Small Soldiers
by Joe Dante
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Actor: Alexandra Wilson, David Cross, Gregory Smith, Jay Mohr, Kirsten DunstDirector: Joe Dante
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Colin Wilson
Producer: Michael Finnell
Producer: Paul Deason
Writer: Adam Rifkin
Writer: Gavin Scott
Writer: Ted Elliott
Writer: Terry Rossio
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-12-08
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Movie Reviews of Small Soldiers
Movie Review: The Good & Bad Of 'Small Soldiers'
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a very clever animated-live action computer animated film (at least for 1998) in which the toys come to life and look real. Once the action starts, it's a very interesting story with fun special-effects, some good, funny dialog and some neat references to past films. Sometimes it's tough to catch them all.
On the bad side, it features typical Hollywood portrayal of a family in that the film has stupid parents. Also, there are the usual anti-military messages and anti- Republican cheap shots. The story has The Commandos (military, which means bad guys, of course) against the Gorgonites (peaceful, different-looking creatures.)
Overall, an entertaining film with a good mix of genres.
Summary of Small Soldiers
Meet the commando elite renegade action figures with an attitude. Theyve burst out of their boxes to combat their arch-rivals the gorgonites kindhearted but unusual looking creatures. Now small-town teenager alan abernathy gets enlisted to the gorgonites. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Kirsten Dunst Denis Leary Run time: 109 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Joe DanteHere'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
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