago

Have you seen how old the cast is now?? It wouldn't work.

[–] jedite1000 8 years ago

Then Hollywood shouldn't make another one

[–] ptf31 8 years ago

I agree, another movie shouldn't be made. The original cast was perfect, it's not going to be the same. The kids playing Greg and Rowley look younger than the originals when they made the 1st movie.

[–] michaelmorley-59094 8 years ago

Its going to flop!