Yeah, the first movie was actually kind of fun. It had a good cast, but the second sucked.
The Flintstones is getting a remake... by Seth MacFarlane
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Yeah, I don't really care about a Flintstones remake one way or another but I do find it a little off-putting that it's probably not going to be anything but another diluted version of the same shit he always does, in this case "Stone Age Family Guy."
I wouldn't be surprised to see him voice both Fred and Barney. Look at the multiple roles he plays on the existing shows.
The live action movie did have a Tar Wars joke. I'm serious.
Stone Age Family Guy indeed. I'm sure they'll have a field day coming up with Stone Age variations on jokes against black people and Arabs. I'm sure we're going to see caveman versions of Christians and Jews just so MacFarlane can remind us he hates religion. 1980s pop culture referance will litter the show.
Honestly, the point of my comment was just a derisive comment that MacFarlane works with the same voice actors on all his shows.
All of you are writing this off based on the assumption that he's going to "dirty up" The Flintstones. There's no indication that this is the case. In fact him being a fan of the original show points to him being true to the spirit of the show.
Of course I could be wrong, but I'm slightly curious about this.
Of course I could be wrong, but I'm slightly curious about this.
Goodman as Fred is one of the best pieces of casting ever but that and the generally-decent-all-round cast make the movie all the more disappointing, IMHO.
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This also describes all three Seth MacFarlane cartoons currently airing.
At most I'd bank on the Flinstones being a little tamer, assuming it wants to keep the family friendly vibe of the original cartoon.
But I'd also bank on the stone age references to the 1980s.
It's a cartoon sitcom about a family headed by a somewhat oafish father figure.
This also describes all three Seth MacFarlane cartoons currently airing.
At most I'd bank on the Flinstones being a little tamer, assuming it wants to keep the family friendly vibe of the original cartoon.
But I'd also bank on the stone age references to the 1980s.
I think many of us are basing this on what he's done in the past, which is fair game. He could very well surprise us though, but part of me feels disappointed that it's even being done by him.
^ Sam Raimi's Spider-man, Peter jackson's Lord of The Rings - just two examples of film-makers making movies radically different and more family friendly from what they had previously been best known for.
