The Man Called Flintstone Review

Hello there animation lovers and movie fans i've made it pretty clear that i'm a fan of The Flintstones but the one thing that i've never talked about is the animated movie and it's not just me that doesn't talk about it either it's fans of the show as well so here for you right now is my review of the only animated flintstones movie The Man Called Flintstone.

The plot of the movie basically see's Fred get chosen to replace a top spy and go on an adventure that spoofs the James Bond film Goldfinger (which is my favorite bond film) if you've ever wanted to see The Flintstones do a spy movie then this is the film for you but i have to admit there are some pacing issues with the film which i can't ignore.

The film does feature the cast from the show those being Alan Reed as Fred (whose singing voice is done by future Fred Henry Corden), Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble and Dino , Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone and Pebbles Flintstone, Gerry Johnson as Betty Rubble and John Stephenson as George Slate. The film also features the voices of Don Messick , Janet Waldo , Paul Frees , Harvey Korman and June Foray and all of them do a really good job in this film and i have to admit it's great hearing the classic TV cast voicing there characters in a feature film.

The animation in this film is really freaking good Hanna-Barbera productions have a history of having cheap looking animation and not having a budget but this is a huge example of what they can do when they have the budget everything looks so great and the animation is really smooth and fluid and unlike there TV shows which make use of repeating backgrounds this one doesn't even the sets got an upgrade both bedrock and the flintstone house now look like they have an added dimension which makes them looks more stylized and i loved that.

The film has the typical flintstones jokes where animals are used for everyday objects but this film really goes nuts with it like having tiny birds acting as jet engines and acting as the landing gear which i thought was really clever but then there's also the kind of jokes that you wouldn't expect this show to make like for example one of the offices that Fred's "boss" has is in an elevator which i'm sure is a nod to the James Bond films.Not all of the jokes are laugh out loud funny but they will get at least a smile out of you well at least they did with me and i'm sure there's a Jetsons reference.

This film is a musical because that's what you think of when you think of The Flintstones you think of musicals but that being said not all of the songs are bad Pebble's has a cute song as does Bam-Bam but to me all of the other songs feel samey and they don't really do anything to standout from the rest and that's not a good thing.

Yes this is a lier revealed story in this case it's Fred lieing to Wilma and yeah it doesn't really work here it's not only a story that's been done to death in other films but it's also out of character for Fred to lie to his wife and friends so i have to ask why did they even do it?.

The score was done by Ted Nichols and Marty Paich and the pair do a good job of creating a score that not only creates tension when needed but also helps makes the jokes standout even more and the score really feels like it belongs in The Flintstones world.

The one thing i noticed during the third act is that Wilma , Betty and the kids just disappear from the movie and they don't show up again until the end which isn't that good since Fred lied to Wilma and has to try and win her back.

Overall i would say that if your a fan of The Flintstones then you might like this but if your not then this film won't change your mind at all for me this film is a 6.5 out of 10.