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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

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Reviews Counted:69

Fresh:17

Rotten:52

Average Rating:4/10

Consensus: The prequel to the first full-length feature set in Bedrock, Viva Rock Vegas is a surprising improvement over The Flintstones. Aimed towards an audience of adults and children alike, critics feel Viva will appeal to a broad range of viewers.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In this live-action prequel to the 1994 comedy hit, THE FLINTSTONES, the history of the two Stone Age couples are explored with cartoon-like comedy. Their fateful unions begin when quarry workers... In this live-action prequel to the 1994 comedy hit, THE FLINTSTONES, the history of the two Stone Age couples are explored with cartoon-like comedy. Their fateful unions begin when quarry workers Barney (Stephen Baldwin) and Fred (THE FULL MONTY'S Mark Addy doing an amazing American accent) meet Betty (Jane Krakowski of ALLEY MACBEAL fame) and Wilma (Kristen Johnston of 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN) at a Bedrock burger joint. Betty is a bubbly waitress, and Wilma, as it turns out, is a poor little rich girl who has run away from the prospect of a loveless marriage to once-wealthy Chip Rockefeller (DHARMA & GREG's Thomas Gibson). Desperate to marry Wilma for her fortune, the scheming Chip offers the newly-in-love Betty and Barney, and Wilma and Fred, an all-expenses-paid trip to his Rock Vegas casino hotel, planning all the while to get Wilma back into his clutches. This brightly colored comedy filled with references to old Elvis movies, is, at times, so intentionally silly that it's absolutely hilarious (picture a giant fartosaurus, Joan Collins doing a spit take, and Mark Addy and Stephen Baldwin in show girls' dresses). But, though there's plenty of child-friendly sight gags involving cute dinosaurs, it's not for kids. Then again, neither was the original cartoon series which aired first during adult prime time. [More]

Starring: Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Kristen Johnston

Starring: Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Kristen Johnston, Joan Collins, Alan Cumming, Harvey Korman, Thomas Gibson, Rosie O'Donnell

Director: Brian Levant

Director: Brian Levant
Screenwriter: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Jim Cash, Jack Epps
Producer: Bruce Cohen, Steven Spielberg
Composer: David Newman

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Viva Rock Vegas yabba-dabba-doesn't.

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01/01/00
Todd Anthony
Todd Anthony
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Full of leaden one-liners and dull puns.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
01/01/00
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Much like a hunk of rock candy--sort of interesting-looking but ultimately none too fulfilling.

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01/01/00
Thom Bennett
Thom Bennett
Film Journal International

It's dumb, screwy and proud.

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01/01/00
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

If you are a kid -- or the parent of a kid -- this movie may, in fact, be your best bet out there. But if you are neither, Viva Rock Vegas is much more of a gamble.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

Viva Rock Vegas is nothing more than eye candy, and not a very tasty piece at that.

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Susannah Breslin
Susannah Breslin
TNT's Rough Cut

There are still some pretty funny lines and gags.

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01/01/00
Nancy Churnin
Nancy Churnin
Dallas Morning News
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Kids are certain to love The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, but Mom and Dad won't mind going along -- it's a yabba-dabba-delight.

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01/01/00
Cody Clark
Cody Clark
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It's not delightful or funny or exciting, and for long stretches, it looks exactly like hapless actors standing in front of big rocks and reciting sitcom dialogue.

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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
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Look beyond the perfunctory dinosaur flatulence jokes, and Viva Rock Vegas is really quite sweet and clever.

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Phoebe Flowers
Phoebe Flowers
Miami Herald

Kids under 10 who love the cartoon, are apt to really enjoy this movie. Adults who remember the show with fondness, will find it easier to take than many kiddie matinees they have suffered through.

Full Review Source: Flint Journal | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Forsmark
David Forsmark
Flint Journal

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas stumbles at its outset by setting up an adult premise inevitably undone by the film's aspirations to family entertainment.

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01/01/00
Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Van Gelder
New York Times
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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is cute and funny, with plenty of slapstick and cuddly creatures for the kids and enough adult wit to keep parents reasonably amused.

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01/01/00
David Germain
David Germain
Associated Press
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What’s with the film’s odd preoccupation with such adult themes as class, money, and sex?

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
05/08/02
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

Livelier, it feels more like a cartoon.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Los Angeles Times
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A convoluted mess that will likely appeal to neither the young nor the old.

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01/01/00
Brad Haynes
Brad Haynes
Orlando Weekly

The new Flintstones movie is bad. Prehistorically bad. Neolithically bad. Bad enough that you should take your youngsters and run in the opposite direction to My Dog Skip.

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Karen Hershenson
Karen Hershenson
Contra Costa Times

You'll find yourself scanning the screen for interesting geometric shapes ... since the script won't hold your attention.

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Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

The cast from the first Flintstones movie has gone off to break rocks somewhere else.

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Robert Horton
Robert Horton
Film.com
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The first live-action movie of The Flintstones in 1994 was a Tyrannosaurus wreck, a production design in search of a story. Now director Brian Levant has made a prequel ... that's almost as dumb.

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Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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