G.I. Joe goes ballistic in Dante's smart, witty hybrid of Toy Story and his own Gremlins.
Small Soldiers (1998)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:19
Rotten:21
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A toy company believes it is onto something when it employs the latest government military technology in a series of action figures, enabling them to talk. They underestimate the power of the... A toy company believes it is onto something when it employs the latest government military technology in a series of action figures, enabling them to talk. They underestimate the power of the special micro chips they've employed, however, as the two opposing sides of the toy line start thinking for themselves and engaging in real combat. The Commando Elite (belligerent war toys) vow to wipe out the Gorgonites (kindhearted misfit fantasy creature figures) in a suburban neighborhood. A young boy, with the help of the kind Gorgonites, must protect his home and family from the Commandos. Listen for the voices of Spinal Tap (Mike McKean, Chris Guest, and Harry Shearer) as Gorgonite Voices as well as Sarah Michelle Gellar and Christina Ricci (as the voices of evil, mutated Barbie dolls). [More]
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Gregory Edward Smith, Jay Mohr
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Gregory Edward Smith, Jay Mohr, Denis Leary, Kevin Dunn, Ann Magnuson, David Cross, Dick Miller, Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella, Ernest Borgnine, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Jim Brown, Bruce Dern, George Kennedy, Clint Walker, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Christina Ricci
Director: Joe Dante
Director: Joe Dante
Screenwriter: Gavin Scott, Adam Rifkin, Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott
Producer: Michael Finnell, Colin Wilson
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
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Reviews for Small Soldiers
This live-action, animated feature has all the charm of the entirely animated Toy Story plus an audacity all of its own.
The animation is excellent, and the voice cast alone is worth the price of admission...
As absurd as the premise might seem, Small Soldiers works for two primary reasons: the visual effects ... are entirely convincing and the script ... never takes its tongue out of its cheek.
Typical of Dante's films, Small Soldiers is an unbroken string of pop culture in-jokes.
The fantasy violence is fast and furious (dolls exploding, people cut and shot) however isn't depicted in a gory or graphic nature.
I can't think of a Hollywood entertainment I've enjoyed as much all year, and both audiences I saw the movie with seemed delighted as well.
Fortunately, it's possible to ignore the morals entirely and simply enjoy the filmmakers' skill at creating carefully contained mayhem in a microcosm.
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