Fred and Barney cross paths with John Cenastone and CM Punkrock in the new animated movie.
Does it hit its promise?
It wasnt perfect, but it used both properties well enough and was pretty fun.
Papercutz decided instead to just cancel the whole series and wash their hands of it.
At least WWE can pull this on their own website by giving the switcheroo to Punks wife AJ.
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Yeah, thatll show em!
And by money I mean clams, a tired pun that they drive straight into the ground.
And so, Fred Flintstone invents sports entertainment.
No, that taboo of a word is never mentioned once, nor shown on any signs.
Fred Flintstone Entertainment has none of that wrestling stuff in it.
Meanwhile, Daniel Bryrock (Daniel Bryan) gets one entire scene and is never heard from again.
Hes also featured on the cover.
The movies main problem is the runtime.
Its only 51 minutes, including the credits.
Yeah, thats it.
What we get in that time is a storyline thats completely paper-thin and lazy.
Really, theres just nothing much going on here.
Is the animation budget that sparse that you couldnt figure out a way to make the movie any longer?
Have Cenastone hang out with Bam Bam for a couple of scenes?
Have Bryrock do literally anything else?
Also, the climax is lame because there isnt all that much drama in it.
Basically, a bunch of dudes vs. a tank.
I buy that as a final battle.
When you have two wrestler heels taking on three wrestlers and some other guys, theres no danger.
Thats why wrestling rarely ever has a handicap match where the bad guys are the underdog.
What would be the point?
The humor mostly falls flat, but it has its moments, mainly thanks to Marble Henry and Undertaker.
Nearly every single line the Undertaker says is him taking the piss out of his own gimmick.
The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age Smackdownis half-baked and half-assed.
Plus Barneys voice is completely off.
How do you screw up Barneys voice?!
Rating:
2 out of 5
