Paul Atreides (from Dune, played by Kyle MacLachlan): Long live the fighters! (The film's first scenes focus on the workers of Slate & Co., witnessed from the company's building by vice-president Cliff Vandercave and secretary Sharon Stone) We see the prehistoric business of Slate and Company as led by their boss named Cliff. NC (voiceover): The movie begins with… (The credit “Steven Spielrock Presents” is shown) …a pun using the word “rock.” Yeah, this is a Flintstones product, all right. NC: The only problem is, THAT JOB WAS SUCKING! So let’s take a look at the Flintstones live-action movie. It’s just as bland, cheesy, and pointless as the original, so I guess it did its job. NC (voiceover): From the genius director who brought you the awkward comedy of Jingle All the Way, the Flintstones movie, I guess, in some ways, is a perfect movie adaptation of the show. (The title screen for The Flintstones is shown, followed by a montage of clips from the movie) NC: I've heard of lamer gimmicks to base a movie on. The only cool thing about it was those household appliances that were used from prehistoric animals. But the animation is bad, the jokes are cheap, the stories are forgettable, and the characters just aren’t that interesting. NC (voiceover): I mean, okay, I sort of respect it for being the first weekly animated show on primetime, that’s pretty impressive. (Clips from the intro to the 1960s Flintstones cartoon are shown as NC speaks) I’m just gonna come out and say it: I hate The Flintstones! (The audience boos) I do! I fucking hate The Flintstones!
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