FrogGlace
In other words,this film is a surreal ride.
Janae Milner
Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin
The movie really just wants to entertain people.
HotToastyRag
If there's such a thing as a perfect movie, The Flintstones is it. It's absolutely hilarious, with no downtime and no dated jokes. If you've seen the original Hanna Barbara cartoon, you'll probably pee from laughing so hard, and if you haven't, well, you'll still probably pee from laughing so hard. I saw this movie in the theaters when I was a little girl and laughed my head off, thinking it was the first movie to ever make caveman jokes. Just last week, I watched my DVD for the hundredth time and laughed just as hard.John Goodman as Fred Flintstone, Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble, Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma, and Rosie O'Donnell as Betty are all totally perfect. The original song is included at the start and end of the film, and all the throwbacks to the cartoon are side-splittingly funny. Modern touches are incredibly clever and tie in seamlessly to the setting. For example, the Flintstones go to the drive-in movies to watch "Gorge Lucas's Tar Wars", and the band The B-52s guest star in a swanky nightclub as "The BC-52s".In the film, Fred and Wilma help their best friends adopt a child, and in return, Barney helps Fred get a promotion at work. But, as the incredibly dumb Fred moves up the corporate ladder, he just might get duped by the slippery smooth Cliff, played by Kyle MacLachlin, and his secretary, a young Halle Berry who gets her own theme music whenever she walks in the room.It's silly and lovely, and best of all, Elizabeth Taylor puts the finishing touch on the film in her role as Wilma's mom. It's my favorite of her performances; pretty much every one of her lines has become a permanent phrase in my household. If only she'd been given more screen time! But, as she says in the movie, "Let's not let a little thing like that spoil the party—Conga line!"
capone666
The FlintstonesContrary to popular belief, the Paleo Diet is more than consuming a bottle of Flintstone vitamins for every meal.Thankfully, this comedy will give dieters greater insight into what cave-people ate.When blue-collar Fred (John Goodman) is accused of embezzling by his boss (Kyle MacLachlan) and his assistant (Halle Berry), he's not only in trouble with the law, but also his wife (Elizabeth Perkins) and mother-in-law (Elizabeth Taylor).Meanwhile, his neighbors Barney (Rick Moranis) and Betty (Rosie O'Donnell) hope to adopt a cave-boy with Fred's financial help.While it does an adequate job of mimicking its inspiration for loyalists, this tepid 1994 live- action adaption of the 1960s primetime cartoon does an inadequate job of updating Fred's dilemmas to appeal to younger fans unfamiliar with his stone-age antics.That's because kids today cannot relate to when prehistoric birds had to etch your dick pic onto slate before you could text it.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca
Terryfan
Yubba dubba dooFlintstones, meet the Flintstones They're the modern stone age family From the town of Bedrock They're a page right out of historyLet's ride with the family down the street Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet When you're with the Flintstones Have a yabba dabba doo time, a dabba doo time We'll have a gay old timeThe Flintstones is one of the most believed cartoons ever created I even was raised on the show and remains one of my favorite cartoons even now.The production deserves a lot of credit for the setting of the film to actually look and feel like the cartoon the sets are top notch with the way you would expect the characters to live in the cartoon.I just appreciate the set design team for how they made the film look like the cartoon for a live action film.The story was really good it really brought up a strong lesson that you have to enjoy. As for the casting some of it were hits others not so much the best casting and performances have to be John Goodman as Fred Flintstone John really took the role seriously and it's easy to respect his performance this is one of my favorite roles of Mr.Goodman Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble was just genius because Rick and John worked very good together and I believe had mutual respect for each other Kyle MacLachlan as Cliff Vandercave the film's main antagonist is just crazy where you had to see to believe this Villain's work.Dino of course who doesn't love that dinosaur.The writing in this film is very good and there is more than enough humor along with reference to the TV show it just does a lot more than people give it credit for. Seriously This is one of the few films based off a cartoon that got it right sure there are some things to hurt it but the result is The Flintstones is a strong movie for the family I give The Flintstones a 8 out of 10 Yubba Dubba Doo!
Python Hyena
The Flintstones (1994): Dir: Brian Levant / Cast: John Goodman, Elizabeth Perkins, Rick Moranis, Rosie O'Donnell, Elizabeth Taylor: Here is a huge opportunity to create movie magic and instead a celebrated cartoon is turned into a pathetic showcase. It is claimed that over thirty writers were assigned to the screenplay but I have read instruction booklets that regarded how to put batteries in appliances that were more artistic than this film. Fred Flintstone assists his friend Barney Rubble in adopting Bam Bam and he repays him by switching aptitude tests that will determine who will be Vice-President at Slate Enterprises. This leads to a conspiracy that costs workers their jobs and has Fred on the run. Horrible translation by director Brian Levant whose best asset is the prehistoric production. The screenplay throws in aptitude tests, embezzlement, office politics, fraud, and adoptions that will not interest the intended audience. With that said the characters are given little of a plot. John Goodman and Elizabeth Perkins give it a welcome attempt as Fred and Wilma, but Rick Moranis fails to project Barney's mannerisms, and Rosie O'Donnell hardly looks like Betty although she did deliver on the famous giggle. Elizabeth Taylor as Fred's mother-in-law is another horrible miscast. Thirty writers could not prevent this from becoming an embarrassing prehistoric failure. Score: 3 / 10
