{"id":6218,"date":"2020-10-09T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=6218"},"modified":"2020-10-13T15:23:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T22:23:54","slug":"the-war-with-grandpa-wonderful-family-comedy-with-great-cast-pranks-and-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2020\/the-war-with-grandpa-wonderful-family-comedy-with-great-cast-pranks-and-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"The War With Grandpa * Wonderful Family Comedy with Great Cast, Pranks, and Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sixth-grader Peter (Oakes Fegley) is pretty much your average kid-he likes gaming, hanging\u00a0with\u00a0his friends and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when his recently widowed grandfather Ed (Robert De Niro) moves in\u00a0with\u00a0Peter’s family,\u00a0the\u00a0boy is forced to give up his most prized possession of all, his bedroom. Unwilling to let such an injustice stand, Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out\u00a0the\u00a0interloper, but\u00a0Grandpa\u00a0Ed won’t go\u00a0without a fight. Soon,\u00a0the\u00a0friendly combatants are engaged in an all-out\u00a0war\u00a0with\u00a0side-splitting consequences.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the award-winning book by Robert Kimmel Smith,\u00a0The\u00a0War\u00a0with\u00a0Grandpa\u00a0is a hilarious family comedy featuring an all-star supporting cast: Christopher Walken, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, Laura Marano and Jane Seymour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Jude A. comments, \u201cGrab your popcorn and sit down for a wild ride because we are talking about the new hit family movie, The War with Grandpa<\/em>! The War with Grandpa <\/em>shows off unexpected pranks and comedic scenes, and also displays fantastic character development and a hilarious plot.\u201d Katherine S. adds, \u201cThis film is based on the best-selling book, The War With Grandpa,<\/em> by Robert Kimmel Smith. Thanks to Tre Peart, the executive producer, this movie was made. \u00a0When Tre was in the third grade, he came across the book and suggested to his parents that they should make a movie about it. And here it is!\u201d Sara G. wraps it up with, \u201cI thought this would be a good comedy, but it turned out to be even funnier than I thought it would be. At times like these, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we need more movies like this that are enjoyable, funny and interesting.\u201d See their full reviews below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The War with Grandpa
By Jude A., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n