The Flintstones Movie Download

8 / 10

Why all the hate towards this movie?? It’s actually one of the best adaptations from a classic cartoon
I must have seen this movie at least 3 times during my childhood since it was aired often on channel 6. A few years later I remembered about it and I was shocked when I looked its appaling score of 4,6 when I checked the first time (January 2018). Few months later I re-watched it and I had always the same opinion about it, and I think it’s very underrated here.

The film’s plot is sort of an extention of the cartoon’s plot. Here Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) has the possibility of becoming the new vice presidenty of Slate & Co (in the quarry where he works) and he takes the test. However his best friend Barney Rubble (Rick Moranis) switches tests with him and Fred his promoted. However his former vice president Cliff Vandercave (Kyle MacLachlan) has an evil plan for him: making him signing forms that will involve him in the company’s embezzlement. When Fred and Barney are chased by a lynch mob they are freed thanks to the Dictabird but in the meanwhile Cliff abducted their kids for ransom. After defeating Cliff, Mr. Slate comes by and tells Fred to elect him as president of his division. After the bad experience Fred refuses as he has learned his lesson.

The cast is nearly perfect. John Goodman was perfect for the role of Fred Flintstone and I think he was born for it, and Rick Moranis was also perfect as Barney Rubble. Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma and Rosie O’Donnell as Betty are very good despite O’Donnell looked a bit too fat for the role. Kyle MacLachlan is surprisingly good as the evil vice president of the Slate & Co. and Halle Berry is incredibly sexy as his secretary. It was quite surprising seeing 1950s’ legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor as Wilma’s mother in what turned out to be her final movie performance.

While the movie isn’t exactly excellent, it is perfect in what is supposed to be… a live action adaptation of a cartoon. Nothing more, nothing less. Pleasant and adequate… and not deserving at all of the bad score and reviews. Just one of those great family movies that can be enjoyed safely by both kids and adults.Read More