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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:6

Rotten:12

Average Rating:4.6/10

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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The key to appreciating The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is low expectations.

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Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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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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Cody Clark
Cody Clark
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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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David Germain
David Germain
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Livelier, it feels more like a cartoon.

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Eric Harrison
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James Berardinelli
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We need another live-action Flintstones like we need a club to the head.

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John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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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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Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Van Gelder
New York Times
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Kids will love the crowd-pleasing depiction of an entire prehistoric world, complete with an adorable baby Dino -- and loads of great sight gags and puns.

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Lou Lumenick
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New York Post
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The jokes are pathetic.

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Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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There are still some pretty funny lines and gags.

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Nancy Churnin
Nancy Churnin
Dallas Morning News
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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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Falls from interestingly loopy to tiresome.

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Peter Stack
Peter Stack
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Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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The cast from the first Flintstones movie has gone off to break rocks somewhere else.

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Robert Horton
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Film.com
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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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As entertainment for kids, or for adults, it misjudges its audience by at least a millennium.

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