State-of-the-art effects, courtesy of Industrial Light and Magic and presenter "Steven Spielrock," and throwaway sight gags that will encourage return visits, turn what might have been a yabba-dabba-dud into a yabba-dabba-doozy of a summer movie.

| May 9, 2023

Levant just points a camera at his sets; he’s a tourist sightseeing in Bedrock.

| Original Score: C- | Aug 31, 2022

Through the miracle of movies, we all join the The Flintstones in becoming living, breathing, snorting garbage disposal units.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jun 6, 2022

Despite a contrived climax and some expected schmaltz, this is a solid enough diversion with some one-liners worthy of the original series.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 2, 2022

...a bright, colorful, and entirely exhausting endeavor that'll surely fare best among small children.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 16, 2020

The 32 scriptwriters' idea of a joke is to suffix every name with rock. The opening title announces the film as a "Steven Spielrock" production. And it's downhill from there, with an avalanche of rubbish at our heels.

| Dec 8, 2017

Once again, prehistory has been good to the film's producer, billed here as Steven Spielrock.

| Aug 16, 2017

Our Flick of the Week is "The Flintstones," and unfortunately, much less thought has been put into this screenplay than into the production design and publicity campaign for this profoundly dull enterprise.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 16, 2017

Someone, somewhere gave the keys to the kingdom to director Brian Levant, whose leaden ways with screen comedy are amplified in this unfunny, hyperactive translation of a property that's best served through animation.

| Original Score: D | Sep 27, 2014

Zany cave-age antics leaven too-serious plot.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 2, 2011

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| Original Score: 3/10 | Jun 6, 2008

an almost-successful comedy experiment

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 21, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 13, 2007

Cartoonish live-action fun with well cast cast.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 20, 2005

You won't have a gay old time.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 19, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 8, 2005

You'd get a better story watching old Flintstones reruns.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 10, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 24, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 19, 2004