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There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This film exploits the "gross-out" and "kids rule" to an extreme. There is nothing wrong with this, since shows on Nickelodeon had similar themes and were decent, but this film decides to force it down the audience's throats, with one-dimensional characters all around the board; who have little to no redeeming quality in their personality.*SPOILER* The ending provides one of the worst morals you can give to a kid, seeing how the main character in the movie was a decent soul. By the end of the film, he wonders if he should stop this "bet" with these bullies. However, he makes the choice of finishing the bet, despite the trouble that he got into. He befriends the bullies, and they stuff a bunch of worms down the principal's pants (...nice). I also felt really sorry for the "witch" lady in the film. She was treated as this "evil" woman, and was pressured with rumors all around town. We end up knowing anything about her character, as she too is portrayed as the "crazy old hag" stereotype in the film (Remember kids. All old woman who live in a cabin by themselves with no company are crazy and should be mocked Moments like these are downright disgraceful.The film would have been clever if, in the beginning, the characters seem like tropes, but end up being someone completely different (but only seem one-dimensional due to the obvious social pressure you see in the film). But the movie does otherwise, and tries to brainwash kids into a little world of stereotypes and insults just to make a quick buck.I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid. This was the movie that woke me up; realizing that not every movie is going to be good. Even as a child, I thought that the gross "humor" and mean spirit atmosphere went to far. There was nothing to enjoy and no characters to like. It was painful all the way through.Save your money. This movie is not even worth a rental. Trust me, there are much better family-friendly films out there that your kids can enjoy.

This is a good movie, a good family movie to watch if you have nothing else to do. If you are expecting this movie to be word to word from the book, you will be very very disappointed. I was somewhat disappointed because I read the book a few times when I was in elementary school.This is about a new kid in town named Billy. He makes a bet with the school bully and the bet is not like most bets. Billy has to eat 10 worms in one day or the bully wins.The acting is OK, probably the worst part of the movie. The kid actors over exaggerate on many things. They think it's apocalypse if Billy does not eat the worms. Hallie Eisenberg did a magnificent job, though.The plot line is good as a movie, but it sucks as a book adaptation. I was able to watch this movie without looking at the time....sometimes.Overall, this was a good family movie with some weak points. I rate this movie 7/10.

I thought the kids in the movie were great. I deal with kids in that age group, and I thought their behaviors were very believable. I did have a problem with the reference to the private parts made by the 5-year old. I didn't think the comment was necessary and actually slightly lowered my opinion of the movie. I think Luke Benward is up and coming star. I would like to see more of him on the big screen. I enjoyed his reactions to the situations that he found himself in. Often kids in this age group do things without thinking through the consequences. Almost all of the actors did this throughout the movie.I also think the message of bullying needs to be examined more in movies with this age group. It is a major problem in schools today.The ending was quite unexpected. Billy's thoughts on whether he won or didn't win the bet were very surprising. How he handled that situation was excellent. Too often today kids are not willing to compromise. The actors in this movie showed that compromise is an important part of life.

I have to admit I did not finish this movie because it was so amazingly stupid and not worth watching. I watched it with a room full of kids, who also were not laughing at the stupid and crude humor. The director, Bob Dolman, seems to be so obsessed with sphincters and genitalia that it overrides the real story that I grew up with. THIS IS NOT A GOOD FILM FOR KIDS! Besides the fact that the content is so crude, the movie is just stupid has bad flow and has no intelligence behind it. What a waste of a perfectly good story. If you read the book when you were younger and loved it, then don't waste your time watching a movie that so badly botches it that it makes you angry. Buy your kids the book instead.