Movie Information
Overall Rank: 17338
Average Rating: 2.1/4
# of Ratings: 101
Theatrical Release Date: 07/10/1998
Language: English
Genre: Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joe Dante
Actors: Gregory Smith, Kirsten Dunst, David Cross, Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella, Ernest Borgnine
Plot: A snarky toy executive incorporates military-grade microchips into a new set of toys. When a shipment arrives in a small Ohio suburb, the toys become self-aware and cause havoc.
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Rating of
3/4
Matthew Brady - wrote on 08/12/2014
Small soldiers is a creepy family film with dark stuff in it, but I actually enjoyed this movie.
Rating of
0.5/4
Alaine - wrote on 12/20/2011
What's next, Windup Warriors? Howdy Doody Attacks? Fozzie"s Fury? Sock Puppet Nation. Attack of the Dress. Sneakers Ripped My Flesh. It Came From the Peanut Butter.
Rating of
2/4
Unknown - wrote on 11/28/2011
Seeing the toys come to life, in a live-action setting, was neat. However, the rest is recycled material.
Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
Technologically stunning cartoon
filmfan09 - wrote on 03/17/2009
Directed by Joe Dante, this movie is an action-comedy about talking toy accidentally enhanced with military microchips. After a defense industry corporation named Globotech takes over a small toy company, Heartland Play Systems', a ruthless corporate CEO (Dennis Leary) produces two lines of action figures requesting an upgrade to more realistic figures. The results are the Gorgonites who are peaceful aliens programmed to lose, and the Commando Elite is programmed to destroy them. Alan, the son of a failing toyshop owner, befriends the Gorgonites which causes the Commandos to perceive humans as another enemy, simply by their association with the "Gorgonite scum".
The film combines animatronics, puppetry, and computer animation. The special effects are amazing for it's time and …
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