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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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Reviews for The Flintstones

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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)

No review available.

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01/15/04
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

No review available.

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

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Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/02/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

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

No review available.

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06/06/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Adults should be forewarned: Yabba-dabba-don't go unless you have to.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

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

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

No review available.

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

Can you gaze upon it and dare to deny that the apocalypse is imminent?

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08/09/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/12/02
Globe and Mail
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Thirty-two writers came up with this?

Full Review Source: Movieline | comment Comment
01/09/02
Stephen Farber
Stephen Farber
Movieline

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

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Washington Post
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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.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.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

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

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.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

It's a dull day in Bedrock.

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01/01/00
Lucy Mohl
Lucy Mohl
Film.com

Its story goes down about as easily as a platter of granite alfredo.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Robert Faires
Robert Faires
Austin Chronicle
 
 
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