It's just a series of nicely shot and over-bright sets with the cast blocking your view of the background.
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04/17/01
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... [More]
Starring: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell
Director: Brian Levant
Reviews for The Flintstones
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01/26/06
Top Critican almost-successful comedy experiment
04/21/08
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.
01/01/00
See website for more details.
06/06/08
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.
01/01/00
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01/02/04
Just watching it is fun. Following the plot is not so much fun.
01/01/00
Top CriticIts story goes down about as easily as a platter of granite alfredo.
01/01/00
Thirty-two writers came up with this?
01/09/02
So silly and sophomoric, despite a few amusing bits of business, that it is recommendable only for kids -- and curious Flintstones fanatics.
01/01/00
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.
08/30/04
Top CriticAs asinine as Hollywood gets, only destined to see at least one sequel.
01/01/00
The first time around, The Flintstones' visuals are a light-hearted kick, but there's nothing more to do.
01/01/00
not great, but not that horrible
06/29/06
Adults should be forewarned: Yabba-dabba-don't go unless you have to.
05/20/03
As Fred Flintstone might have put it: yabba-dabba-boo.
01/01/00
A $45 million design problem with 98 minutes of weak prehistoric jokes.
01/01/00
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10/18/08
Top CriticLatest News for The Flintstones
May 09, 2007:
Robert Rodriguez Directing the "Jetsons" Movie?
I've always wondered how "The Flintstones" was profitable enough to spawn a sequel, yet nobody ever got off their butt to make a movie out of "The Jetsons."... More...
May 03, 2006:
WB Sees a Live-Action "Jetsons" In Their Future
Warner Bros. has assigned producer Denise Di Novi and screenwriter Adam F. Goldberg to turn the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon "The Jetsons" into a live-action movie,... More...
June 13, 2005:
Hensleigh Heads Over to the "Darksiders"
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