The Flintstones (1994)

I occasionally watched repeats of the original Hanna-Barbera cartoon as a kid, but I don't consider myself a fan of the show. I tried the film for one reason only: Liz Taylor, who plays Pearl Slaghoople (Fred's mother-in-law); but in reference to casting it's John Goodman who's most perfect in his role.

The story sees the 'modern Stone Age family' have their loyalties tested when an unexpected class division causes a rift between best friends Fred and Barney (Rick Moranis). Its U rating means it's mostly average kids stuff, but there are some genuinely funny gags, and a few very dark humoured ones.

The star of the show for me was the props and sets — the majority of which would've had to have been built and/or moulded from scratch — and the practical creature effects provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

2 dictabirds out of 5