de Souza, the same guy who wrote Die Hard and directed Street Fighter. I do not joke you, 32 freakin' writers, one of them including Steven E. Moranis didn't really feel the part of Barney for me, as he reminded me more of Bob MacKenzie from SCTV for some reason, and Berry's character delivered what most films based on "children's cartoons" provide: unnecessary sexual innuendos.įinally, it's been said that this film had a team of 32 writers. I also didn't care for Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble and Halle Berry as "Sharon Stone" (get it?). Did the filmmakers even realize that kids won't care about office politics or embezzlement?īut again, The Flintstones cartoon dealt with problems sorta like this, as well, as the show was based off The Honeymooners, so I guess The Flintstones wasn't for kids at all. The story is kinda complex, considering that this film is targeted mainly for kids. "I'm the biggest picture on this article! Truly I am something great." To make matters worse, Fred doesn't realize that he's being used by Cliff Vandercave(MacLachlan) to be the fall guy for an embezzlement scheme. Fred gets the job, but, once he has power, he starts to become a douche. One day, a test is given to determine who will become vice-president.Īfter Fred gives him some money to adopt a baby, Barney decides to return the favour by switching his test answers for Fred's, whose answers aren't very good. Fred Flintstone (Goodman) and Barney Rubble (Moranis) work at a rock quarry (Slate and Co.), mining rock. Someday, I hope to get my own television sitcom."ĭo you really care? The film takes place in stone-age/modern world of Bedrock (duh). Plus, it really helps that you grew up with The Flintstones cartoon as a kid. But you can see that a lot of work and ambition went into the film and I give them credit for trying. Not saying that it's a really good movie, it has it's share of problems. Out of all the films based on TV shows, this is probably the best of the bunch. "Aw, c'mon! It's the prehistoric times, Wilma! Aren't we allowed to poop anywhere we want? That's pretty much what you get in The Flintstones, with the exception of the gross-out gags. Magoo, Inspector Gadget, or The Honeymooners certainly aren't the worst, but the filmmakers who made them could've at least made them entertaining for the fans of the old shows as well as your kids.īut what makes these films failures in terms of trying to live up to the show's name? Simple: they all seem to have gross-out gags, forgettable new characters, and a complicated plot that you or your kids won't give two shits about. We all know that movies based on television sitcoms meet the same fate like movies based on video games. Starring: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan, Halle Berry, Elizabeth TaylorĪnd the voices of Harvey Korman and Mel Blanc
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