I Yabba-Dabba Do!

So I have been going through The Flintstones, up to this one, and saw 2 reviews.

One was negative, but not unreasonably so.

And the reviewer, classily named "laughingatmorons-33005" called them a crybaby. I don't criticise other people's reviews, but I do criticise people who do.

And "laughingatmorons-33005" called this film - which is fine - the best Flintstones thing ever, and gave it a 10 out of 10.

Obviously whether you like a film or not is your own subjective taste. But, in the unlikely case this reviewer is being sincere and not just trolling, this film isn't a 10 out of 10. That is silly. If you rate this 10 out of 10, what is 12 Angry Men, The Godfather, The Dark Knight or Toy Story?

But no, apparently the hill that "laughingatmorons-33005" wants to die on is having The Flintstones' mostly forgotten 1990s TV movie a masterpiece with the best films ever made. And goes against all other reviews which are mixed to negative.

Yeah ok.

If they weren't being sincere, which is likely, he is deliberately doing a mean spirited attack on someone for their own enjoyment.

Yeah ok. Imagine writing a review to be mean to someone for the sake of being mean. If they ever read this, they'll probably think I'm being a hypocrite for criticising them. But nope, I just don't like bullies.

Anyway, the film is just a mild semi-enjoyabme Flintstones film. It isn't the worst thing ever, but it is certainly forgettable.

10 out of 10, what a joke.

Unlike most cartoon characters, Pebbles Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm Rubble got to age with subsequent appearances; born and adopted respectively during the original series, and stars of their own spinoff (one of several) in the 1970s, the redhead and the hunk have reached adulthood by the time of "I Yabba-Dabba Do!"

Just as "The Flintstones" was a standard sitcom in animated form, so this TV movie is a standard comedic example of it; Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are finally about to get married, but Fred doesn't want this to happen on account of his not being able to pay for it (he lost the Flintstone nest-egg gambling)... cue mildly amusing shenanigans, a subplot about gangsters that combined with a climax in Rock Vegas brings the film dangerously close to "Sister Act" territory, a bit too much gooeyness, and a horrible title song. (Hearing the aging voice of Jean Vanderpyl [the only one of the original core cast still alive at the time of production] as Wilma Flintstone is additionally depressing.) Still, it passes the time easily enough, and it certainly beats those Bedrock Cops cartoons.

(Note to "Will & Grace" fans: Megan Mullally supplies the voice of Pebbles. High-pitched even then.)

Ignore the laughably clueless crybaby and his troll-worthy excuse for a "review".

This highly enjoyable story is easily the single best iteration of The Flintstones EVER, with the first live action movie starring John Goodman being an extremely close second.

Great voice acting, great story, great emotional moments, great laughs. The end.

Actual facts for a change, you're welcome ; )