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The Flintstones (1994)

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Reviews Counted:39

Fresh:7

Rotten:32

Average Rating:3.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Yabba dabba doo! That modern stone-age family is back and on the big screen in this live-action version of the beloved cartoon series. When Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) generously loans his pal... Yabba dabba doo! That modern stone-age family is back and on the big screen in this live-action version of the beloved cartoon series. When Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) generously loans his pal Barney Rubble (Rick Moranis) enough money to adopt a child, Barney wants to return the favor. So he helps Fred on his IQ test at the quarry... which gets Fred an executive position. But what Fred doesn't know is he's the sap meant to take the fall for a bunch of corporate con-men out to rook the company. The all-star cast is rounded out by Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Flintstone and Rosie O'Donnell as Betty Rubble, with special appearances by Halle Berry, Elizabeth Taylor, Jay Leno, and the B-52's. [More]

Starring: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell

Starring: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell, Elizabeth Taylor, Halle Berry, Kyle MacLachlan, Richard Moll, Irwin Keyes, Harvey Korman, Sheryl Lee Ralph, B-52'S, Laraine Newman

Director: Brian Levant

Director: Brian Levant
Composer: David Newman

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Mar 16, 1999

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A $45 million design problem with 98 minutes of weak prehistoric jokes.

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01/01/00
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04/12/02
Globe and Mail
N/R

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01/26/06
Time Out

You won't have a gay old time.

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07/19/05
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Dismal, awful, excruciatingly unfunny - and I loved the cartoons growing up.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

While the movie may act like a madeleine for television-obsessed baby-boomers, it works even better as a colorful playland that will appeal to small children.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/30/04
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times

So silly and sophomoric, despite a few amusing bits of business, that it is recommendable only for kids -- and curious Flintstones fanatics.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

As asinine as Hollywood gets, only destined to see at least one sequel.

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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09/13/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

As Fred Flintstone might have put it: yabba-dabba-boo.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Some thirty six screenwriters made sure that the plot of the film is lame, original characters one-dimensional, and many elements of the story, like embezzlement and inter-office politics, totally incomprehensible for the little children.

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01/01/00
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

No review available.

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07/20/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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03/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

No review available.

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01/06/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Maybe it's because so many of the things they do in the movie are lifted directly from the show, but a lot of stuff seems stale.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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No review available.

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08/23/02
John Oliver
John Oliver
Katrillion.com

Not as bad as you'd think, but that's not saying much.

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01/29/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Barely there, but still fun.

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07/02/04
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

You'd get a better story watching old Flintstones reruns.

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03/10/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

No review available.

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12/17/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
 
 
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