Small Soldiers

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Product Details

Director : Joe Dante
Actor : David Cross (II), Jay Mohr, Alexandra Wilson, Denis Leary, Gregory Smith
Format : NTSC
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 0096898401937
Product Group : Video
Release Date : 2001-08-28
Studio : Dreamworks, Universal
UPC : 096898401937

ASIN : B00004RWSD

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Editorial Reviews

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Here's the pitch: "It's like Toy Story but these toys that come to life really kick butt!" That's essentially it for this breezy popcorn flick. In a very smart first 10 minutes, new toy-company owner Denis Leary tells his crew he wants toys "that play back." Hence the small soldiers land in Anytown, U.S.A., and the loner kid Alan (Gregory Smith) opens them up before they are supposed to be on the shelves. Those military-grade chips sure make them smart and give the toys plenty of pithy retorts to boot. Plenty of violence, er, action, most of it fun enough. The vocal talents, including Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella, and cast members of The Dirty Dozen are inspired characters, the humans less so. With Gremlins director Joe Dante at the helm, it plays like a sequel to that '80s fantasy. Amazing visual effects, of course. --Doug Thomas

Customer Reviews

Small soldiers is da bomb (2004-03-16)

"Small soldiers" This is so cool. It's about toys which come alive. And then the soldiers are the bad guy's and the monsters are the good guy's. And then the monsters meet a boy. Then the soldiers try to attack him {boy}. And after that they find out that they put special chips {electronic} to make them alive. Then the people try to stop the soldiers and they do. After that the boy takes the monsters to the forest and lets them free. Then the end.

What type of movie is this? action,adventure, and comedy.Rated? 13This is so cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome special effects (2004-01-07)

For pure entertainment value and eye-candy alone, I really enjoyed this film. The acting was good, even though the plot was full of holes and the script had some extremely cheesy lines. It was good to see Phil Hartman on screen, but his talent was wasted in this flick - his character was a minor one and he didn't get many lines.

The premise: a military defense contractor expands its boundaries by buying up a successful toy company, hoping to put surplus chips to use by remarketing them as toys.

Two races of action figures - soldiers (human) and Gorgonites (totally dissimilar to each other, from the planet Gorgon, both are programmed to be mortal enemies. The soldiers are programmed to win, the Gorgonites are programmed to either hide or lose.

Apparently no testing takes place before they hit the shelves and the soldiers are ruthless, ripping the Gorgonites limb from limb.

They decide that children who play with Gorgonites must also be destroyed, as they are perceived as being collaborators with the enemy. Needless to say, this is entertainmen for grownups, not for little ones.

The chips that are used in them give them artificial intelligence - the ability to learn and to create new weapons using anything they find. Almost like "Universal Soldier" along with the passion and emotion.

Archer, protector of the Gorgonites, is the true heartwarming character of the film. He is homesick for Gorgon, and even though the planet only exists in the mind of the toymakers that marketed him, he longs to be home.

Alan, a boy trying to re-earn the trust from his parents, has a hard time proving that toys are the ones wreaking havoc until they are caught in the act.

In the end, it becomes a literal fight to the death between the small soldiers and the children and their parents.

The film falls short in that it doesn't know if it's a farce, a parody, a comedy, an action flick or a drama. They try to put in way too much, so most of it falls flat.

The scenes with the attacking Barbies is more creepy like "The Stepford Wives" than it is funny, even though you get the jokes in what are supposed to be comic relief moments.

Still, this is well worth watching for the animitronics and for sci fi concepts.

Excellent movie (2004-01-05)

"Small Soldiers" is an excellent movie. Its proably a little too violent for small kids like 6 and 7, but the concept is good. The ending is speciafially awesome when the good guys win!

WHERE IS PART TWO ! (2003-12-02)

THIS IS A REALLY GOOD MOVIE. THERE IS A LITTLE DRAW BACK IN THE FACT THAT IT CAN BE A BIT VIOLENT FOR YOUNGSTERS TO UNDERSTAND. IT PROBABLY WOULD BE ALOT MORE POPULAR IF THE VIOLENT TEMPERS OF CHIP AND HIS GANG WASN'T SO HARSH. HOPEFULLY THE MAKERS OF THIS WILL COME OUT WITH A SEQUEL REAL SOON THAT IS A BIT MORE ACCEPTABLE IN CONTENT TO THE GENERAL AUDIENCE AND THAT IS MORE SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER KIDS. IF THEY DID THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY MAKE SOME SORT OF GOLD MINE NOT ONLY WITH THE MOVIE BUT TOYS TOO!AND OPEN DOORS FOR MORE PEOPLE TO SEE THE 1st ONE. OR HERE'S AN IDEA THEY MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER A RE-RELEASE ON AN EDITED VERSION MAYBE A LITTLE MORE KID FRIENDLY.ANYHOW ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT I THINK THE FILM MAKERS ARE MISSING OUT ON. It's A GOOD MOVIE WITH ALOT OF POTENTIAL. PARENTS MIGHT WANT TO VIEW THIS ONE FIRST.WE LIKED IT ENOUGH TO NAME OUR PUG DOG - ARCHER.

More than small soldiers (2003-08-02)

This is a great movie for the family to watch. It has action that would be enjoyable for all ages. Those who love 80's machine movies will love "Small Soldiers". The writers thought of a unique storyline that makes it more entertaining and bring hopes for the loners. The beginning accurately desplicts how the toy industry is being treated today.

Gregory Smith(TV's "Everwood"), who plays Alan, wonderfully performs his role as a loner who finds toys in a truck. Alan sneaks them home. Little does he know that the toys are alive. He meets a girl at the toy shop, played by the fabulous Kirsten Dunst. The chemistry between the characters give the movie that added spark. The characters' secret about the toys helps build the storyline, readying the war eruption. The two actors prove that "Small Soldiers" is little about toys who fight; rather, it's about the importance of breaking out of one's shell.

The special effects team made the alive toys more entertaining to watch. Those who provided their voices gave it the added humor, especially the female dolls. Computer animation wonderfully combined them and the real-life people. This was especially crucial in the war scene because of the weapons used.

Though no child would ever fight a war in real life, "Small Soldiers" will never leave their audience disappointed. Note the two rising stars.

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