Mr Popper’s Penguins/Diary Of A Wimpy Kid [DVD]

Double bill of family comedies. Jim Carrey stars in ‘Mr Popper’s Penguins’ (2011) which is based on the 1930s children’s novel by Richard and Florence Atwater. Tom Popper (Carrey) is a business executive who has become disillusioned with the daily grind. But when he unexpectedly inherits six penguins his life is transformed into a series of madcap adventures as he finally gets the excuse to indulge his childhood hankering for polar exploration. ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ (2010) is based on Jeff Kinney’s best-selling illustrated novel detailing the trials and tribulations of a wise-cracking pre-teen. Along with his best friend Rowley (Robert Capron), 12-year-old Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) spends his days negotiating the minefield that is middle school, dodging bullies, learning the complex and seemingly ever-changing social codes, grappling with the onset of puberty and attempting to fathom the mysteries of the opposite sex.